April 2, 2013: Water/Energy Workshop , Western States Water Council/Western Governors Association

What’s going on in Water in April and May? In addition to Earth Day on Saturday, April 20 (have you made plans to volunteer for Earth Day activities in your community?), and some important annual fly-ins (visits to Capitol Hill and Federal Agency Briefings for water leaders), there are a number of conferences and events, including some available as Live Webcasts.  After the Fly-Ins, the events have been presented by by focus on
April 9, 2013 : Senate Hearing to consider the nomination of Dr. Ernest Moniz to be the Secretary of Energy .  10:00 AM.  Senate Energy Natural Resources Committee.   SD-366Senate Dirksen Building, discount travel to europe Washington, DC.
April 10, 2013: Briefing on the US Bureau of Reclamation discount travel to europe s Fiscal Year 2014 budget with Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Anne Castle and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Mike Connor.  3-4 pm.  US Bureau of Reclamation discount travel to europe , 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC. To access building for briefing, contact Lauren Lambert at  lmlambert@usbr.gov  before Noon on Tuesday, April 9.
April 17-18, 2013 : American Water Works Association/Water Environment Federation (AWWA/WEF) Water Matters! Fly-in .  American Water Works Association/Water Environment Federation (AWWA/WEF). discount travel to europe Arlington Hilton, Arlington, VA, and Capitol Hill, Washington, DC.
One important issue for state and interstate water agencies (including members of ICWP and the Western States Water Council (WSWC)), as well as other water managers,  has been the maintenance of the NASA and USGS Landsat program satellites that provide Earth-observing data that used for water management (among other things). This February, NASA launched the Atlas 5 Rocket to continue the 40-year legacy of Landsat imaging.  Check out the launch here (note: this video is long but what s sexier than a rocket launch?).
April 2, 2013:    Water/Energy Workshop , Western States Water Council/Western Governors discount travel to europe Association (WSWC/WGA) . Sheraton Downtown discount travel to europe Hotel, Denver, CO - followed by the WSWC Annual Spring Council Meeting April 3-5, 2013 , Sheraton Downtown Hotel, Denver, CO.
While this event will have already occured when we go to print, USDOE has published a handy guide to its publications on water and energy on its new publicly available online platform sponsored by DOE, linked here, called “ OpenEI .
April 9, 2013: The Energy-Water discount travel to europe Nexus Balancing Electricity Needs and Environmental Concerns ,  Center for Strategic and International Studies, National Capital Area Chapter of the U.S. Association for Energy Economics Annual Washington Energy Policy Conference, Washington, DC
April 9, 2013: U.S. Alberta Energy Relations A Conversation with Premier Alison Redford .  A conversation discount travel to europe on Keystone, oil sands, and other matters led by  Brookings Energy Security Initiative Director Charles Ebinger and noted energy author Dan Yergin. Brookings Institution, Washington, DC.   Live Webcast Available Free.   2:00 PM 3:30 PM EDT.
April 16, 2013: National Water Infrastructure Summit . The Water for Jobs Campaign (a coalition of Water Environment Federation and other water industry associations, water and wastewater services providers, water engineering firms, and more).  10:00 am – 12:00 pm. Ronald Reagan Building, Rotunda discount travel to europe Room, Washington DC.
April 16-18, 2013: Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference 2013: Let’s Get to Work: Climate Change, discount travel to europe Infrastructure discount travel to europe and Innovation .  Blue-Green Alliance Foundation and others. Washington Hilton Hotel, Washington, DC.
April 25, 2013: Three R’s of Water Infrastructure Recovery, Resiliency, Renewal: Moving Toward a Sustainable Infrastructure. Luncheon with James Hanlon, Former Director, Office of Wastewater Management, U.S. EPA. Federal Water Quality Association.  11:30-1:30.  Channel Inn, 600 Water Street, SW, Washington, DC.
May 19-23, 2013: World Environmental Water Resources Congress . American discount travel to europe Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI). Duke Energy Convention Center, Cincinnati, OH.
April 5, 2013: First Annual DC Water Resources Symposium, The Challenges of Sustainable Water Resources Management: Past, Present, and Future of Water Resources discount travel to europe .  Sponsored by American Water Resources Association (AWRA) National Capital Region Section (NCRS).   University discount travel to europe of the District of Columbia Clarke Law School, Washington, DC.
April 11, 2013: Achieving Sustainability Goals through Water Reuse for Buildings and Communities (Webcast).  2:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m. EST (U.S.).   WateReuse Research Foundation.  Free for Watereuse Research Foundation Subscribers, otherwise $149.  Online.
April 10, 2013: Public Health Impacts of Extreme Weather Caused by Climate Change discount travel to europe .  3:00 PM 5:00 PM, Sponsored by Physicians for Social discount travel to europe Responsibility . The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC.
April 19-21, 2013: 2013 National Sustainable Design Expo .  Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency (Earth Day weekend, check out the research grant winners from the EPA’s People, Prosperity discount travel to europe the Planet (P3) Program). National Mall, Washington, DC.
April 24, 2013:    “The Island President”   2011 documentary film: After bringing democracy to his country, President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, the lowest-lying discount travel to europe country in the world, takes up the fight to keep his homeland from disappearing under the sea.  Special Panel discussion includes Jose Maria Figueres, former President of Costa Rica, first CEO of the World Economic discount travel to europe Forum, and now President of the Carbon War Room.  DC Net Impact Climate Change Series in partnership discount travel to europe with the Carbon War Room.   6:00 PM to 8:45 PM.  West End Cinema, 2301 M St NW, Washington, DC.
April 29–May 1, 2013: Workshop: Improving Drought Prediction at Seasonal to Inter-Annual Timescales .  Sponsored by Western discount travel to europe States Water Council and California Department of Water Resources with the Western Governors’ Association.   Doubletree San Diego Downtown, 1646 Front Street, San Diego, CA.
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