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Where the Water Resources Jobs Are |
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If you have a water resources position to fill or if you're in the market for a new position and want a new challenge or opportunity, visit the AWRA Job Awareness Program and get connected!
Post a Job
AWRA Corporate and Institutional Members receive a significant discount on this invaluable service!
With more than 20,000 hits this month, you can be sure your position is being seen by the right people.
If you have position you'd like to have featured in this column with a link to your posting on the AWRA Job Awareness Program, send me an email.
View Open Positions
A wide variety of disciplines representing open positions in the private sector, governmental agencies, and educational institutions. If you're a water resources professional looking for a new job, start here.
Available to AWRA Members at no charge!
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| Other Calls for Abstracts |
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Orlando, FL
March 2-7, 2008
Submit Abstracts by:
October 2, 2007
Vancouver, BC, Canada
May 25-29, 2008
Submit Abstracts by:
October 31, 2007
EPA Regional Wetlands & Watershed Conference
Kansas City, MO
April 7-11, 2008
Submit Abstracts by:
January 15, 2008
(instructions for submitting abstracts available from Mandy Whitsitt at EPA)
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| AWRA State Section Activities |
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Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI)
Seattle, Washington
October 4-5, 2007
Days Inn
State College, PA
October 12, 2007
(Ohio State Section of AWRA)
Midwest Hotel &
Conference Center
Columbus, OH
November 14-15, 2007
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AWRA Publications News
Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA) 
AWRA has recently released all JAWRA content back to 1967 to AWRA members! That's 40 years of multidisciplinary water resources research, and it's available at your fingertips. AWRA members should login to the members only area of the AWRA website, click on the link to access JAWRA, then follow the instructions for logging into Blackwell Synergy. Not an AWRA member? Join now.
is a practical, solution-oriented magazine
that contains timely articles written for the practitioner. You may know that IMPACT is included with the dues as a member benefit for all AWRA members. You may not know that IMPACT is available by subscription, too. Six issues each year on current and emerging topics of concern in water resources management.
In September 2005, IMPACT focused on the Infrastructure Crisis; it was distributed just days after the failed levee system devastated New Orleans. In September 2006, our focus was on Decision Support for Adapting to Climate Change. Our May 2007 issue focused on Contaminants of Emerging Concern. IMPACT's subscribers are accustomed to reading about issues currently facing them in their work as well as issues that are out on the horizon. Subscribe today!
IMPACT is also the only AWRA publication that allows advertising. Our readers are primarily senior-level water resources managers, governmental personnel, consultants, and the university community who work directly with water management programs. Information about advertising is available here.
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Connections
The E-Newsletter of the
American Water Resources Association
Keeping You Connected
September 2007 |
"In the battle between the stream and the stone, the stream always wins -- not through strength, but through persistence." Unknown
It's a busy time at AWRA. The Annual Conference is fast approaching, the Spring & Summer Specialty Conferences both have open calls for abstracts (links & details below), and AWRA membership renewals will be going out soon (AWRA members -- coming soon to your e-mail inbox!).
So, I'll be brief and leave you with another quote:
"If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water." Loren Eisely, The Immense Journey, 1957
More great quotes and facts about water have been compiled here by the US EPA. If you are seeking validation that your work as a water resources professional is important, read a few of these and you'll feel like a million bucks.
Hope to see you all in Albuquerque, where persistent, magical water is our focus.
Terry Meyer
AWRA Marketing Director |
Register Early for Best Savings!
Earlybird Registration Deadline: October 22 
The 2007 AWRA Annual Water Resources Conference is the place to be for professionals in the water resources community who want to participate in a multidisciplinary conversation about complex water resources challenges. Make connections in Albuquerque that will improve how we understand the water issues that are of importance to the Southwest, the US and the world!
Check out the preliminary program and
make your plans to attend today!
Embassy Suites Hotel * Albuquerque, NM
November 12-15, 2007
Field Trip #1: Rio Grande Diversion, Silvery Minnow
Refugium, Rio Grande Nature Center
Field Trip #2: Sevilleta Evapotranspiration Site,
Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge
Workshop #1: Water Words That Work:
Make a Splash When You Communicate
Workshop #2: Treatment of Uncertainty in
Water Resources Modeling and Analysis
Workshop #3: Eco-Hydrology Quantification
Using a Flow-Patch Analysis Approach
Workshop #4: ArcSWAT - A Tool for
TMDL Development/Assessment
Workshop #5: FEMA Flood Map Modernization,
Cooperating Technical Partner (CTP)
and Levee Certification Workshop
Monday, November 12, 2007, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
(Please note corrected date for movie showing)
A documentary film by J. Carlos Peinado that recounts the impact the building of the Garrison Dam had on the filmaker's ancestral home in North Dakota.
AWRA 5K Fun Run
sponsored by Grounds Anderson
Student Career Night
sponsored by Brownstein Farber Hyatt Schreck
2007 Southwestern Roundup
at Los Amigo Roundup Ranch
AWRA Awards Luncheon
Monday, November 12, 2007 at 7:00pm
Network with other female colleagues from around the world and listen to an exciting panel discussion highlighting successful women in our field. Don't miss this opportunity to increase your contacts and learn from others like you. Separate registration required. Registration information at the link, or contact Melissa Meeker.
Exhibit space is filling up!
We recommend that exhibitors contact us soon to ensure a prime spot in our Exhibit Hall.
Space is limited!
Register before October 22, 2007 for the best rate &
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Call for Abstracts Underway!
Deadline: October 29, 2007
AWRA continues its series on Geographic Information Systems and Water Resources with its fifth specialty conference on the topic. GIS has become a necessary component in the planning and management of water resources, and the natural and human systems affected by water resources.
2008 AWRA Spring Specialty Conference
GIS and Water Resources V
San Mateo Marriott Hotel * San Mateo, CA
March 17-19, 2008
Contact Terry Meyer with questions. |
| Call for Abstracts Online Now!
Deadline: February 4, 2008 |
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2008 AWRA Summer Specialty Conference Riparian Ecosystems and Buffers:
Working at the Water's Edge
Founders Inn & Spa * Virginia Beach, VA
June 30 - July 2, 2008
The study of riparian ecosystem functions and the proliferation of initiatives and programs using riparian areas as buffers and living shorelines have demonstrated the need to remain on the cutting edge of science and practice when working at the water's edge.
Exhibit information will be available soon. Contact Terry Meyer if you'd like to receive it as soon as it's ready. |
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Water Resources Information
The US Department of Energy and the British Library, along with other participating countries recently launched this online gateway to science information where you can simultaneously search 19 international science portals.
Click on the link to access videos of the segments covered in this week-long series on water supply. Lots of additional information is posted here as well -- a few slide shows, a water footprint calculator, interactive demonstration of how the earth cycles water, and other stories of interest.
Susan Kaderka, Director, National Wildlife Federation's (NWF) Gulf States Regional Office, and Don Elder, President of River Network, will explore the dimensions of global climate change and frame the ensuing discussions about what water quality managers at the federal, state, and local level, along with the watershed protection community, can do to rise to the challenge. The speakers will discuss major opportunities to save water and energy together, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Watershed practitioners, utilities, community leaders, and agency officials can all benefit from hearing about the profound implications of climate change and what we can all do now to protect our future. To register, visit the link.
Cool, Clear Water Audio and Video Recordings Available
The Commonwealth Club of California recently concluded a month-long water series entitled Cool, Clear Water. Many of the audio and video recordings are available online at the links above.
Primer on Waterborne Pathogens Released by Groundwater Foundation
The Groundwater Foundation has released, "Protecting our Water: A Primer for Preventing Pathogenic Contamination of Drinking Water Sources." It describes how pathogens get into drinking water, how to identify and monitor land use for potential sources of pathogens, and how to prevent contamination. It's available as a PDF download at the link.
USGS Releases Reports on Ground Water
& Dissolved Solids
The US Geological Survey has released several reports of interest as part of the National Water Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA). Click on the links to download:
NRCS Stream Restoration Design Handbook Released
The Natural Resources Conservation Service has released a Stream Restoration Design Handbook that provides NRCS field people with assessment and design tools that are applicable to any stream restoration work, whether it primarily follows a natural stream restoration or is strictly a structural project. Over 200 practitioners from government, private and academic fields have participated in its production. The 1600-page handbook is available in several forms at the link. |
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AWRA
Home of the Multidisciplinary
Approach to Water Resources |
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Half-Year Memberships
(July 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007)
are still available
Here's what a couple of our multidisciplinary members told us recently in our member survey:
"[AWRA] is the single best organization that addresses the technical aspects of water resources, which is by nature interdisciplinary."
"AWRA fosters communications between academics, consultants, and policymakers with a variety of academic backgrounds. No other organization in the hydrological sciences does this quite as well."
AWRA is known for its community, conversation, connections. Members from many disciplines come together for joint action to resolve critical issues that confront them. If you value the multidisciplinary approach, join AWRA! Benefits include:
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easy access to 40 years of water resources reseach in the Journal of the American Water Resources Association.
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solution-oriented information written for the water resources practitioner and professional in Water Resources IMPACT.
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the lastest in research on an extraordinary range of water resources topics in online conference proceedings and podcasts.
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opportunities to network face-to-face and present your research at AWRA's mulitdisciplinary conferences, publish your research in JAWRA and take advantage of significant member discounts on registration and page charge costs.
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opportunities to network electronically with water resources professionals from across the spectrum of disciplines through multidisciplinary Technical Committees, and the online AWRA membership directory.
Half-year memberships (7/1/2007 to 12/31/2007)
are available now for $75.00.
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Washington, DC
October 8-10, 2007 Wild Trout Symposium"Sustaining Wild Trout in a Changing World"
Holiday Inn * West Yellowstone, MT
October 9-12, 2007
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
October 9-12, 2007
Carousel Resort * Ocean City, MD
Water in the Pacific Northwest: Moving Science into Policy & ActionSkamania Lodge * Stevenson, WA
November 7-9, 2007
Sheraton Denver West * Lakewood, CO
November 28-20, 2007
Orlando, FL
December 4-7, 2007
Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront * Portland, OR
February 19-21, 2008
Orange County Convention Center * Orlando, FL
March 2-7, 2008
Athens Hilton * Athens, Greece
May 5-7, 2008
University of Alaska/Fairbanks * Fairbanks, AK
June 29 - July 3, 2008
Sacramento, CA
July 14-18, 2008
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