NSF Science and Technology Center Wins United Nations Prize

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Science and Technology Center for Sustainability of Semi-Arid Hydrology and Riparian Areas (SAHRA) is one of two institutions to win the 2007 International Great Man-made River Prize. The prize is awarded by UNESCO, the United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization. The UNESCO prize "rewards remarkable scientific research work on water usage in arid areas as well as areas subject to drought and also for the development of agriculture for the benefit of humanity and the environment." The annual award, which includes a certificate, a medal and cash, was presented by the director general of UNESCO at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences on November 10, 2007. SAHRA Director Jim Shuttleworth accepted the prize for SAHRA. [more information]

Remaining Fall 2007 Cyberseminars

A cyberseminar is a PowerPoint presentation shown over the Web in conjunction with a conference call for narration by the presenter. CUAHSI pays on a connection basis so minimizing the number of connections on each campus is preferable. If time allows, a question and answer period may follow. The remaining Fall 2007 schedule is:

November 16, 2007; 3:00pm ET

• Murugesu Sivapalan, University of Illinois
  Title: Advancing hydrologic predictability in a changing environment through inter-disciplinary synthesis
  

  • WebEx Meeting Number: 568 235 521

See the Cyberseminars page on the CUAHSI Web site for additional information.

CUAHSI Membership Meeting - Scheduled for December 3, 2007

CUAHSI's annual membership meeting and elections for Board of Directors is scheduled to take place via teleconference and WebEx conference on December 3, 2007 at 3:00pm Eastern time.

Nominees for Board of Directors

• David L. Freyberg - Stanford University
• Paul Houser - George Mason University
• Xu Liang - University of Pittsburg
• Patricia Maurice - University of Notre Dame
• Jim McNamara - Boise State University
• Kenneth Potter - University of Wisconsin
• Claire Welty (Mid- Term Officer) - University Maryland Baltimore County

See the Nominees for the CUAHSI Board of Directors - 2007 page on the CUAHSI Web site for additional information.

Agenda items for discussion

• CUAHSI's role in advocacy for hydrological issues
• Possible CUAHSI reorganization

Regional Meetings: Thank-you!

CUAHSI would like to take this opportunity to thank all the participants in the three Regional Meetings held in Chicago, Austin, and Boise in October. The turnout was encouraging and we continue with our plans for scheduling additional meetings for Spring 2008. Stay tuned to our eNews Brief (also available at www.cuahsi.org/news.html or visit the CUAHSI home page at www.cuahsi.org for updates about upcoming meetings of interest to the community. Again, thanks for your continued interest in our activities.