Water research and education funding workshop set during Agriculture Conference
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) will hold a workshop, “Funding Your Water Research/Education Program: One-on-One with Water Agencies,” in conjunction with the annual Texas A&M Agriculture Conference in College Station. The conference is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 8, 2007 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. with additional time allotted for individual discussions from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The workshop is for any university research and extension faculty – including but not restricted to Texas A&M Agriculture faculty – with involvement in water and environmental sciences. There will be discussions on priority water issues and roles of key state and federal water agencies. A panel of representatives from seven state and federal agencies will discuss their research and education needs and funding opportunities that faculty might pursue. Following the panel discussion, there will be time for agency personnel and faculty interaction.
“We believe a workshop of this type will greatly benefit the interaction between water resources researchers and educators and the government agencies involved in addressing the water resources issues in the state,” said Dr. Allan Jones, TWRI director. “We especially believe that it will be beneficial to new faculty and will be a rare opportunity to gain one-on-one interactions with state and federal agencies to discuss project ideas, agency priorities and funding opportunities.”
The workshop is in the Texas A&M University Memorial Student Center, Room 206. For more information and to RSVP to plan appropriately, contact Kathy Wythe at kwythe@tamu.edu or 979.845.1862.
Notes and handouts will be posted following the conference at: http://twri.tamu.edu/workshop/