CUAHSI Biennial Colloquium on Hydrologic Science and Engineering
July 14-16, 2008 | Boulder, Colorado [registration]

This first CUAHSI Colloquium, Resilience & Vulnerability of Natural and Managed Hydrologic Systems, features an exciting line-up of sessions and workshops.

Response to the meeting has been outstanding -- 125 registered so far and 40+ contributed posters. Judging from the full program (outlined below and on the Biennial Web site) and from the encouraging community response, this event promises to be very exciting and enlightening. While the early registration period is over, it is not too late to register to attend the Colloquium. Please consider joining many of your colleagues in Boulder this July.

Session Topics
Theory of Hydrology Catchment Classification Cross-scale Perspectives on Nutrient Dynamics in River Networks Seasonal Snow Cover in Western Mountains Community Models for Hydrologic and Environmental Research Surface Processes, Sediments and Landscape	Predictability of Hydrological Systems Hydrosystem Evolution and the Human Role Biogeochemistry and Ecohydrology in Complex Terrain Hydrologic Processes Related to Weather and Climate Integrated Observations for GW Transport Studies
Workshops
• Hydrologic Information Systems (HIS) Workshop - Wednesday, July 16 - 9:30am to 5:00pm This workshop introduces you to CUAHSI's Hydrologic Information Systems (HIS) component. In this workshop, you will learn about: Scientific contributions of CUAHSI HIS CUAHSI software to support HIS How you can utilize HIS to publish and retrieve observations data Materials presented in this workshop are available online at the 2008 AWRA Spring Specialty Conference Workshop Web site.
• HMF Hands-on Workshop — Distributed Sensing: Taking it to the field - Wednesday, July 16 through Friday, July 18 The workshop will immediately follow the CUAHSI Biennial Science Meeting. It will be a hands-on workshop exploring the current state of the art of distributed sensing for environmental observation. The workshop will include field installations, current practitioners, manufacturers, and scientists interested in including these methods in their research programs. The spaces in the workshop will be limited to 60 participants, with representation balanced between each of the categories. [for more information & to register]

NIST Seeking Grant Proposals Science Research Buildings Construction

The Department of Commerce's (DoC) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking grant proposals for the construction of science research buildings from institutions of higher education and non-profit organizations. The agency has announced on the Grants.gov web site that it will award approximately $29 million in congressionally directed funding for a competitive grant program created under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-161). A news release on this program with a link to the Grants.gov announcement can be found at:
www.nist.gov/public_affairs/techbeat/tbx2008_0520.htm.

Water Engineering for a Sustainable Environment

One of the five themes of the joint EWRI-IAHR Congress to be held in Vancouver 2009 is Topic E: Advances in Hydroinformatics for Integrated Watershed and Coast Management. The theme links hydraulic engineering with contemporary developments in water-related sciences and hydroinformatics/cyberinfratructure for supporting the decision-making process in watersheds and coastal regions. Convener: M. Muste (marian-muste@uiowa.edu) [more information]. See also the 33rd IAHR Biennial Congress Web site for additional details.