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Schedule-at-a-Glance
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Georgia Center for Continuing Education and Hotel
7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Registration and coffee, Hill Atrium.
8:30 to 9 a.m. Welcome from Karen Burg, Vice President of Research, Mahler Hall.
9 to 10 a.m. Plenary: “Water, Wall Street, and the Future of America’s Cities.” Martin Doyle, Director of the Water Policy Program, Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability at Duke University, Mahler Hall.
10 to 10:30 a.m. Break sponsored by Georgia Power, Hill Atrium. Refreshments served.
10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Morning session.
| Track 1 Mahler Hall | Track 2 Room F/G | Track 3 Room Q | Track 4 Room R | Track 5 Room V/W | Track 6 Room Y/Z |
| 1.1 Panel: Georgia River Access Law | 2.1 Nutrients, Contaminants, WQ 1 | 3.1 N-EWN: Multiple Benefits of Natural Infrastructure | 4.1 Panel: Importance of Regional Water Planning | 5.1 Visual Communication | 6.1 Wastewater Surveillance |
12 to 1:30 p.m. Lunch and Keynote: “The State of Georgia’s Water: Not By the Numbers,” Chris Manganiello, Magnolia Ballroom
1:30 to 3:15 p.m. Afternoon session.
| Track 1 Mahler Hall | Track 2 Room F/G | Track 3 Room Q | Track 4 Room R | Track 5 Room V/W | Track 6 Room Y/Z |
| 1.2 Screening, Q&A: Okefenokee Destiny | 2.2 Nutrients, Contaminants, WQ 2 | 3.2 Flood Modeling | 4.2 Forests for Water | 5.2 Going Deep with Experiential Learning | 6.2 Urban/Stormwater |
3:15 to 3:30 p.m. Break, Hill Atrium. Refreshments served.
3:15 to 3:45 p.m. USGS Equipment Demo, Lumpkin Plaza. Concurrent with break and beginning of poster session.
3:30 to 5 p.m. Poster Session, Pecan Galleria.
5:15 to 7 p.m. Nutter and Associates Social, Creature Comforts Brewery, 271 W Hancock Ave, Athens.
Friday, March 31, 2023
Georgia Center for Continuing Education and Hotel
7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Registration and coffee, Hill Atrium.
8:30 to 10 a.m. Morning session one.
| Track 1 Mahler Hall | Track 2 Room F/G | Track 3 Room Q | Track 4 Room R | Track 5 Room V/W | Track 6 Room Y/Z |
| 1.3 Panel: Flint Basin | 2.3 Dam Removals | 3.3 Panel: Infrastructure Bill | 4.3 Climate & Hydrology 1 | 5.3 Aquatic Biota 1 | 6.3 Urban Watersheds |
10 to 10:30 a.m. Break, Hill Atrium. Refreshments served.
10 to 10:45 a.m. USGS Equipment Demo, Lumpkin Plaza. Concurrent with break and beginning of morning session two.
10:30 to 12 p.m. Morning session two.
| Track 1 Mahler Hall | Track 2 Room F/G | Track 3 Room Q | Track 4 Room R | Track 5 Room V/W | Track 6 Room Y/Z |
| 1.4 Flint Basin Talks | 2.4 Panel: Aquatic Connectivity Case Studies | 3.4 Panel: Military Community Resilience | 4.4 Climate & Hydrology 2 | 5.4 Aquatic Biota 2 | 6.4 Innovative Stormwater Solutions |
12 to 1:30 p.m. Lunch and Keynote: “Water Equity: The Recipe for Growing Water Stewardship in Georgia.” Suzanne Burnes, Magnolia Ballroom.
1:30 to 3 p.m. Afternoon session one.
| Track 1 Mahler Hall | Track 2 Room F/G | Track 3 Room Q | Track 4 Room R | Track 5 Room V/W | Track 6 Room Y/Z |
| 1.5 ACF Water Quantity and Quality | 2.5 Connectivity Team Meeting | 3.5 Panel: Natural Infrastructure and Equity | 4.5 Climate & Hydrology 3 | 5.5 Panel: Know Your River | 6.5 Restoration & Management |
3 to 3:30 p.m. Break, Hill Atrium. Refreshments served.
3:30 to 5 p.m. Afternoon session two.
| Track 1 Mahler Hall | Track 2 Room F/G | Track 3 Room Q | Track 4 Room R | Track 5 Room V/W | Track 6 Room Y/Z |
| 1.6 Watershed & Regional Planning | 2.6 | 3.6 Coastal Natural Infrastructure | 4.6 Advances | 5.6 Panel: Water Data and Databases | 6.6 Road Xings Vulnerability |
5:15 to 7 p.m. Ecology Courtyard Social, 140 E Green St, Athens.
Detailed Schedule
Parking Information and Maps
You can view a map of the Georgia Center for Continuing Education and Hotel here and below.
Parking for the conference is available in the South Deck Parking Lot, 100 W Green St., for $10 a day. The deck is immediately adjacent to the conference center—see map. For registrants lodging at the Georgia Center, parking is included with your stay.
The first-day social will be held at Creature Comforts Brewing, 271 W Hancock Ave, Athens, GA 30601. See map for directions from the conference center to the brewery.
The second-day social will be held in the Odum School of Ecology Courtyard, 140 E Green St, Athens, GA 30602. See map for directions from the conference center to the school. Parking is not enforced in lot S07 after 5 p.m.
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