OCLWA supports the development of research and standards for lake and watershed management by hosting an annual technical symposium and supporting national lake and watershed management meetings.
April 25, 2012
Fellow OCLWA Members,
Please, find attached a survey for the 2012 OCLWA Conference. Because our conferences are built around member needs, your opinions are vitally important to us for planning purposes. It is our intention to build program variety that not only showcases water studies in Oklahoma but provide new technical insights that furthers water monitoring and research. Please, let us know if you want a more diverse program. Also, a certificate of attendance is available on the website, for those needing attendance verification for professional puposes.
In the past, our annual meeting nearly always took place at state parks over 3 days. Of course, these conferences required 2 days of overnight travel for most, as well as an increased registration fee to cover meeting space costs. For the past three years, because of significant cuts in the travel budgets of membership organizations, OCLWA has sponsored a 1 and half day day conference, with very little travel required and at minimal registration cost. In 2013, the Board would like to return to a more natural setting and a longer conference. Longer meetings provide more opportunity for papers, a one panel discussion, and networking time for members. However, we also do not want to plan for something that does not meet the budget needs of our membership. Please, let us know if returning to past conference settings is important and desirable and can your organization plan for the travel/registration expense in FY-2013.
Thank you for your membership in OCLWA! Our Board looks forward to your survey responses, and please call any of us with questions, comments, or suggestions!
Thanks, again!
Monty Porter
