2010 CWEMF Annual Meeting Notice

The California Water and Environmental Modeling Forum (CWEMF: will hold its 16th Annual Meeting from Monday, February 22 through Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at the Asilomar Conference Center ( near Monterey, California.[1]

Theme and Program

The theme of the 2010 Annual Meeting is“Modeling in the Eye of the Storm”and theprogram includes:

  • Over 20 sessions on a wide variety of topics including:

Delta Solutions Modeling

Development Updates of CalSim 3.0

2009 DSM2 Developments and Applications

Applications of Multi-Dimensional Delta Models

San JoaquinRiverRestoration Modeling

Temperature Modeling

Climate Change Modeling

WEAP Application to Analysis of Climate Change in the Central Valley

Water Management Responses to Climate Change, Delta Restoration and Drought

Modeling Results from the California Water Plan Update 2009

Wetlands TMDL Modeling

Flood Modeling

IWFM and IDC: 2008-2009 Enhancements and Applications

Techniques for Optimizing Conjunctive Use of Surface and Ground Waters

HydroGeoSphere: 2009 Applications and Enhancements

Remote Sensing and LiDar

Dealing with Uncertainty and Probabilities in Modeling

Pop-Up Talks I: 5-Minute Overviews of Posters

Pop-Up Talks II: 5-Minute Overviews of Modeling Work

  • Keynote Presentation by Ellen Hanak of the Public Policy Institute of California discussing the economics of Delta facilities.
  • Presentationof the Hugo B. Fischer, Career Achievement, and Distinguished Life Membership Awards (nominations are due Friday, January 8, 2010)

California Water and Environmental Modeling Forum Annual Meeting Notice

  • Two Evening Socials
  • Poster session. If you would like to participate in the poster session, please email with your name, affiliation and poster title by Friday, January 8, 2010.
  • Annual Business Meeting

The agenda will be posted on the CWEMF website at in early January 2010.

Registration

To register online for the 2010 CWEMF Annual Meeting, please click the registration button. You may also register by completing the Registration Form and mailing it and theappropriate fee to the CWEMF. Please register by Friday, February 12, 2010 for the early registration discount.

If you wish to stay at Asilomar, please complete the Asilomar Housing Form and submit the form and payment to Asilomar following the instructions on the form. The price of your room includes three meals per day (six total). If you decide to stay off-site, you may purchase a meal ticket at Asilomar.

Students Free

The 2010 CWEMF Annual Meeting is free for students (a $250 value) after paying a $10 student membership fee. In addition, the CWEMF is offering student lodging and meal scholarships (a $120 value) that includes two nights lodging at the Monterey Youth Hostel International and six meals at the AsilomarConferenceCenter. Students are encourged (but not required) to present a poster or pop-up talk. To apply for a student scholarship, please register and check the Student Scholarship box.

Professional Development Hours

Your attendance at the16th Annual Meeting will entitle you to earn up to 20 Professional Development Hour (PDH) units, which many licensure and certification agencies require to demonstrate continuing professional competency. In general, one PDH is equal to one full hour of attendance. Reporting is done on an honor basis where attendees maintain their own records and email to CWEMF the number of hours in attendance.

If you have any questions, please contact the CWEMF at or (916) 607-0435.

11/19/2009

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[1]In 2010, the Interagency Ecological Program’s Annual Workshop, which usually overlaps the CWEMF Annual Meeting, will not be held at the AsilomarConferenceCenter.