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

The 10th National Capital Region Water Resources Symposium will be held April 8, 2022 at the University of the District of Columbia.   This one-day symposium  brings together experts from governmental agencies, academia, the private sector, and nonprofits to discuss challenges and opportunities for sustainable management of water resources and infrastructure in the region, as well as nationally and internationally.  The theme of 2022 NCR Water Resources Symposium is “Data Science Applications in Water Management” which will be discussed at the morning plenary session.  Our Keynote Speaker is Dr. Stacey Archfield, Research Hydrologist at USGS. Expert panelists include Shawn Komlos, Physical Scientist, Institute for Water Resources;  Mathew Mampara, Vice President, Dewberry; and  Sudhir Raj Shrestha,  Physical Scientist at NOAA. In the afternoon, concurrent sessions will be offered on all areas of water resources management and water infrastructure.  

Abstracts are solicited for oral and poster presentations including but not limited to following topics:

• Emerging smart technologies and data management systems
• Climate change and water resources (including water & energy nexus)
• Watershed science, groundwater studies, water ecosystems
• Innovations in water treatment technologies
• Uses of alternative water sources in urban settings
• Water management and cybersecurity
• Socio-economics and water policy
• Social justice and equity in water management

Abstract preparation and submission guidelines:

• Abstract title
• Preferred mode of presentation (oral or poster)
• Author and co-author(s) name(s)
• Author’s and co-author(s)’ titles and affiliations
• E-mail address for corresponding author
•  Abstract (150-200 words)

Please submit your abstract (MSWord) via an email attachment to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Abstract submission deadline is December 11, 2021. Authors of abstracts accepted for presentation will be notified by December 30, 2021. Symposium full agenda and registration information will be posted on AWRA-NCRS website: http://www.awrancrs.org/.

Student Poster Competition: Each year, theAWRA-NCRS offers 2 awards ($100 and $50) and certificates to winners of the poster competition. To qualify, a student should be the poster first author and the poster presenter.

AWRA-NCRS

Board of Directors and Program Committee

Contact: Dr. Tamim Younos (Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)