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SALTON SEA SUMMIT
UC RIVERSIDE/ PALM DESERT CAMPUS - OCTOBER 17-18, 2019
SALTON SEA SUMMIT 2026
Spotlight on Solutions
October 16th and 17th, 2026
UCR Palm Desert Center
Friday Agenda
October 16
8:00 Registration and Breakfast
8:30 Welcome
9:00 Research Updates
11:45 Poster Introductions
12:00 Lunch
Saturday Agenda
October 17
8:00 Registration and Breakfast
8:45 Dust and Pollution Control
12:15 Lunch
4:45 Concluding Remarks
Colorado River
Friday, 10:15 AM
Moderator: Kurt Schwabe
Aron King
Bureau of Reclamation
Sarah Porter
ASU, Kyl Center for Water Policy
Jessica Neuwirth
Colorado River Board of California
Tina Shields
Imperial Irrigation District
Habitat Projects
Friday, 1 PM
Moderator: Michael Cohen
Steve Mitchell
California Department of Water Resources
Lauren Elachi
Audubon Society
Jonathan Shore
Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge
Elizabeth King
Coachella Valley Mountain Conservancy
Public Access and Recreation
Friday, 3:00 PM
Moderator: Christian Rodriguez
Angélica Bustos
Alianza Coachella Valley
Scott Sear
Desert Recreation District
Sara Lockett
California State Parks
Poster Session
Friday, 4:30 PM
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One-minute lightning introductions followed by a catered poster session
Dust and Pollution Control
Saturday, 8:45 AM
Moderator: William Porter
Brian Schmid
Formation Environmental
Mario Llanos
California Natural Resources Agency
Scott Epstein
South Coast AQMD
David Parrot
Westminster University
Community Health
Saturday, 10:45 AM
Moderator: Lily Wu
Jill Johnston
UC Irvine Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
Alexandra Heaney
UC San Diego School of Public Health & Human Longevity Science
Sam Ying
UC Riverside Department of Environmental Sciences
Lithium and Energy
Saturday, 1:15 PM
Moderator: Wei Guo
Michael McKibben
UC Riverside Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Eric Reyes
Los Amigos de la Comunidad
Ryan Kelley
Imperial County Supervisor
Long Term Planning
Saturday, 3:15 PM
Moderator: Sean Maguire
Joe Shea
California Natural Resources Agency
Susie Ming
Army Corps of Engineers
G. Patrick O'Dowd
Salton Sea Authority
Stacia Ryder
Utah State University
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