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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I don’t know if this applies to PLS faculty, but I’m passing it along, just in case:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>CALL FOR POSTERS – WRRC 2011 Annual Conference<i><br>Salinity and Desalination in the Southwest: Challenges and Solutions</i></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><b><i>Tues/Wed, April 26-27, 2011 ---- Yuma, Arizona</i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-top:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Individuals and organizations are encouraged to submit poster abstracts on projects or research related to desalination and salt management. A poster session will be held April 26 during the reception that evening. A limited number of posters will be accepted. The deadline for abstracts is <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Monday, February 28, 2011</span></strong>. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To submit a poster abstract, go to: </span><a href="http://cals.arizona.edu/AZWATER/programs/conf2011"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://cals.arizona.edu/AZWATER/programs/conf2011</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>WRRC 2011 Annual Conference</span></u></b><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>Salinity and Desalination in the Southwest: Challenges and Solutions</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><b><i>Tues/Wed, April 26-27, 2011<br>Pivot Point Conference Center/Hilton Garden Inn<br>Yuma, Arizona</i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:4.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Desalination of poor quality inland waters and coastal sea water offers a vision of endless fresh, clean water to augment limited supplies for the Southwest. But is it really the answer? What are the benefits and costs of desalination, and what are the opportunities and barriers?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:4.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The conference will explore the role of desalination in expanding water supplies and will provide an overview of the current status of desalination policy, operations, technology, costs, energy needs, and environmental issues. The current test run of the Yuma Desalting Plant will be a focus of discussion by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation officials and a policy level panel including David Modeer, General Manager of the Central Arizona Project. Deputy Commissioner Kira Finkler of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Abraham Tenne, Director of Desalination for the Israel Water Authority and Mario López Pérez of Gerencia de Ingeniería Básica y Normas Técnicas will give keynote talks.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:4.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Following the conference, attendees will have an opportunity to tour the Yuma Desalting Plant, one of the world’s largest reverse osmosis desalination plants!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A draft agenda, fee schedule and registration form will be available January 26, 2011.</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Updated information can be found at:<b> </b></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="http://cals.arizona.edu/AZWATER/programs/conf2011"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://cals.arizona.edu/AZWATER/programs/conf2011</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><pre>-- <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Jane Cripps<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Administrative Associate, WRRC<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>350 N. Campbell Ave.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Tucson, AZ 85721<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>520-621-2526 NEW DIRECT NUMBER<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>520-621-9591 WRRC<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>520-792-8518 fax <o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:jcripps@cals.arizona.edu">jcripps@cals.arizona.edu</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>cals.arizona.edu/azwater<o:p></o:p></pre></div></body></html>