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Conferences, seminars and meetings focused on the Raritan provide exciting opportunities to learn about research in complementary fields and best management practices, to network with professionals in the field, and for students to solicit interest and feedback when they showcase their own work. This section includes information about upcoming events as well as details about past conferences and workshops. When available, we include copies of presentations, proceeding summaries and copies of posters for your reference.

Also in this section, is information about the Sustainable Raritan Awards. Since 2010, we have recognized outstanding achievement in efforts by our Raritan partners to revitalize our region, restore and protect our resources and promote the area as a premiere place to live, work and raise a family. We accept nominations throughout the year and announce the recipients each June during our annual conference. Learn more about the awards and past recipients here.

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Bayshore Regional Watershed Council Meeting
Bayshore Regional Watershed Council Meeting

Starts: 8:00 pm

Ends: March 14, 2019 - 10:00 pm

Location: Hall Place, Hall Pl, Keyport, NJ 07735, USA

Description:
Monthly Meeting of the Bayshore Regional Watershed Council

The watershed council is an all-volunteer organization. Since 2000, we have been dedicated to improving water quality and restoring wildlife habitat along Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay.

Please consider joining the watershed council. Membership is always free. We depend on the time and generosity of volunteers for everything we do.

Join us for a watershed meeting. Meetings are always informal and a great way to learn about your watershed.

We meet the second Thursday of every month at 7:30pm inside Keyport Borough Hall located on Front Street.

www.restoreraritanbay.org

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Earth Hour - turn off your lights to fight climate change
Earth Hour - turn off your lights to fight climate change

Starts: 8:30 pm

Ends: March 19, 2019 - 9:30 pm

Description:
Every year, hundreds of millions of people around the world switch off their lights for one designated hour to demonstrate a commitment to fighting climate change. During Earth Hour—which takes place March 19, 2016, at 8:30 p.m. local time—individuals, businesses, and world leaders join together in an iconic and unprecedented lights-out display.

WWF launched Earth Hour in 2007 in Sydney, Australia, drawing in more than 2 million participants. The event now engages more than 172 countries and territories and millions of people around the world.

Taking part in Earth Hour is easy
1. Turn off all non-essential lights at 8:30 p.m. your local time and let us know you are taking part.
2. Celebrate your commitment to the planet with your friends, family, community, or at work. You could host a candlelight dinner party with friends or practice your yoga skills by moonlight. Here are more ideas you can do in the dark.
3. Tell your friends that Earth Hour 2016 is on its way to becoming the largest display for climate change action ever. With your help, we can welcome more participants. Download and use the free starter-kit assets.

from http://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/earth-hour

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World Water Day
World Water Day

Starts: 12:00 am

Ends: March 22, 2019 - 11:59 pm

Description:
International World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.

Each year, World Water Day highlights a specific aspect of freshwater.

An international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro. The United Nations General Assembly responded by designating 22 March 1993 as the first World Water Day.

The United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/47/193 of 22 December 1992 by which 22 March of each year was declared World Day for Water, to be observed starting in 1993, in conformity with the recommendations of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) contained in Chapter 18 (Fresh Water Resources) of Agenda 21.

States were invited to devote the Day, as appropriate in the national context, to concrete activities such as the promotion of public awareness through the production and dissemination of documentaries and the organization of conferences, round tables, seminars and expositions related to the conservation and development of water resources and the implementation of the recommendations of Agenda 21.

from http://www.un.org/en/events/waterday/background.shtml

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Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority Meeting
Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority Meeting

Starts: 7:30 pm

Ends: March 25, 2019 - 9:30 pm

Location: 290 River Road, Princeton, NJ

Description:
Authority Board Meeting Schedule

A RESOLUTION SETTING REGULAR MEETING DATES FOR THE STONY BROOK REGIONAL SEWERAGE AUTHORITY FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2016
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT

Resolution No. 2015-78

BE IT RESOLVED by the Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority:

That the regular meeting day of the Authority be held on the fourth Monday of each month, except in November, when it will be held on the second Monday, and June and December when the meeting will be held on the third Monday of the month.

http://www.sbrsa.com/

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Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority
Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority

Starts: 7:30 pm

Ends: March 25, 2019 - 9:30 pm

Location: 50 Polhemus Ln, Bridgewater, NJ 08807, USA

Description:
Meetings of the Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority are held the fourth Monday of each month. Meetings are held in the Authority conference room located in the Administrative Office. Open session meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. and there is an opportunity for public participation. Anyone from the public wishing to be heard should arrive promptly for the start of a meeting as the public participation portion is early on the agenda.

http://srvsa.org/

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National Monitoring Conference
National Monitoring Conference

Starts: 12:00 am

Ends: March 29, 2019 - 11:59 pm

Description:
The 11th National Monitoring Conference will be held March 25-29, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. Abstracts are due August 15, 2018!

The National Water Quality Monitoring Council will host its 11th National Water Monitoring Conference on March 25-29, 2019 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, in Denver, Colorado. All water stakeholders—including federal, state, tribal and local water professionals, non-profits, academia, and volunteer citizen scientists—are welcome at this important national forum.

Oral, poster, and extended session abstracts are welcome on any of the following conference themes:

    Water Quality Prediction: State of the Art and Future Directions
    Emerging Risks in Water Quality
    Monitoring Water Across a Changing Hydrologic Cycle
    Tools to Mine, Share, and Visualize Water Quality Data
    Innovative Designs and Technology for Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment
    Holistic Water Quality Monitoring: Exploring Chemical, Physical and Biological Integrity
    Effective Monitoring Collaborations and Partnerships
    Measuring Effectiveness of Management Actions, Improvement, and Restoration Activities
    Monitoring and Assessment to Protect Human and Ecosystem Health

Abstracts for regular sessions and extended sessions are due August 15, 2018.

Learn more here: https://acwi.gov/monitoring/conference/2019/index.html

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10	11	12	13	14 Bayshore Regional Watershed Council Meeting Bayshore Regional Watershed Council Meeting Starts: 8:00 pm Ends: March 14, 2019 - 10:00 pm Location: Hall Place, Hall Pl, Keyport, NJ 07735, USA Description: Monthly Meeting of the Bayshore Regional Watershed Council The watershed council is an all-volunteer organization. Since 2000, we have been dedicated to improving water quality and restoring wildlife habitat along Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay. Please consider joining the watershed council. Membership is always free. We depend on the time and generosity of volunteers for everything we do. Join us for a watershed meeting. Meetings are always informal and a great way to learn about your watershed. We meet the second Thursday of every month at 7:30pm inside Keyport Borough Hall located on Front Street. www.restoreraritanbay.org More details... •	15	16
17	18	19 Earth Hour - turn off your lights to fight climate change Earth Hour - turn off your lights to fight climate change Starts: 8:30 pm Ends: March 19, 2019 - 9:30 pm Description: Every year, hundreds of millions of people around the world switch off their lights for one designated hour to demonstrate a commitment to fighting climate change. During Earth Hour—which takes place March 19, 2016, at 8:30 p.m. local time—individuals, businesses, and world leaders join together in an iconic and unprecedented lights-out display. WWF launched Earth Hour in 2007 in Sydney, Australia, drawing in more than 2 million participants. The event now engages more than 172 countries and territories and millions of people around the world. Taking part in Earth Hour is easy 1. Turn off all non-essential lights at 8:30 p.m. your local time and let us know you are taking part. 2. Celebrate your commitment to the planet with your friends, family, community, or at work. You could host a candlelight dinner party with friends or practice your yoga skills by moonlight. Here are more ideas you can do in the dark. 3. Tell your friends that Earth Hour 2016 is on its way to becoming the largest display for climate change action ever. With your help, we can welcome more participants. Download and use the free starter-kit assets. from http://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/earth-hour More details... •	20	21	22 World Water Day World Water Day Starts: 12:00 am Ends: March 22, 2019 - 11:59 pm Description: International World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. Each year, World Water Day highlights a specific aspect of freshwater. An international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro. The United Nations General Assembly responded by designating 22 March 1993 as the first World Water Day. The United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/47/193 of 22 December 1992 by which 22 March of each year was declared World Day for Water, to be observed starting in 1993, in conformity with the recommendations of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) contained in Chapter 18 (Fresh Water Resources) of Agenda 21. States were invited to devote the Day, as appropriate in the national context, to concrete activities such as the promotion of public awareness through the production and dissemination of documentaries and the organization of conferences, round tables, seminars and expositions related to the conservation and development of water resources and the implementation of the recommendations of Agenda 21. from http://www.un.org/en/events/waterday/background.shtml More details... •	23
24	25 Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority Meeting Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority Meeting Starts: 7:30 pm Ends: March 25, 2019 - 9:30 pm Location: 290 River Road, Princeton, NJ Description: Authority Board Meeting Schedule A RESOLUTION SETTING REGULAR MEETING DATES FOR THE STONY BROOK REGIONAL SEWERAGE AUTHORITY FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2016 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT Resolution No. 2015-78 BE IT RESOLVED by the Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority: That the regular meeting day of the Authority be held on the fourth Monday of each month, except in November, when it will be held on the second Monday, and June and December when the meeting will be held on the third Monday of the month. http://www.sbrsa.com/ More details... Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority Starts: 7:30 pm Ends: March 25, 2019 - 9:30 pm Location: 50 Polhemus Ln, Bridgewater, NJ 08807, USA Description: Meetings of the Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority are held the fourth Monday of each month. Meetings are held in the Authority conference room located in the Administrative Office. Open session meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. and there is an opportunity for public participation. Anyone from the public wishing to be heard should arrive promptly for the start of a meeting as the public participation portion is early on the agenda. http://srvsa.org/ More details... National Monitoring Conference National Monitoring Conference Starts: 12:00 am Ends: March 29, 2019 - 11:59 pm Description: The 11th National Monitoring Conference will be held March 25-29, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. Abstracts are due August 15, 2018! The National Water Quality Monitoring Council will host its 11th National Water Monitoring Conference on March 25-29, 2019 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, in Denver, Colorado. All water stakeholders—including federal, state, tribal and local water professionals, non-profits, academia, and volunteer citizen scientists—are welcome at this important national forum. Oral, poster, and extended session abstracts are welcome on any of the following conference themes: Water Quality Prediction: State of the Art and Future Directions Emerging Risks in Water Quality Monitoring Water Across a Changing Hydrologic Cycle Tools to Mine, Share, and Visualize Water Quality Data Innovative Designs and Technology for Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Holistic Water Quality Monitoring: Exploring Chemical, Physical and Biological Integrity Effective Monitoring Collaborations and Partnerships Measuring Effectiveness of Management Actions, Improvement, and Restoration Activities Monitoring and Assessment to Protect Human and Ecosystem Health Abstracts for regular sessions and extended sessions are due August 15, 2018. Learn more here: https://acwi.gov/monitoring/conference/2019/index.html More details... • • •	26	27	28	29	30
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