It’s an exciting time in the CCWAS world. As we move into our second quarter as CCWAS Trainees, we’re planning this spring’s inaugural State of the Science and Policy Conference, and folks, it’s going to be awesome. We’re still in the early stages of planning, so I can’t get too specific, but here’s a taste of what we’ve been kicking around:

Ansel Adams Wilderness, California. Image by Dcrjsr / CC-BY-SA-3.0

• Amazing speakers: We’re going to have the biggest names in the science and management of California’s water future. You won’t find anywhere else such a collection of cutting edge thinkers on how California’s water resources are changing and what to do about it.
• Exciting schedule: We’re going to keep ‘em busy. TED-like talks, panel discussions, keynote speakers, posters, roundtable discussions, plus plenty of time to network and discuss specific ideas with leaders in the field.
• Provocative arrangements: We’re putting together combinations of scientists, managers, and stakeholders that are designed challenge them and get them to question how they do things to help us get at the big unknowns and disconnects in California’s water future.
• Integration, integration, and more integration: We’re going to bridge scientific fields, science and management, management scale, geography… everything. Our specialty in the IGERT is bringing together pieces that don’t normally come into contact. That’s how we’ll move knowledge forward, and there’s plenty of it on tap at the conference.

Sound good? Put it on your calendar: April 8-9, 2013 in Sacramento, California.

Here’s a title we’ve been kicking around. What do you think of it? Let us know in the comments section below:

The Future of Water in California: Integrating Climate, Water & Policy