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27th Biennial Groundwater Conference
and 18th Annual Meeting of the
Groundwater Resources Association of California
October 6-7, 2009
Sacramento Convention Center
Sacramento, California
Water Crisis and Uncertainty: Shaping Groundwater's Future
About the Conference:
The University of California organized the first statewide groundwater conference in 1957 for professionals in water sciences to
engage in discussions of policy, management and technical issues in a colloquium atmosphere. Since then, the Biennial Conference
has strived to reach out to all stakeholders and interested parties and provide policy makers, practitioners, researchers, and
educators the opportunity to learn about the current policies, regulations, and technical challenges affecting the use and
management of groundwater in California.
Sponsors of the Biennial Conference now include public agencies, professional organizations, and a nonprofit educational
organization. The most recent Conference (2007), also in Sacramento, California, drew over 300 participants.
Conference Sponsors and Organizers:
Conference Co-Sponsors:
Reception Sponsor: INTERA Incorporated
Refreshment Sponsor: EQUIPCO
Cooperating Organizations:
Theme:
The theme of the 27th Biennial Conference in 2009 is
Water Crisis and Uncertainty: Shaping Groundwater's Future.
California is facing an unprecedented water crisis spawned by climate change, drought, legal decisions, a failing Delta ecosystem, and a faltering economy.
Groundwater will necessarily play an important role in dealing with this crisis, and decisions during this time may cause groundwater policies to change in dramatic ways.
Venue:
Sacramento Convention Center
1400 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
All conference events will take place on the 3rd floor
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Program:
The two-day Conference features a plenary session, concurrent policy and technical sessions, and a final general assembly.
The session topics include:
- Groundwater salinity and nutrient management
- Optimizing water storage: dams and subsurface
- Groundwater quality sustainability in urban and agricultural settings
- Water and energy: optimizing groundwater pumping
- Managed aquifer recharge
- Impacts of water reuse/recycling on groundwater
- Impacts of using groundwater in a drought
- Surviving in times of drought: benefits of planning
- Groundwater regulation and permitting in the Southwest
- Collegiate groundwater colloquium
View the complete Program - with links to presentations (where approved)
Speakers:
Oral presentations are by invitation only. Others are encouraged to participate in the poster session (see below).
Speaker Abstract Template (pdf) or (doc)
Posters:
The conference organizers welcome participants to present posters of their completed and/or ongoing professional work during the
conference. Students are especially encouraged to present their work in the poster session. Posters will be on display for the duration of the conference
and may focus on any of the session topics or any other groundwater related topics.
If interested in presenting a poster, please submit the information requested in the application form no later than August 14, 2009.
Final abstracts are due no later than August 26, 2009.
Poster Presentation Application Form and Abstract Instructions (pdf) or (doc)
Poster Presentation Information Sheet (pdf)
Information:
Save the date flyer (pdf)
Registration:
| Registration Type |
Early (by 9/14/09) |
Late (after 9/14/09) |
| Regular |
$350 |
$400 |
| Government (.gov email) |
$295 |
$350 |
| Speaker |
$150 |
$150 |
| Student |
$100 |
$150 |
The fee includes continental breakfast and lunch both days, the official conference
program and abstract book, and a hosted reception October 6.
A full refund will be given for cancellations on or before 9/14/09;
no refunds will be given for cancellations after 9/14/09.
Online registration will not be available after October 1. On-site registration is welcome.
Hotel Information:
Hyatt Regency, Sacramento
1209 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
We have secured a special room rate of $160 a night for October 5 & 6.
The reservation deadline has been extended to September 23, 2009.
Call (800) 233-1234, and
be sure to mention the Groundwater Conference.
Exhibitor Information:
If you are interested in exhibiting your organization's services or products, or being an event sponsor,
please contact Mary Megarry by E-mail or by phone, 916-446-3626 for more information.
Exhibitors:
Accutest Laboratories |
Blaine Tech Services |
Boart Longyear |
Confluence Environmental |
Electronic Data Solutions |
Enviro-Tech Services / McCampbell Analytical, Inc. |
Frontline Sensors and Systems |
Gregg Drilling & Testing, Inc. |
Instrumentation Northwest |
Kiff Analytical, LLC |
Panton McLeod Americas |
RSI Drilling |
WDC Exploration & Wells |
YSI, Inc.
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