Overview

Sustainable Water Resources: Complex Challenges, Integrated Solutions

The UF Water Institute and Duke Energy invite you to participate in the 10th biennial UF Water Institute Symposium. For the first time, this symposium will be held over three days, providing more opportunities to explore critical and challenging water issues from multiple perspectives. The event will bring together individuals from a broad range of disciplines and organizations to address water issues across geographical and temporal scales. The 2026 Symposium will focus on innovative advances in science, technology, art, education, communication, policy, and management to tackle pressing water challenges.

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Announcements

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Agenda-at-a-Glance

View the tentative schedule below:

7:30 AM

Check-in Begins

8:30 AM

Opening Plenary Session (Opening Keynote Speaker)

10:00 AM

AM Break

10:30 AM

Concurrent Sessions

12:00 PM

Lunch Break

1:30 PM

Concurrent Sessions

3:00 PM

PM Break

3:30 PM

Plenary Session

5:30 PM

Sponsor Showcase & Career Fair

7:30 AM

Check-in Begins

8:30 AM

Plenary Session

10:00 AM

AM Break

10:30 AM

Concurrent Sessions

12:00 PM

Lunch Break

1:30 PM

Concurrent Sessions

3:00 PM

PM Break

3:30 PM

Concurrent Sessions

5:30 PM

Poster Session & Reception

This poster session will feature a judged student poster competition

7:30 AM

Check-in Begins

8:30 AM

Plenary Session (Keynote Speaker)

10:00 AM

AM Break

10:30 AM

Concurrent Sessions

12:00 PM

Lunch Break

1:30 PM

Concurrent Sessions

3:00 PM

PM Break

3:30 PM

Closing Plenary

Winners of the student poster competition will be announced at this time

5:30 PM

Symposium Concludes

Event Venue

Event venue location info and gallery

J. Wayne Reitz Union, Gainesville, FL

The J. Wayne Reitz Union is the student union of the University of Florida, located on Museum Road on the university campus in Gainesville, Florida. The building, which was originally completed in 1967, contains dining facilities, meeting rooms, offices, a computer lab, a game room, retail stores, a movie theater and a hotel.