Other Meetings, Workshops, and Conferences


This page includes information on DRBC meetings/events other than advisory committee meetings and quarterly commission meetings that are open to the public.

Also listed are conferences, workshops and other gatherings at which DRBC staff are scheduled to speak or scheduled to table/participate.

This page is updated as information becomes available. Please feel free to check back periodically.
Upcoming Outreach Events


DRBC staff will be tabling at the following events:
Conference - 14th Annual Delaware River Watershed Forum: September 29-30


Host: Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed

  • Date: September 29-30, 2026

  • Location: University of Delaware, Newark, Del.

  • DRBC Staff Presentations:

    • DRBC Sr. Chemist/Toxicologist Dr. Jeremy Conkle and Director of External Affairs and Communications Elizabeth Brown will participate in a session on "PFAS & Emerging Contaminants: State & Basin Integration"

    • DRBC Manager of Water Quality Assessment Dr. Sarah Beganskas and Director of External Affairs and Communications Elizabeth Brown will participate in a session on "Creating a Resilient Basin: An Update on DRBC's Water Resources Resilience Plan"

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Workshop - Northeast PA Regional Watershed Workshop: October 8


Host: Pennsylvania Environmental Council

  • Date/Time: October 8, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

  • Location: Lacawac Sanctuary, Lake Ariel, Pa.

  • DRBC Staff Presentation: DRBC Manager of Water Quality Assessment Dr. Sarah Beganskas will present an overview of the Water Resources Resilience Plan and will hold a listening session to gather public feedback.

  • Website for details once available: https://pecpa.org/events-calendar/ 
Workshop - PFAS in Watersheds: Distribution, Fate, Transport & Emerging Research Priorities: October 21


Host: Dr. Mi-Ling Li, Associate Professor, University of Delaware

  • Date/Time: October 21, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

  • Location: University of Delaware, Newark, N.J.

  • DRBC Staff Presentation: DRBC Sr. Chemist/Toxicologist Dr. Jeremy Conkle will present an overview of our work on PFAS, a contaminant of emerging concern.
Forum: The Value of Water 2.0 - Resilience Through Innovation: October 29


Host: Water Resources Association of the Delaware River Basin

  • Date: October 29, 2026, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

  • Location: FMC Headquarters, Philadelphia, Pa.

  • DRBC Staff Speakers: DRBC Executive Director Kristen Bowman Kavanagh, P.E. and DRBC Director of External Affairs and Communications Elizabeth Brown

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Conference: SETAC North America 47th Annual Meeting: November 2-5


Host: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)

  • Date/Time: November 2-5, 2026

  • Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

  • DRBC Staff Presentation: DRBC Sr. Chemist/Toxicologist Dr. Jeremy Conkle will present an overview of our work on PFAS, a contaminant of emerging concern.

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Workshop: Southeast PA Regional Watershed Workshop: November 12


Host: Pennsylvania Environmental Council

  • Date/Time: November 12, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

  • Location: Twining Valley Park, Dresher, Pa.

  • Presentation Topic: DRBC Manager of Water Quality Assessment Dr. Sarah Beganskas will present an overview of the Water Resources Resilience Plan and will hold a listening session to gather public feedback

  • Website for details once available: https://pecpa.org/events-calendar/ 
Conference: AWRA 2026 Annual Water Resources Conference: November 9-11


Host: American Water Resources Association

  • Date: November 9-11, 2026

  • Location: Philadelphia, Pa.

  • DRBC Staff Presentations: Multiple DRBC staff are presenting, moderating sessions and leading panel discussions, including:

    • DRBC Sr. Water Resource Engineer Dr. Fanghui Chen will present on "Evaluation of the Impact of Sea Level Rise on Salinity Intrusion in the Delaware River Estuary"

    • DRBC Executive Director Kristen Bowman Kavanagh, P.E., will present on "Quality, Sustainability, Governance and Equity in Water Resources: How a Kennedy Era Commission Continues to Achieve its Mission"

    • DRBC Water Resource Engineer Dr. Joseph Fogarty will present on "Leveraging Continuous Dissolved Oxygen Data to Reduce Water Quality Model Uncertainty and Extend Predictions to Unmodeled Years Using Change Factor Analysis"

    • DRBC Sr. Water Resource Engineer Michael Thompson, P.E., will present on "Tapping into Leaks: Using Water Audit Data for Resilience Planning in the Delaware River Basin"

    • DRBC Sr. Water Resource Scientist Elaine Panuccio will moderate the session "SIFT-ing for Solutions: Coordinating Science and Management Strategies to Address Freshwater Salinization," which will include her presentation "SIFT-ing for Solutions: An Overview of Interstate Salinization Coordination"

    • DRBC Sr. Water Resource Engineer Michael Thompson, P.E., will present on "Beneath the Basin: Advances in Groundwater Availability Modeling for the Delaware River Basin"

    • DRBC Water Resource Scientist Amanda Khalil will present on "Surface Water Availability for the Delaware River Basin"

    • DRBC Sr. Chemist/Toxicologist Dr. Jeremy Conkle will present on "PFAS in the Delaware River Basin: An Accidental Discovery and Industrial Might Have Created a Burgeoning Environmental Calamity"

    • DRBC Manager of Water Resource Modeling Thomas Amidon, BCES, will lead the panel "How a Dynamic, 3D, Fully Coupled Water Column and Sediment Model Unpacked the Dissolved Oxygen Drivers in the Delaware River Estuary (DRE)," which will include the following presentations by DRBC staff:

      • "Overview of the Factors that Impact Dissolved Oxygen in the DRE," Namsoo Suk, Ph.D.
      • "Understanding Physical Impacts on Dissolved Oxygen in the DRE," Li Zheng, Ph.D.
      • "Understanding Biological Impacts on Dissolved Oxygen in the DRE," Joseph Fogarty, Ph.D.
      • "Quantifying Sediment Processes and their Impacts on Dissolved Oxygen in the DRE," Matthew Amato, Ph.D.
      • "A Novel Quantification of the Dissolved Oxygen Budget in the DRE and its Implications for Water Quality Management," Thomas Amidon, BCES

    • DRBC Dir. of External Affairs and Communications Elizabeth Brown will moderate the session "Communication," which will include her presentation "From H2O to Wooder: Communicating the Science of Water" 

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Conference: Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit: February 23-24

Host: Partnership for the Delaware Estuary

  • Date: February 23-24, 2027

  • Location: University of Delaware, Newark, Del.

  • DRBC Staff Presentations:

    • DRBC Sr. Chemist/Toxicologist Dr. Jeremy Conkle will present an overview of our work on PFAS, a contaminant of emerging concern.

    • DRBC will lead a full-day session on Climate Resilience. Manager of Water Quality Assessment Dr. Sarah Beganskas will lead a listening session on DRBC's Water Resources Resilience Plan and additional tecnical talks are planned. Members of DRBC's Advisory Committee on Climate Change will also participate.

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