Important Information
Oral Presentation Details [PDF, 73 KB]
Information on Meals during the 3rd USGS Modeling Conference
Federal employees:
Conference lunches Monday through Thursday will be provided; these cannot be claimed in your per diem allowance on your travel voucher.
Non-Federal employees: Due to Federal regulations, the USGS is unable to provide meals to non-Federal Conference participants. All meals are on your own.
Lunch on Wednesday, June 9th
Dr. Gary Machlis, Science Advisor to the Director of the National Park Service, is our lunch time speaker. Due to the tight schedule, we highly encourage non-Federal Conference participants to pre-order and pick up lunch to attend Dr. Machlis’ presentation on the Human Ecosystem Model.
Dining Options
There are three restaurants located at the Omni Interlocken Resort and numerous others within reasonable walking distance. Below is a list of restaurants where you can arrange for take-out meals. The Omni provides complementary shuttle service to the nearby restaurants below.
Omni Interlocken Resort Restaurants:
Morsel’s Internet Café
The Tap Room and Terrace Restaurant
Meritage
Restaurants near the Omni
(est. distance 0.5 mile away):
Gordon Biersch
Benihana
Bloom
Red Robin
Village Tavern
Downloads
FINAL Agenda-at-a-Glance [PDF, 122 KB ]
FINAL Technical Program [PDF, 165 KB ]
FINAL Poster Session [PDF, 71 KB ]
Important Dates
Hotel Reservations deadline has been extended to May 7, 2010
This is your last chance to take advantage of the special reduced rates, please make your hotel reservations by this Friday, May 7! After this date, rooms will be released and the Omni Hotel may charge higher rates.
There is no registration fee to attend the conference. However, all speakers and attendees must register for the conference.
June 7-11, 2010 - 3rd USGS Modeling Conference
April 30, 2010: Deadline for Conference registration, Hotel Reservations, and Workshop & Short Course sign-up. There will be no onsite registration at the Conference.
February 21, 2010: Deadline for abstracts submissions for Posters and Oral Presentations
February 1, 2010: Conference registration opens
December 1, 2009: Deadline for session proposal submission for Panel Discussions, Short Courses, Technical Sessions, and Workshops
October 15, 2009:
- Call for session proposals for Panel Discussions, Short Courses, Technical Sessions, and Workshops
- Call for abstracts for Oral and Poster Presentations
Conference Flyer [PDF, 134KB]
Denver, Colorado
June 7-11, 2010
Scientists and managers from all Department of the Interior (DOI) Bureaus, national and international Federal, State, and local agencies, academic institutions, and non-governmental organizations are encouraged to participate.
The 3rd USGS Modeling Conference will focus on the development and application of analytical and theoretical models and data availability that support managing the Nation’s resources and help protect lives and property.
This conference solicits presentations on development, use, assumptions, data resources, and applications of models for a diverse range of spatial and temporal scales. The agenda will include keynote speakers, oral and poster sessions, workshops, panel discussions, and field trips designed to encourage collaboration among the modeling and management communities.
There is no registration fee to attend the conference.
Conference Goals
- Advance development and application of models
- Provide tools that address management issues
- Present state of the art models ranging from individual phenomena to integrated systems
- Foster a working community among scientists and managers
Conference Tracks
The conference is organized along two tracks supporting DOI priorities and the strategic directions of the USGS Science Strategy:
- Track 1: Modeling as a tool for scientific discovery and decision making.
- Track 2: Development of models, tools, techniques, and frameworks and methods for model output, preservation, and publication.
Conference Themes
The conference themes encompass DOI priorities and the strategic directions of the USGS Science Strategy (www.usgs.gov/science_strategy):
- Understanding Ecosystems and Restoring America’s Treasured Landscapes
- Climate Change and Impact
- New Energy Frontier and Minerals for America
- A National Hazards, Risk, and Resilience Assessment Program
- Role of Environment and Wildlife in Human Health
- A Water Census of the United States
- New Methods of Investigation and Discovery
Submissions
Abstracts for the Conference must be submitted online only at Geological Society of America’s website: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2010MO/cfp.epl
Submit an abstract that addresses one of the technical session topics or the Conference goals and themes in general. General abstracts are equally vital to completing our Conference program.
Important Dates
- October 15, 2009:
- Call for session proposals for Panel Discussions, Short Courses, Technical Sessions, and Workshops
- Call for abstracts for Oral and Poster Presentations
- December 1, 2009: Deadline for session proposal submission for Panel Discussions, Short Courses, Technical Sessions, and Workshops
- February 1, 2010: Conference registration opens
- February 21, 2010: Deadline for abstracts submissions for Posters and Oral Presentations
Further Information
| Laurie Balistrieri, balistri@usgs.gov | Jenifer Bracewell, jbracewell@usgs.gov |
| Sally R. Brady, srbrady@usgs.gov | Brian Cade, cadeb@usgs.gov |
| Thomas Doyle, doylet@usgs.gov | Kevin Gallagher, kgallagher@usgs.gov |
| Linda C. Gundersen, lgundersen@usgs.gov | Dave Govoni, dgovoni@usgs.gov |
| Leanne Hanson, hansonl@usgs.gov | Shuguang Liu, sliu@usgs.gov |
| Thomas Philippi, Tom_philippi@nps.gov | Steve Regan, rsregan@usgs.gov |
| Rudy Schuster, schusterr@usgs.gov | June Thormodsgard, thor@usgs.gov |
| Mark Wildhaber, mwildhaber@usgs.gov | Nathan Wood, nwood@usgs.gov |
