Media registration is open and free for the Frontiers in Hydrology meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico
9 June 2022
19 – 24 June 2022
Online &
Puerto Rico Convention Center
100 Convention Blvd.
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00907
AGU Contact:
Liza Lester +1 (202) 777-7494, [email protected]
WASHINGTON — AGU and CUAHSI (Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc.) will host the first biennial Frontiers in Hydrology meeting (#FIHM22) in San Juan, Puerto Rico and online, 19 – 24 June 2022.
- Media registration and eligibility
- Online and on-site press information
- Presentation abstracts and schedule
If you visited press registration in previous weeks and encountered a payment requirement, we apologize for the technical glitch. This error has been corrected — press attendance at the Frontiers in Hydrology meeting is free of charge. Complimentary press registration for on-site and online attendance will remain open through the end of the meeting.
Join us for more than 900 talks and poster presentations on the future of water. Topics include urban and agricultural water systems, green infrastructure, climate resiliency, scarcity and environmental justice.
Live-streamed and recorded content
Registered media can stream plenaries, online-only oral sessions and hybrid sessions live in the meeting platform. Hybrid sessions will include presenters in person in San Juan as well as online participants. Traditional in-person-only oral sessions will be recorded and available to view in the online meeting platform within a week of the events. Live-streamed presentations will also be recorded and available for later viewing. Remote attendees have access to an online poster gallery.
Browse a sampling of the many topics available to live-stream:
Water security in a changing world
Panelists take on water planning in a changing climate and geopolitical landscape, identifying challenges and regional solutions.
Plenary discussion on Monday, 20 June, 10:45 am AST, with speakers:
- Kate Brauman, Associate Director for Analysis and Communications, Global Water Security Center
- Martyn Clark, Associate Director, Centre for Hydrology and Coldwater Laboratory, University of Saskatchewan
- Melanie Nakagawa, Special Assistant to the President and NSC Senior Director for Climate and Energy, The White House
Security & Justice
Climate change and environmental degradation aggravate existing inequities in safe and clean water access. Researchers are looking at how new approaches to water security can narrow the gap.
- Water security & justice Wednesday, 22 June, 9:00 am AST
Social & Geologic Change
Social and geophysical scientists come together to address challenges at the interface of evolving water systems, climate change and human behavior.
- Natural hazards & civilization Monday, 20 June 9:00, am AST
- Dynamics of human-water systems Friday, 24 June, 7:00 pm AST
Urban Resilience
New, cooperative and sustainable approaches to the movement of water through cities.
- New paradigms 1 Monday, 20 June 3:45 pm AST
- New paradigms 2 Monday, 20 June, 5:00 pm AST
- New paradigms 3 Wednesday, 22 June, 2:00 pm AST
Health & Water Supply
Supply, pollution, purification and future water needs—and implications for migrations driven by water stress.
- Contaminant pathways Tuesday, 21 June, 9:00 am AST
- Implications for population migration Thursday 23 June, 5 pm AST
Questions? Please contact FIHM Media Relations.
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