Building Community Connections for Healthy Urban Streams

Grapevine Convention Center Grapevine, Texas

February 27 – March 1, 2019

Early Registration is Open! Register Online

Conference Room Block at Comfort Inn Hotel Grapevine Ends 02/05/2019. King or Double Rooms $99/night and free parking. Reserve a room through this link for special  conference rate.

CALL FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS:

Abstracts are being sought for oral presentations and posters on Urban Riparian and Stream restoration with a focus on community involvement. Please submit abstracts via email to Blake Alldredge at balldredge@utrwd.com with the subject line “TRA Abstract 2019” on or before December 7, 2019.

If your abstract is accepted, it will be published in the Conference Proceedings. The sessions for the Conference Program will be organized based on the list of topics below. Provided your presentation meets the selection criteria, we will do our best to include you in the program.

Session Topics for Conference

Oral Presentations

Oral presentations will be 25 minutes in length (20 minutes for your presentation with 5 minutes for questions). If your abstract is accepted, you will receive additional information regarding presentation logistics and guidelines. Please note that the length of each presentation is subject to change. If your presentation is part of a series of presentations please notify us of the other presentation/s that it is paired with.

Poster Presentations

Poster presentations are strongly encouraged as they allow extended informal discussions and active participation of co-authors. There will be a dedicated poster session on Thursday, February 28 from 5-7 pm (subject to change) in addition to the posters being displayed throughout the conference.

Artwork Submissions (Not Restricted to URS Participants)

A picture is worth a thousand words, so for the first year, TRA is requesting stream and nature related artwork submissions to be viewed during the symposium.  All artforms are welcome. This is a new feature so input for displaying this gallery are welcome. Please submit a digital image for viewing on a large screen to Staryn Wagner  and make images a minimum of 800 x 600 pixels and a maximum of 1600 x 1200 with a maximum resolution of 150 dpi or around 1 – 1.5MB in size. Include the name of the piece, type of media, and a bio of the artist.

Registration Policy for Presenters

All oral and poster presenters are required to register for the conference before January 8, 2019 or their abstract will risk being withdrawn from the final program. Early Bird and students rates will be available.

Please include the following on the abstract submission:

  • Primary Presenter/Contact (one person only)
  • Organization/Company
  • Address, Telephone number & Email address of Primary Contact
  • Poster or Oral Presentation
  • Category(s) from Call for Abstracts
  • Title of Presentation
  • Author(s) (as it would appear in a publication)
  • Abstract Text (300 word Max)

Consider Sharing

  • How is your project or research unique within the urban context? Within your city?
  • What constraints, priorities, and opportunities are present in urban riparian systems that are not often part of traditional riparian projects?
  • Who benefited most from the restoration efforts? What outreach was carried out?
  • How were stakeholders identified and engaged? Which stakeholders were most actively involved?
  • What strategies were (and were not) successful?
  • Would you do things differently next time, based on lessons learned? What lessons can be taken from the city to the country and vice-versa?