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Wednesday Detailed Agenda (May 20, 2009)
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7:00 am to 5:00 pm Registration (at registration desk)
8:00 am to 7:00 pm Exhibition Open (Salon A/B/C/D/E)
7:30 am to 8:30 am Continental Breakfast (Salon A/B/C/D/E)
8:00 am to 5:00 pm NESDIS Technical Working Group meeting (Sun Down)
Hosted by Kay Metcalf
8:30 am to 10:00 am General Plenary Session 1 (Salon F/G/H/I/J)
Moderator: Kevin Stewart
NHWC Welcome, Kevin Stewart, NHWC President
Welcome to Vail, Mayor Dick Cleveland (invited)
Conference Welcome & Logistics, Chad Kudym, 2009 coordinator
FEATURED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
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"Future Directions of the Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program"
Mr. Steven L. Stockton, P.E., Director of Civil Works, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Washington, D.C.
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"Tropical Cyclones and Floods - Some Observations Over the Past 40 Years"
Mr. Bill Read, Director, National Hurricane Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, National Weather Service, Miami, Florida
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10:00 am to 10:30 am BREAK (Salon A/B/C/D/E)
10:30 am to 12:00 pm General Plenary Session II (Salon F/G/H/I/J)
Moderator: Brian McCallum, NHWC Vice-President
FEATURED GUEST SPEAKERS:
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Title Not Yet Announced
Mr. Duane A. Smith, Director of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board and President of the
Western States Water Council, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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"When (Not If) the "Big One" Comes - What Then?"
Mr. Jack Riessen, P.E., Senior Technical Expert on Water Policy and Program Issues,
Iowa Department of Water Resources, Des Moines, Iowa
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"Managing Water in the West"
Mr. Michael Gabaldon, Director of Technical Services, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation,
Denver, Colorado
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12:00 pm to 1:30 am LUNCH (Colorado Ballroom)
FEATURED GUEST SPEAKER
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"Water Availability Issues in the Adjudication of Water Rights"
Honorable Gregory J. Hobbs, Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court, Denver, Colorado
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1:30 pm to 3:00 pm Concurrent Session 1: Exploring New Partnerships (Salon F)
Moderator: TBD
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm Concurrent Session 2: Navigating the Technological Frontiers (Salon G/H)
Moderator: TBD
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm Concurrent Session 3: Braving the Communications Wilderness (Salon I/J)
Moderator: TBD
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm Concurrent Session 4: New Hydrologic Warning Direction (Blue Sky)
Moderator: TBD
3:00 pm to 3:30 pm BREAK (Salon A/B/C/D/E)
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Concurrent Session 5: Exploring New Partnerships (Salon F)
Moderator: TBD
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Concurrent Session 6: Navigating the Technological Frontiers (Salon G/H)
Moderator: TBD
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Concurrent Session 7: Braving the Communications Wilderness (Salon I/J)
Moderator: TBD
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Concurrent Session 8: New Hydrologic Warning Direction (Blue Sky)
Moderator: TBD
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Exhibition Hall closed for cleaning
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Vendor Reception with door prizes (Salon A/B/C/D/E)
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