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ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL AGENDA (subject to minor alterations)
THE AGENDA IS GOING TO CHANGE. The Central Florida Water Initiative panel will be held on Thursday June 27. A revised agenda will be published soon.
Thursday June 27
10:00 a.m. Florida Section Board of Directors Meeting1 (Dunes 1&2): All are welcome to attend as the Board of Directors handles the business of the section.
12:00 p.m. Registration Opens (Sea Oats Entrance)
1:00 p.m. Call to Order and Welcome (Sea Oats) Carol Hinton, President, Florida Section AWRA
1:15 p.m. TBD
1:45 p.m. Phosphorous Removal Using Native Limestone – David Orr, P.E., American Water
2:30 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. Overview of Consistency of CUPs – Janet Llewellyn, FDEP
3:45 p.m. Fellsmere Water Management Project – David Watt, SJRWMD
4:15 p.m. Estimating the Value of Ecosystem Services and Recreation on WMD Lands – Jay
Yingling, SWFWMD
5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks (registration closes)
6:00 PM President’s Reception (Pool Deck B): Network with conference presenters and attendees
among the swaying palms!
7:00 PM Awards Dinner and Ceremony1 (Grand Ballroom): This is the annual meeting for AWRA,
Florida Section members. Join us for a great meal as we celebrate the achievements of the
previous year, pick the winners from the silent auction, and have lots of fun!
All Day Silent Auction Fundraiser (Grand Ballroom): Have fun and place your bid on unique and
interesting items! ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE AWRA EDUCATION FUND.
1 One dinner included for each registrant
Friday June 28
8:00 a.m. Registration Opens (Sea Oats Entrance)
8:30 a.m. Call to Order (Sea Oats) – Carol Hinton, President, Florida Section AWRA
8:35 a.m. Central Florida Water Initiative – Working Together to Resolve Water Resource Issues – LenLindahl, SFWMD, Blake Guillory, SWFWMD, Hans Tanzler, SJRWMD
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Power Generation in Florida – Balancing the Demand for Electricity with Environmental Stewardship – Matt Raffenberg, Florida Power and Light
11:00 a.m. Indian River Lagoon Initiative – Troy Rice, SJRWMD
12:00 Closing
1:00 PM Pontoon or Kayak Ecotour Experience the Indian River Lagoon on a pontoon or kayak tour!
$40.00 per person including box lunch – transportation on your own to Ecotour. (weather dependent)
For special events see page 4 of the newsletter
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National AWRA News
Check the AWRA National website for information including the AWRA Career Center
www.awra.org
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The New Florida Watershed Journal
(click link to access)
Bill Lynch, FWJ Executive Committee Chair
We are excited to announce the modernization of the Florida Watershed Journal (FWJ). The FWJ will now publish solely in an online e-format that is search-enhanced, easier to read on a mobile device or tablet and environmentally friendly! Let’s face it—most of us are reading more on our phones and tablets now. Fittingly, our transition to this new format features our Graduate Student issue, written by authors who have grown up in the digital age.
Our vision is to use this new format to evolve the FWJ into an integral website that serves our readers by providing relevant peer-reviewed articles and a gateway to “all things Florida Water”. This is a format where all of us – from students and new professionals all the way to seasoned international experts – will be given a voice to publish on what matters most in a format that allows for rapid publication and widespread readership. We will also maintain our peer review process, but articles will be published individually in special themed topic sections of this website. We believe that this is the right format to serve our readers and publish relevant information on our water community.
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