WSPC00105

• File Number: 8029
• Description: Section D General Correspondence-Colorado Agencies-Alpha not Basin Related
• State: CO
• Date: 12/1/1991
• Author: CWRRI
• Title: CWRRI-Colorado Water Newsletter
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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CALL FOR PAPERS

CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOPS

WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT: EDUCATION, TRAINING AND RESEARCH

July 13 ' 17, 1992
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

Organized and Sponsored by:

Department of Civil Engineering and
Colorado Water Resources Research htstitute

OBJECfIVE--The Colorado Commission on Higher Education in 1990 and Colorado State University (CSU) in 1991 designated CSU's water
resomces engineering programs as a "Program of Excellence." Building on this designation, Colorado State University plans to work with other
universities, agencies and water industry groups to organize a conference to include workshops on education. training and research issues in the
fields of water resources and environment The conference and workshops will feature oplX'ttunities to describe curriculum and programs; to
assess educational needs; to evaluate disciplinary issues; to identify program development oppornmities. and to evaluate water and environmental
education policy issues.

WHO SHOULD A TTEND--Thc conference and workshops will be of interest to educators; educational administrators; higher education and
water policy officials; water agency officials; international Iraining organizations; legislators, and other elected officials. Specialty workshops
on program and curriculum development will be of focused interest to educators.
The Ford Fmmdation has provided support for a Minority Institutions Collaboration Program in water and environmental resources. This program
will be combined with the conference and workshops and special sessions of interest to minority institution educators will be included.

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Water and Environmental Issues: Technology, Science, Policy, Finance, Economics, Politics
University Curriculum Issues
Water Agency Training Needs and Programs
Scientific Information and Publication Systems
On-Line Databases
Accreditation and Certification
Continuing Education and Distance Learning
Computers in Education
Laboratory Issues
Intemational/Global Issues in Education and Training

SUBMIT ABSTRACf BY February 14, 1992 TO:

Janet Lee Montera
Civil Engineering Department
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
Telephone: 303491,7425 FAX: [phone]

Abstracts must be one page, single spaced with full names and mailing addresses of all authors following the title of the paper. Notification of
acceptance of abstracts will be made by March 13, 1992. Five-page papers for preprinting in the Conference/Workshops Proceedings will be
due May 18, 1992. [Papers received after this date will not appear in the Proceedings.] The Proceedings will be available at the time of the
Conference. There is an early discount registration fee of $325.00/pcrson. Authors arc expected to pay the registration fee.

COSPONSORSHIP SOUGHT --Organizations desiring to cosponsor are invited to contact the conference and workshops organizers (see General
Information).

GENERAL INFORMA TION..For all information concerning this conference and workshops, please contact Neil Grigg or Janet Monter.. Civil
Engineering Departrnen~ Colorado State University, Fort Collins. CO 80523 USA, Telephone 303491,7425 and Fax 303-491,7727,