Monday, January 28, 2013

Water Events around Illinois


Water Events around Illinois

I couldn’t help but notice the plethora of great sounding conferences and meetings to be held this spring.  This is round one, so if I missed your event, accept my apologies, and please forward me the information.

In chronological order:

March 6-7 in Bloomington-Normal, the Illinois Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management Annual Conference. Early Registration Discount applies until February 15, 2013.            
            Student note: Students can attend half days (no meals) for free!


March 8-9 in Champaign-Urbana, the Prairie Research Institute will host the Naturally Illinois Expo, which will take place concurrently with the University of Illinois Engineering Open House.  


March 18-21 in Springfield, the Illinois Section of the AWWA and Illinois Water Environment Association will host WATERCON2013, which is the Midwest's Largest Water and Wastewater Conference.  

Student note: a free Career Fair will be held March 19 from 2pm to 4pm at the Crowne Plaza Hotel 

Just over the border, March 25-27 the American Water Resources Association will hold its Spring Speciality Conference: Agricultural Hydrology and Water Quality II in St. Louis, MO. Early registration discounts apply until March 4.

           Student note: there are many opportunities for students including special registration rates.  

April 4-6 in Bloomington, Illinois Lake Management Association Annual Conference. The early registration discount applies until March 20. 

            Student note: Full registration is available for a reduced fee 


April 25-26 in DeKalb, the Environmental Education Association of Illinois will hold their annual conference. Registration opens February 1.