Events

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Events

Each year, the Foundation organizes conferences, workshops and special events devoted to specific issues surrounding water. The Foundation’s annual Water Summit, typically held in the fall, features speakers from various interest groups, the state Legislature and governmental agencies who play important roles in making policy decisions about water. Other conferences have focused on climate change, groundwater, the Delta, flood management and drought. We also host an annual Water 101 workshop as well as other workshops. Some conferences are conducted in partnership with state agencies and other organizations.

More 2024 event details will be announced soon! Make sure you’re among the first to hear about them by signing up for Foundation announcements.

Water 101 Workshop: The Basics & Beyond
One-day workshop includes optional groundwater tour the day before

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One of our most popular events, our annual Water 101 Workshop details the history, geography, legal and political facets of water in California as well as hot topics currently facing the state.

Taught by some of the leading policy and legal experts in California, the one-day workshop on April 5 gives attendees a deeper understanding of the state’s most precious natural resource.

McGeorge School of Law
3327 5th Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95817
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2024 Open House & Reception
Stop by our office near the Sacramento River to meet our team, learn about programs & publications

The Water Education Foundation is hosting an open house and reception on May 2 as part of the Big Day of Giving campaign.

Come visit our office any time between 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. to meet our team and learn more about what we do to educate and inspire understanding of the most precious natural resource in California and across the West — water!

Enjoy refreshments and appetizers while catching up on our tours, conferences, maps, water news and training programs for teachers and up-and-coming water professionals.

The event is free, but please RSVP here by April 29.

2151 River Plaza Drive, Suite 205
Sacramento CA 95833
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Toward Sustainable Groundwater in Agriculture
3ʳᵈ International Conference Linking Science & Policy

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Join us June 18-20 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport for the 3ʳᵈ International Conference, Toward Sustainable Groundwater in Agriculture: Linking Science & Policy. Organized by the Water Education Foundation and the UC Davis Robert M. Hagan Endowed Chair, the conference will provide scientists, policymakers, agricultural and environmental interest group representatives, government officials and consultants with the latest scientific, management, legal and policy advances for sustaining our groundwater resources in agricultural regions around the world.

Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport
1333 Bayshore Hwy
Burlingame, CA 94010