The conference will take place at the NSF NCAR Mesa Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. Programming will consist of keynote talks, poster sessions, oral sessions, and breakout discussions. Wednesday will be a half-day of programming with an optional field trip in the afternoon. A welcome reception will be held on Monday and a conference dinner will take place during the week.
This conference encourages researchers in hydrology, meteorology, climate and atmospheric science, biogeosciences, ecology, remote sensing, and agriculture to attend. In addition, practitioners in agriculture (including farmers/growers), water resource managers, extension specialists, the irrigation industry, and the commercial satellite industry.
Meeting Goals
Anticipated goals of the conference include the publication of a best practices manual that reflects the current state of the art in making surface energy balance and trace gas flux measurements in different environments and determining sources of error and methods for defining uncertainty levels in water carbon and other trace gas fluxes that can be used with greater confidence in resource management decisions and regulatory policies for different climates and biomes. Research presented at this conference is also likely to be published in peer-reviewed journals.
We recommend that international participants apply for visas three months prior to the conference (roughly 1 June 2025). Some consulates may have delays in scheduling visa interviews. We encourage you to first contact the consulate to determine the wait time for an interview. If you require a letter of invitation before submitting an abstract or you will not be submitting an abstract, you must request one via email. After submitting an abstract, you can automatically generate a letter of invitation through the abstract submission system.
U.S. Government Requirement for Visa Waiver Program
Effective 20 January 2011, citizens of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries will be unable to enter the United States without Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) approval from the U.S. Government. VWP travelers who have not obtained approval through ESTA will be denied boarding on any carrier destined for the United States.
Business Visa Center
The U.S. Department of State offers resources and information to assist foreign nationals traveling to the U.S. for temporary business.
Review the requirements to participate in the Visa Waiver Program, which allows citizens meeting specific requirements to enter the U.S. for 90-days without a visa.
