2013 Kansas Dam Safety Conference

When: Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 8:30 a.m.- 4:45 p.m.

Where: Kansas University Edwards Campus, Regnier Hall Auditorium, 12604 Quivira Road, Overland Park, Kan. 66213

Registration: The fee is $45 and $55 after Feb. 1, 2013.

• Includes presentations, lunch, break refreshments, and professional development hours and continuing education credits (floodplain managers).

• Space limited to first 175 registrants.

• Vendor cost is $100, which includes one conference registration.

• Information booths for nonprofits/governmental agencies are available at no charge.

See http://www.ksda.gov/structures/content/194/cid/1099 for online information and registration.

World Biofuels Markets

Book your accommodations before November 27 and save!

March 12-14 2013 

Beurs-World Trade Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Attend sessions about Emerging Markets, Finance and Investment, Green Power Academy and many others.

Visit the website for registration information

Species Monitoring and Conservation: Reptiles

Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, VA, USA

May 13-24, 2013

This is a graduate level course focusing on the use of field, laboratory, computational, and captive techniques to measure, monitor, and conserve reptile populations.

The total course fee is $3, 478. This includes:

• Instruction and course materials, food, shared lodging, and transport to/from Washington-Dulles International Airport (IAD).

• Partial scholarships are available on a competitive basis.

Deadline to apply: March 4, 2013

Visit http://SMconservation.gmu.edu or contact SCBItraining@si.edu for more information.

Heartland Regional Water Conference

April 15 – 17, 2013

Sheraton, Overland Park, KS

The Heartland Regional Conference will focus on emerging regional water issues and the development of a framework to address such issues. Current Heartland Project results and related activities of the LGU and agency partners will be shared.

For more information, contact:

Charles Barden (cbarden@ksu.edu – 785.532.1444) OR

Amanda Schielke – (aschielk@ksu.edu 785.313.3462)

Second annual Borlaug Summer Institute on Global Food Security

This two-week learning program is for graduate students who are interested in developing a holistic understanding of the conceptual challenges around global food security with a focus on cross-disciplinary problem solving of real-world development challenges.

Requirements:

• Applicants must have completed at least one semester of graduate study and be enrolled in a U.S. institution at the time of application.

• U.S. citizenship is not required.

When: Tuesday, May 28- Saturday, June 8, 2013

Where: Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN

Applications will be available on the program website