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. - � - - - � � - - � � - Increased attendance prompts move to Saint Paul The 'rhird Annual °Minnesota Water Resources Conference," sponsored by the Water Resources Cen- ter and the College of Cantinuing Education, will be held October 27-28, 2008, at the Saint Paul RiverCen- tre. The conference has been moved to RiverCentre to accommodate increased attendance and interest in water resources issues. Topics that will be highlighted include: • Best practices in the design and application of water resource management techniques s Implications of water policy decisions o Research in current and emerging issues • Fresh water sustainability • Agricultural drainage impacts The conference provides a forum for discussion and discovery between water resources profession- � � ��; ��. � Janet L. Attarian 1SS1SS1 1 RiverCentre als, including resaurce managers; researchers; local, state and federal agency staff; practicing engineers; and students in the field. Six ninety-minute concurrent sessions with four hour breal<-out topics will be offered during the two- day conference, There will be a poster session and reception at the end of the first day, and pasters will be available for viewing throughout both days. Post-conference worl<shops will be held on October 29. Workshop topics are: Using the P8 Urban Catch- ment Mode1 (UCM) for Water Quality Ymprovement, and Surface Water Monitoring Projects. Space is lim- ited and the deadline for early registration is October 13. See the WRC website for complete details: http:// wrc.umn.edu/watercanf/. Janet L. Attarian, Green Infrastructure for Great Cities. Ms. Attarian serves as Project Director, Streetscape and Sustainable Design Program, and Sustainability Coordinator for the Chicago Department of Transportation. Ms. Attarian is a nationally recognized leader in sustainable infrastructure who worl<s to turn Chicago's streetscapes, riverwall<s, and pocl<et parl<s into great urban places. She is the winner af the 2007 Chicago Innovation Award and the 2007 Illinois APA Gold Award. Her worl< has been featured in Public Works Magazine, Plenty Magazine, and Roacls and Bridges Magazine. Jaci< Bacon, ICiIZerAps for the Green Globctl Village. Dr. Bacon is an internationally- 1<nown distinguished lecturer (emeritus) of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). A noted futurist and techological historian, his extensive career includes development of cutting edge technologies including controlled thermonuclear fusion, the development of the electronic office and the globalization of business. He is the author of My GrancZfctther's Clock. Mark Seeley Marlc Seeley, The SEMinnesota Floocls ofAugust 2007.• In Historical and Future Context. University of Minnesota Professor Seeley works on the utilization of ineteorological and climatological data for agricultural production systems and management of natural resources. He also worl<s with energy. providers and uses weather forecasts to anticipate price volatility for winter heating costs. He authored a 200-year history of Minnesota weather titled Minnesota lY/eatherAlmanac. He has been awarded the Mn/DOT Research Partnership Award for his work in deployment of living snow fences, and the Extension Director's Award for Distinguished Faculty. Edward Thamas, Total Water Resources Mctnagerr�ent: Bringing Together Wetland, Stor�n Wccter, Floodplain, and Water Quality Management. Mr. Thomas is an attorney at the engineering corporation, Michael Sal<er Jr, Inc. Mr. Thomas retired fram the Department of Homeland Security-Federal Emergency Management Agency after 35 years of public service. He is active in developing national disaster and flaodplain management policies, and in 2006 received the Goddard-White Award from the Association of State Floodplain Managers. Minnegram 3