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LAWater 2023: 14th Annual Louisiana Water Conference

Louisiana State University, Dalton Woods Auditorium, Energy, Coast & Environment Building

Baton Rouge, LA, United States, August 2-3, 2023

Submission link	https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lawater2023
Abstract registration deadline	June 26, 2023
Submission deadline	June 26, 2023

Topics: water resources ground water surface water water quality

The Louisiana Water Resources Research Institute (LWRRI), the Louisiana Geological Survey (LGS), and the Baton Rouge Geological Society (BRGS) are co-hosting the 14th Annual Louisiana Water Conference, August 2-3, 2023 at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The Louisiana Water Conference aims to disseminate the latest water-related research and activities within and around Louisiana, promote education and public awareness of Louisiana’s valuable freshwater resources, and promote engagement of water-use sectors.

The Conference will offer certificates of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and 1 PDH Ethics for Professional Geoscientists (PG) and Professional Engineers.

You are cordially invited to submit abstracts to LAWater 2023. Registration fee is waived for presenting authors (oral or poster). There is a limit for only one free registration for each accepted presentation.

Download LAWater 2023 Schedule and Abstracts

Important dates

Abstract submission opens: April 17, 2023
Registration opens: May 1st, 2023
Abstracts due: June 26, 2023
End of early registration: July 1, 2023
Conference dates: August 2-3, 2023
Ethics Lecture for Professional Geoscientists and Engineers (1 PDH): August 3, 2023

Registration fee

By July 1, 2023

Professional: $80
Faculty: $40
Student: $20 (fee waiver for a limited seats with valid student ID)

After July 1, 2023

Professional: $100
Faculty: $50
Student: $20 (fee waiver for a limited seats with valid student ID)

For online registration, click here (BRGS website). Contact BRGS (BRGeologicalSociety@gmail.com) if you have registration questions.

For sending checks, mail checks to the BRGS mailing address:

Baton Rouge Geological Society

P.O. Box 80263

Baton Rouge, LA 70898

Pay to the order of "Baton Rouge Geological Society".

Topics

Advances in flood prediction
Agriculture
Airborne geophysical mapping
Blue carbon
Carbon capture, utilization and storage
Climate adaptation
Co-production of science tools
Ethics
Fault impacts on fluid flow
Groundwater quality
Harmful algae bloom
Interactions with Mississippi River alluvial aquifer
Land subsidenceNutrient pollution in waters
Per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS)
Pluvial flooding: climate change or poor planning?
Saltwater intrusion
Sediment transport and morphologic processes
Social science in water resources
Surface water supply and management
Treatment
Transboundary water issues
Wastewater
Water code
Water policy, planning, and socioeconomics
Water quality and biogeochemistry
Water quality impacts from river reconnection
Water-Related hazards and climate variability
Water research to policy development
Water scarcity and availability
Water sustainability
Water technology and innovation
Water use, water budgets, and water supply
Watershed and ecosystem function
Watershed management
Workforce development and water literacy

Committees

Organizing Committee

Clare Falcon, Louisiana Geological Survey
Frank Tsai, LSU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
George Losonsky, Baton Rouge Geological Society

Program Committee

Frank Tsai, Louisiana State University
Clare Falcon, Louisiana Geological Survey
Jamie Love, Baton Rouge Geological Society
Gary Beard, Louisiana Capital Area Groundwater Conservation District
Jeong Changyoon, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
Alyssa Dausman, The Water Institute
Mark Davis, Tulane University
Mary Gentry, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
Lindsay Gouedy, Louisiana Sparta Groundwater Conservation District
Emad Habib, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Wade Kress, U.S. Geological Survey
Maxwell Lindaman, U.S. Geological Survey
Ehab Meselhe, Tulane University
Krishna Paudel, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Addie Roberts, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
John White, Louisiana State University
Jun Xu, LSU and LSU Agricultural Center

Venue

Dalton Woods Auditorium, Energy, Coast, & Environmental Building, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803

Location: click here for Google Maps.

Click here for Parking Lot (X88)

Contact

All questions about abstract submissions should be emailed to Frank Tsai (ftsai@lsu.edu)

Lodging

On LSU Campus

The Cook Hotel, LSU, Baton Rouge 3848 West Lakeshore 225-383-2665

Nearby LSU

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Comfort Inn Baton Rouge 4924 Constitution Avenue 225-930-0665
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Crowe Plaza Hotel Executive Center Baton Rouge 4728 Constitution Avenue 225-930-0140
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Hampton Inn Baton Rouge 4646 Constitution Avenue 225-926-9990
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