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Monday, April 4th

Session 1: North Slope Hydrology & Water Use - I 1:15 - 2:45 pm
Moderated/Organized by Michael Lilly
	PresentationAbstract
Horacio Toniolo		Hydrologic field observations on three major rivers in the North Slope Foothills region citation
Erica Betts		Linking North Slope Climate, Hydrology, and Fish Migration citation
Chris Arp		The Hydrology and Ice-cover of Teshekpuk Lake in a Changing Arctic Climate citation
Anna Liljedahl		The role of low- and high centered polygons on arctic wetland water balance citation

Session 2: North Slope Hydrology & Water Use - II 3:30 - 5 pm
Moderated/Organized by Michael Lilly
	PresentationAbstract
Greta Burkart		A New Hydroclimatological Database and Network Analysis for Arctic Alaska: AQUABASE II citation
Kristina Plett		Current Water Management Practices and Guidelines for Water Users on the North Slope of Alaska citation
Horacio Toniolo		Practical Applications of Ice Growth Simulation Tools to Help with Adaptive Water Management of Arctic Lakes citation
Michael Lilly		Designing Adaptive Management Approaches for Summer Water Use of Arctic Lakes citation

Tuesday, April 5th

Session 3: Mining & Water - From Permitting to Monitoring 8 - 9:30 am
Sponsored by HDR | Moderated/Organized by Jim Munter
	PresentationAbstract
William McGee		Water Quality and Water Management at Hard Rock Mines citation
Charlotte Mackay		Successful Coexistence of Mining and Fish citation
Dudley Reiser		Evaluating effects of potential flow modifications on fish habitats in the vicinity of the Pebble Project citation

Session 4 - Mining & Water - Monitoring and Looking Back 10:15 - 11:15 am
Moderated/Organized by Jim Munter
	PresentationAbstract
Bill Morris		Aquatic Bio-Monitoring at the Red Dog and Fort Knox Mines, Alaska citation
Bob Ourso		Water quality and biology of streams draining abandoned and reclaimed mined lands in the Kantishna Hills area, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska citation
James Munter		A retrospective view of the water connections of the Kennecott Mines and Copper River Salmon 100 years after the first ore shipments citation

KEYNOTE ADDRESS 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Ed Fogels		Large Mines: Overview of six and the challenges and successes with a focus on water quality issues

Session 5 - Fish in Our Rivers - Management and Education 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Sponsored by the National Park Service | Moderated by Robin Beebee
	PresentationAbstract
Mike Cox		Using Hydrodynamic Modeling and Fish Passage Windows to Evaluate Barriers in River Systems Under Changing Climate Regimes citation
Sean Reiss Brennan		The Trans-Alaskan Strontium Isotope Survey (TASIS) – geochemically characterizing Alaskan watersheds to track salmon migrations citation
Joe Klein		Summary of Instream Protection in Alaska citation
Amber Bethe		Fish Habitat Restoration and Education in Alaska citation

Session 6 - Water Sources for Alaska 3:30 - 5:00 pm
Moderated by Chris Arp
	PresentationAbstract
Tereza Bendlova		Sources of Drinking Water in Alaskan Villages citation
Colin Kikuchi		Spatially telescoping measurements for efficient characterization of groundwater contribution along a small stream in south-central Alaska citation
Colin Kikuchi		Shallow Groundwater in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Alaska: Spring 2011 Update
Ann Marie Larquier		Glacial Influences on Water Resources of the Eklutna Basin, Alaska citation

Session 7 - Poster Session and Reception 6:00 - 8:30 pm
Sponsored by: MWH Global
	PresentationAbstract
Abhijit Chatterjee		Biosorption of Cd (II) from single and binary metal solutions using protonated citrus peels in a fixed bed column reactor citation
Christy Everett		Tanana Valley Adopt A Stream Program: Managing our Watershed One Volunteer at a Time citation
Joel Homan		Arctic Snow Distribution Patterns at the Watershed Scale citation
Chas Jones		Integrating remote sensing, field studies, and traditional knowledge to assess hazardous river conditions citation
Joshua Koch		Seasonality in water, carbon, and nitrogen fluxes from an upland boreal catchment underlain by continuous permafrost citation
Heather McBride		Balancing Preservation & Development of Aquatic Resources citation
John Mumm		Profusions of Evaporation Pan Observations on the Alaskan North Slope citation
Charles Podolak		Influences on the current planform of the braided Toklat River, Alaska citation
Eric Rothwell		Using Hydrology Equations to Estimate a Water Budget and Examine Data Gaps, Eyak Lake, AK citation
Catlin Stevens		Monitoring Turbidity in Goldstream Creek, Alaska for TMDL Development citation
Emily Youcha		Simulations of discharges at Arctic Alaskan runoff basins using minimal input data sets citation
Sveta Stuefer		Using snow fences to augment fresh water supplies in the arctic lakes citation
Mark McBroom		RiverSystems: Hydrologic & Hydraulic Modeling and Flood Hazard Mapping Tools in Support of FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) citation

Wednesday, April 6th

Session 8 - Alaskan Hydropower - Opportunities Large & Small 8:00 - 9:30 am
Sponsored by: GW Scientific | Moderated/Organized by Michael Lilly
	PresentationAbstract
Robin Beebee		Susitna Hydroelectric: Past, Present, and Future citation
Horacio Toniolo		A comprehensive approach to estimate hydrokinetic resources on the Tanana river at Nenana, Alaska citation
Dave Brailey		Establishing Hydroelectric Networks for Assessing Small Stream and River Hydropower Potential, Cosmos Hills, Alaska citation

Session 9 - Alaskan Hydropower - Optimizing under Uncertainty 10:00 - 11:30 am
Sponsored by HDR | Moderated/Organized by Michael Lilly
	PresentationAbstract
Katrina Bennett		Understanding the impacts of changing hydro-climate extremes to hydropower resources in SE Alaska citation
Jessica Cherry		Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Hydropower Systems: results from Southeast Alaska and Scandinavia providing lessons for Susitna citation
Edmund Parvin		Optimization of Bradley Lake Hydropower using Lake Elevation Rule Curve Modeling citation
Dudley Reiser		Selecting appropriate techniques for evaluating effects of hydroelectric project development and operation on aquatic resources citation

Session 10 - Flooding, Foreign Invaders, and Future Research 12:45 - 1:45 pm
Moderated by Chuck Podolak
	PresentationAbstract
Jason Mouw		Hydrologic controls on the recruitment of riparian plants and the maintenance of flood plain wildlife habitat citation
Robin Beebee		Floodplain Mapping on a Braided Northern River, Alaska Considering Debris, Ice and Groundwater citation
Amy Larsen		Potential impacts of Elodea canadensis on freshwater ecosystems of Alaska citation
Bill Schnabel		Overview of Current Research Efforts and Interests at the UAF Water and Environmental Research Center citation