2010 Annual Meeting
Managing Our Soil and Water Resources
June 9-11, 2010
Holiday Inn - Research Park (In front of Madison Square Mall)
5903 University Drive
Huntsville, Alabama 35806
256-830-0600
Early room reservations under SWCS meeting - $89 until May 19, 2010
Annual Meeting Pre-Registration Form (pdf)
Exhibitor Registration Form (pdf)
Detailed Program
Wednesday June 9, 2010
Wednesday Morning
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Exhibitor Setup
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Registration4/1/2010
Wednesday Afternoon
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Opening Session/Exhibits/Silent Auction
Moderator, Renea Dyer
Welcome Perry Oakes, Alabama Chapter SWCS President
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Keynote Address: Managing Our Soil and Water Resources
Eve Brantley, PhD, Assistant Professor, Water Resources, Department of Agronomy and Soils and Water Resources Program Coordinator, Alabama Cooperative Extension System
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Break with Exhibitors
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Water in Alabama: A Status Update on the Resource and Research
Marlon Cook, Director, Groundwater Assessment Program, Geological Survey of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. The Alabama Water Resources Spectrum: Emerging Concepts of Law and Policy
Bennett Bearden, Assistant Attorney General and Counsel to the State Geologist of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Chip Crockett, ADEM MS4
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Reception with Exhibitors
Thursday June 10, 2010
Thursday Morning
Begin and end field trip at Holiday Inn Research Park, 5903 University Dr., Huntsville, AL
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Registration, View Exhibits and Silent Auction
(Breakfast Provided)
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Visit various sites in Huntsville and area to be selected from list that includes:
- A site with erosion and sediment control and stormwater management applications chosen by ALDOT
- Alabama A&M experiment station soil pits and weather data
- Irrigation water site funded thru AWEP
- Industrial Park stormwater management and planning for economic growth
- Belle Mina Experiment Station conservation tillage and precision agriculture
- Private farm with various conservation practices
- BMP Site (to be determined)
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Committee Meetings (CCA, CPESC and IECA SE Chapter) and Visit Exhibits and Silent Auction
6:00 p.m. Dinner and a Movie
A viewing of “Dirt: The Movie”
Friday June 11, 2010
Friday Morning
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Registration and visit Exhibits and Silent Auction
(Breakfast Provided)
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Business Meeting and Silent Auction
Perry Oakes, Outgoing President AL Chapter, presiding
10:00 a.m. End of Silent Auction
10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon Technical Sessions
Moderator, Renea Dyer, Incoming President, AL Chapter presiding
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Web Soil Survey/Soil Data Mart
Rick Zellmer, USDA/NRCS, Auburn, AL
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Better Grass Establishment
Howard Peavey, Senior Agronomist, Alabama Department of Transportation
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. The Five Pillars of Construction Stormwater Management
Barry Fagen, PE/PLS/CPESC/ Assistant Construction Engineer, Alabama Department of Transportation
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 Noon Land Management of TVA Properties
Damien Simbeck, TVA
12:00 Noon Pick Up/Pay for Silent Auction Items |
