2020 All-Hands staff meeting to provide updates and workshops on various topics.

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a new Benefit Cost Rule that would require a cost-benefit analysis of all new “economically significant” regulations, use of scientific best practices in evaluating new rules, more transparency in the description of costs and benefits, and more detailed assessments of how well proposed rules would accomplish intended goals. Cost-benefit analysis has been endorsed by administrations o...

Empathy in the workplace. What does it mean? What does it look like in practice? While most of us strive to incorporate empathy into how we treat others, it can be difficult to understand how this works in a professional setting. Join us online Wednesday, Oct. 14 from 2-2:50 p.m. ET/11-11:50 a.m. PT to learn the elements that make up empathetic leadership, including active listening, constructive feedback, inclusive team-building, conflict res...

Join us on October 13, from 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm for the Delhi Dam Failure. This webinar will involve the presentation of the Delhi Dam failure case history. Delhi Dam failed on July 24, 2010 during a record storm. The failure was a result of a number of factors all contributing to the ultimate failure. The review of dam failure by a forensic team allowed for a good understanding of the mechanisms that lead to failure. Analysis were performed wh...

The Public sector Coffee Hour series is a bi-weekly videocast featuring luminaries from technology, society and the world of STEM. Topics for discussion will include governmental and societal impacts of technology, open source in Sci/Tech/Med., as well as the role of technology and work/life balance. George Takei features in the Star Trek TV series and movies as Hikaru Sulu, and George is also an accomplished author, public speaker and activis...

Connect virtually with AWWA members and the water community to exchange knowledge and collaborate on water industry solutions during this world-class digital event full of innovative and educational content designed to help you stay on top of the latest water sector trends. Education Stay informed with short, engaging sessions delivered by subject matter experts on today’s most relevant water sector topics. Innovation Explore content-ric...

With climate change still being a very real issue, change needs to come fast. One of the changes that can be made, is to ensure the avoidance of CO2 emissions, which can and is now being done using Carbon Dioxide Capture, Storage and Utilization technologies. ACI’s 16th Carbon Dioxide Utilization Summit will follow on from our successful 13th edition which took place in Calgary focusing on the re-use of greenhouse gas CO2 and converting...

As policymakers consider economic recovery in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, natural climate solutions—working with farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners to adopt climate-smart practices—offer an opportunity to boost the rural economy while tackling climate change. Investments can help agriculture and forestry as well as outdoor recreation, hunting, and fishing. Please join the Bipartisan Policy Center for a discussion on ho...

The Bipartisan Policy Center Energy Project is bringing together leaders from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Congress in a discussion on climate-related risks in the financial markets. Over the past year, the CFTC has led an effort reviewing the important implications of climate change risk to the U.S. financial system. Please join us for a moderated conversation with leaders from the CFTC and Congress on the nature of the...

In early March, when the severity of the Covid-19 situation was drastically coming to light, the USGS was rapidly developing new decision-making regimes governing the travel of its mission-critical workers. At the US Geological Survey California Water Science Center (CAWSC), the data team in the Biogeochemistry and Contaminants group had been incorporating Tableau into its research project workflows, and saw the opportunity to apply data pipel...