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SCHEDULE

Friday, October 12 from 7 pm to 10 pm (details below)
Saturday, October 13 from 9 am to 2 pm* (details below)
*An optional showing of "At the Water's Edge," an award-winning documentary film on flooding
will be also be shown on Saturday afternoon from 2 pm to 3:15 pm.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2012

7:00 pm
Opening
Dr. Peter Wilshusen
Executive Director
Bucknell University Environmental Center

7:10 pm
Welcome
Dr. John C. Bravman
President, Bucknell University


7:20 pm
Exploring the watershed through university research and collaborative partnerships
H. W. “Skip” Wieder
Director, Susquehanna River Heartland
Coalition for Environmental Studies

7:30 pm
Keynote Address
“Floods, Droughts, and Everything In Between”
Paul Swartz
Executive Director
Susquehanna River Basin Commission

8:00 pm
The Connection to the Chesapeake Bay
Matthew J. Ehrhart,
PA Executive Director
Chesapeake Bay Foundation


8:30 - 10:00 pm
Student research posters, scientific exhibits, and evening social

2012 River Symposium Schedule

Download the symposium schedule here.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2012

8:00-9:00 am
Coffee & refreshments
Student research posters


9:00 am
Opening comments
Paul Swartz
Executive Director
Susquehanna River Basin Commission

9:15 am
Flood Forecasting in the Susquehanna watershed
William Marosi
Chief Hydrologist
Mid Atlantic Flood Forecasting Center
NOAA National Weather Service

9:45 am
The Anatomy of Floods: the Epic Floods of Tropical Storm Lee, September 2011
Mark Roland
USGS Hydrologist
Pennsylvania Water Science Center U. S. Geological Survey

10:15 am
Extreme flood events in the Susquehanna watershed and their impact on stream erosion and sedimentation
R. Craig Kochel
Professor of Geology
Bucknell University

10:45 am
Impact of floods on fish and aquatic life in the Susquehanna River and its tributaries
Geoff Smith
Susquehanna River Biologist
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission

11:15 am
Break

11:30 am
Impact of flooding on roads, bridges, houses, and other infrastructures - an engineering perspective
T. Jay Cunningham, P.E.
Director of Engineering Design
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

12:00 pm
Impact of flooding on communities along the Susquehanna River - an example from Bloomsburg, PA
Zabrina Finn
Executive Director
The Women's Center, Inc.
Columbia & Montour Counties

12:30 pm
Wrap-up
Paul Swartz
Executive Director
Susquehanna River Basin Commission

1:00 pm
Lunch
Walls Lounge
Elaine Langone Center

1:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Flood impacts and planning for the future

Moderated by John Dawes
Executive Director
Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds

2:00 pm
Closing Comments
H. W. “Skip” Wieder
Director, Susquehanna River Heartland
Coalition for Environmental Studies

2:15-3:15 pm
“The Water’s Edge”
Profits and policy behind the rising catastrophe of floods
An award-winning documentary film by the Flood Safety Project and Public Entity Risk Institute.
Featuring world-renowned flood expert Dr. Victor Baker, University of Arizona.