January 4-7, 2012
Fifth International Perspective on Water Resources and the Environment
Environmental and Water Resources Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers
Marrakech, Morocco
Cost and Registration: $600, open until filled
This conference will look at water resource issues, including sanitation, flooding, groundwater management, supply, and climate change impacts. Topics include weather modification, desalination, urban watershed management, tsunami impacts, and industrial facility disaster prevention.
January 9-11, 2012
Behavior of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas
Lehigh University
Santiago, Chile
Cost and Registration: $800, open until filled
This conference will present new strategies for minimizing earthquake-induced damage to steel structures. Topics include retrofits to critical structures, building collapse behavior in extreme seismic events, structural redundancy, innovative joint connections, deterioration modeling, and retrofit of historical buildings.
February 20-24, 2012
Fourth International Maar Conference
Massey University and University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Cost and Registration: $772, open until filled
This conference will share recent research on maar and cinder cone volcanoes. Topics include magmatic systems, eruptions, environmental and economic factors, community risk assessments, volcanic risk models, emergency planning, and mitigation strategies.
February 27 to March 1, 2012
Second National Flood Workshop
Weather Research Center
Houston, Texas
Cost and Registration: $300 before December 15, open until filled
This conference will present interdisciplinary discussions on flood mitigation regulations, floodplain management, and technological advancements in remote data acquisition and modeling. Topics include Tropical Storm Allison, advanced flood warning systems for low water crossings, storm surge, and hurricane impacts on inland communities.
March 19-12, 2012
Sustainable Water Management
American Water Works Association
Portland, Oregon
Cost and Registration: $595 before February 17, open until filled
This conference will address sustainable water management from technical, legislative, and regulatory viewpoints with an eye toward integrating resources. Topics include low-impact development, aquifer storage and recovery, climate change impacts, drought preparedness and response, and sustainable irrigation.
April 25-27, 2012
Urban Water Conference
Wessex Institute of Technology
New Forest, United Kingdom
Cost and Registration: $1,903, open until filled
This conference looks at the design, construction, maintenance, and control of urban water systems. Topics include pollution sources, water recycling systems, water supply networks, leakage and losses, storage tanks, and industrial wastewater.