Making Waves! Our 10-Year Event 2012 WAFSCM 10th Annual Conference October 10-12, 2012 Sheraton Madison Hotel Madison, Wisconsin
General Information Fall conference registration includes 2013 membership in WAFSCM, attendance at all plenary and concurrent sessions, entry to exhibits, Thursday breakfast and lunch, and all refreshment breaks. Register by October 2, 2012 and receive the following rates: Member ($90), Non-Member ($110), Public Employees, Retired, and Unemployed ($55), or Student ($20). There are minor additional fees for the Wednesday night reception ($15) and Friday morning field tour ($20). The field tour will view the Madison Arboretum, Lake Wingra, and the Wingra Creek restoration. We would like to acknowledge SEWRPC and the MMSD for their ongoing support of the 2012 WAFSCM Conference. Conference registration does not include access to the workshops on Wednesday. Please note that registrants are on their own for breakfast and lunch that day. The CFM Refresher ($35), CPSWQ Training ($115), and Aquatic Organism Passage Design Workshop ($45) require additional fees to cover printing costs. Attendees registering after October 2 will be charged late fees as listed on the website. The conference is a great way to earn Professional Development Hour (PDH) credits. A PDH form will be available at the conference to assist with your record keeping needs. However, consult your professional association for specific rules and requirements. Registration for the conference and workshops is available online. Please go to: http://wi.floods.org/annual_conference.htm General conference questions should be directed to Minal Hahm at 262-376-4246 or minal@msquaredengineering.com. Exhibitor, sponsor, and workship registration questions should be directed to Cindi DeBruine at 262-317-3254 or cindi.debruine@rasmithnational.com. Registration on-site the day of conference will be by cash or check only (no credit card payments). The Wisconsin Chapter of NASECA and WAFSCM have come together to co-sponsor the Certified Professional in Storm Water Quality (CPSWQ) training and exam. CPSWQ, Inc. has developed standards and procedures for certifying persons who are qualified to practice in the field of stormwater quality and seeks to promote the common business interests of persons who are so certified. CPSWQ s are being recognized throughout the United States and Canada as individuals who have demonstrated the minimum proficiencies needed to design and evaluate construction and postconstruction stormwater management practices.
Lodging at The Sheraton HOtel A block of rooms has been reserved for WAFSCM at the Sheraton Madison Hotel at 706 John Nolen Drive, Madison, WI. Rooms are available at the special rate of: 15 rooms have been reserved at the state employee rate of $70/night, use Code WSJØ9A. $129/night room block available under Wisconsin Association for Floodplain, Stormwater, and Coastal Managers, or Code - WAJØ9A. The cut-off date for making reservations at the special rate (provided rooms are still available within the block) is Sunday, September 9, 2012. For reservations, contact the Sheraton Madison Hotel at (608) 251-2300. Be sure to mention you are with WAFSCM and give them the appropriate code when you call to receive the special rate. Please note: Check-in time is 3 pm; Check-out is noon. All policies related to your hotel reservation should be discussed directly with the Sheraton Madison Hotel. Free shuttle to/from Dane County Regional Airport. Additional information for the Sheraton Hotel can be found at: www.sheraton.com
Conference Agenda Wednesday, October 10, 2012: Training Events Time Event Presenters 8:00 am Registration 8:30 am - 3:00 pm Certified Floodplain Manager Refresher* Dave Fowler, MMSD and Jackie Monfils, Atkins 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Certified Professional in Stormwater Quality Training* Jennifer Hildebrand, WSB & Associates, Inc. 12:30-4:30 pm Aquatic Organism Passage (AOP) Design* Bobbi Jo Fischer, WDNR 12:00-4:30 pm Exhibitor Setup 5:00-7:00 pm Networking / Cocktail Hour / Pizza Buffet/ Cash Bar 7:00-10:00 pm Social Hour / Cash Bar / Game Night * Workshop abstracts can be found on our website at: http://wi.floods.org/annual _Conference.htm
Conference Agenda Thursday, October 11, 2012: Events Conference s Time Event Presenters 7:30 am 9:00-10:00 am Registration and Exhibits, Breakfast Buffet, and Business Meeting Opening Remarks / Plenary Welcome, News from ASFPM and ASFPM Foundation, and NR151. Laura Kletti, SEWRPC, WAFSCM Chair Chad Berginnis, ASFPM Pete Wood, WDNR 10:00-10:30 am Break and Exhibits 10:30 am - Noon Morning Concurrent s 1A Demonstration Storms for Identifying Climate Vulnerability Ken Potter, University of Wisconsin - Madison 1A Updated Regression Equations Stream Stats Web-based System John Walker, University of Wisconsin - Madison 1B PaveDRAIN: The Sustainable Stormwater Solution Doug Buch, PaveDRAIN, LLC 1B Website Based Hydraulic Calculations Steve Akala, Neenah Foundry 1C Great Lakes Coastal Flood hazard Mapping Alan Lulloff, ASFPM 1C Federal Disaster Process Roxanne Gray, WEM
Conference Agenda Thursday, October 11, 2012: Events Conference s Time Event Presenters Noon - 1:30 pm Lunch, Awards, History of WAFSCM, and Disaster Response Around the World Gary Korb, SEWRPC/UW-Extension; Dave Fowler, MMSD; and Rod Beadle, ERA 1:30-2:30 pm Afternoon Concurrent s 2A TMDL Development in Wisconsin Daniel Brooks and Kim Siemens, CDM Smith; Ken Kirsch, WDNR 2B 2B 2C Flood Alleviation at White Cart Water Automated Flood Gate Control: Beaver Dam Case Study Native Vegetation in Stormwater Management Design Phil Taylor, Hydro International Michael Doble, P.E., DAAR Engineering, Inc. Vince Mosca, Hey & Associates 2C Constructed Wetlands for Stormwater Treatment Ginny Plumeau, REM, BHE Environmental, Inc. 2:30-3:00 pm Breaks and Exhibits 3:00-4:00 pm 3A Adaptive Management Initiatives, Clean Lakes Initiative John Lindert, Strand & Associates 3A Adaptive Managament Amanda Minks, WDNR
Conference Agenda Thursday, October 11, 2012: Events Conference s - continued Time Event Presenters Afternoon Concurrent s - continued 3B 3B 3C 3C Kinnickinnic River Flood Management and Watercourse Rehabilitation PermiTrack - Web-based applications to support MS4 permit administration. Wildcat Creek: Floodplain and Stormwater Management in and Urban Watershed Lake Wingra Dam Tom Sear, SEH; Patrick Elliot, MMSD Jeff Mazanec, RA Smith Steve Wurster and Terry Tavera, Reukert Mielke Chris Goodwin, Ayres & Associates 4:00-4:45 pm Milwaukee Water Council Water Summit Rich Meusen, Badger Meter 4:45 pm Door Prizes/PDH Certificates Friday, October 12, 2012: Field Tour/Exams Time 8:00 am - 1:00 pm Event Field Tour Field tour of the Arboretum, Lake Wingra, and the Wingra Creek Restoration 8:30-11:30 am Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) Exam 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Certified Professional in Stormwater Quality (CPSWQ) Exam
Exhibitors and Sponsors Enjoy a visit with our exhibitors during this year s conference. Storm Water Inlet Filter Thank you to all our sponsors for supporting the 2012 WAFSCM Conference. GOLD GOLD SILVER BRONZE sponsors sponsors sponsors
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