Urban Flooding: Threats and Mitigation Strategies

Virtual Workshop

Thursday, November 18, 2021

   Opening: 5:45 p.m. Presentation &Discussion: 6:00 p.m. Wrap Up: 7:30 p.m.

Jointly Hosted by AWRA NCRS and Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

George Washington University

Associate Professor, Depart. Civil & Environ. Eng., George Washington University

Tolessa Deksissa, PhD

President, AWRA, National Capital Region Section

Workshop

Seth Lawler - Moderator

Assistant Department Manager, Dewberry

Speakers:

Tamrat BeDane, PE

Supervisor, Linear Asset Management, DC Water

Tamrat BeDane is registered professional engineer in the District of Colombia and Virginia. He holds Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, and Master's of Science in Water Resources Engineering. With over 13 years of experience in civil engineering industry, currently, he is supervisor of water asset management at DC Water

 Roger Barlow

National Map Liaison for DC, DE, MD, and NJ, USGS

Roger Barlow is a physical scientist with the USGS since 1993 and a graduate of Syracuse University. He has facilitated partnerships for acquiring and sharing geographic names, orthoimagery, elevation data, and hydrography data. He has worked with 14 states over the course of time to facilitate the exchange of base cartographic data themes totaling millions of dollars since 1993.

REGISTRATION: Members - $10; Students - $5; Non-members -$15.

Please register online by 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 17 at: https://connect.clickandpledge.com/w/Form/8fcfe0f9-4802-4272-80d5-2558fc29a616.

or email Mathini Sreetharan/Membership Chair at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Professional Development Hour (PDH) certificates provided for attendance