Join us for an event showcasing select advances in water research at the U of S and highlighting winners of the Global Institute for Water Security Awards. Hosted in conjunction with the Canadian Water Resources Association.
Diefenbaker Canada Centre, 101 Diefenbaker Place
Water Leaders Lecture Series 2:00 - 4:15 p.m.
Opening remarks from Howard Wheater, GIWS, and Robert Halliday, CWRA
Video screening and presentation by Emily Anderson, MSc candidate and winner of the GIWS video contest: "Glacier Hydrology in the Northwest Territories"
Keynote address from Tim Jardine, Water Security Research Excellence Award winner: "Do rivers need floods?"
Zilefac Elvis Asong, winner of Best Doctoral Thesis Award in Water Security Research, presents "Multivariate Multisite Statistical Downscaling of Atmosphere-Ocean General Circulation Model Outputs over the Canadian Prairie Provinces"
Presentation from Robert Patrick, professor and CWRA member: Protecting the source: First Nations and drinking water protection on the Prairies
Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Poster Competition and Wine & Cheese Reception 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Please RSVP attendance to water.security@usask.ca by March 17.