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* While significant changes are not likely, this agenda is subject to change. The most up-to-date version will be available on this website.
WRRI is a pre-approved sponsor/provider for NCBELS (S-0302) and NCBLG. Attendance at this year’s conference will provide 7.5 PDH credits on March 21 and 5 PDH credits on March 22. For Soil Scientists, the conference will offer 4.75 CEU’s per day, or a total of 9.5 CEU’s for both days. General electronic certificates will also be provided that can be used to self-report credit for various other licenses. Thank you for your patience!
Conference at a Glance
Day 1, March 21st
7:30 – 8 AM Registration & Mentorship Meet Up
8:15 – 8:30 AM Conference Welcome
8:40 – 10 AM Concurrent Session 1
- Wastewater Treatment
- Economics of Water Resource Management
- Stormwater Management: Part 1
- Lake Mattamuskeet Research and Restoration
10:00 – 10:20 AM Networking Break
10:20 AM – 12 PM Concurrent Session 2
- Private Wells, Contaminants and Public Health
- Water Utility Management
- Restoration and Management of Streams, Rivers, Lakes and Estuaries: Part 1
- Water Quality Monitoring, Modeling and Management: Part 1
12 – 1:30 PM Lunch & Keynote Address
Community Engagement: Thinking outside the box or just plain common sense?
With Speaker: Vernice Miller-Travis, Skeo Solutions
1:30 – 2:30 PM Concurrent Session 3
- Contaminants of Emerging Concern: Part 1
- Statewide Water Resources Planning
- Stormwater Management: Part 2
- Water Quality Monitoring, Modeling and Management: Part 2
2:30 – 2:50 PM Networking Break
2:50 – 3:50 PM Concurrent Session 4
- Contaminants of Emerging Concern: Part 2
- Flood-driven Water Quality Impacts and Implications for Coastal Plain Communities: Part 1
- Tools of the Trade
- Career Conversations
- Albemarle-Pamlico Sound – Management of a Shared Waterway
3:50 – 4:00 PM Brief Transition Break
4:00 – 4:40 PM Concurrent Session 5: Lightning Talks
- Lightning Talk Session 1 – Potpourri
- Lightning Talk Session 2 – Potpourri
- Lightning Talk Session 3 – Water in the Context of Change – Student Perspectives
5:00 – 7:00 PM Poster Presentations & Networking Reception
Day 2, March 22nd
7:45 – 8:45 AM Registration & Mentorship Open House
8:45 – 9:00 AM Welcome
9:00 – 10:20 AM Concurrent Session 6
- Algae, Toxins and Nutrients in Lakes and Reservoirs
- Groundwater: Part 1
- Wetlands: Part 1
- Managing Competing Water Demands in the Coastal Carolinas, US
10:20 – 10:40 AM Networking Break
10:40 – 11:40 AM Concurrent Session 7
- Watershed Planning, Hydrology, and Management: Part 1
- Restoration and Management of Streams, Rivers, Lakes and Estuaries: Part 2
- Wetlands in Jeopardy: Loss of Protection from Changes to WOTUS
- Flood-driven Water Quality Impacts and Implications for Coastal Plain Communities: Part 2
11:40 AM – 1:00 PM Awards and Networking Luncheon
- Poster Winners Announced
- NC Source Water Protection Award Winners Announced
1:00 – 2:00 PM Concurrent Session 8
- Watershed Planning, Hydrology, and Management: Part 2
- Groundwater Part 2: How Connected is Your Groundwater – Scientific and Legal Perspectives
- Pivoting to the Future: Planning for Flood Resilience in Virginia Beach
- Impacts, Risk and Management of Extreme Climate Events
2:00 – 2:20 PM Networking Break
2:20 – 4:00 PM Workshops Sessions
- Get outside: Teaching water literacy outdoors
- CUAHSI presents: Managing and sharing water data using community tools
- Too much, too little, or just right? Drought information resources for water managers
- Albemarle-Pamlico Sound: Management of a shared waterway