July 1, 2002 -- On September 9-11, 2002, the Texas Water Monitoring Council will sponsor the fourth Texas Water Monitoring Congress in Austin.
This meeting offers those interested in water monitoring an opportunity to discuss issues, network with colleagues, share successes, and return to their own programs with new ideas.
The conference agenda will include plenary presentations and focus group discussions. This working conference will provide a forum for effective communication, cooperation, and collaboration among individuals and organizations involved in Texas water monitoring. Exhibitors will be sharing the latest water monitoring technology and services at the Congress.
The plenary session will include presentations of solicited papers selected by the Council. Presentations will include surface water monitoring, data management, GIS applications, and other topics. The core of the Congress will be six focus groups that will convene in breakout sessions to discuss Data Administration, Quality Assurance/Quality Control, Public Outreach, Technology and Technological Solutions, Groundwater Issues, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Applications and Solutions.
Each focus group will review recommendations made by the 2000 Congress, assess progress, and develop recommendations for current and future goals and actions. In addition, volunteers will be recruited to fulfill or follow-up on the recommendations of the 2002 Congress. The six focus groups will present and discuss the results from each focus group.
The Congress begins at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, September 9, 2002, at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus - Commons Bldg. and concludes at noon on Wednesday, September 11, 2002. The registration fees for the Congress are $80 before August 31, 2002, and $95 thereafter. Registration information and forms are available on the TWMC web site listed below. For additional information please contact Patsy Waters at
512-463-7955 or email [email protected] .
Information on the Texas Water Monitoring Council and past Congress sessions is available on the TWMC home page at http://www.texaswaterinfo.net/TWMC/Main.htm.
