This is a reminder that abstracts for the Feb 6-7^th University of Florida Water Institute Symposium are due next week, Thursday October 12th!

 

Students don’t miss out on this opportunity to win $1000 in support of your travel to a National Conference!  See  details in call for abstracts on-line and below. 

 

Sandra Postel, Director of the Independent Global Water Policy Project will be the Keynote Speaker at the Symposium.   Sandra Postel lectures, writes and consults on global water issues. In 2010 she was appointed Freshwater Fellow of the National Geographic Society. Sandra’s new book, Replenish: The Virtuous Cycle of Water and Prosperity, will be released this month. 

 

 

The 6^th University of Florida Water Institute Symposium

February 6-7, 2018

J. Wayne Reitz Union, University of Florida Campus, Gainesville Florida

 

 

We encourage you to submit an abstract for the 6^th UF Water Institute Symposium which will focus on current water use, conservation, restoration and adaptation efforts and challenges, as well as envisioning new ways of sustaining our water systems.   

 

Presentations are sought that focus on new research, education, policy and technology developments in the following interdisciplinary areas:

                                                              

·         Drivers of social, hydrologic, ecologic and economic change   

·         Impacts to coastal, surface water, spring and aquifer systems

·         Tradeoffs among use, conservation, restoration and adaptation

·         Solutions through science, technology, cultural, policy and management approaches

To review detailed topics within each of these areas please see Call for Abstracts on the Symposium web site.

Student poster authors are eligible to compete for "Best Poster" awards based on the quality of the abstract, poster and discussion. Three poster winners will receive prizes of $1000 each to be used as funding to support future participation at a national conference.

 

Abstracts should not exceed 300 words, and must be submitted electronically using the on-line submission form no later than October 12, 2017.  Authors will indicate their preferred topic area and format (oral/poster) but final decisions will be made by the program committee.  Authors will be notified by email regarding acceptance and format of their presentation by November 10, 2017.  Accepted abstracts will be published online.

 

There is no charge for submitting an abstract. Conference registration will open November 10, 2017. Conference registration fees are detailed below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wendy Graham, Ph. D.
Carl S. Swisher Chair in Water Resources
Director UF Water Institute
PO Box 116601
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida 32611-6601

Phone 352-294-7741
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http://waterinstitute.ufl.edu