Conference Program
The Call for Abstracts for CWRA 2023 is now open. The deadline for Abstract submission has been extended to February 7, 2023.
Read more about the requirements for abstract submission and submit your abstracts here on our website.
In support of the conference theme and key focuses, please see below for a list of subthemes to help in categorizing abstract submissions. In the abstract submission form, you can indicate multiple categories, if your abstract fits under more than one. This list should not be considered limiting for the topic of your abstract – for abstracts that do not fit into these topic categories, there is an ‘other’ option on the form for you to enter your subtheme. The conference program committee will determine final session themes from the submissions they receive.
- Indigenous knowledge, perspectives, and approaches (e.g., Two-Eyed Seeing)
- Indigenous water rights and management
- Nature-based solutions
- Stormwater management: traditional and alternative approaches (e.g., LID)
- Flood mapping, management, and mitigation
- Flood forecasting and response
- Water availability and scarcity
- Climate change adaptation in water resources
- Aquatic species at risk
- Coastal/freshwater interfaces and interactions
- Surface water/groundwater interactions
- Transboundary water management
- Agricultural water use
- Advancements in Science and Hydrology
- Innovative tools and technologies
- Water rights, policy, and governance
- Water management in the Canadian North
- Water quality and ecosystem health
- Hydrologic alteration: dams and diversions
- Experiences, lessons, and successes in collaboration & partnerships
Preliminary Conference Program
We are pleased to post the preliminary program for the 2021 National Conference. As we continue planning for this event, this program may be edited. Please note that conference program times are in Eastern Time.
Presentation Inquiry Contact Information:
Oral Presentation Contact:
Andrew Chan
achan@matrix-solutions.com
Poster Presentation Contact:
Kelly Munkittrick
kelly.munkittrick@ucalgary.ca
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
| Saturday June 4 | ||||||||
| Field Event | ||||||||
| 12:00__16:30 | Workshop – Field | NASH Introduction to Hydrometric Data Collection workshop – Spray River in Banff | ||||||
| Sunday June 5 | ||||||||
| 8:00 – 17:00 | Meeting – Crocus | CWRA National Board Meeting | ||||||
| 8:30 – 11:30 | Workshop – Cougar/Grizzly | NASH QAQC | ||||||
| 12:00 – 16:30 | Workshop – Field | NASH Flow Regatta Training – Spray River in Banff | ||||||
| 9:00 – 16:00 | Workshop – Squirrel | Geospatial assessment of surface water quality in a watershed region | ||||||
| 9:00 – 16:00 | Workshop – Wolverine | CSHS Workshop: R for hydrologists | ||||||
| 15:00 – 17:00 | Exhibitor Space | Exhibitor Setup | ||||||
| 17:00 – 21:00 | Concourse | Icebreaker and Registration | ||||||
| 18:30 – 20:00 | ArtsPlace | Art-Water-Climate Connection: Virtual Water Gallery Exclusive Viewing | ||||||
| Monday June 6 | ||||||||
| Orchid | Ladyslipper Virtual and Live |
Arnica | Crocus | Wolverine | Caribou | Squirrel | ||
| 7:00 | Delegates Breakfast | |||||||
| 8:00 | Conference Opening Ceremonies – Virtual and Live | |||||||
| 9:30 | Keynote – Virtual and Live Robert Sisson – IJC US Commissioner Pierre Béland – IJC Canadian Chair/ Commissioner “Sustainability, Resiliency and Decision-Making in Transboundary Waters” |
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| 10:30 | Coffee and Exhibitors | Poster Set Up | ||||||
| 11:00 | Session 20a | Session 19a | Session 21a | Session 2a | Session 7a | Posters | Posters | |
| Indigenous water rights and management | Sustainability, Resiliency, and Decision-Making in Transboundary Waters | Developing ecological prediction systems related to environmental drivers | Flood Risk – Connecting the dots from hazard to decision-making | Designing for nature in riparian areas – Striking a balance between infrastructure and the environment | ||||
| 12:30 | Lunch and Exhibitors | CANCID AGM | ||||||
| 13:30 | Session 20b | Session 19b | Session 21b | Session 2b | Session 7b | Posters | Posters | |
| Indigenous water rights and management | Sustainability, Resiliency, and Decision-Making in Transboundary Waters | Developing ecological prediction systems related to environmental drivers | Flood Risk – Connecting the dots from hazard to decision-making | Designing for nature in riparian areas – Striking a balance between infrastructure and the environment | ||||
| 15:00 | Coffee and Exhibitors | |||||||
| 15:30 | Treaty 7 Cultural Event | |||||||
| 17:00 | CWRA Alberta AGM | |||||||
| 18:00 | Exhibitor Reception | |||||||
| 19:00 | SYP Mixer and Scavenger Hunt | |||||||
| Tuesday June 7 | ||||||||
| Orchid | Ladyslipper Virtual and Live |
Arnica | Crocus | Wolverine | Caribou | Squirrel | ||
| 7:00 | Delegates Breakfast | SYP AGM | ||||||
| 8:00 | Keynote Panel – Virtual and Live Michael Miltenberger, Merrell-Ann Phare, Ernie Campbell, Steve Nitah “Transcending Jurisdiction: Towards Co-Governance of Canada’s Great Watersheds” |
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| 9:00 | Session 20c | Session 2c | Session 8a | Session 24 | Session 3 | Posters | Posters | |
| Indigenous water rights and management | Flood Risk – Connecting the dots from hazard to decision-making | CSHS Session: Advances in hydrologic and hydraulic modelling | Technology for promoting the collection, use and compilation of hydrometric data | Frozen in the (Infiltration) Trenches: Verifying Cold Climate Green infrastructure Performance | ||||
| 10:30 | Coffee and Exhibitors | |||||||
| 11:00 | Session 17a | Session 27 | Session 8b | Session 9a | Session 25 | Posters | Posters | |
| Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategies for Canadian Infrastructure and our Water Resources | Flood response/recovery work in BC | CSHS Session: Advances in hydrologic and hydraulic modelling | CSHS Session: Advances in monitoring our water resources | Developing and Implementing a Regional Water Management Organization: Lessons Learned | ||||
| 12:30 | Lunch and Exhibitors | CSHS AGM | ||||||
| 13:30 | Session 17b | Session 9b | Session 8c | Session 16 | Session 18 | Posters | Posters | |
| Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategies for Canadian Infrastructure and our Water Resources | CSHS Session: Advances in monitoring our water resources | CSHS Session: Advances in hydrologic and hydraulic modelling | Tracer Methods in Hydrologic Studies | Creek Hazard, Policy and Mitigation | ||||
| 15:00 | Coffee and Exhibitors | Nash AGM | Poster Take Down | |||||
| 15:30 | Poster Viewing and Exhibitors | |||||||
| 17:00 | CWRA National AGM | |||||||
| 18:00 | Banquet | |||||||
| Wednesday June 8 | ||||||||
| Orchid | Ladyslipper Virtual and Live |
Arnica | Crocus | Wolverine | Caribou | Squirrel | ||
| 7:00 | Delegates Breakfast | |||||||
| 8:00 | Keynote Virtual and Live – Tom Gleeson & Tim Kulchyski “Groundwater sustainability across scales: from partnering with Indigenous communities to contributing to global initiatives” |
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| 9:00 | Session 30a | Session 9c | Session 8d | Session 1a | Session 11 | Session 4a | Session 5a | |
| Dialogue Session: Indigenous Perspectives on a Canada Water Agency | CSHS Session: Advances in monitoring our water resources | CSHS Session: Advances in hydrologic and hydraulic modelling | The Integrated Assessment of Surface Water Groundwater interactions across a myriad of spatial scales | CSHS Session: Use of R in Canadian hydrology | Uniting the Country – Sharing Flood Mapping and Flood Risk Approaches across Canada | Advancing hydrological forecasting systems across Canada | ||
| 10:30 | Coffee and Exhibitors | |||||||
| 11:00 | Session 30b | Session 9d | Session 29 | Session 1b | Session 10 | Session 4b | Session 5b | |
| Dialogue Session: Indigenous Perspectives on a Canada Water Agency | CSHS Session: Advances in monitoring our water resources | Water resources assessment | The Integrated Assessment of Surface Water Groundwater interactions across a myriad of spatial scales | CSHS Session: Environmental flows in Canada and abroad | Uniting the Country – Sharing Flood Mapping and Flood Risk Approaches across Canada | Advancing hydrological forecasting systems across Canada | ||
| 12:30 | Lunch and Exhibitors | |||||||
| 13:30 | Session 15 | Session 6 | Session 26 | Session 1c | Session 14 | Session 28 | Session 5c | |
| Decolonizing Water Governance | Bow River Waterside Chat with Indigenous Knowledge Keepers | Canada Water Agency: translating water science to policy | The Integrated Assessment of Surface Water Groundwater interactions across a myriad of spatial scales | Nature-based Stormwater Solutions | Agricultural Water | Advancing hydrological forecasting systems across Canada | ||
| 15:00 | Coffee and Exhibitors | |||||||
| 15:30 | Conference Closing and Student Awards Presentations – Virtual and Live | |||||||
| 17:00 | Plein Aire Virtual Water Gallery / CSHS Social Night – Rose & Crown | |||||||
| Thursday June 9 | ||||||||
| Workshops and Tours | ||||||||
| 9:00 – 12:00 | Tour | Global Water Futures Fortress Mountain Snow Observatory Visit | ||||||
| 9:00 – 14:00 | Tour | Debris Flood Mitigation Structures in the Bow Valley – Technical tour | ||||||
| 1:00 – 16:00 | Tour | Raft Tour of Bow River Erosion Control and Flood Protection Projects in Calgary | ||||||
| 9:00 – 16:00 | Workshop – Wolverine | CANCID Irrigation Design Workshop | ||||||
| 9:00 – 16:00 | Workshop – Caribou | Canadian Hydrological Forecasting System | ||||||
| 9:00 – 16:00 | Workshop – Squirrel | Hydrological Forecasting System Development | ||||||
