Jan 29-30, 2026: CWRA 2026 Midterm Conference – Connecting the Drops: Water Management in an Evolving World
Topic: Connecting the Drops: Water Management in an Evolving World
Venue: Crowne Plaza Moncton Downtown, 1005 Main St, Moncton, NB E1C 1G9
Schedule:
Thursday, January 29th: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (Optional) Technical Workshop
Friday, January 30th: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm Conference
Saturday, January 31st: CWRA National Board Meeting
To encourage student attendance at this event, CWRA Atlantic Branch is offering to cover accommodation costs for registered student delegates at the conference. For more information, please reach out to atlantic@cwra.org
Event Description
Boost your technical skills with our unique, optional hands-on workshop. This focused session will begin with a comprehensive overview of SWOT data (Surface Water and Ocean Topography data), covering its core principles and data products. Next, we will explore the key challenges and limitations of utilizing this data. The core of the workshop will then shift to practical, real-world applications in hydrology and hydraulics. This hands-on portion allows you to download, visualize, and query real SWOT datasets, building immediate, transferrable skills for your projects. We will conclude with an open forum for discussion, shared insights, and Q&A.
Led by Prof Mélanie Trudel, Université de Sherbrooke
Lunch is included in registration.
Join us for a full-day session featuring 10 outstanding speakers from the public, academic, and private sectors. This conference provides participants with sessions on the latest applications of cutting-edge science and proven practical implementation and adaptation of existing water resources infrastructure.
The day’s agenda will dive into critical regional challenges, including:
- Impacts to dykelands and storm sewer systems
- Progress in regional flood mapping
- Strategies for managing drought and saltwater intrusion
- And much more.
Morning coffee and light refreshments, buffet lunch and coffee breaks included.
| Timeslot | Speaker Name | Presentation Title |
| 8:30 – 9:00 AM | Devin Bell and Nicole | Opening from CWRA Atlantic President and MC |
| 9:00 – 9:30 AM | Maxim Fortin & Joel Trubilowicz NRCan & ECCC |
Atlantic Flood Mapping in Action: FHIMP Progress, Coastal Highlights, and Flood Hazard Assessment Resources |
| 9:30 – 10:00 AM | René Lagacé
Director, City of Moncton |
Stormwater management in a tidal environment |
| 10:00 – 10:30 AM | Serge Dupuis
University of Moncton |
Naturalized stormwater retention pond in an industrial park in Dieppe, NB |
| 10:30-11:00 AM | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00-11:30 AM | Leneve Julien
University of Moncton |
Preliminary results for the development of a drought vulnerability index for New Brunswick |
| 11:30-12:00 AM | Joseph Cormier
Dillon Consulting |
Adapting Historic Dykelands for Modern Climate Challenges |
| 12:00-12:30 pm | Lunch | |
| 12:30-1:00 PM | ||
| 1:00-1:30 PM | Jaya Smith
Canada Water Agency |
The Canada Water Agency in the Wolastoq/St John River |
| 1:30-2:00 PM | Xander Wang
University of PEI |
Province-Wide Flood Mapping for Prince Edward Island |
| 2:00-2:30 PM | Jacob Bauer
Stantec |
Introduction to using R programming in hydrology |
| 2:30-3:00 PM | Coffee Break | |
| 3:00-3:30 PM | Barret Kurylyk
Dalhousie University |
Hypertides and hyper aquifers: Hydrology and hydrogeology along the Bay of Fundy |
| 3:30-4:00 PM | Cody Kupferschmidt
Erode AI |
Smarter, Better, Faster, Longer – Streamflow Forecasting in the World of AI |
| 4:00-4:30 PM | Devin Bell | Closing remarks |
More Information
| Category | Technical Workshop (Thurs 29th) | Conference
(Fri 30th) |
| CWRA Member | $65 | $165 |
| Non-Member | $185 | $285 |
| CWRA Young Professional | $65 | $165 |
| Non-Member Young Professional | $125 | $225 |
| Student | $45 | $85 |
The conference organizers have reserved a hotel block at the Crowne Plaza Moncton Downtown.
- Cancellations received by December 1, 2025 will be provided, less a $25 administrative fee.
- Cancellations between December 2, 2025 and January 5, 2026 will be refunded 50% of the total cost. Registrations may be transferred during this time frame.
- Registration closes on January 23 at 4:00 p.m (ATL time) or sooner if the event(s) is/are sold out.
- There are no refunds for cancellations received after January 5, 2026
- Registrations may be transferred to another person up to January 23, 2026
- Please send registration cancellation request details to atlantic@cwra.org.
- We will not provide refunds for cancellations due to inclement weather.
- All refunds will be processed following the workshop and conference.
- If the organizers cancel this event, a full refund of workshop and/or conference fees will be provided.
Sponsorship opportunities are available for this workshop and these include Gold ($2,000), Silver ($1,200), and four Bronze ($700). These sponsorship tiers will be showcased through logo placement on conference master slides and hard-copy programs. Complimentary registrations will be included with a sponsorship: Gold (3 people), Silver (2 people) and Bronze (1 person).
The Gold and Silver sponsorships include event display or banner space at the venue as well. For more information regarding sponsorship of the upcoming midterm conference, please email Atlantic@CWRA.org
The following table details the sponsorship categories that will assist in covering a portion of the conference cost and the benefits your organization would receive for its generous support.
