UPCOMING EVENTS

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April 6, 2013

25th Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup

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April 7 – 10, 2013 at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee

The Sustainable Water Management Conference

This conference is geared toward professionals involved in all aspects of water resources and conservation.
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April 9, 2013, 7:00 pm at the Capitol Theater, Overture Center for the Arts, 201 State Street, Madison, WI.

Our Freshwater Future: Peril and Promise an Academy Evening talk

The Wisconsin Academy is thrilled to announce a very special Academy Evening talk with internationally renowned water expert Sandra Postel. Postel will speak about local and global water challenges as part of the Academy’s renewed Waters of Wisconsin Initiative.
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April 12, 2013, 8:30am-5:00pm in Hillsborough, NJ

Pond Design, Management and Maintenance a Continuing Professional Education course by Rutgers

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April 15, 2013 at Oregon State University

2013 Harmful Algae Bloom Technical Workshop

A day-long seminar covering basic information on freshwater cyanobacterial blooms, public health concerns, sampling and monitoring, and hands-on microscope observation of bloom-forming cyanobacteria. Information appropriate for rangers, lake managers and field personnel who deal with lake and reservoir HABs.

For more information please click here
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April 22, 2013

Earth Day 2013

For more information click here
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April 26, 2013

YSI Water Quality Data Collection Webinar

For more information click here
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April 27, 2013 in Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada.

Muskoka Stewardship Conference

Get information and register: www.muskokawatershed.org
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May 3-5, 2013 at the White Eagle Conference Center in Hamilton, NY

New York State Federation of Lake Associations, Inc.
30th Annual Conference & Membership Meeting
"Managing Lakes in a Changing World"

For more information:
Nancy J. Mueller, Manager
NYS Federation of Lake Associations, Inc.
P.O. Box 84 LaFayette, NY 13084
(800)796-3652
fola@nysfola.org
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May 21-23, 2013 at BioSonics HQ in Seattle

3-day Hydroacoustic Training Workshop

Course content includes a review of hydroacoustic theory as well as practical training and tips for echosounder operation, field calibration and transducer mounting. This combination of lecture, laboratory exercises, and a mobile survey on Lake Washington provides an excellent overview of the latest techniques for hydroacoustic data collection and processing. More details and tuition information is available here: http://www.biosonicsinc.com/services-training.asp
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May 25, 2013 Huntsville, Ontario, Canada

"Lessons Learned" Workshop - "Working Towards Effective Lake Stewardship"

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June 7-8, 2013 Saint Joseph’s College, Standish, Maine

2013 New England Lakes Conference: Sponsored by NEC-NALMS

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June 17-20, 2013 at The Shores, Daytona Beach Shores, Florida

22nd Annual Southeastern Lake and Watershed Management Conference
and FLMS 24th Annual Technical Symposium

Registration is now open! To register online, click here!
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June 13th & 14th, 2013 8am-5:30pm at the PhycoTech office in St. Joseph, Michigan

2-day Algal Ecology & Taxonomy Workshop

The workshop is a two day introduction to the taxonomy, identification and ecology of algae. Lectures on methodology and each algal division are alternated with microscope sessions in which participants will view preserved and live specimens and receive hands-on training in identification.

Cost: $500/person Class is limited to 12 participants and is subject to cancellation if less than 6 are registered.

Register at: http://www.phycotech.com/news.html or contact us at 269-983-3654. Fax 269-983-3653 620 Broad Street, Suite 100 Saint Joseph, MI 49085
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July (Entire Month)

Lakes Appreciation Month!
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July 17th, 18th and 19th, 2013 8am-5:30pm at the PhycoTech office in St. Joseph, Michigan

3-day Advanced Algal Ecology & Taxonomy Workshop

This workshop is similar to the 2-day workshop but includes a much more in depth look at methodology and specific algal divisions. Recent changes to taxonomy will also be discussed as well as differences in approaches to taxonomic classification. Participants are strongly encouraged to bring their own samples for analysis.

Cost: $700/person Class is limited to 12 participants and is subject to cancellation if less than 6 are registered.

Register at: http://www.phycotech.com/news.html or contact us at 269-983-3654. Fax 269-983-3653 620 Broad Street, Suite 100 Saint Joseph, MI 49085
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August 4 – 9, 2013Budpest, Hungary

32nd Congress of the International Society of Limnology

Abstracts due: February 28, 2013. For more information please click here: http://www.sil2013.hu/
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September 8 – 12, 2013 at the Providence Convention Center, Providence, Rhode Island

The Association of State Dam Safety Official's Dam Safety 2013 Conference

The ASDSO national conference is one of the leading conferences in the United States dedicated to dam safety engineering and technology transfer. Dam Safety 2013 will attract over 1000 attendees from all 50 states and several foreign countries.. For more information, visit http://www.damsafety.org/conferences/?p=db47b764-cd84-4a17-a014-a96c6cebab34
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October 16-18, 2013 in Vancouver, Washington

The Oregon Lakes Association (OLA) and the
Washington State Lake Protection Association (WALPA) joint conference
Theme: Collaborative Lake Management

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