Agenda Winter 2021
All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Monday, February 8
1:00 PM New Directors' Meeting
Earl Greene, USGS [presentation file]
Doug Parker NIWR President (California) [presentation file]
NIWR Annual Meeting
Moderated by Kevin Wagner (Oklahoma)
2:00 Opening Session: Welcome, Meeting Overview and NIWR Update
- Meeting Overview - President-Elect Kevin Wagner (Oklahoma)
- NIWR Reflections - Past-President Dan Devlin (Kansas)
- NIWR Update - President Doug Parker (California)
2:30 USGS Update - Earl Greene, USGS [presentation file]
3:00 Break
3:10 Comments and Update from Van Scoyoc Associates - Leslee Gilbert, Van Scoyoc Associates [see www.vsadc.com/niwr for presentation file]
3:20 Presentation by US Representative Josh Harder, California's 10th District (Central Valley)
3:40 Best Practices for Virtual Hill Visits - Leslee Gilbert, Van Scoyoc Associates [see www.vsadc.com/niwr for presentation file]
4:00 Break
4:10 WRRI Challenges & Opportunities - Breakout Session
4:55 Closing
5:00 PM Adjourn
Tuesday, February 9
8 AM–2 PM Virtual Hill Appointments
2:00 Welcome Back, Capitol Hill Debriefing and Business Meeting - Doug Parker, President (California)
2:45 NIWR Regional Breakouts - led by NIWR Board Members
3:10 Break
3:20 GrantSolutions 101 - Laura Mahoney, Grants Analyst, USGS [Presentation files: PowerPoint; PDF]
4:20 Break
4:30 Reporting to Demonstrate Impact: What makes a “good” annual and 5-year report and how do you achieve this? - Earle Greene, Program Coordinator, Water Resource Research Act Program, USGS Water Resources Mission Area; John Lenhart (Ohio); and James Hurley (Wisconsin) [presentation file]
4:55 Closing
5:00 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, February 10
8 AM-2 PM Virtual Hill Appointments
2:00 Welcome Back and Capitol Hill Debriefing - Doug Parker, President (California)
2:10 UCOWR Update – Karl Williard, Executive Director, UCOWR [presentation file]
2:25 NIWR Institutes’ Governance Structure – Jonathon Yoder (Washington) [presentation file]
2:55 Break
3:05 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - Kristin Wilson Grimes (Oceania and Islands) and Doug Parker (California)
4:05 Break
4:15 Leveraging WRRI Resources for Broader Impacts
Chitaranjan Ray (Nebraska) [presentation file]
Jennifer Hauxwell (Wisconsin) [presentation file]
Lucas Gregory (Texas) [presentation file]
Stephen Schoenholtz (Virginia) [presentation file]
4:45 Meeting Reflections and Future Directions of NIWR - Doug Parker, President (California)
5:00 PM Adjourn