Laserfiche WebLink
Managing Drought and Water Scarcity in Vulnerable Environments <br />Creating a Roadmap for Change in the United States <br />18 - 20 September 2006 <br />Longmont, Colorado <br />Drought - related impacts can be expected to increase in <br />intensity in the twenty -first century as human popula- <br />tion increases and land uses change. <br />This conference will evaluate current drought - related <br />problems, anticipate future issues, and generate the <br />basis of a Roadmap for Change -- a concise, impartial <br />document which will contain recommendations for <br />public policy, research, and funding needs. <br />Due to the participatory nature of this meeting, registration will be limited to 250. <br />Register for the Meeting (online registration closes 14 September 2006). <br />http: / /www.geosociety.org/ meetings /06drought/registration.htm <br />Who should attend: <br />Climatologists: modelers, etc. <br />Communications specialists <br />Ecologists <br />Economists <br />Educators <br />Experts in natural resource law /policy <br />Forestry / fire scientists and managers <br />Geographers <br />Hydrologists and hydrogeologists <br />Journalists <br />Planners and developers <br />Policy specialists <br />Psychologists <br />Sociologists <br />Soil, crop, and agronomy scientists <br />State / local / national government officials <br />Tree ring experts (dendrochonologists) <br />Tribal government representatives <br />Water and natural resources managers /engineers <br />Water users associations <br />Presented by: <br />Geological Society of America <br />American Meteorological Society <br />American Water Resources Association <br />American Water Works Association <br />Colorado State University <br />Denver Museum of Nature and Science <br />Desert Research Institute <br />Ecological Society of America <br />Groundwater Foundation <br />National Center for Atmospheric Research <br />National Drought Mitigation Center <br />National Ground Water Association <br />National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration <br />(National Climatic Data Center) <br />National Water Research Institute <br />National Institutes for Water Resources <br />Natural Hazards Center (CU- Boulder) <br />Society for Range Management <br />Soil Science Society of America <br />U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Geological <br />Survey -Water Resources Division <br />Western Rural Development Center <br />U.S. Geological Survey - Water Resources Division <br />Western Rural Development Center <br />M <br />