CWRA BC Branch 2023 Conference
Transitioning to Resilience: Responding to Climate Change in BC
Richmond, BC - Unceded Territory of the xʷməθkʷəyəm (Musqueam) peoples
October 3 - 5, 2023

The key focuses of the conference include:
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Sustainable development for flood management and sea level rise
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Lessons learned and moving forward from 2021 floods
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Design with traditional knowledge and resiliency
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BC Flood Strategy and Governance
Registration
TBA
Sponsorship and Exhibitors
TBA
Technical Sessions
Abstract submissions is closed.
Workshop: Hydrologic Modelling with the Raven Framework
Date
October 5, 2023 9 AM – 5PM
Short Course Objectives
This course is intended to provide an accelerated introduction to the Raven Hydrologic Modelling Framework. By the end of the course, each participant should:
- have an improved appreciation for the capacity of Raven for flood forecasting, reservoir management, water budgeting, and transport simulation
- be able to apply, test, modify, and interpret simple models built with Raven and Raven-UBCWM,
- understand the modelling workflow process , I/O, and basic implementation details
- have an understanding of the extended capabilities of Raven; understand the logistics associated with building and testing more advanced Raven models
- Have an improved appreciation for the challenges of trustworthy model development
Instructor
James R. Craig, Ph.D., P.Eng., jrcraig@uwaterloo.ca
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Hydrologic Modelling and Analysis,
University of Waterloo
Prof. James Craig, Ph.D., P.Eng., is a Canada Research Chair in Hydrologic Modelling and Analysis and an Associate Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at the University of Waterloo. Prof. Craig is an expert in hydrological model development, lead author of the Raven hydrological modelling framework, and an award-winning University instructor. His research focuses upon in numerical and analytical modelling of environmental systems, with a focus on surface water hydrology, regional scale groundwater flow, and subsurface heat and pollutant transport simulation.
Field Trip: Tour of the Living Dikes in Surrey by bike or by bus
Walking Bus Tour | E-Bike Cycling | Cycling | |
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Start Time & Location | 10 AM @ Radisson Hotel | 8 AM @ Radisson Hotel, Richmond | 9 AM @ Pedego Electric Bikes, Delta |
Morning | Drop off and tour of 12th Avenue Pump Station | Bike 15 km to Delta Heritage Air Park and tour 12th Avenue Pump Station | |
Lunch | Delta Heritage Air at 12 PM | ||
Afternoon | Drop off at Mud Bay Park. Up to 5 km of walking, weather dependable. | Bike to Mud Bay Park | |
Return | Meet at Mud Bay Parking lot at 3 PM. Arrive in hotel at 4 PM. | 15 km bike ride back to bike rental shop. | 15 km bike ride back to Richmond. |