2024 CWEMF Annual Meeting

The California Water and Environmental Modeling Forum will hold its 29^th Annual Meeting from Monday, September 23 through Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at the Lake Natoma Inn (Venue) in Folsom, California.

Program

Highlights of the 2024 CWEMF Annual Meeting include:

• Click here to view/download the draft meeting program.
• NEW!!! A concurrent session celebrating CWEMF’s 30th anniversary will be held on Monday September 23.
• The annual Awards Ceremony will be held immediately following lunch on Monday September 23.
• The keynote address will be given immediately following lunch on Tuesday September 24. This year’s keynote speaker will be Dr. Jay Lund, Professor Emeritus at U.C. Davis.
• A social will be held (with light dinner provided) on the evening of Monday September 23. In lieu of a business meeting, the social will continue the celebration of CWEMF’s 30^th
• A poster session will be held on Tuesday September 24.  The posters will be displayed throughout the day. 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 September 23 and Tuesday September 24 if you register by Friday August 30.

Registration

To register for the CWEMF 2024 Annual Meeting, please complete the Registration Form.  Payment can be made through PayPal (button below) or by mailing a check to the CWEMF address on the registration form. Early bird rates apply through August 30, 2024. 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
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 $114 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 September 9.

Professional Development Hours

Your attendance at the 30^th Annual Meeting will entitle you to earn up to 20 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.