Call for Abstracts - 8th IAHS Groundwater Quality Conference (GQ13)

 

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS www.conference.ifas.ufl.edu/GQ13            Important Dates   Midnight on Monday, October 15  Abstracts Due   November 15, 2012 Submitters Receive Notification on Status of Abstracts   January 15, 2012 All Speakers and Poster Presenters must Register to Confirm Participation and be included in the program     February 15, 2013 Deadline to Register at the EARLY Discounted Registration Fee       QUICK LINKS   Tentative Agenda    Registration Information    Travel & Area Information    Hotel Accommodations         Registration Fees   If register by February 15:   Conference Attendee:  $650 Student Attendee:        $200 One-Day Fee:               $350  Guest Fee*:                  $125 *Guest fee includes participation in evening functions only.   For more information about what fees include, visit the Registration Information section of our web site at:    Click Here        Meeting Site      J. Wayne Reitz Union Museum Road  - University of Florida  Gainesville, FL 32611 (Phone: 352-392-1649)    The Meeting Site is located at the J. Wayne Reitz Union at the University of Florida on Museum Road. Participants will need to go to the second floor and check in at the Grand Ballroom Conference Registration Desk for nametags and conference materials.     CLICK HERE for Driving Directions & Parking        Abstract Submission Deadline: Midnight on Monday, October 15, 2012   Greetings!   The 8th IAHS International Groundwater Quality Conference (GQ13) is now inviting conference participants to submit a one-page abstract on the conference theme and indicate their preference for an oral or poster presentation by October 15, 2012. Notification of acceptance will be transmitted by November 15, 2012.         Abstracts must be submitted electronically via the online submission form by midnight on Monday, October 15, 2012 following our detailed submission instructions.     The conference theme is managing groundwater quality to support competing human and ecological needs and will focus on sustainable management and protection of groundwater quality in an effort to meet the needs of both human and ecological systems. This challenge is magnified by stresses on water resources changing with climatic conditions.         Session Topics Include: Aquifer-scale water quality and geochemical mass balances Water quality at the groundwater-surface interface Ecological links with groundwater quality Urban groundwater systems Groundwater quality in the developing world Geogenic groundwater contaminants (e.g., arsenic/fluoride) And many more!  CLICK HERE for a listing of session topics.    For Detailed Instructions and to Submit your Abstract     CLICK HERE           Sponsorship Opportunities   Sign up today to sponsor the 8th IAHS Groundwater Quality Conference (GQ13)! Participation as a sponsor will provide you with international exposure to roughly 500-1,000 researchers and leaders in the groundwater quality industry around the world.    To become a sponsor or for more information CLICK HERE       For More Information   Michael Annable, Co-Chair  University of Florida Engineering School for Sustainable Infrastructure    and Environment Phone: (352) 392-3076 Email:annable@ufl.edu    James Jawitz, Co-Chair  University of Florida/IFAS Soil and Water Science Department Phone: (352) 392-1951, x203 Email:jawitz@ufl.edu      Conference Coordinator Ms. Sharon Borneman, CGMP Office of Conferences and Institutes (OCI) UF/IFAS  PO Box 110750 Gainesville, FL 32611 USA PHONE: 1-352-392-5930/FAX: 1-352-392-9734 EMAIL: spb@ufl.edu