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SWIM
20th
Salt Water Intrusion Meeting
June 23-27, 2008
Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club
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Naples, Florida, USA |
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Who
Should Attend?
 The
conference is designed to bring together scientists,
engineers, water resource managers, and policy makers who
are actively involved in and/or affected by salt water
intrusion, management of coastal aquifers, and submarine
groundwater discharge. This includes those studying the
marine environment as well as those from the terrestrial
side. Participants from academia, private consulting firms,
local, state, and national government agencies will interact
in an informal and relaxed environment to summarize and
review state-of-the-art methods for investigating salt water
intrusion.
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Benefits of Attending
 Conference
participants should expect to have a meaningful experience
that fosters:
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development
of new ideas and directions for future work.
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an
up-to-date understanding on the issues related to salt
water intrusion.
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the
opportunity to form new collaborative relationships and
to renew existing ones.
- new
strategies for monitoring, simulating, and managing salt
water intrusion
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Conference Overview
 In keeping with
40 years of the SWIM tradition, the Florida meeting will
consist of an informal environment where students and those
new to the field can meet established and well-known salt
water intrusion scientists and engineers. A workshop on salt
water intrusion modeling will also be offered. Southern
Florida has a lot to offer to SWIM participants including
field trips to the Everglades, Florida Keys, and locations
of some of the first field studies of salt water intrusion.
This is the first time the meeting will be held outside of
Europe. The previous meeting in Cagliari, Italy, 2006 was a
combined meeting of SWIM and SWICA. There it was agreed to
combine the two organizations under the SWIM name and that
SWIM would be held outside Europe every second meeting. The
venue of the 2010 SWIM meeting is planned to be Portugal.
Additional information on SWIM can be found at:
www.swim-site.org/
Additional information on SWICA can be found at:
http://www.olemiss.edu/sciencenet/saltnet/conf-swica.html
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Purpose
 The purpose of
the 20th Salt Water Intrusion Meeting is to provide a forum
for scientists, engineers, water resource managers, and
planners to share their research, ideas, and
recommendations. This conference provides a unique
opportunity to meet well-known and respected scientists and
engineers in the field of salt water intrusion. Conference
participants will have the opportunity to receive feedback
on their research and management issues and to form
collaborative relationships with those encountering similar
problems.
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Conference Topics
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 Field
studies of saltwater intrusion
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Geochemistry
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Geophysics
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Management
of coastal aquifers
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Submarine
groundwater discharge
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Variable
density flow and transport modeling
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Parameter
Estimation
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Optimization
modeling
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Effects of
sea level rise and climate change
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Case studies
of saltwater intrusion
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Impacts of increased
water demand on coastal water resources and ecosystems
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Use of satellite and
remote sensing to characterize coastal water systems
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Call for Papers
Paper Submission is now Closed.
Individuals
conducting research on all aspects related to Salt Water
Intrusion are strongly encouraged to submit a paper (no more
than four pages in length) representing an oral or poster
presentation. The Scientific Committee will select oral
presentations for the Salt Water Intrusion Meeting from
submitted papers based on relationship to conference topics.
Those not selected for oral presentation are encouraged to
present their work in poster format. ALL papers, both oral
and poster, will be published in the book of papers and will
also be posted on the Conference website following the
meeting.
Papers must be submitted ONLINE via this web site no
later than February 15, 2008. The organizing committee
will be reviewing all paper submissions and will contact you
by March 3, 2008 with a decision regarding your
presentation status and comments on your paper. The revised
and final paper will be due no later than April 8, 2008.
Please note
that oral and poster presenters must register for the
meeting.
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Paper Submission is
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SWIM Agenda
(Printable
SWIM Agenda - PDF)
Available speaker presentations may be viewed from the
Program Agenda
Sunday, June 22, 2008
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6:00pm-8:00pm |
Early Bird Social & Poster setup, Registration Open |
Monday, June 23, 2008
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7:00am-5:00pm |
Conference Registration Open |
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7:30am-8:30am |
Morning Refreshments |
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8:30am-9:00am |
Welcome & Announcements - Christian Langevin,
Meeting Organizer, and Others
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General Session I: Case Studies in Salt Water
Intrusion |
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9:00am-9:25am |
Assessing Well Field Impacts on Water Quality in the
Upper Floridan Aquifer in Southwest Florida
- Terry Bengtsson (Featured Speaker)
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9:25am-9:40am |
Modeling of Historical Evolution of Salt Water
Distribution in the Phreatic Aquifer in and around
the silted up Zwin Estuary Mouth (Flanders, Belgium)
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Luc Lebbe
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9:40am-9:55am |
Assessment of Groundwater Resources by a Seawater
Intrusion Mathematical Model in the Rmel Coastal
Aquifer (Morocco)
- Alex Chang
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9:55am-10:10am |
Dynamic Groundwater Equilibrium during a Base Level
Drop: The Dead Sea Case -
Yael Kiro
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10:10am-10:40am |
Refreshment Break |
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General Session II: Case Studies in Salt Water
Intrusion, continued |
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10:40am-10:55am |
Simulation of Processes Controlling Migration of
Saline Water and Brine above a Flooded Salt Mine in
Western New York, USA
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Richard Yager
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10:55am-11:10am |
A Case Study of Finite-Element Numerical Modeling on
Salt Water Intrusion for the Ping-Tung Plain -
Jing-Yea Yang
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11:10am-11:25am |
Salt Water Intrusion in the Shallow Aquifers of
Venice
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Eloisa Di Sipio
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11:25am-11:40am |
Vulnerability Assessment of Groundwater Aquifer due
to the Construction of the City Tunnel in Malmö,
Sweden -
Kenneth M Persson
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11:40am-12:10pm |
Cancelled |
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12:10pm-1:25pm |
Lunch in Sunset Terrace |
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General Session III: Management of Coastal Aquifers
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1:25pm-1:50pm |
An Assessment of the Impact of Geologic
Heterogeneity on Predictions of Seawater Intrusion
in Coastal Aquifers -
Whitney Trainor
(Featured Speaker) |
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1:50pm-2:05pm |
Artificial Recharge of Fresh Water in the Belgian
Coastal Dunes
- Alexander Vandenbohede
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2:05pm-2:20pm |
Management of the Iao and Waihee Aquifer Areas With
the Aid of a 3-D Numerical SUTRA Model, Maui, Hawaii
- Stephen Gingerich |
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2:20pm-2:35pm |
Pumping of Brackish and Saline Water in Coastal
Aquifers: An Effective Tool for Alleviation of
Seawater Intrusion
- Mohsen Sherif
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2:35pm-2:50pm |
Managing Seawater Intrusion Using Multiple-depth
Monitoring Wells
- Wes Danskin
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2:50pm-3:05pm |
Field Validation of Simulation-Optimization Model
for Protecting Excessive Pumping Wells -
Namsik Park
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3:05pm-3:35pm |
Refreshment Break |
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General Session IV: Variable Density Flow and
Transport Modeling |
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3:35pm-3:50pm |
Benchmarks for Two- and Three-Dimensional
Variable-Density Ground-Water Flow Simulators:
Analytical Expressions for Unstable Convection
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Clifford Voss |
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3:50pm-4:05pm |
Solute Extraction in Variable Density Flow: Shock
Wave Driven Transport Compared to Pumping -
Shaul Sorek
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4:05pm-4:20pm |
Use of Image Analysis to Develop New Benchmarking
Datasets for Variable Density Flow Scenarios -
Rohit Goswami
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4:20pm-4:35pm |
Modeling of the Potential for Vertically Downward
Saltwater Migration from a Dredge Pond -
Peter Andersen
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4:35pm-4:50pm |
Freshwater-Saltwater Mixing Zone in Coastal
Aquifers: Biased vs. Reliable Monitoring -
Eyal Shalev
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4:50pm-5:05pm |
Simulation of Coastal Wastewater Injection in Hawaii
using SUTRA, and the Value of Compelling
Visualizations in Conveying Results to the
Non-Specialist Public -
Charles D Hunt, Jr.
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5:30pm-7:30pm |
Welcome Reception on Ocean Lawn |
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
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7:00am-5:00pm |
Conference Registration Open |
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7:30am-8:30am |
Morning Refreshments |
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General Session V: Submarine Groundwater Discharge &
Field Studies |
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8:30am-8:55am |
Analytical Benthic Flux Model Forced by
Surface-Water Waves: Application to the South
Atlantic Bight, USA -
Jeffrey King
(Featured Speaker)
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8:55am-9:10am |
Mechanisms Driving Submarine Groundwater Discharge
and Associated Radium Flux: Implications for Use of
Radium as a Tracer
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Holly Michael
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9:10am-9:25am |
The Role of Fresh and Saline Submarine Groundwater
Discharge in Nutrient Contribution to Coastal
Seawater, Dor Bay (Israel)
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Yishai Weinstein
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9:25am-9:40am |
Global Land-Ocean Linkage: Direct Inputs of Water
and Associated Nutrients to Coastal Zones via
Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD)
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Hans H. Dürr
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9:40am-9:55am |
Causes of Borehole Flow and Effects on Vertical
Salinity Profiles in Coastal Aquifers -
Delwyn Oki
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9:55am-10:10am |
Characterization of Local Rainwater Lenses in
Agricultural Areas with Upward Saline Seepage:
Monitoring Results -
Perry de Louw
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10:10am-10:40am |
Refreshment Break |
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General Session VI: Field Studies of Salt Water
Intrusion |
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10:40am-10:55am |
Altered Hydroperiod and Saltwater Intrusion in the
Bald Cypress Swamps of the Loxahatchee River -
David Kaplan
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10:55am-11:10am |
Cancelled |
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11:10am-11:25am |
An Investigation of Groundwater Flow on a Coastal
Barrier using Multi Electrode Profiling -
Søren Erbs Poulsen
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11:25am-11:40am |
Pumping Test Analyses in an Aquifer with Fresh
Water/Salt Water Interface -
Liliana Cecan
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11:40am-11:55am |
Assessing the Extent of Saltwater Intrusion in the
Aquifer System of Southern Baldwin County, Alabama -
Dorina Murgulet
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11:55am-12:10pm |
Freshwater Lens Development on Padre Island, Texas
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Egon Weber
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12:10pm-1:25pm |
Lunch in Sunset Terrace |
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General Session VII: Parameter Estimation |
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1:25pm-1:50pm |
Incorporating Initial Conditions in the Model
Calibration Process
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John Doherty
(Featured Speaker)
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1:50pm-2:05pm |
Saltwater Intrusion and Hydraulic Conductivity
Estimation in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana -
Frank Tsai
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2:05pm-2:20pm |
General Guidance Concerning Inverse Modeling
Techniques and Value of Field Data Types for
Seawater Intrusion Simulation -
Clifford Voss |
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2:20pm-2:35pm |
Efficient Calibration of Seawater Intrusion Models
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Juan José Hidalgo |
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2:35pm-2:50pm |
Calibration of a Density-Dependent Groundwater Flow
Model of the Lower West Coast Floridan Aquifer
System -
Jorge Restrepo
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2:50pm-3:05pm |
Saltwater/Freshwater Interface Movement in Response
to Deep-Well Injection in a Coastal Aquifer -
Alyssa Dausman |
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3:05pm-3:35pm |
Refreshment Break |
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General Session VIII: Geochemistry |
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3:35pm-4:00pm |
Chemical and Isotopic Evidence for Seawater
Intrusion – Examples from the Coastal Aquifers of
the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea
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Yoseph Yechieli
(Featured Speaker)
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4:00pm-4:15pm |
Base Exchange Indices as Indicators of Salinization
or Freshening of (Coastal) Aquifers -
Pieter Jan Stuyfzand
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4:15pm-4:30pm |
Use of Geochemical Tools to Study Groundwater
Salinization in Volcanic Islands: a Case Study in
the Porto Santo (Portugal) and Santiago (Cape Verde)
Islands -
Maria Teresa Condesso de Melo
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4:30pm-4:45pm |
Geochemistry of Phosphorus in a Carbonate Aquifer
Affected by Seawater Intrusion -
Rene Price
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4:45pm-5:00pm |
Time Scale of Water-Rock Interaction Processes in
the Fresh-Saline Water Interface of Coastal Aquifers
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Amos Russak
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5:00pm-5:15pm |
Utilizing Stable Isotopes (2H, 18O)
to Better Identify Different Water Types of the
Floridan Aquifer System in Southwest Florida
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Ed Rectenwald
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5:30pm-7:00pm |
Poster Presentations & Social |
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
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8:00am-5:00pm |
Optional Field Trip |
Thursday, June 26, 2008
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7:00am-5:00pm |
Conference Registration Open |
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7:30am-8:30am |
Morning Refreshments |
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General Session IX: Variable Density Flow &
Transport Modeling |
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8:30am-8:55am |
Variable Density Flow and Transport in Tsunami
Impacted Coastal Aquifers: Laboratory Investigations
in Homogeneous Saturated Porous Media -
Meththika Vithanage
(Featured Speaker)
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8:55am-9:10am |
The Delayed Effects of Variable Density Flow on Flow
and Heads in Fresh Groundwater -
Frans Schaars
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9:10am-9:25am |
Experimental Mapping of the Saltwater/Freshwater
Mixing Zone
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Elena Abarca |
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9:25am-9:40am |
Virginia Ground Water Withdrawal Permitting Program
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Modeling for Resource
Management -
Roberta Patton
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9:40am-9:55am |
A Saltwater Upconing Model to Evaluate Wellfield
Feasibility
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Gregory Council
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9:55am-10:10am |
Dispersive Behavior of the Mixing Zone between a
Shallow Freshwater Lens and Upward Seeping Saline
Groundwater -
Sara Eeman
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10:10am-10:40am |
Refreshment Break |
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General Session X: Impacts of Increased Water
Demand, Optimization Modeling, & Case Studies |
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10:40am-10:55am |
Brackish Groundwater as a New Resource for Drinking
Water, Specific Consequences of Density Dependent
Flow, and Positive Environmental Consequences -
Theo Olsthoorn
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10:55am-11:10am |
Analytical Method for Preliminary Management of
Pumping and Injection in Coastal Areas -
Namsik Park
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11:10am-11:25am |
Compositional Change of Groundwater Chemistry in the
Shallow Aquifer of Small Tropical Island Due to
Seawater Intrusion
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Ahmad Zaharin Aris
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11:25am-11:40am |
The Use of Mapping the Salinity Distribution Using
Geophysics on the Island of Terschelling for
Groundwater Model Calibration
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Arjen Kok
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11:40am-11:55am |
Verifying the Use of Specific Conductance as a
Surrogate for Chloride in Seawater Matrices -
Robert Mooney
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12:10pm-1:25pm |
Lunch in Sunset Terrace |
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General Session XI: Management of Coastal Aquifers
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1:25pm-1:40pm |
Salt Water Intrusion Modeling in the Flemish Coastal
Plain based on a Hydrogeological Database -
Dieter Vandevelde
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1:40pm-1:55pm |
Management of Coastal Aquifers -- The Case of a
Peninsula -- State of Qatar -
Nauman Rashid
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1:55pm-2:10pm |
Evaluating Safe Yield for Supply Wells in an Aquifer
with Fresh Water / Salt Water Interface -
Gregory Nelson
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2:10pm-2:25pm |
Saltwater Intrusion Monitoring in the Biscayne
Aquifer near Florida City, Miami-Dade County,
Florida: 1996-2007 -
Christopher Peters
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2:25pm-2:40pm |
Dynamics of Negative Hydraulic Barriers to Prevent
Seawater Intrusion
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María Pool
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2:40pm-2:55pm |
Alternative Approaches for Water Extraction in Areas
Subject to Saltwater Upconing -
David Tarbox
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3:05pm-3:35pm |
Refreshment Break |
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3:35pm-4:00pm |
Seawater Intrusion in Australia - A National
Perspective of Future Challenges -
Adrian Werner
(Featured Speaker)
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4:05pm-6:00pm |
Planning for 2010 & 2012 SWIMs |
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6:00pm-7:00pm |
Dinner on Own |
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7:00pm-9:00pm |
PEST Fest* |
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FEST: A Festive Primer on the PEST Software for
Parameter Estimation and Uncertainty Analysis
A short PEST FEST will be held between 7pm and 9pm
on Thursday June 26th.
The FEST will be a relaxed and happy occasion,
hosted by John Doherty, author of PEST. The other
entertainer will be Alyssa Dausman from the Fort
Lauderdale office of USGS, who has lots of PEST and
SEAWAT experience.
John will speak for about an hour on parameter
estimation using regularised inversion. He will show
how the use of many parameters instead of just a few
(when combined with high-end parameter estimation
software that can undertake the necessary
regularisation) can lead to:
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model predictions of maximum likelihood and
minimum uncertainty;
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an ability to quantify uncertainty;
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an ability to assess the contributions made by
different parameter types to predictive
uncertainty;
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an ability to formulate a strategy for future
data acquisition which will most effectively
reduce predictive uncertainty.
Alyssa will then make a short informal presentation
on her experience in using PEST to calibrate her
models, including some practical advice in using
PEST with density dependent models.
Following the presentations, there will be a short
time for questions, and discussions on any issues
that FEST-goers would like to raise.
All are welcome to attend.
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Friday, June 27, 2008
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7:00am-12Noon |
Conference Registration Open |
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7:30am-8:30am |
Morning Refreshments |
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General Session XII: Variable Density Flow &
Transport Modeling |
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8:30am-8:55am |
Salinization by Free Convection in Heterogeneous
Aquifers: Results from a Numerical Modeling Study -
Vincent Post
(Featured Speaker) |
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8:55am-9:10am |
An Assessment Tool for Aquifer Storage and Recovery
in Stratified Coastal Aquifers -
Mark Bakker
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9:10am-9:25am |
Tidal Effects on Transient Dispersion of Simulated
Contaminant Concentrations in Coastal Aquifers -
Ivana La Licata
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9:25am-9:40am |
The Influence of Three-Dimensional Dune Topography
on Salt Water Intrusion in Marina Romea, Italy: A
Numerical Modeling Study Using LIDAR data -
Pauline Mollema
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9:40am-9:55am |
Simulations of the Dynamics of Surface
Water-Groundwater Interactions in a Coastal
Environment During a 25-Year/72-Hour Storm
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William Hutchings
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9:55am-10:10am |
Numerical Modeling of a Salinity Intrusion
Barrier: Saltwater Intrusion Prevention System -
Charles Tate
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10:10am-10:40am |
Refreshment Break |
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General Session XIII: Effects of Sea Level Rise &
Climate Change & Geophysics |
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10:40am-10:55am |
Impacts of Climate Change on the Coastal Groundwater
Systems in The Netherlands -
Gualbert Oude Essink |
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10:55am-11:10am |
Climate Change Impact in a Shallow Coastal
Mediterranean Aquifer, at Saïdia, Morocco -
Júlio Carneiro
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11:10am-11:25am |
An Investigation into Control of Saltwater Intrusion
Considering the Effects of Climate Change and Sea
Level Rise - Hany Abd-Elhamid
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11:25am-11:40am |
Time Domain Electromagnetic Induction and High
Resolution Electric Resistivity Soundings to Map
Salt Water Intrusion in Coastal Sandy Aquifers, Los
Angeles County, California -
Ted Johnson
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11:40am-11:55am |
Large-scale Geoelectrical Measurements to
Investigate a Buried Valley and its Interaction to
Deep Saltwater Intrusion -
Joern Schuenemann
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11:55am-12:10pm |
Evolution of the Marine Intrusion Using Geophysical
Methods after 25 Years in the Motril-Salobreña
Aquifer (Southern Spain)
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Carlos Duque
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12:10pm |
Wrap up Conference - Meeting Organizer |
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12:10pm-1:25pm |
Lunch in Sunset Terrace |
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Poster Directory
(Printable Poster
Directory - PDF)
Simulating
Density-Dependent Flows Using the Lattice Boltzmann Method –
Kathleen (Katie) Bardsley
Physical and
Numerical Modeling of Buoyant Groundwater Plumes –
Linzy
Brakefield-Goswami
Brine
Formation and Entrapment in the Eastern Mediterranean
Coastal Plain Aquifer –
Mati Caspi
The Interplay
Between Tidal Fluctuations and Physical Heterogeneity on
Seawater Intrusion –
Eduardo Castro
Submarine
Groundwater Discharge at an Open Ocean Marine Beach in
California –
Nicholas de
Sieyes
Stochastic
Study on Impact of Heterogeneity of Costal Aquifers on
Movement of Transition Zone (TZ) between Freshwater and
Saltwater Induced by Pumping –
Guoping Ding
Groundwater
Quality Monitoring on Northeast Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico –
Oscar
Frausto
Feasibility
Study for Raw Water Supply to a Proposed Reverse Osmosis
Plant –
Weixing Guo
The Role of
Salt Sources in Density-Dependent Flow –
Juan José Hidalgo
González
Dynamic
Behaviors of Fresh-Saline Water Interactions in Coastal Zone
– Kue-Young Kim
The Use of Mapping the
Salinity Distribution Using Geophysics on the Island of
Terschelling for Groundwater Model Calibration
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Arjen Kok
Numerical
Simulation of a Coastal Aquifer in Rhode Island –
Georgios
Kopsiaftis
Proposal of a
Methodology for the Optimal Design of Monitoring Networks
Coastal Aquifers Mmanagement –
Julia Marangani
The Coastal Karstic Aquifer of Vlora (Albania) –
Maurizio Polemio
Vertical
Integration for Modelling Seawater Intrusion –
María Pool
Influence of
Sea Water Ingress : A Case Study from East Coast Aquifer in
India –
Surendra Sharma
Evolution of
Seawater Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers of Pontina Plain
(Italy) –
Luigi Tulipano
Tracing
Vertical and Horizontal Migration of Injected Fresh
Wastewater into a Deep Saline Aquifer using Natural Chemical
Tracers –
Virginia Walsh
Significant
Water Quality Trends Observed in the Lower Hawthorn Aquifer
of Southwestern Florida, Occurrences and Solutions –
Michael Weatherby
Airborne
Geophysical Investigation of the German North Sea Coastal
Area –
Helga Wiederhold
Quantifying
Effects of Natural and Anthropogenic Stresses on Long-Term
Saltwater Intrusion in a Coastal Aquifer –
Michael Zygnerski
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Optional Field Trip -- Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Organized By:
Southwest
Florida EcoTours, Inc.
Contact:
Greg Allard
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Field Trip
Schedule - Wednesday, June 25, 2008 |
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7:30am |
Board Buses at The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf
Club |
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8:00am |
Depart for Big Cypress National Preserve |
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9:00am |
Arrive at Big Cypress National Preserve |
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9:15am-11:30am |
Group Airboat Rides & View Native Florida
Wildlife |
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11:30am |
Board Buses to Rookery Bay National Estuarine
Reserve |
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12:00pm-1:00pm |
Rookery Bay Educational Presentation & Boxed
Lunch |
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12:45pm-1:15pm |
Self-Guided tour of Learning Center & Rookery
Bay Store |
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1:15pm |
Board Buses for Picayune Strand State Forest
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2:15pm-3:45pm |
Tour
Picayune Strand State Forest |
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4:00pm-5:00pm |
Board Buses & Return to Naples Beach Hotel
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An airboat ride
will be given to all field trip attendees, on airboats that
seat a maximum of 18 guests. The airboats will leave
approximately every 8 minutes to insure everyone a seat into
the backwaters of the Big Cypress National Preserve which
borders the northern edge of Everglades National Park. The
airboat ride will last approximately 35 minutes. Attendees
will also be allowed to view native Florida wildlife in an
animal sanctuary and have the opportunity to safely hold a
small alligator while a colleague takes a photo of them.
Following the airboat ride, the field trip attendees will
re-board the buses for a trip to Rookery Bay National
Estuarine Research Reserve for a 45 minute presentation by
the educational staff of the facility. Rookery Bay will
also allow the attendees to eat their boxed lunches during
the presentation. They do recycle at the Rookery Bay so
items will need to be put in the proper receptacles
following lunch. Upon conclusion of the presentation,
attendees will enjoy, at no charge, to view their
educational learning facility which includes their aquarium
and interactive displays. Attendees will also have the
opportunity to purchase items in their store. Rookery Bay
will have educational pamphlets and brochures available for
the attendees.
We will then re-board the buses at Rookery Bay with staff
from the South Florida Water Management District for a tour
of the Picayune Strand State Forest, which is currently
undergoing hydrologic restoration. We will include a couple
of stops for the group for a first-hand look at the project.
Following the tour of Picayune Strand State Forest, the
buses will return to the Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club by
5:00pm.
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Registration Information
 The
registration fee provides full participation in the
conference, conference materials, a printed Book of Papers,
the Sunday evening early bird social, the Monday evening
welcome reception, daily continental breakfast and
mid-morning/afternoon refreshments (Wednesday excluded), the
Tuesday evening poster session social, and the daily lunches
(Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday).
The guest registration fee includes two lunches and the
evening receptions.
NOTE:
The guest room block and group rate that has been
negotiated with the hotel includes costs incurred to provide
us with the large quantity of meeting space we require for
our meetings. If we do not occupy a sufficient amount of
guest rooms throughout the meeting, we will incur
additional costs for meeting room rental charges. Therefore,
we encourage all meeting participants to stay in the host
hotel. Consequently, guests not staying at the Naples
Beach Hotel during the conference will be charged a $100
facilities fee to cover their portion of meeting room rental
charges incurred. [Explanation of
Facilities Usage Fee]
NOTE: The Early
Registration deadline has been extended to March 14, 2008.
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Pre-Conference Short Course
“Variable Density Modeling and Hydrogeochemical
Analysis of Seawater Intrusion”
June 20-22, 2008 | Limited Space | Register by
April 1, 2008 |
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Pre-Con Short Course (Professional) -
FULL |
$
750.00 |
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Pre-Con Short Course (Student) -
FULL |
$
250.00 |
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Meeting Attendees |
Early Registrant Fee
(Received on or before March 14,
2008) |
$395.00 |
Regular Registrant Fee
(Received by April 1, 2008) |
$495.00 |
Late Registrant Fee
(Received after April 1, 2008) |
$595.00 |
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Student Attendees |
Early Student Fee
(Received on or before March 14,
2008) |
$150.00 |
Regular Student Fee
(Received by April 1, 2008) |
$195.00 |
Late Student Fee
(Received after April 1, 2008) |
$240.00 |
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Guest Attendees |
Early Guest Fee
(Received on or before March 14, 2008) |
$125.00 |
Regular Guest Fee
(Received by April 1, 2008) |
$150.00 |
Late Guest Fee
(Received after April 1, 2008) |
$175.00 |
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Field Trip |
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Optional Field Trip to the Everglades
(Wednesday, June 25) |
$
75.00 |
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Field Trip Fee: This fee includes lunch,
transportation and entrance to the Everglades
National Park. |
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We are
delighted you wish to register for this event.
Advanced registration is closed, however,
we will be happy to register you onsite
and look forward to your participation.
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Refund
Policy: Requests for refunds will be honored if a
written notification of cancellation is received by the
Office of Conferences & Institutes IFAS, University of
Florida by Monday, April 28, 2008. A processing fee of
$75.00 will be deducted from all conference registration
refunds. A processing fee of $50.00 will be deducted from
all guest fees. No refunds will be honored for cancellations
after Monday, April 28, 2008.
Refund Policy
for Optional Pre-Conference Short Course: Requests for
registration refunds will be honored if written notice of
cancellation is received by the Office of Conferences and
Institutes on or before Friday, April 4, 2008. A $75.00
processing fee will be deducted from all student refunds and
a $150 processing fee will be deducted from all regular
attendee refunds. No refunds will be honored for
cancellations after Friday, April 4, 2008.
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Meeting Location
 The meeting will
be held at The Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club, one of
southwest Florida’s most prestigious conference facilities.
The Hotel also boasts its own 18-hole championship golf
course, tennis courts, large free form pool, and many
activities for the enjoyment of everyone in the family.
June weather in Naples consists of very warm temperatures,
balmy breezes, sunny skies and an occasional shower, with an
average high of 90ºF (32ºC) and an average low of 70ºF
(21ºC). Informal dress will be appropriate throughout the
conference, and a couple of our social functions will be
held outdoors overlooking the scenic Gulf of Mexico.
Just
Where is Naples, Florida?
 Naples is situated on the edge of the Florida Everglades,
110 miles (180 km) west of Miami and Ft. Lauderdale and 150
miles (240 km) south of Tampa. The city is easily reached by
air or by automobile. Most major domestic carriers and
international airlines provide frequent service into
Southwest Florida International Airport, just 40 minutes
from the hotel, and shuttle service is available. There is
frequent commuter service from Tampa, Miami, Orlando and
Jacksonville to the Naples Airport, less than 10 miles (16
km) away.
NOTE:
Accompanying persons can arrange for visits to local points
of interest by contacting the Concierges Desk at the Naples
Beach Hotel and Golf Club.
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Hotel Accommodations
►► NOTE:
The Hotel Room Block is filling up!
Please make your reservations today and state that you are
with the SWIM Conference.
The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club
851
Gulf Shore Blvd. North
Naples, Florida 34102
Phone: 1-239-261-2222
Fax: 1-239-261-8019
The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club is offering participants
of the Salt Water Intrusion Meeting, a very
special guest room rate of $125.00 (plus 10 % tax) up to
four people in a room. The group rate will be honored three
days prior and three days following the conference, based on
availability. Please note that a service
charge of $3.50 per person, per day will be added as
gratuities for guest service personnel.
To qualify
for the special rate, reservations must be made by May 7,
2008. Be sure to specify you are attending the
Salt Water Intrusion Meeting. After May 7, 2008,
guestrooms and the group rate may no longer be available. As
this is a discounted group rate, it is not commissionable to
travel agents.
NOTE:
The guest room block and group rate that has been
negotiated with the hotel includes costs incurred to provide
us with the large quantity of meeting space we require for
our meetings. If we do not occupy a sufficient amount of
guest rooms throughout the meeting, we will incur
additional costs for meeting room rental charges. Therefore,
we encourage all meeting participants to stay in the host
hotel. Consequently, guests not staying at the Naples
Beach Hotel during the conference will be charged a $100
facilities fee to cover their portion of meeting room rental
charges incurred. [Explanation of
Facilities Usage Fee]
 Please
contact the hotel directly by telephone at 1-800-237-7600
(within the U.S.) / 1-239-261-2222 (outside the U.S.) or
complete and submit the "Hotel Reservation Form."
(CLICK HERE
PDF format)
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book online through The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club
website:
CLICK HERE |
Special Instructions: A first night’s room
deposit must be made with a credit card to ensure
confirmation of your hotel reservation. For any reservations
that "no show", this deposit will be forfeited. Room
deposits will be considered non-refundable if canceled
within eight (8) days of your arrival date.
Please visit
the Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club web site:
www.naplesbeachhotel.com to learn more about some of the
hotel's special features including golfing, tennis,
complimentary valet parking and much more!
Click here for directions to the hotel.
(Printable PDF)
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Meeting Sponsors
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Schlumberger Water Services division
specializes in assessing, developing, and managing
the world's groundwater resources using the most
powerful and cost-effective technologies available
today.
Whether you're looking for field-scale data
collection, data management, modeling, or resource
decision-making solutions, our teams of specialists
are here to help you address all your groundwater
projects safely and efficiently. |
Sponsorship Opportunities:
The Salt Water Intrusion Meeting (SWIM) provides an
excellent opportunity for organizations and companies to
become a partner in hosting this 20th Salt Water Intrusion
Meeting (SWIM) as a sponsor.
By becoming a sponsor, your organization will:
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Strengthen
its prominence as a leader in providing salt water
intrusion services
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Increase
brand recognition and national and international
exposure
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Enhance
product awareness
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Reinforce
visibility in the environmental arena
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Showcase new
products and services
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Network with
colleagues who make decisions for small and large-scale
projects
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Be featured
on the meeting web site with a link to your home page
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Be
recognized in the meeting program and on all meeting
signage
All
contributing sponsors of $1,000 or more will be recognized
on the meeting web site.
Anyone who
wishes to participate as a sponsor of the 20th Salt Water
Intrusion Meeting, please contact the Meeting Organizer,
Chris Langevin.
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Scientific Committee Members
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Prof. G. Barrocu
University of Cagliari, Italy
Prof. A. Cheng
University of Missisippi, Carrier Hall, USA
Prof. T. P. Clement
Auburn University, Alabama, USA
Prof. E. Custodio
Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona,
Spain
Prof. M. D. Fidelibus
Technical University of Bari, Italy
Dr. I. Gaus
BRGM, France
Dr. S.B. Gingerich
U.S. Geological Survey, Honolulu, USA
Prof. A. Larabi
Mohammed V University of Rabat,
Morocco
Prof. L.E. Marin
Universidad Nacional Autónoma
de México
Dr. H. Michael
Stanford University, California, USA |
Dr. A. E. Mulligan
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,
Massachusetts, USA
Prof. T.N. Olsthoorn
Amsterdam Water Supply and
Technical University, Delft,
The Netherlands
Prof. D. Ouazar
Ecole Mohammadia d'Ingénieurs, Rabat, Morocco
Dr. G. Oude Essink
TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands, The
Netherlands
Prof. N. Park
Dong-A University, Busan,
Republic of Korea
Dr. V.E.A. Post
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
Dr. J. Reynolds-Vargas
National University, Heredia,
Costa Rica
Dr C. Robinson
Ecole Polytechnique Féderale de Lausanne,
Switzerland |
Prof. A. Sadurski
Polish Geological Institute, Warsaw
and University of Nicholas Copernicus University,
Torun, Poland
Prof. S. Sorek
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Prof. Dr. P.J. Stuyfzand
Kiwa Water Research, Nieuwegein and Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
Prof. J. Tarhouni
Agronomical Institute of Tunisia, Tunesia
Dr. A. Vandenbohede
Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
Dr. Weixing Guo
Missimer Groundwater Science/
A Schlumberger
Company,
Florida, USA
Dr. A. Werner
Flinders University, South Australia
Mr. Richard Yager
U.S. Geological Survey, New York, USA |
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Organizing Committee Members
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Christian Langevin
U.S. Geological Survey
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Mark Bakker
Delft University of Technology and KIWA
Delft,
the Netherlands |
Luc Lebbe
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Cliff Voss
U.S. Geological Survey
Washington, D.C. |
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For Further Information
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Program Information
Christian Langevin, Meeting Organizer
Research Hydrologist
U.S. Geological Survey
3110 SW 9th Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
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Courtesy Faculty
Tropical Research & Education Center
18905 S.W. 280 Street
Homestead, FL 33031
DIRECT PHONE:
954-377-5917
OFFICE PHONE:
954-377-5900
FAX:
954-377-5901
EMAIL:
langevin@usgs.gov |
Meeting Information
Sharon
Borneman, Meeting Coordinator
University of Florida, IFAS
Office of Conferences & Institutes
PO Box 110750; Bldg. 639, Mowry Road
Gainesville, FL 32611-0750
PHONE:
352-392-5930
FAX:
352-392-9734
EMAIL:
spb@ufl.edu
Web Site:
www.conference.ifas.ufl.edu
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