Quenching a thirsty west: Integrated scientific knowledge and technological infrastructure to solve water issues in the Western United States

美国西部未来的水资源管理面临着来自人为变化的重大挑战，沿着着巨大的机会来提高水资源分配的效率，以满足人类和生态的各种需求。 该讲习班将汇集学术界的科学和工程领导人，以确定主要问题，并制定一项计划，指导未来的研究、技术和基础设施能力需求。 该研讨会将与塔霍湖峰会同时举行，该峰会由地方，区域和国家决策者参加，重点关注美国西部水资源可持续性的需求以及科学指导可持续发展的重要性。 早期职业和高级教师，研究生和博士后研究人员的多元化组合将参加会议。 已建立的调查人员将与新的和代表性不足的研究人员以及负责美国西部水资源管理的政策制定者聚集在一起，为科学指导交流和将科学知识转化为实践提供绝佳的机会。 青年科学家尤其将从专题讨论会的联网和综合活动中受益匪浅。

The future management of water resources in the Western United States poses significant challenges from human-derived change, along with tremendous opportunities to improve the efficiency of water allocation for the very diverse needs of humans and ecology. This workshop will bring together scientific and engineering leaders from academia to define the major issues and to develop a plan to guide research, technology and infrastructure capacity needs for the future. The workshop will be held in conjunction with the Tahoe Summit which is attended by local, regional and national policy makers focused on the needs for water sustainability in the Western United States and the importance of science to guide sustainability development. A diverse mix of early career and senior faculty, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers will participate in the meeting. Established investigators will be brought together with new and under-represented researchers, as well as policy makers responsible for water management in the Western US, providing excellent opportunities for both scientific mentoring exchange and translation of scientific knowledge to practice. The young scientists in particular will benefit significantly from the networking and synthesis activities of the symposium.