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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><a
href="https://www.tsswcb.texas.gov/"><b><big><big><img
alt="TEXAS STATE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION BOARD"
src="cid:part1.03030003.03020506@tsswcb.texas.gov"
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<p class="MsoNormal">The National Watershed Coalition (NWC) has
announced the 14th National Watershed Conference and National
Watershed Program Partner Summit, which will be held at the
Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel in downtown Ft. Worth,
Texas on May 17-20, 2015.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The event is being presented in partnership
with the Texas Association of Watershed Sponsors, Texas State Soil
and Water Conservation Board, Texas Association of Conservation
Districts, Tarrant Regional Water District, and the USDA Texas
Natural Resources Conservation Service.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes;" _mce_style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The conference
will address both current and future water resource issues related
to conservation, management, water quality and flood protection on
a watershed scale.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The 2015 program will highlight opportunities
for combining resources from the portfolio of complimentary
programs such as the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service’s
Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Chesapeake Bay
Initiative, Mississippi River Basin Initiative, Regional
Conservation Partnership Program or EPA’s 319 efforts to meet
watershed management goals. The goal of the conference program
committee is to provide a blend of presentations that address
efforts to create safe, productive as well as healthy watersheds
using a wide variety of resources.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The NWC’s program committee is currently
soliciting for abstracts of presentations that address USDA
Watershed Program specific concerns.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes;" _mce_style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The committee
will give special consideration to abstracts that address several
emphasis areas:</p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:
Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"
_mce_style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:
Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:
Ignore;" _mce_style="mso-list: Ignore;"> </span></span>Expanding
Watershed Services and the Regional Conservation Partnership
Program</li>
<li>Achieving water quality and quantity management strategies for
the future through expanded partnerships</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:
Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"
_mce_style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:
Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:
Ignore;" _mce_style="mso-list: Ignore;"> </span></span>Utilizing
Watershed Program benefits to mitigate the impacts of changing
climate</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:
Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"
_mce_style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:
Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:
Ignore;" _mce_style="mso-list: Ignore;"> </span></span>Taking
program opportunity and O&M performance to the next level</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:
Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"
_mce_style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:
Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:
Ignore;" _mce_style="mso-list: Ignore;"> </span></span>Design
and finance alternatives for aging USDA Watershed Program
infrastructure </li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">All accepted papers will be eligible for
publication in the conference proceedings. Abstracts should be a
400 word or less description of your presentation. Electronic
copies must be submitted in Microsoft Word format. Include your
name, complete mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and
e-mail address with your abstract and e-mail to: Dan A. Sebert,
Ph.D. at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:nwchdqtrs@sbcglobal.net">nwchdqtrs@sbcglobal.net</a>.
Abstract deadline is January 16, 2015.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Abstracts will not be returned. Notification of
accepted abstracts will start in February 2015. If your abstract
is accepted, your full paper is due April 13, 2015. Maximum length
of your final manuscripts is 6,000 words, about 9 pages. Questions
concerning presentation categories and potential topics of
interest may be directed to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:nwchdqtrs@sbcglobal.net">nwchdqtrs@sbcglobal.net</a>.
Presenters are responsible for providing their own conference
travel, registration and other related expenses.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Additional abstract, sponsorship, exhibitor,
and registration information is available at the following links:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="http://www.watershedcoalition.org/"
_mce_href="http://www.watershedcoalition.org/">http://www.watershedcoalition.org/</a><br
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <a
href="https://www.tsswcb.texas.gov/files/docs/NWC%20Conference%20Announcement.pdf"
_mce_href="/files/docs/NWC%20Conference%20Announcement.pdf"
target="_blank">NWC Conference Announcement</a><br
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<a
href="https://www.tsswcb.texas.gov/files/docs/Call%20for%20Papers.pdf"
_mce_href="/files/docs/Call%20for%20Papers.pdf" target="_blank">Call
for Papers</a>
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