8:45 - 11:00am	Tour of the South Florida Water Management District's L-8 Flow Equalization Basin (Tour Bus will depart promptly at 9am from SFWMD's FOC at 8894 Belvedere Rd., West Palm Beach; No refunds will be provided for late arrivals; Closed-toe shoes are required; Call Jeremy at 561-319-4995 with questions)
12:00 - 1:00pm	Lunch (on your own)
12:30pm	Onsite Meeting Registration Opens
1:00 - 1:10pm	Welcome and Introduction – Bill Lynch, GEI Consultants, Inc. and FICE Water Resources Chair and Luna Phillips, Gunster and AWRA Florida Board of Directors
1:10 - 1:30pm	Lake Worth Drainage District: The First 100 Years – Bob Brown, Executive Director, Lake Worth Drainage District
1:30 - 2:45pm	Panel Discussion: Water Management Challenges in South Florida Jim Moran, SFWMD Governing Board Tommy Strowd, Lake Worth Drainage District Ken Todd, Palm Beach County Tom MacVicar, MacVicar Consulting, Inc. Ernie Marks, FFWCC Jim Jeffords, USACE
2:45 - 3:00pm	Virtual Tour of the South Florida Water Management District’s L-8 Flow Equalization Basin and Coffee/Snack Break
3:00 - 3:20pm	Legislative Update – Greg Munson, Gunster
3:20 - 3:30pm	2016 AWRA Annual Water Resources Conference Update – Rafael Frias, Black & Veatch
3:30 - 4:45pm	Panel Discussion: Lake Okeechobee and the Coastal Estuaries: Challenges and Opportunities Kim Taplin, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Ernie Barnett, Florida Land Council Tabitha Cale, Audubon Florida Deb Drum, Martin County Jeremy McBryan, SFWMD Chad Kennedy, FDEP
4:45 - 5:00pm	Closing Remarks
5:30pm	Networking Reception – Saltwater Brewery - 1701 West Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, FL 33444, 561-865-5373

AWRA FLORIDA SECTION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

Thursday, May 14 from 6-8pm

Location: SFWMD, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL

All are welcome to attend as the Board of Directors handles the business of the section.

ONLINE REGISTRATION ENDS MAY 13. After this date, you can register and pay in person on Friday morning at the meeting location. Cash, check or credit card payments are always accepted on the day of the meeting. To expedite the in-person payment process, please complete the online registration. A receipt will be emailed to you within 5-7 days.

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