Friday, December 20, 2013

Call for Abstracts -- PA Groundwater Symposium

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Pennsylvania Groundwater Symposium
May 7, 2014
Ramada Inn Conference Center, State College, PA
Abstract Deadline is January 31, 2014
Abstracts can be submitted at:
http://agsci.psu.edu/pa-water-symposium

In celebration of National Drinking Water Week, Penn State Extension’s Master Well Owner Network and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection along with numerous other sponsors invite you to submit abstracts for the 2014 Pennsylvania Groundwater Symposium at the Ramada Inn Conference Center in State College, PA on May 7, 2014.  The Symposium theme: Building Groundwater Knowledge through Monitoring will provide a forum for researchers, students, professionals and educators working in the groundwater field to exchange information and promote protection of groundwater resources throughout the state.

Abstracts will be accepted through January 31, 2014 for oral or poster presentations on a wide variety of groundwater topics including:
  • Groundwater monitoring
  • Data availability and access
  • Groundwater processes
  • Wellhead protection
  • Water well studies
  • Emerging contaminants
  • Aquifer studies
  • Groundwater/surface water interactions
  • Issues related to energy extraction
  • Education and outreach
  • Groundwater use for geothermal energy
The conference planning committee will review all abstracts and notify authors of acceptance via email by February 14, 2014.  The conference registration site and agenda will be available by March 1, 2014. Thanks to generous support from sponsors, a nominal registration fee of approximately $30 is currently expected for this symposium.