The Susquehanna River Basin Commission Monday announced registration is open for the 2013 Susquehanna Water Science Forum – From Science to Sustainable Water Resources Management.

This first-ever Forum will address the need to encourage, publicize and disseminate research to ensure that the best available scientific information is used to establish priorities and support sustainable water resource management in the Susquehanna River Basin.

The Forum will be held October 7 and 8 at the Radisson Hotel Harrisburg in Camp Hill, Cumberland County across from Harrisburg.

Early bird registration, which runs through August 15, is $195 (government, non-profit and academic) and $250 (for-profit). The Forum will also host a student poster and student registration is set at $65.

The Forum will bring together water resource professionals and researchers to share current water resource research, prioritize research needs and better coordinate activities in the Susquehanna basin. Public and private interests will focus on applied research in water resources management, providing a catalyst for continued coordination and development.

The Forum will host more than 25 distinguished panelists and speakers, including water resource leaders, academics, planners, biologists, engineers, hydrologists and other professionals.

Keynote speakers include Dr. Donald Boesch, president of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; Dr. Robert Hirsch, research hydrologist at the U.S. Geological Survey; Dr. Raymond Najjar, professor of oceanography at Pennsylvania State University, Department of Meteorology, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences; and Dr. James Richenderfer, director of technical programs for SRBC.

“From science to sustainable water resources management’ says it all about the 2013 Susquehanna Water Science Forum,” said Dr. Robert Summers, SRBC Maryland Commissioner and co-chair of the Forum. “The Forum will showcase current science and research that relates to key water management issues and challenges in the Susquehanna River Basin. The presentations and discussion forums on new solutions to long-standing problems and emerging issues facing the watershed will benefit both the participants and SRBC.”

“Demands on the limited water resources of the Susquehanna River Basin continue to increase, making SRBC’s job of properly planning for and management of those resources more important than ever” said Caren Glotfelty, Director of the Heinz Endowments Environment Program and co-chair of the Forum. “The 2013 Susquehanna Water Science Forum is a “must” for researchers, members of the academic community, water managers, consultants and others who want to share current water resource research and better coordinate research activities in the Susquehanna River Basin.”

Forum topics include: Identifying Greatest Stressors to Aquatic Ecosystem Integrity; Evaluating Effects of Stressors; Balancing Competing Uses for Long-term Sustainability; and Using Science to Achieve Balanced Policy and Regulation.

Sponsors for the Forum include McNees Wallace & Nurick, LLC; Metro Bank; QBN Development Group, LLC; Runwell Solutions, Inc.; Wells Fargo Advisors; and Wevodau Insurance & Benefit Strategies, Inc.

For more information and to register, visit the SRBC Susquehanna Water Science Forum webpage. 

7/8/2013