Tentative Agenda

8:30 am-9:30 am:  WSP Breakfast and Registration

9:30 am-10:30 am:  Welcome, opening remarks, and workshop objectives

                             Message from Hala Madanat, SDSU Vice President for Research & Innovation

                             Remarks from Steve Blumenshine, Executive Director of CSU-WATER

                             Introduction to Blue Gold, project highlights, workforce training, research opportunities

10:30 am-12:00 pm:  Breakout groups: Primary goals: 1) project updates/knowledge sharing, 2) identify gaps, needs, challenges, and goals for each topic/theme

12:00 pm-1:00 pm:  Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering Lunch

1:00 pm-2:00 pm:  Breakout groups reconvene. Focused discussion on solutions, collaborations, opportunities, student employment/skill needs

2:00 pm-2:30 pm:  Geosyntec Coffee Break

2:30 pm-3:00 pm:  Summary and discussion of breakout groups 1 and 2

3:00 am-3:30 pm:  Summary and discussion of breakout groups 3 and 4

3:30 pm-5:30 pm:  Dudek, Rick Engineering, Tory Walker Engineering, and WSP Student Poster and Networking Session

5:30 pm:  Conclusion of the event