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+ CONFERENCE:  AGU Science Policy Conference - Mon-Wed, June 24-26

• June 24-26, 2013
• Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC
• Poster abstract submission begins January 31
  • Registration opens March 31
  • Housing and Travel deadline May 31
• Check the AGU Science Policy Conference abstract website frequently for new details as they become available
• Topics will address challenges to our economy, national security, environment, and public safety. This meeting will focus on the science that helps inform policymakers’ decisions related to energy, natural hazards, technology and infrastructure, climate, oceans, and the Arctic.
• More details about the conference available at the AGU SPC conference website

+ CONFERENCE:  Asia-Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) Annual Meeting - Mon-Fri, June 24-28

• June 24-28, 2013
• Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia
• 10th Anniversary Meeting and first time in the Southern Hemisphere for the Asia-Oceania Geosciences Society Annual Meeting
• Abstract submission deadline January 29, 2013
• Reduced Registration Fee deadline also January 29, 2013
• Of particular interest to HWRS are the following sessions: 
• HS01 – Challenges in Hydrologic Modeling (http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2013/mars2/confSessionView.asp?sID=43)
• IG02 – Water Resources Planning and Management: Issues, Challenges, and Solutions (http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2013/mars2/confSessionView.asp?sID=130)
• HS25 – Hydrological Responses to Land Use (http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2013/mars2/confSessionView.asp?sID=63)
• HS26 – Hydrological Research of Weather/Climate Extremes and Related Hazards (http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2013/mars2/confSessionView.asp?sID=64)
• HS27 – Risk Assessment Related to Hydrological, Climatic, and Environmental Changes (http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2013/mars2/confSessionView.asp?sID=65)
• Contact:  Bellie Sivakumar, Associate Professor and Australian Research Council Future Fellow, University of New South Wales, at s.bellie@unsw.edu

+ CONFERENCE:  Arizona Water Reuse 2013 Conference - Mon-Tue, July 15-16

• July 15-16, 2013
• Little America Hotel, Flagstaff, Arizona
• Co-Sponsored by WateReuse Arizona and the Arizona Water Association's Reuse Committee
• Read about and Register for the Arizona Water Reuse Conference here
• The conference has been schedule as an exchange of information and experience related to water reuse planning, implementation, and operation.
• All conference sessions will be held at the Little America Hotel Flagstaff.  The Monday night dinner will be held at the Little America Hotel. 
• Webinar (webcasts) of Monday's General Session and Seccion A and Tuesday's Session A and Planning for the Future will be held in Tucson at the Water Energy Sustainability Center (WESC), Pima County Wastewater Reclamation, 3035 W. El Camino del Cerro, and in Phoenix at the Phoenix Water Services Department (9th floor training room), City Hall, 200 West Washington Street.
  • Off-site registration is limited to the first 30 registrants per location.
• Professional Development Hours (PDHs) are available for attending the conference technical sessions. A maximum of 8.5 PDHs may be awarded based upon your attendance. Participants will be issued a certificate to indicate the number of PDHs attended during the conference.

+ CONFERENCE:  Arizona Hydrological Society Annual Conference:  Shifting Boundaries: Recalibrating the Hydrologic Approach - Wed-Sat, Sept 18-21, 2013

• September 18-21, 2013
• Doubletree By Hilton, Tucson, AZ
• Abstract submission deadline May 1, 2013
• For information about Registration, Sessions (Abstracts), Workshops, and Field Trips, go to the AHS Symposium website
• This year's call for papers and posters will focus on the following water-related topics for Arizona and the Southwest:
  • Technical advances in modeling and GIS
  • Colorado River issues
  • Water issues in the mining industries
  • Water quality
  • Water infrastructure
  • International topics
  • Climate change
  • Groundwater remediation
  • Water-energy nexus
  • Surface water - groundwater inteaction
  • Water law and policy
  • Recharge
  • Subsidence
  • Tribal lands and public lands issues
  • Water reuse
  • Sustainability
  • Watershed management
• Go to the AHS Symposium Poster Sessions website for details about submitting abstracts
• Contributors will be notified of abstract acceptance on or about June 15, 2013
• Questions?  Contact Greg Hess at Clear Creek Associates at 520-622-3222 or ghess@clearcreekassociates.com

+ CONFERENCE:  AGU Soil-mediated Drivers of Coupled Biogeochemical and Hydrological Processes Across Scales - Mon-Thu, Oct 21-24

• October 21-24, 2013
• Biosphere II, Tucson, AZ
• Abstract submission deadline Thursday, June 20
• The four key areas of research to be addressed at the proposed conference include:
  • Coupled abiotic-biotic drivers of organic matter and nutrient transformations and transport across terrestrial-aquatic interfaces
  • Quantification and improved prediction of gas flux exchange in the soil-plant systems
  • Monitoring strategies of soil-mediated processes and drivers from local to catchment scales over time
  • The soil resource as a primary driver of ecosystem services
• See conference website for details about registration, topics, and travel grants
• UA Contact:  Dr. Peter A. Troch at patroch@hwr.arizona.edu

+ CONFERENCE:  AWRA Annual Water Resources Conference - Mon-Thu, Nov 4-7

• November 4-7, 2013
• Portland, Oregon at the Red Lion Hotel on the River-Jantzen Beach
• The 48th annual American Water Resources Associationmeeting
• Discounted Student Member (or Non-Member) rates available.  For best rates, register before August 30, 2013.  The Non-Member rate does include a one-year membership, although you may decline that portion of the fee.
• For details about registration, go to the AWRA Annual Water Resources Conference website