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Water Educators' Conference <br />April 6 -7, 2004 <br />More than 66 Colorado water educators from around the state attended the first annual Colo- <br />rado Water Educators' Conference. The audience included many organizations and individuals <br />who help "teach the teachers" about water resources issues, including: municipalities, conser- <br />vancy districts, universities, conservation districts, watershed groups and water districts. <br />The conference presentation topics included : <br />April 6 — Water Festivals <br />• Water festival activity ideas <br />• Water Wagon, traveling water museum <br />• CSAP and water festivals <br />• Local water festival programs <br />April 6 — "Best Ideas" Evening Reception <br />• 13 organizations displayed their various water education programs and ideas from around <br />the state <br />April 7 — Adult and K -12 education <br />• Drought communication messages <br />• Online tools for environmental education <br />• Techniques to reach adults /teachers <br />• CSAP testing and standards <br />• Utility /school- system water education partnerships <br />• Hands -on, experience -based environmental programs <br />Comments from 2004 attendees: <br />"The Best Ideas Reception was excellent. l learned a lot and made some great <br />new contacts. " <br />"The conference offered wonderful information, sparked imagination, provided <br />idea exchange and gave food for thought. " <br />"7 took away something from each presentation and even received information <br />from other attendees. " <br />"You are on the right track. I look forward to your next conference. " <br />Peter Roessmann with <br />the Colorado River Water <br />Conservation District gets <br />fourth and fifth grade students <br />thinking about rivers as part of <br />the Granby Water Festival, <br />