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 3^rd 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):

1. Understanding Ecosystems and Restoring America’s Treasured Landscapes
2. Climate Change and Impact
3. New Energy Frontier and Minerals for America
4. A National Hazards, Risk, and Resilience Assessment Program
5. Role of Environment and Wildlife in Human Health
6. A Water Census of the United States
7. 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

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 12, 2010:  Deadline forabstracts submissions for Posters and Oral Presentations

Further Information

Steering Committee

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