LOCATION
Florida Gulf Coast University Cohen Ballroom
10501 FGCU Blvd. S.
Fort Myers, FL 33965
DATE & TIME
Friday, January 24, 2025
7:30 am: Registration
8:00 am - 5:00 pm: Program
5:00 pm: Networking Reception
See draft program below.
PARKING
Parking passes are required and will be sent to all registrants two days prior to the event.
CALL FOR STUDENT RESEARCH POSTERS
Open to all Florida students and all students conducting water resources research in Florida, in any topic pertaining to the field of water resources, broadly defined.
- Cash prizes
- Recognition: AWRA Florida State Award
- Opportunity to present, discuss, and share your research with professionals, researchers, and students from around Florida at a major state-level meeting
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SPONSORS
Thank You to Our 2024 Sponsors!
Sponsorship opportunities are now available for 2025! Please support our partners and students by sponsoring the 34th Annual Southwest Florida Water Resources Conference! Review the sponsorship levels and visit the FES/ASCE site for more information and to pay online.
COHOSTS
The 2025 SWFL Water Resources Conference is administered and supported by a partnership of organizations including AWRA-FL, Alpha Epsilon Lamda, ASCE, Audubon of SWFL, Calusa Waterkeeper, FES, FGCU, FSAWWA-Region V, Kissimmee Waterkeeper, REIS, and SWFAEP.
REGISTRATION
FES/ASCE are the registration administrators for this event. Please click here to visit the registration page. Note: If you are not an FES member click the "Continue as Guest" button.
AWRA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
TBD
CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS (CEHs)
CEHs will be provided to Professional Engineers & Professional Geologists.
CONFERENCE COORDINATORS
Don Duke and Karen Miller
FIELD TRIP
TBD
CONFERENCE AGENDA
34th Annual Southwest Florida Water Resources Conference
Florida Gulf Coast University, Cohen Ballroom, Fort Myers, FL
January 24, 2025, 8:00 am – 5:30 pm
OPPORTUNITIES FOR A RESILIENT RECOVERY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
Protecting Our Water Environment
7:30 am REGISTRATION
8:00 am WELCOMING REMARKS
DR. AYSEGUL TIMUR, President, Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU)
DR. L. DONALD DUKE, Dept Ecology & Environmental Studies, FGCU Water School
DR. GREGORY TOLLEY, Dean of the Water School, FGCU
8:30 am SESSION 1: UPDATE ON RESOTRATION EFFORTS
DAVID HEMPLEMAN, Partner Engineering & Science: Moderator
DR. JEANNINE RICHARDS, Assistant Professor, Dept of Ecology & Environmental Studies, The Water School, FGCU
DR. SERGE THOMAS, Professor, Dept of Ecology & Environmental Studies, The Water School, FGCU
10:00 am BREAK
10:30 am SESSION 2: NUTRIENT REMOVAL RULE
COURTNEY RICHARDS, PE, Kisinger, Campo & Associates: Moderator
SPEAKERS TBA
11:45 am LUNCH, Room 214
POSTER SESSION, FGCU Mezzanine
1:15 pm KEYNOTE SPEAKER: LIVING WITH WATER IS PART OF OUR DNA – EXAMPLES FROM THE NETHERLANDS
SASKIA PARDAANS, Senior Advisor, Infrastructure/Water Management, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
2:30 pm SESSION 3: REGULATORY UPDATE
KAREN MILLER: Moderator
AMY S. THIBAUT, Esq., Roetzel
JOHN CHIBARRO, Esq., Greenberg Traurig
3:00 pm BREAK
3:15 pm SESSION 4: HURRICANE RECOVERY
BEV LARSON, ERA Lahaina Realty: Moderator
SPEAKERS TBA
4:30 pm STUDENT AWARDS & CLOSING REMARKS
DR. L. DONALD DUKE, FGCU
5:00 pm NETWORKING RECEPTION, Room 214