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2024 WERI Advisory Council Meetings

WERI organizes the annual Advisory Council Meetings for the Western Pacific, including Guam, FSM, and CNMI. These meetings engage a diverse audience from government agencies, the military, private sectors, and other interested parties. WERI uses these meetings to present updates on its mission, vision, and recent research achievements, and to provide expert perspectives on water resources, water quality, climatology, groundwater modeling, and information access. The meetings also serve as a platform to solicit research interests and concerns from participants. To read more about the details for each meeting, please click on one of the event links below.

Attend an Advisory Council Meeting

The annual WERI advisory council meetings for FSM, CNMI, and Guam are just around the corner! If you would like to attend, kindly send your (1) name, (2) contact information, and (3) which meeting you would like to attend to Ms. Shirley Itliong at itliongs@triton.uog.edu.
We hope to see you there!

The annual WERI advisory council meetings for FSM, CNMI, and Guam are just around the corner! If you would like to attend, kindly send your (1) name, (2) contact information, and (3) which meeting you would like to attend to Ms. Shirley Itliong at itliongs@triton.uog.edu. We hope to see you there!

CNMI ACM

Thursday, October 24, 2024
Doors Open 8:30 AM
Starts 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Pacific Island Club Saipan

CNMI

FSM ACM

Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Doors Open 8:30 AM
Starts 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Island Hopper Hotel Kosrae

FSM

Guam ACM

Friday, November 15, 2024
Doors Open 8:30 AM
Starts 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Fort San Jose, Dusit Beach Resort

Guam

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2024 WERI FSM Advisory Council Meeting

Guam USA · Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) · Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)

November 6, 2024 · Doors Open 8:30 AM
Starts 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Island Hopper Hotel, Kosrae

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 FSM. 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 FSM.

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.