{"id":35706,"date":"2025-12-16T16:47:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?page_id=35706"},"modified":"2026-01-29T13:40:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T18:40:50","slug":"agenda-2026-maine-sustainability-water-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/agenda-2026-maine-sustainability-water-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Agenda &#8211; 2026 Maine Sustainability &amp; Water Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id35706_8e119f-c4{margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id35706_8e119f-c4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id35706_8e119f-c4 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id35706_8e119f-c4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:0px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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Funding the Future: Financing Strategies for Maine\u2019s Sustainability and Water Projects<\/a> (AM) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/session-last-cool-places-cold-climate-refugia-in-the-maine-landscape\/\">B. Last cool places: Cold climate refugia in the Maine Landscape<\/a> (AM) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/session-c-toward-maine-resiliency-opportunities-challenges-and-local-innovations\/\">C. Toward Maine Resiliency: Opportunities, Challenges and Local Innovations<\/a> (All day) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/session-d-mainecan-maine-community-led-energy-and-climate-action-network\/\">D. MAINECAN: Maine community-led Energy and Climate Action Network<\/a> (All day) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/session-maines-wetlands-freshwater-and-tidal-ecosystems\/\">E. Maine\u2019s Wetlands: Freshwater and Tidal Ecosystems<\/a> (All day) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/session-farm-to-faucet-pfas-in-the-water-cycle-and-its-implications-for-maine-agriculture-and-consumers\/\">F. Farm to Faucet: PFAS in the Water Cycle and its Implications for Maine Agriculture and Consumers<\/a> (All day) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/session-g-ecohydraulics-research-and-applications-in-watershed-and-coastal-resource-management\/\">G. Ecohydraulics Research and Applications in Watershed and Coastal Resource Management<\/a> (All day)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10:30am \u2013 11:30am<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Morning break, poster session, exhibit viewi<\/strong><\/em><strong><em>ng<\/em><\/strong><br>Main auditorium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">11:30am \u2013 12:30pm<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/keynote-speaker-2026-maine-sustainability-water-conference\/\">Keynote address<\/a><\/strong><\/em><br>Main auditorium <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>12:30pm \u2013 1:30pm<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Lunch and Poster Awards<\/strong><\/em><br>Main auditorium <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1:30pm \u2013 2:30pm<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Afternoon concurrent sessions<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/session-c-toward-maine-resiliency-opportunities-challenges-and-local-innovations\/\">C. 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