H2O Conference 2012

  

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

10th Annual H2O Conference
May 29-31, 2012
Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa on Mission Bay
San Diego, California

The 2012 "Headwaters to Ocean (H2O)" Conference is being organized by the California Shore and Beach Preservation Association, the California Coastal Coalition, the Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project, the Society of Wetland Scientists – Western Chapter, and the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve Coastal Training Program.

The conference will cover a wide spectrum of coast and ocean issues.

The Program Committee is seeking presentations relating to coasts, oceans, beaches, wetlands, rivers and watersheds, including but not limited to, the following topic areas:

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

Accepted presentations will be organized into sessions consisting of presentations of approximately 20 minutes in duration. If you are interested in organizing an entire conference session of four papers, 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.

The deadline for submitting abstracts is Friday, February 17, 2012.

Submit Abstract

PowerPoint presentations from previous H2O conferences are posted here.

SPONSORS and EXHIBITORS

The conference organizers are seeking sponsors to help underwrite speaker, facility and event costs. Information regarding sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities is posted here.

HOTEL INFORMATION

The hotel is offering an excellent conference rate for a single or double room at $110 per night! Also, the hotel is offering a triple rate at $130 per night and a quad rate of $150 per night. Information regarding how to reserve a hotel room at conference rates will be posted on the conference website soon. Click here for more information about the conference hotel.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

Click here to register for the conference.  

We hope to see you at the 10th Annual H2O Conference!

CONFERENCE PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Steve Aceti, Co-Chair, California Coastal Coalition
www.calcoast.org           
steveaceti@calcoast.org

Dennis Baker, Orange Coast River Park, Inc.
Dennis.Baker@spamcop.net  

Richard Beck, Society of Wetland Scientists - Western Chapter
rbeck@rbf.com
http://www.sws.org/regional/western/

Susan Brodeur, Co-Chair, California Shore and Beach Preservation Association
www.csbpa.org            
Susan.Brodeur@ocparks.com

Greg Gauthier, Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project
State Coastal Conservancy
www.scwrp.org             
ggauthier@scc.ca.gov

Kristen Goodrich, Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserves Coastal Training Program
www.trnerr.org
kgoodrich@parks.ca.gov

Shawn Kelly, Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project
www.scwrp.org
skelly@scwrp.org