UPDATE: Houston Conference on Flooding

Update: We have just learned from our District IV Representative, Matt Cowan, P.G., that the proceedings, papers, and videos will be available of the conference in the near future.

Original Announcement: An educational conference at the University of Houston main campus is bringing together stakeholders, including business, geoscientists, geotechnical engineers, citizen coalitions, state and federal government agencies to exchange current knowledge and ideas for the future.

AIPG Texas Section is sponsoring two University of Houston-Downtown students for the Conference on Texas Flooding in Southeast Texas: The Science Behind the Floods.

June 6 – 7, 2018
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
University of Houston Student Center • 4455 University Dr, Houston, TX 77204

Organized by the University of Houston,  the Engineering and Environmental Committee of the  Houston Geological Society, in cooperation with Rice University, Texas A&M University, the AIPG Texas Section, and other Area Universities, Science and Engineering Societies, and County, State, and Federal Governmental Agencies.

Conference Flyer (here).

Sponsors (here).

Other references on the cause and impact of Harvey flooding (more).