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SEPTEMBER 19 - 22
13th National Nonpoint Source Monitoring Workshop will take place September 19 to 22 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The theme of the workshop is “From Projects to Programs: Enhancing States' NPS Management Programs through Lessons Learned from NPS Monitoring Projects.” The conference will provide an opportunity to learn and share experiences on nonpoint source management and monitoring approaches. The agenda will include three days of sessions, poster presentations and a field trip, plus two half-day workshops and an optional Sunday field tour. For questions regarding registration and topics contact Cathy Smith at (919) 515-3723 or waterquality@ncsu.edu.
OCTOBER 14 - 17
National Land Conservation Conference: Rally 2005, Madison, Wisconsin, October 14 to 17. Join more than 1,600 participants for one of the world's largest gathering of land trust professionals and land conservation advocates. The conference will explore land protection tools and the issues vital to land trusts, the most current information on significant projects and partnerships, legal and legislative developments, and new perspectives on land trust work. To register go to the Land Trust Alliance Web site at www.lta.org.
OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 2
The 9th International Conference on Estuarine and Coastal Modeling is scheduled for October 31 to November 2 in Charleston, South Carolina. The focus of the conference is on the application of models to solve engineering and environmental assessment problems. Session topics include: Circulation Modeling; Pollutant Transport and Water Quality Prediction; Modeling Techniques and Sensitivity Studies; Linking Models of Terrestrial/Atmospheric/Coastal Systems; and Modeling of Coastal Systems with Strong Buoyancy Forcing. Find registration information at http://ocean.oce.uri.edu/ecm9. Or email Malcolm L. Spaulding, University of Rhode Island at spaulding@oce.uri.edu.
NOVEMBER 6 - 9
The 2005 Canadian Coastal Conference is scheduled for November 6 to 9 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The themes are “The State of the Natural and Engineered Coast” and “Future Directions in Nearshore Dynamics.” Topics include research and design in coastal science; management, development and application of coastal GIS; the acquisition, analysis and interpretation of coastal data; ice impacts on shorelines; design of shore protection; innovative practices in engineering and shoreline management; integrated coastal management and impacts and adaptation to climate change. For registration information go to www.ccc2005-ccl2005.ca.
NOVEMBER 20 - 26
The Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network National Science Meeting, scheduled for November 20 to 26 in Penticton, British Columbia. The theme is “Sustainability at the Landscape Scale: Supporting the Process through Multi-party Stakeholder Participation.” Possible topics include Maintaining ecological functions, biodiversity and resilience; Roles of parks and protected areas; Landscape level indicators and protocols; Rare and endangered species monitoring; Multi-party community-based monitoring; and Invasive species monitoring. Details are at www.eman-rese.ca/eman/reports/meetings/national2005.