The Greater Houston Area STEM Conference would like to invite you to join us at our STEM conference. This initiative conference will bring together leading experts and researchers from around the Greater Houston Area to focus on topics that impact K–12 STEM education. Educators will present what they are doing including hands-on activities, research, and programs as each relates to STEM. Participants will attend break-out sessions and tour some of the research facilities located at University of Houston-Clear Lake, along with earning 7 CPEs for attendance.

Call for Presentations – Submit now through January 31st

Registration: $30 (by Jan. 31), $40 (after Jan. 31/on-site)

Featured Keynote Speaker: Dr. Kenn Heydrick

Dr. Kenn Heydrick is a passionate educator who has 35 years of experience focusing on curriculum alignment, assessment, and inquiry-based instruction. Prior to being a consultant, Kenn served in the education world in a number of leadership positions, including serving as the Director of Science Curriculum for the Texas Education Agency. He also has served as a district-level science coordinator (15 years), a high school science teacher (10 years), and most recently, as a university professor coordinating STEM programs (5 years).

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For additional information contact stemconference@uhcl.edu.

The Gulf Coast Water Conservation Symposium provides water professionals with the information needed to implement successful water conservation programs, effectively engage customers, and plan for the future. Learn from state and national experts about the latest approaches, what is coming next and best practices for maximum efficiency gains.

Registration is $45 and includes Conference Materials, Continental Breakfast, and Lunch.

Topics to be covered include:

• Learn how to effectively use social media to deliver water conservation messaging to customers and stakeholders, as well as local journalists.
• The latest news from the Texas Water Development Board
• Conservation’s Potential and Promise:
  Water Conservation by the Yard: How much can you save by limiting outdoor watering
  Water Conservation Means Texas Jobs
• Innovative Financing Tools to Rebuild the Gulf Coast with Water Conservation in Mind
• Gulf Coast Weather Future – which weather events are signs of things to come, and which are just the weather up to its old tricks.
• Why am I using Less Water and Paying More? Learn how to address this issue with customers
• Incentivizing Water Conservation through creative programs

Who should attend: Mayors, city council, board members of mud’s, regional water authorities, city managers, water utility directors and staff, water conservation managers, program staff and other relevant staff, CFO’s finance directors, sustainability directors, business and community leaders, consultants and advocates.

For more information, visit texaslivingwaters.org.

H-GAC is hosting a series of seminars and hands-on workshops to learn to use H-GAC’s interactive web applications for community and transportation planning. Participants will have access to computers to participate in an interactive session to master the use of these online applications.

A webinar option is also available; however, hands-on activities will be presented to in-person attendees only.

• Seminar 1: Demographic Explorer and Snapshot - Thursday, March 22
  
• Seminar 2: Regional Employment Snapshot & Commute Patterns - Thursday, April 26
• Seminar 3: Activity-Connectivity Explorer - Thursday, May 24

Seminar 1 focuses on the Demographic Explorer and Snapshot which provides quick and easy access to US Census American Community Survey data

Learn how to customize the data displayed to fit your needs:

• Draw and select an area of interest
• Query the data for more information
• Perform market analysis
• Summarize and download data
• Directly use the demographic snapshot tool and maps for presentations

For more information, visit h-gac.com.

ASWM’s Annual State/Tribal/Federal Coordination Meeting:

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Federalism Re-envisioned: Exploring Possibilities for Enhanced State and Tribal Roles in Water Resources Protection, Conservation and Management

April 11-12, 2018, Silver Spring, MD

You are invited to ASWM’s State/Tribal/Federal Coordination Meeting, April 11-12, 2018 at the Tommy Douglas Conference Center in Silver Spring, MD. The purpose of this annual meeting is to support state and tribal wetland program managers, federal agencies and other wetland professionals as they respond to challenges in the coming year.

Topics on this year’s agenda include:

â–ª Status of Changes to Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
â–ª Clean Water Act and the Courts
â–ª State Strategies to Address Potential Changes in Federal Jurisdiction
â–ª Section 404 Assumption: Opportunities and Challenges
â–ª Identifying Opportunities to Provide Clarity on Long-Term Jurisdictional Issues
â–ª Changes in Federal Natural Resource Programs in Response to New Directives
â–ª Integrating the Management of Wetlands with Other Water Programs/Watershed Approaches
â–ª New Tools for Compensatory Mitigation
â–ª Using 401 Certification Effectively to Minimize Impacts to Wetlands and Other Aquatic Resources from Linear Projects, such as Gas Energy Projects
â–ª Mapping Wetlands, Streams and Floodplains to Identify Functions: Improve Decision-making

Agenda

To see the draft agenda, click here (html) or here (pdf). Please note: this agenda will be updated to reflect some changes as speakers are confirmed.

Meeting Webpage with Registration, Lodging, Transportation, and Other Information

For more information about the meeting, including registration forms, hotel reservations and transportation options, click here.

For all questions, please contact Brenda Zollitsch (agenda content and speakers) or Laura Burchill (registration and logistics) via e-mail or at (207) 892-3399.

We hope you will join us!

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Jeanne Christie
Association of State Wetland Managers
32 Tandberg Trail, Suite 2A Windham, ME 04062
(207) 892-3399
jeanne.christie@aswm.org
www.aswm.org

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If you have issues opening the links above, we have provided the full url links below, which can be copy/pasted into your browser.

Draft Agenda (html):
https://www.aswm.org/wetland-programs/state-wetland-programs/10116-2018-state-meeting-agenda

Draft Agenda (pdf): https://www.aswm.org/state_meeting/2018/annual_state_meeting_agenda_2018.pdf

Meeting Webpage with Registration, Lodging, Transportation, and Other Information (html): https://www.aswm.org/wetland-programs/state-wetland-programs/10091-2018-state-tribal-federal-coordination-meeting

Meeting Webpage (pdf): https://www.aswm.org/state_meeting/2018/annual_state_meeting_2018.pdf

Email Addresses:

Brenda Zollitsch (agenda content and speakers): brenda@aswm.org
Laura Burchill (registration and logistics): laura@aswm.org

On Tuesday, April 17^th, HARC will continue its People & Nature Speaker Series featuring an evening with Rear Admiral Jonathan White, United States Navy (Retired), CEO and President of the Consortium for Ocean Leadership (COL). Admiral White will discuss climate and ocean issues in the context of national security, energy and economic prosperity with a focus on opportunities and solutions for the future. The event, held at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Brown Auditorium, will begin at 6:00 pm. Guests are invited to continue the conversation at a post-event reception.

For more information, visit harcresearch.org.

The Center on Global Energy Policy is delighted to invite you to celebrate their 5th anniversary and attend the 2018 Columbia Global Energy Summit. Structured as a half-day forum, the Summit will include keynote remarks, interviews and plenary conversations with senior leaders focused on key issues at the intersection of energy policy, financial markets, the environment, and geopolitics. A formal agenda will be forthcoming.

Livestream link: energypolicy.columbia.edu/livestream.

For more information, visit energypolicy.columbia.edu.

EarthX, formerly Earth day Texas, is a nonprofit organization focused on environmental education and awareness. Earthx’s vision is to be the leading global connector and environmental forum to positively impact our world for a sustainable future. As the largest environmental experience, EarthX showcases the latest initiatives, discoveries, research, innovations, policies and corporate practices that are reshaping the future. Workshops at Earthx focuses on breaking down barriers to further accelerate the mass adoption and deployment of solar, storage and electric vehicle technologies. EarthxSolar is a B2B exposition and forum bringing together businesses, government, investors and academia to connect and collaborate.

Get involved with EarthxSolar: speak, exhibit, panel proposal, nominate speaks, workshop form, or volunteer. Learn more at earthx.org.

Migration Celebration is held annually in April in southern Brazoria County, Texas, sponsored by the Friends of the Brazoria Wildlife Refuges in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Texas Mid-Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The Kickoff Dinner will be held on Apr. 13, 2018, and the 24th Annual Migration Celebration will be held on Apr. 21 and 22.

Migration Celebration activities are centered on the San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge but formally starts with a fundraising dinner and featured speaker at Freeport RiverPlace located in the Freeport Municipal Park.

Migration Celebration’s events and presentations are designed for the introductory level but still keeps some focus on birds with our Birds of Prey programs and the San Bernard Oak Trail tours.

With the exception of fundraising activities, all other Migration Celebration events, tours, presentations, and other activities are free to the public. This is made possible by the generous donations of time and money by our sponsors, partner organizations, and volunteers.

Volunteers needed. To volunteer contact:
Ed Barrios, Volunteer Coordinator
979-297-1815 (h) 979-415-4998 (c)
barrios@refugefriends.org.

For more information, migrationcelebration.org.

Migration Celebration is held annually in April in southern Brazoria County, Texas, sponsored by the Friends of the Brazoria Wildlife Refuges in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Texas Mid-Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The Kickoff Dinner will be held on Apr. 13, 2018, and the 24th Annual Migration Celebration will be held on Apr. 21 and 22.

Migration Celebration activities are centered on the San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge but formally starts with a fundraising dinner and featured speaker at Freeport RiverPlace located in the Freeport Municipal Park.

Migration Celebration’s events and presentations are designed for the introductory level but still keeps some focus on birds with our Birds of Prey programs and the San Bernard Oak Trail tours.

With the exception of fundraising activities, all other Migration Celebration events, tours, presentations, and other activities are free to the public. This is made possible by the generous donations of time and money by our sponsors, partner organizations, and volunteers.

Volunteers needed. To volunteer contact:
Ed Barrios, Volunteer Coordinator
979-297-1815 (h) 979-415-4998 (c)
barrios@refugefriends.org.

For more information, migrationcelebration.org.

H-GAC is hosting a series of seminars and hands-on workshops to learn to use H-GAC’s interactive web applications for community and transportation planning. Participants will have access to computers to participate in an interactive session to master the use of these online applications.

A webinar option is also available; however, hands-on activities will be presented to in-person attendees only.

• Seminar 1: Demographic Explorer and Snapshot - Thursday, March 22
  
• Seminar 2: Regional Employment Snapshot & Commute Patterns - Thursday, April 26
• Seminar 3: Activity-Connectivity Explorer - Thursday, May 24

Seminar 1 focuses on the Demographic Explorer and Snapshot which provides quick and easy access to US Census American Community Survey data

Learn how to customize the data displayed to fit your needs:

• Draw and select an area of interest
• Query the data for more information
• Perform market analysis
• Summarize and download data
• Directly use the demographic snapshot tool and maps for presentations

For more information, visit h-gac.com.