Maine Water Conference Set for March
Contact: Ruth Hallsworth (207) 581-3196; David Munson (207) 581-3777
ORONO, Maine – The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research at UMaine has announced that the 2007 Maine Water Conference will be held Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at the Augusta Civic Center.
This year’s conference will feature keynote speaker M. Gordon “Reds” Wolman Wolman, a National Academy of Sciences member, is a pioneer in studying water quality issues and how surface waters influence the shape of landforms.
Wolman is internationally known for his research on how rivers and other surface water systems evolve and how they modify the landscape. A central theme of Wolman’s research has been the relative roles of human and natural forces in shaping the land and waters of the Earth. Wolman has been a member of the Johns Hopkins University faculty for 44 years, and chairman of the school’s Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering for several decades
Registration for the conference made before March 3 is only $38 and includes all conference sessions, breaks, and lunch. Registration is limited to 350 attendees (late registration fee after March 2 is $50. Registration forms are available online at http://www.umaine.edu/waterresearch/mwc/Registration_07.htm. If you would prefer to have a registration form faxed or mailed to you, please call (207) 581-3244.