Guam USA · Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) · Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
October 24, 2024 · Doors Open 8:30 AM
Starts 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
The annual meeting is a forum for discussion of water resources management and development, and exchange of thoughts about solutions to issues relevant to freshwater resources in Guam. The meeting will start with greetings and introduction of participants, the WERI director’s talk about WERI and USGS 104b program, and be followed by presentations on current and completed projects. Round table discussions will be focused on research, education, training needs and outreach activities, and feedback. A questionnaire form will be distributed to collect topics on updated research and training needs in water resources management and development in Guam.
WERI hosts the annual Advisory Council Meetings for the Western Pacific: Guam, FSM, and CNMI. WERI reaches out to water and environmental stakeholders in government agencies, military, and private sectors, as well as anyone who is interested in WERI’s scientific research information. WERI presents its mission and vision, current status, project update, and recently accomplished research work. We provide professional perspectives and scientific information to questions concerning water resources, water quality, climatology, groundwater modeling, and information access/transfer. We also solicit research interests and concerns.
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If you would like to attend, kindly send your name and contact information to Ms. Shirley Itliong at itliongs@triton.uog.edu
Agenda
- 8:40 AM | Doors Open
- 9:00 AM | Welcoming Remarks & Introduction – Dr. Yuming Wen, Interim Director and Professor, WERI
- 9:10 AM | Overview of WERI and USGS 104B Program – Dr. Yuming Wen, Interim Director and Professor, WERI
- 9:40 AM | Island PFAS Contamination – Dr. Barry Kim, Associate Professor, WERI
- 10:00 AM | Mapping of PFAS Levels in CNMI – Mr. Travis Spaeth, Environmental Engineering Program Chief, BECQ
- 10:20 AM | Break
- 10:30 AM | Watershed and Shoreline Restoration for Stormwater Management and Coastal Resilience: Updates and Opportunities for Feedback – Mr. Robbie Green and Mr. Grant Tyler, Pacific Coastal Research & Planning
- 10:50 AM | MAppFx: A Data Visualization Interface for Guam and CNMI – Ms. Dannika Valerio, Research Assistant III, WERI and Dr. Nathan Habana, Associate Professor, WERI
- 11:10 AM | Climate Change Impacts on Guam’s Rainfall – Dr. Chris Yeo, Associate Professor, WERI
- 11:30 AM | First Results of Underground Hydrologic Surveys in Micronesia – Dr. Blaz Miklavic, Assistant Professor, WERI
- 11:50 AM | Roundtable Discussions
- 12:00 PM | Lunch
Photos of presenters captured from the meeting on Oct. 24, 2024. Photos by WERI.
