The 2010 H2O Conference is being co-organized by the California Coastal Coalition (www.calcoast.org), California Shore and Beach Preservation Association (www.scwrp.org), the Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project (www.scwrp.org) and the Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) - Western Chapter (http://www.sws.org/regional/western/index.html). The event will be held May 10-13 at the Long Beach Hilton

The Program Committee is seeking presentations relating to the coast, ocean, beaches, wetlands, water quality, rivers and watersheds; including, but not limited to, the following topic areas:

Climate Change
Sea Level Rise
MLPA Process/Impacts
Beach Restoration
Shoreline Preservation and Protection
Sediment Management
Watershed Planning
Stream/River/Creek Functions and Values
Wetlands Restoration and Enhancement Community Outreach and Education
Riparian Ecology and Biology
Water Quality (TMDLs, BMPs, monitoring)
Desalination
Marine Debris
Wetlands Ecology and Biology
Littoral Processes
Watershed Hydrology
Coastal Ecology and Biology
River Hydraulics
Fluvial Geomorphology
Regulatory Framework and Process
GIS Applications
Coastal Engineering
River and Wetlands Engineering
Monitoring and Assessment
Planning, Design, and Construction Phases
Adaptive Management
Mitigation
Conservation Biology and Biodiversity
Endangered Species
Invasive Species
Regional Programs
Local Regulations/Programs
Legislation/Advocacy

If you are interested in organizing a special symposium session, please submit the title of your session, name and affiliation of the session moderator, a short description of the session (no more than 250 words), along with at least four abstracts for presentations focused on the session topic. Each abstract should identify the session for which it is being submitted.

PowerPoint Presentations From Previous H20 Conferences

Questions may be addressed to:

Steve Aceti
steveaceti@calcoast.org

CONFERENCE PROGRAM COMMITTEE:

Steve Aceti, Conference Co-Chair
California Coastal Coalition

Susan Brodeur, Conference Co-Chair
County of Orange Public Works/Watersheds
CSBPA

Eric Stein
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) - Western Chapter

Dennis Baker
Upper Newport Bay Naturalists and Friend