"Blossoming Concepts in Water Management & Technology"

The 2011 conference focuses on emerging technological and administrative options that hold the potential to improve how we manage water resources.

The conference presentation sessions will be held on Friday, November 18 at the scenic Kapnick Center of Florida Gulf Coast University located on the grounds of the beautiful Naples Botanical Garden. A wine & cheese reception will follow the technical sessions at the Kapnick Center. On Saturday, November 19, conference attendees are invited on a field trip from the Vester Field Station into the Imperial River and Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve.

In keeping with the conferences long tradition of bringing forward experts in the field to provide relevant and timely research and perspectives on an issue, this year's event will once again be outstanding. The Conference Host Committee, chaired by Dr. Don Duke of FGCU, is assembling a renowned group of speakers that should not disappoint anyone interested in this topic.

The conference will also feature presentations and events organized by and for AWRA, ASCE, FES, AWWA, CRCA, ASABE. Also helping organize student participation in the conference is the Florida Gulf Coast University Student Chapter of AWRA (Lara Collier, Conference Coordinator, FGCU AWRA Student Chapter).

Students are encouraged to attend and will be eligible to win two, $500 on-the-spot awards to be given during the sessions by random drawing.