Joint Ninth Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference and Fourth Federal Interagency Hydrologic Modeling Conference

June 27 - July 1, 2010
Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada

THEME: Hydrology & Sedimentation for a Changing Future: Existing and Emerging Issues

BACKGROUND: The Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conferences (FISC) began in 1947, and the Federal Interagency Hydrologic Modeling Conferences (FIHMC) began in 1998. These highly successful conferences (including the First Joint Federal Interagency Conference (JFIC) held in Reno, NV in 2006), have produced over 2100 papers, and will again be held jointly in June of 2010. The JFIC will provide Federal and non-Federal scientists and managers from various disciplines the opportunity to discuss recent accomplishments and progress in research and on technical developments in the physical, chemical, and biological aspects of sedimentation and the development and use of models addressing surface water quality and quantity issues. The JIFC will follow a mixed set of formats including formal presentations, poster sessions, mini-workshops, and model demonstrations.

The Subcommittee on Hydrology (SOH) held the Federal Interagency Workshop on Hydrologic Modeling Demands for the 90's in Fort Collins, Colorado in 1993. That highly successful workshop was limited to Federal participants. Subsequent to that Workshop, the SOH decided to hold a broader series of conferences and to open it to all interested parties. The First, Second, and Third Federal Interagency Hydrologic Modeling Conferences were held in 1998,2002, and 2006 and covered models addressing surface water quality and quantity issues.

Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conferences (FISC) were held in 1947, 1963, 1976, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, and 2006. As a continuation of these highly successful conferences, the 9th FISC will again provide an interdisciplinary mix of scientists and managers from government agencies, academia, and the business community to make professional presentations on recent accomplishments and progress in research and on technical developments related to sedimentation processes and the impact of sediment on the environment.