2025 CWEMF Annual Meeting

The California Water and Environmental Modeling Forum will hold its 31st Annual Meeting from Monday, May 12. 2025 through Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at the Lake Natoma Inn (Venue) in Folsom, California.

Program

Highlights of the 2025 CWEMF Annual Meeting include:

• Click here to view/download the draft meeting program. Three concurrent sessions will be held.
• The annual Awards Ceremony will be held immediately following lunch on Monday May 12.
• The keynote address will be given immediately following lunch on Tuesday May 13. This year’s keynote speaker will be Dr. Peter Goodwin, University of Maryland.
• A business meeting will be held the evening of Monday May 12 with location TBD.
• A poster session will be held on Tuesday May 13.  The posters will be displayed throughout the afternoon and evening. Beverages and a light dinner will be provided at the end of the day to allow attendees to chat with the poster presenters.  The instructions for the poster session are posted here.
• Boxed lunches will be provided on Monday May 12 and Tuesday May 13 if you register by Friday April 18.

Registration

To register for the CWEMF 2025 Annual Meeting, please complete the Registration Form. (Click here to download the form.) Payment can be made through PayPal (buttons below) or by mailing a check to the CWEMF address on the registration form. Early bird rates apply through April 18, 2025. Discounted rates are available to those in the following individual membership categories: “Non-Profit/NGO”, “Academic Postdoc”, “Senior” and “Student”. All session moderators and speakers are required to register for the meeting.

Please note: If you register online for the 1-Day option, please send an email with the subject “CWEMF 1-Day Option” to CWEMF’s Executive Director, Paul Hutton at paul.hutton@tetratech.com. In this email, please indicate which day you plan to attend (i.e., Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday). This information is necessary for our refreshment, lunch and social planning. Thank you!

Employees of the following organizations are considered “Organization” members and should register accordingly:

• California Department of Water Resources
• California State Water Resources Control Board (does not include Regional Water Boards)
• Contra Costa Water District
• Delta Stewardship Council
• East Bay Municipal Utility District
• Geosyntec Consultants
• ICF
• Intera
• Jacobs
• Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
• Resource Management Associates / GEI Consultants
• S.S. Papadopulos & Associates, Inc.
• Stantec
• U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
• U.S. Geological Survey
• West Yost Associates
• Woodard & Curran

Lodging

We have reserved a block of rooms at the Lake Natoma Inn for $145 per night.  If you wish to stay at the Lake Natoma Inn, please make your reservations with the Hotel by clicking here. Please make your reservations at least two weeks in advance because the CWEMF block of rooms will be released to others on April 28.

Professional Development Hours

Your attendance at the 31st Annual Meeting will entitle you to earn up to 24 Professional Development Hour (PDH) units, which many licensure and certification agencies require to demonstrate continuing professional competency. In general, one PDH is equal to one full hour of attendance. Reporting is done on an honor basis where attendees maintain their own records and email to CWEMF the number of hours in attendance.

Getting to Folsom

There is plenty of parking at the Lake Natoma Inn and nearby parking garage; however, if you would like to take light rail, the Historic Folsom Light Rail station is just a five minute walk from the Lake Natoma Inn.

If you have any questions, please contact the CWEMF Executive Director, Paul Hutton, at paul.hutton@tetratech.com or (916) 281-5842.