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18th Annual The November bimonthly meeting will again be held in conjunction with the 18th Annual Southwest Florida Water Resources Conference (SWFWRC) on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers. This year's focus will be on the issues related to the current drought and its impact on the ecology, water supply and economy. Given the current global discussion on climate change and severity of the current water shortage this year’s event will once again explore the depths of issue from the perspective of impacts on the groundwater resource, the surface ecology and the human impact. In keeping with the conference’s long tradition of bringing forward experts in the field to provide relevant and timely research and perspective on an issue, this year’s event will once again be outstanding. Program Chairs, Dr. Win Everham, and Dr. Diane Bondehagen of FGCU, have a once again collected a renowned group of speakers that should not disappoint anyone interested in this topic. Students are encouraged to attend in order to have an opportunity to be drawn for one of two $500 on the spot awards to be given for students in attendance. The meeting will take place in the Student Union on the growing FGCU campus. The campus is conveniently located just east of I-75 from either exit 128 (Alico Road) from the north or exit 123 (Corkscrew Road) from the south. Be sure to check in at the front gate for parking passes and directions to the new parking garage. A block of rooms has been reserved at Wynstar, 10150 Daniels Parkway, FM 33913 (Phone - 239.791.5000, Fax 239.791.5001). Accommodation rates are $69.00 for single queen room and $89.00 for double queen rooms, 11% tax will be added. The cutoff for this discount is Nov. 3, 2006, so make your reservations now. The conference will run from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm with a lunch break where we will hear from local historian and former legislature Vernon Peeples (invited) of WGCU’s “Vernon’s Views”. The Florida Section Board will meet in Student Union Room 214 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. While no formal events are scheduled for Saturday, southwest Florida offers some of the finest beaches, shelling and fishing in the state. If you have any questions, you can call the meeting co-chairpersons, Ron Edenfield at 239-277-0003 or e-mail at redenfield@ectinc.com or Ron Hamel at 863-675-2180 or e-mail at gulfcitrus@aol.com. | ||
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