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Tuesday, February 16, 2016
  9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Registration and Check-In Registration Desk  
  10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Opening Plenary Session
  • Dr. Thomas Frazer, Acting Director, University of Florida Water Institute
  • Dr. Jack Payne, Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Florida
Keynote
  • Dr. James S. Famiglietti, Professor, Earth System Science and Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California - Irvine and Senior Water Scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
21stCentury Global Freshwater Security: Can it Exist and Can Scientists Communicate the Challenges?
Auditorium  
Speakers and Abstracts
Sponsored by:  Duke Energy
  12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch Grand Ballrooms BCFG  
  1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Emerging Diseases and Contaminants in Florida Waters - 1 Ballroom H  
(moderator: Thomas Waltzek, Assistant Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine)
Speakers and Abstracts
Sponsored by:  UF/IFAS
  1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Springs I - Groundwater and Surface Water Interactions Ballroom D  
(moderator: K. Reddy, Graduate Research Professor and Chair, University of Florida/IFAS, Soil & Water Science)
Speakers and Abstracts
Sponsored by:  UF Water Institute
  1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Restoration and Connectivity Ballroom A  
(moderator: Susan Gray, Bureau Chief, Applied Sciences, South Florida Water Management District)
Speakers and Abstracts
Sponsored by:  Consulate General of Canada in Miami
  1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Panel: Implementing Successful Water Policy through Public/Private Partnerships Auditorium  
(moderator: David Kaplan, Assistant Professor, University of Florida)
Panel Description and Panelists
    Increasing awareness of water scarcity and growing concerns about water quality degradation have motivated an ongoing social, economic, and political battle over the development and implementation of water policy. Solutions to these complex problems are often framed in terms of strong, science-backed policy, implemented by a motivated cadre of committed public servants, with the assistance of highly-skilled professional consultants. In the worst cases, however, policymakers and agency representatives are accused of ignoring science, academics are characterized as disconnected from the “real world” problems, and consultants are perceived to be opportunistically cashing in on the conflict and confusion. In this session, we explore the opportunities for improved collaboration between academia, agencies, and private consulting firms to improve the development and implementation of water quantity and quality policies and regulation. Presenters will share examples of successful collaborative projects with a focus on what made the collaboration/partnership successful and will be followed by a panel Q&A session.

  • Pierce Jones, Professor, University of Florida
    Land Development and Water: Quantifying and Communicating Impacts
  • Treavor Boyer, Associate Professor, University of Florida
    Life cycle assessment framework applied to drinking water treatment and wastewater management
  • Evan Shane Williams, Project Manager III, Marion County Office of the County Engineer
    Alternative Dry Retention Pond Design for Enhanced Nitrogen Removal
  • Casey Fitzgerald, Director, Springs Protection Initiative, St. Johns River Water Management District
    Collaborative Research Initiative on Sustainability and Protection of Springs
Sponsored by:  OUC-The Reliable One
  1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Collaborations and Partnerships Ballroom E  
(moderator: Sandra Russo, Director, University of Florida)
Speakers and Abstracts
Sponsored by:  Tampa Bay Water
  3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Break Grand Ballrooms BCFG  
  3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Groundwater Resource Evaluation Ballroom A  
(moderator: Rafael Muñoz-Carpena, Professor, University of Florida)
Speakers and Abstracts
Sponsored by:  UF Water Institute
  3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Let's Talk About Water - Focusing on Florida's Future: preparing the next in line to manage our freshwater Auditorium  
(moderator: Matthew Cohen, Associate Professor, University of Florida, School of Forest Resources and Conservation)
Panel Description and Panelists
    Panel: Let’s Talk About Water: Florida’s water: issues and opportunities awaiting future change-makers.

    In partnership with the University of Florida Water Institute (WI), the UF student chapter of the American Water Resources Association (AWRA) is a recipient of the Let’s Talk About Water challenge grant by CUAHSI (the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science). Under this framework, the UF student chapter of AWRA is screening “The Last Call at the Oasis”, a documentary about water supply featuring Dr. Jay Famiglietti, on Monday 02/15 at 5:30 pm in Ustler Hall, followed by an Art Show and a reception. This session is a key part of the student organized LTAW program and features a panel discussion and Q&A focused on Florida's water resources, and the issues and opportunities awaiting future change-makers. Panelists include:

  • James S. Famiglietti, Professor, Earth System Science and Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California - Irvine and Senior Water Scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  • Wendy D. Graham, Professor and Director, Water Institute, University of Florida
  • Buddy MacKay, 42nd Governor of Florida, 
  • Ann Shortelle, Executive Director, St. Johns River Water Management District
  3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Panel: Actionable Science for Water Resources Management Planning and Decision Making Ballroom E  
(moderator: Tirusew Asefa, Modeling and Decision Support Manager, Tampa Bay Water)
Panel Description and Panelists
Sponsored by:  Florida Water and Climate Alliance
  3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Emerging Diseases and Contaminants in Florida Waters - 2 Ballroom H  
(moderator: Chris Martyniuk, Associate Professor, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine)
Speakers and Abstracts
Sponsored by:  UF/IFAS
  3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Springs II - Hydrography and Ecology Ballroom D  
(moderator: James Jawitz, Professor, University of Florida)
Speakers and Abstracts
Sponsored by:  Amec Foster Wheeler
  5:00 PM - 7:30 PM Reception and Poster Session Grand Ballrooms BCFG  
  5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Poster Session - Climate Change & Variability Grand Ballrooms BCFG  
Poster Presenters and Abstracts
  5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Poster Session - Coastal Waters Grand Ballrooms BCFG  
Poster Presenters and Abstracts
  5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Poster Session - Policy & Behavior Change Grand Ballrooms BCFG  
Poster Presenters and Abstracts
  5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Poster Session - Springs & Rivers Grand Ballrooms BCFG  
Poster Presenters and Abstracts
  5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Poster Session - Water & Nutrients in Managed Landscapes Grand Ballrooms BCFG  
Poster Presenters and Abstracts
  5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Poster Session - Watershed & Wetland Management Grand Ballrooms BCFG  
Poster Presenters and Abstracts
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
  8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Achieving Behavior Change: Public perceptions and awareness of water conservation issues - 1 Ballroom E  
(moderator: Ricky Telg, Professor, University of Florida)
Speakers and Abstracts
Sponsored by:  OUC-The Reliable One
  8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Coastal Water Resources Ballroom H  
(moderator: Charles Jacoby, Supervising Environmental Scientist, St. Johns River Water Management District)
Speakers and Abstracts
Sponsored by:  UF Water Institute
  8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Springs III - Chemical Processes and Nutrient Fluxes Ballroom D  
(moderator: Jonathan Martin, Colonel Allan R. and Margaret G. Crow Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida)
Speakers and Abstracts
Sponsored by:  Carl S. Swisher Foundation, Inc.
  8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Sensors and Technologies Ballroom A  
(moderator: Joseph Delfino, Professor Emeritus, University of Florida)
Speakers and Abstracts
Sponsored by:  Consulate General of Canada in Miami
  8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Planning and Governance Auditorium  
(moderator: Rick Hutton, Supervising Engineer, Gainesville Regional Utilities)
Speakers and Abstracts
Sponsored by:  Carl S. Swisher Foundation, Inc.
  10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Break North Hallway  
  10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Sea Level Rise: Projections and impacts Ballroom H  
(moderator: Karl Havens, Director of Florida Sea Grant and Professor, Florida Sea Grant, University of Florida)
Speakers and Abstracts
Sponsored by:  Tampa Bay Water
  10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Springs IV - Temporal Dynamics Ballroom D  
(moderator: Mark Clark, Associate Professor, University of Florida)
Speakers and Abstracts
Sponsored by:  UF/IFAS
  10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Water Use in Agriculture Auditorium  
(moderator: James Fletcher, County Extension Director and Extension Agent IV, University of Florida)
Speakers and Abstracts
Sponsored by:  PotashCorp
  10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Water Availability and Quality Ballroom A  
(moderator: James Jones, Florida Climate Institute Director and Distinguished Professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, University of Florida)
Speakers and Abstracts
Sponsored by:  UF/IFAS
  10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Achieving Behavior Change: Public perceptions and awareness of water conservation issues 2 Ballroom E  
(moderator: Christopher Martinez, Associate Professor, University of Florida)
Speakers and Abstracts
Sponsored by:  UF Water Institute
  12:00 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch North Hallway  
  1:15 PM - 3:00 PM Plenary Session
  • Student Poster Awards
    Sponsored by: Water & Air Research, Inc. and Carl S. Swisher Foundation, Inc.
  • Dr. W. Kent Fuchs, President, University of Florida – Brief Remarks on Water, Science and Art
  • Plenary Panel: "Imagining Climate Change"
Grand Ballrooms BCFG  
(moderator: Terry Harpold, Assoc. Professor of English, University of Florida)
Panel Description and Panelists
    This plenary session roundtable is the opening session of the 2016 Colloquium Imagining Climate Change: Science & Fiction in Dialogue which is free and open to the public. Anyone may attend the roundtable without having registered for the Symposium.

    Introduced by Cynthia Barnett, Hearst Visiting Professional, College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida, this roundtable, bridging art and science, will open the ICC Colloquium. It includes authors, scholars, and scientists committed to the work of imagining our collective climate futures. Guest Speakers include:

  • Tobias Buckell, Grenadian science fiction author and futurist, 
  • James S. Famiglietti, Professor, Earth System Science and Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California - Irvine and Senior Water Scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  • Ellen Martin, Professor, Department of Geology, University of Florida
  • Yann Quero, French journalist, science fiction novelist and anthologist, 
  • Jeff VanderMeer, American speculative fiction writer, Fiction writer
Sponsored by:  Imagining Climate Change Colloquium
  3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Break North Hallway  
  3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Final Plenary Panel - Florida's Water Future

Moderator – Tom Frazer

Panelists
  • Steve Dwinell, Director of the Office of Agricultural Water Policy, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  • Drew Bartlett, Deputy Secretary for Ecosystem Restoration, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
  • Wendy Graham, Director, UF Water Institute, Carl S. Swisher Chair in Water Resources,( temporarily on assignment to National Science Foundation)
  • Eric Draper, Executive Director, Audubon Florida
Grand Ballrooms BCFG  
Sponsored by:  Duke Energy