AWRA Florida upcoming events

AWRA Young Professionals October Lunch & Learn (14 Oct 2026)

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Date: October 14, 2026

Topic: Coastal Resilience at the City of Fort Lauderdale with Dr. Nancy Gassman - Chief Resilience Officer

Location: 101 NE 3rd Avenue, Suite 1400 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Time: 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM

Attendee Limit: 20

PPE Requirements: None; good shoes for walking/umbrella recommended

Cost: $20

Description: Join us for a Lunch and Learn featuring a visit to the City of Fort Lauderdale, where attendees will have the opportunity to hear Dr. Nancy Gassman discuss her career path, how she became the City’s Chief Resilience Officer, and the scope of her role in leading resilience and sustainability initiatives for the City. Dr. Gassman will also speak about the impacts that King Tides have on the community, and how sea level rise and storm events are affecting infrastructure, neighborhoods, and daily operations throughout Fort Lauderdale. A site visit to the City’s Riverwalk (within walking distance) will provide an opportunity to observe firsthand the relevant urban resilience conditions present in the area. We will make time for networking as well! This is a limited attendance event that will be on a first come first serve basis with a waitlist.

Additional Information: We will meet in the 11th Floor Conference Room in the 101 Building (101 NE 3rd Ave; aka The Uniform Advantage Bldg) Metered parking is available on the first floor of the City Hall Garage. This parking lot is to the west of the 101 Building. Please do not park in the 101 building parking garage.

October 2026 Technical Meeting (16 Oct 2026)

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:15:00 GMT

Join AWRA Florida on October 16, 2026 in Jacksonville for a Technical Meeting with the theme of Shaping the Future of Water in Florida.

LOCATION:

JEA H2.0™ Purification Center

7599 Southside Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32256

NOTES:

Organizations interested in sponsoring the meeting may pay online here or contact Sam Palermo at 561-351-5278.
Continuing Education credits will be available for Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Attorneys (pending final approval).
Thank you to our Sponsors!

AGENDA: (Updated 4-14-26)

9:30 Florida AWRA Board Meeting – All Meeting Registrants Can Attend and are Welcome

11:15 Registration Opens – Make tour part of registration – (Tour 1 11:15 am – 11:45 am)

11:45 Lunch and Networking (included with registration)

12:20 Welcome and Introduction of Keynote Speaker – Ryan Popko, JEA and Greg Stelmack, FL AWRA

12:30 Keynote Address – Mike Register, St. Johns River Water Management District Executive Director

1:00 JEA’s H2.0 Purified Water Demonstration Facility – Ryan Popko, JEA

1:30 Fortifying the Nation’s Oldest City: Nature, Engineering, and the Future of St. Augustine’s Back Bay – Jessica Beach, PE, City of St. Augustine and Jason Harrah, Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

2:00 FDOT Resiliency Action Plan (RAP) – TBD

2:30 Water Utility AI Panel TBD – Back up plan is a JEA Topic.

3:00 Break & Refreshments (included with registration) – also, can have some folks go on a tour (Tour 2, 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm)

3:30 SJRWMD Panel TBD

4:15 Facility Tour 3 – These tours are loaded with technical content so they can count toward CEHs. hrs. – (Tour 3 4:15pm – 4:45pm)

5:00 Networking Happy Hour – TBD (Might be Off-Site near Tinseltown – 3 minutes away) – Mello Mushroom off Southside Blvd.

Thank you to our October 2026 Technical Meeting Sponsors!

AWRA National 2026 Annual Conference (09 Nov 2026)

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 05:00:00 GMT

AWRA National 2026 Annual Conference

November 9 - 11, 2026 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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