Call For Abstracts — 23rd Annual GRA Conference and Meeting — October 15-16, 2014 in Sacramento, CA

Meetings & Events

2014 is shaping up to be a landmark year in California’s water history, and groundwater is the focus. As groundwater levels decline and the land surface subsides during one of the worst series of droughts the state has experienced, Governor Brown’s administration is proposing to provide legislative and other support to local entities to improve groundwater management. Recent hearings held by the state on groundwater sustainability also indicate that industry associations, grower groups and the state are evaluating targeted efforts to preserve and protect local control over groundwater management, and also to allow for state intervention where local efforts are unsuccessful or nonexistent. 

GRA’s 23rd Annual Conference and Meeting will focus on this topic with targeted sessions on the administration’s efforts, associated legislation, and perspectives of local entities. Other related session topics include: 

• Integrating groundwater management with flood control, environmental aspects, land-use decisions, sustainable development, etc.
• Drought – our dependence on groundwater
• Climate variability and change – simulation of impacts & adaptation strategies
• Hydraulic fracturing & Senate Bill No. 4 – Well stimulation
• Regional-scale management of groundwater quality
• Site assessment & remediation
• Wastewater reuse & recycling
• Modeling advances & applications 

Call For Abstracts (due June 20)
Abstracts are invited for the sessions listed above, and are due on June 20. Please see links below for submission guidelines and the online submission form.

Abstract Submission Guidelines — http://www.grac.org/abstractguidelines.asp
Abstract Submission Form — http://www.grac.org/am14-abstracts

Collegiate Groundwater Colloquium
GRA seeks to increase participation by university and college faculty and students in its programming. The Collegiate Groundwater Colloquium features students who are conducting highly relevant research in the general area of the conference theme. The Colloquium and reception provide students with an excellent opportunity to showcase their research, and attendees an opportunity to learn from the frontier of groundwater science. If you are a student interested in participating in the Colloquium, please contact Dr. Jean Moran at jean.moran@csueastbay.edu. 

Sponsors & Exhibitors
If you are interested in exhibiting your organization’s services or products, or being an event sponsor, please contact Sarah Kline (skline@grac.org, 916-446-3626) or register online (link provided below).

Sponsor Exhibitor Registration — http://www.grac.org/am14-se-reg 
Sponsor Exhibitor Info Sheet — http://www.grac.org/se.pdf

Additional Information 
For more information about this event, contact Sarah Kline (skline@grac.org; 916-446-3626) or Steve Phillips (sphillip@usgs.gov; 916-278-3002).