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Program

Please note that all times listed below are in Central Time (CT).

Professional Development Hours

Attendees can earn Professional Development Hours (PDHs) by participating in technical tours, workshops, and technical sessions.

Participants who fully participate in all technical sessions, keynote sessions, technical workshops, and technical tours will have the opportunity to earn up to 1.0 Professional Development Hour (PDH) for every hour of education that they participate in. 

Professional Development Hours are the recognized unit of record in non-credit professional development programs for engineers.  Approximately 30 days after the conference you will receive an email to claim your PDHs for the activities that you participated in. 

Full Agenda with Speaker & Presentation Details:

Detailed Agenda 

 

Schedule-at-a-Glance

(subject to change)

All times are in Central Daylight Time.

Saturday, April 25

Technical Activities Coordination Executive Committee Meeting

Sunday, April 26

Registration (Closed for lunch from 11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m.)
Welcome Reception

Monday, April 27

Registration (Closed for lunch from 11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m.)
Welcome and Morning Announcements
Recognition of Institute Award Winners
Keynote Lecture
Transition Break
Concurrent Technical Session I
Luncheon (ticketed event)
Lunch Keynote
Transition Break
Concurrent Technical Session II
Transition Break
Concurrent Technical Session III
Transition Break
Concurrent Technical Session IV
AAWRE 2026 Board-Certified Water Resources Engineer Ceremony & Meet and Greet

Tuesday, April 28

Coffee & Conversation with the Women-Water Nexus
Registration (Closed for lunch from 11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m.)
Transition Break
Concurrent Technical Session V
Transition Break
Concurrent Technical Session VI
Luncheon (ticketed event)
Lunch Keynote
Transition Break
Concurrent Technical Session VII - Awards
Environmental Council Awards / Simon W. Freese Award & Lecture
Irrigation & Drainage Council Awards / Royce J. Tipton Award & Lecture
Urban Water Resources Research Council and Municipal Water Infrastructure Council (MWIC) Awards / UWWRC Founders’ Award & Lecture and Margaret S. Petersen Award & Lecture
Watershed Council Awards / Ven Te Chow Award & Lecture
Transition Break
Concurrent Technical Session VIII
Transition Break
Concurrent Technical Session IX

Wednesday, April 29

Registration (Closed for lunch from 11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m.)
Concurrent Technical Session X
Transition Break
Concurrent Technical Session XI
Luncheon (ticketed event)
Lunch Keynote
Transition Break
Concurrent Technical Session XII - Awards
Hydraulics & Waterways Council Awards / Hunter Rouse Hydraulic Engineering Award & Lecture
Planning & Management Council Awards and Groundwater Council Awards / Julian Hinds Award & Lecture and Pioneers in Groundwater Award and Lecture
Transition Break
Concurrent Technical Session XIII
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