Saturday 3/2 8:45am. We are going on a tour of the Holloywood Water Treatment Plant. We are meeting at the fountain (outside the engineering building) at 8:45 am. IF you would like to attend please rsvp, by emailing us at umfwea@coeds.eng.miami.edu or talk to Jeff Rogers.

 Saturday 3/9 and Sunday 3/10 WE are going camping in the everglades (long Pine Key). We will be exploring the park and the surroundings and having a relaxing break from school. Consider joining us on this tour of the everglades with our own world traveled fearless guide Dr. E. Free to members as everything is! Please rsvp to Gary Jacobi at g.jacobi@umiami.edu.

 3/22 Speakers from SFWMD. We will be hosting Dr. Jayantha Obeysekera, Division Director for Hydrologic Systems Modeling at the District, will give a presentation on the various types of models the they use (regional and sub-regional) and an explanation of the hydrologic conditions that define South Florida.

 looking ahead friday 4/12 we will have a presentation from past UM WEF chapter president Walter Wilcox on projects he has been working on and the applications of hydrology learned in school to everyday Env. Engineering situatons.

 The NEXT MEETING is on TUESDAY MARCH 5th at 4:30 pm in room EB 113.

 Enjoy!

February 5

Here is the latest UM Chapter of WEF News!

 NEXT MEETING on TUESDAY Feb 19th at 4:30 pm in room MCA 202

 Speakers - Friday March 22nd April 12th . Representative from SFWMD will be here to give presentation by Dr. Jayantha Obeysekera, Division Director for Hydrologic Systems Modeling at the District, will give a presentation on various types of models they use (regional and sub-regional) and Walter Wilcox, Hydrologic Engineer with the Hydrologic Systems Modeling, Graduate from UM Environmental and Civil Engineering, EX- WEF chapter president, will give a presentation on application of their models to help in the planning of both daily operations and long term projects (e.g. CERP). 

Camping - Gary had sent emails about the trip on Saturday March 9-10 in the everglades. RSVP to Gary at g.jacobi@umiami.edu. 

Trips - we are working with Dr. Blouetcher on touring the WTP in Hollywood with the INtro to Env. Engineering class. This will be in March, stay tuned. 

Conferences- the following conferences are upcoming.

 Disinfections 2002: Health and Safety Achieved through Disinfections February 17-20, 2002, St. Petersburg, Florida 

Watershed 2002 February 24-27, 2002, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida http://www.wef.org/conferences/Watershed2002/opening.jhtml 

 Free to students who want to volunteer to help out! contact Jeff for more info. 

Florida Water Resources Conference March 24-27, 2002, Orlando, Florida http://www.fwrc.org/ 

FREE admission for students with valid I.D. - what a great opportunity to network with future employers. 

NEXT MEETING on TUESDAY Feb 19th at 4:30 pm in room MCA 202 

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