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Annual Meeting

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3rd Annual Meeting - May 20-22, 2025

This meeting will bring together researchers, partners and stakeholders for in depth discussions and networking as we looked to find cooperative ways to address current and emerging water issues in New York.

 

Who should attend?

  • Faculty and student researchers
  • Business and industry leaders in the water sector
  • Policy makers
  • Government agency scientists and regulators
  • Lake and watershed associations
  • Citizen scientists
  • Tech development companies
  • Anyone interested in the mission of the NYS Center of Excellence in Healthy Water Solutions

Agenda

Tuesday, May 20th

Location: Gateway Center Concourse

Details: A key component of the meeting is to provide an opportunity to share research, results, and make connections with potential partners for collaborations with academia and outside entities.

Location: Gateway Center Concourse

Location: Gateway Center Concourse

Wednesday, May 21st

Location: Gateway Concourse and Center

Location: Gateway Center

Location: Gateway Center

Location: Gateway Concourse and Center

Location: Baker Lab

Details: TBA

Location: Gateway Center

Location: Baker Lab

Details: TBA

Location: Gateway Center

Details: TBA

Location: Gateway Concourse

Details: TBA 

Location: Gateway Center

Thursday, May 22nd

Location: Gateway Center

Location: Gateway Center

Details: TBA

Details: Network and vote for your favorite poster

Location: Baker Lab

Details: TBA

Location: Gateway Concourse

Location: Gateway Center

Thank you for attending!  Don’t forget to recycle your name badge at the registration table on your way out. 

Call for Session Proposals

Do you have an active water-related research, monitoring, technology development, or training project or question you would like to engage and inform a larger group on?  Proposals are encouraged from faculty, faculty/student teams, as well as industry, NGOs, and government agencies. The proposed sessions would run 90 minutes.

The session formats could be:

  • collection of short talks
  • panel discussion
  • roundtable
  • training or technology demonstration
  • workshop


Session Proposers (who may also serve as moderators of their session) are expected to organize their sessions, confirm their speakers, titles of presentations, and be available to support the presenters in their group as needed. Please factor in the time and flexibility required to fulfill these responsibilities when submitting a proposal.


Session topics should be water-related, New York State relevant
, and be linked to the following general areas:  

  • Technology development and research
  • Water science research
  • Environmental monitoring
  • Environmental justice
  • Education and outreach
  • Workforce development and training


Priority topics could include the following but other topics are welcome:

  • Climate change
  • Harmful algal blooms
  • PFAS / persistent chemicals
  • Bridging science and policy

Timeline:

  • December 20, 2024: Deadline for submission of proposal
  • February 7, 2025: Notification on acceptance of proposals
  • March 7, 2025: Deadline for confirmation of all speakers and presentation titles (if applicable)

Posters

 

The NYS Center of Excellence in Healthy Water Solutions will invite poster proposals for our 3rd Annual Meeting.   

A key component of the meeting is to provide an opportunity to share research, results, and make connections with potential partners in academia and outside entities. Poster topics should be water related, New York State relevant, and be linked to the following areas:

  • Technology development and research
  • Water science research
  • Environmental monitoring
  • Environmental justice
  • Education and outreach
  • Workforce development and training
Poster presenters will be required to also register for the meeting.

Call for posters forthcoming.

Hotels


Attendees are encouraged to make their hotel reservations early as space may fill up quickly in the area.

 

Best Western Syracuse Downtown Hotel & Suites
416 South Clinton Street, Syracuse, New York 13202

Group Name: Healthy Waters

Rate: $149 per night (call 315-425-0500 to book with discount)

Block expires on Friday 4/18/2025

bestwestern.com

Additional hotels in the area:

Marriott Syracuse Downtown 
100 East Onondaga Street, Syracuse, NY 13202
marriotthotels.com/syrmc


Collegian Hotel & Suites Syracuse

1060 East Genesee STreet, Syracuse, NY 13210
scholarhotels.com/scholar-hotel-syracuse

Google Map with nearby hotel search results

Directions

https://www.esf.edu/about/maps/index.php

Using an App or GPS?
Campus entrance address: 1000 Irving Ave., Syracuse, NY

Check-in and main meeting sessions take place in the Gateway Center (building 8 on the campus map).

From I-90:

  1. Take Exit 36 for I-81 south.
  2. Follow I-81 south to exit 18 for East Adams Street (follow signs).
  3. Turn left onto East Adams Street and proceed two blocks to Irving Avenue.
  4. Turn right on Irving Avenue and follow it to the ESF campus entrance, next to the Carrier Dome.

From I-81

  1. Take Exit 18 for East Adams Street.
  2. Turn right onto East Adams Street at the end of the exit ramp.
  3. Proceed two blocks to Irving Avenue and turn right.
  4. Follow Irving Avenue to the ESF campus entrance, next to the Carrier Dome.


Sustainable Transportation Methods

Keep in mind ESF’s institutional goals focus on a more sustainable future. Please consider some alternative ways to get to campus. Centro offers a network of services in the CNY area and has a Transit Hub located in downtown Syracuse. Visit their website for the most up-to-date schedules and maps. You can also learn about connecting services to AmtrakGreyhoundMegaBus and Trailways. Additionally, to move around the Syracuse community there is an electric bike and scooter share program called Veo.


Accessibility
Visitors in need of accessible parking facilities should contact the CoE for assistance in arrangements in advance, or ESF University Police if on campus by calling (315) 470-4996.

Parking

No permit is required for attendees to park in these lots:
Attendees should fill up Lot P22 first.
Overflow parking available in the Standart Street Lot.

Lot P22 and Standart Street Lot are shown in the bottom right area of the campus map.  Standart Street is a ONE-WAY road, so you may need to circle back around the block to get to the Standart Lot entrance if Lot P22 is full.

Visitors in need of accessible parking facilities should contact the CoE for assistance in arrangements in advance, or ESF University Police if on campus by calling (315) 470-4996.

SUNY ESF Campus Map

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