Gender & Water Community

From the ANU Water Initiative:

1. National Water Week ANU Seminar Day – Call for presentation

Wednesday 21 October 2009, 9am – 5pm

In response to the National Water Week [see http://www.nationalwaterweek.org.au/ ] on 18-24 October 2009, the College of Physical Sciences and Research School of Earth Sciences presents the ‘National Water Week ANU Seminar Day’. The theme of the seminar is “Securing Our Water Future”, and we now invite ANU’s water talents (PhD, Honours and postgraduate students) and ANU researchers from all fields to give a short presentation about their latest research on water-related topics. We welcome presentations from diverse areas, e.g. arts, economics, law, policy, science, culture, psychology and social sciences. This will be an excellent showcase of ANU’s strong contribution to worldwide water issues, and an opportunity to celebrate achievements, make new contacts within ANU and externally, and plan for the future.

This is also a chance for your research student to present their research proposal, project or paper to a wider audience (ANU community and the public). A prize will be awarded to the best presenter.

National Water Week ANU Seminar Day

Overall theme: Securing Our Water Future

Date & Time: Wednesday 21 October 2009, 9am – 5pm

Venue: Jaeger Room, RSES Building 61, ANU

Time limit: 15 minute presentation, with powerpoint or poster

Registration: email name, affiliation (research school or college), contact information, title of presentation, short summary/abstract to jenna.roberts@anu.edu.au

Closing date: registration and submission for presentation due on Friday 9 October 2009.

More information and enquiries: Jenna Roberts, email: jenna.roberts@anu.edu.au

Website: http://www.water.anu.edu.au/events/NWW_2009.php

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2. Water Diary 09 – Call for volunteers

This year, the Water Diary will again be run during National Water Week, Oct 18 – 24.  The diaries are delivered to the households, with a stamped, addressed envelope to facilitate its return when complete. They now call for volunteers to participate in the water diary 09. The research will be valuable to understand the household water use in Canberra.

For more information and register as volunteer, contact Kate Harriden, email, waterdiary@hotmail.com

Website: http://www.water.anu.edu.au/events.php

Water Diary 2008 Report: http://www.water.anu.edu.au/pdf/2009/final_report_waterdiary.pdf

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3. BOM National Water Information Seminar – Canberra

The Bureau of Meteorology is hosting the National Water Information Seminar across all capital cities between September and November 2009. The seminars will feature presentations by senior Bureau and State representatives highlighting progress toward achieving the Bureau’s water information mission to ensure Australia is better equipped to manage water scarcity, water quality and flood risk through ready access to high quality water information at the national level. During the seminar we will also describe the water information products the Bureau plans to delivery over the next 6-18 months.

The Canberra seminar is held on Thursday, 15 October 2009 between 9.00am and 3:15pm in the civic centre. Participation is free and you will need to register before Thursday, 8 October 2009.  We hope you and your colleagues can attend the seminar. For more information please send an email to waterinfo@bom.gov.au

Seminar flyer: http://www.water.anu.edu.au/pdf/2009/BOM_waterinfoseminar.pdf

Website: http://www.bom.gov.au/water/announcements/upcoming_seminars.shtml ;

http://www.water.anu.edu.au/events.php