The Current Webinar 1 – Managing Water Supply: Resources for Education, Engagement and Research – April 2 · 3 pm CDT

April 2 · 3 pm CDT

The first webinar in The Current speed networking series explores water supply from multiple viewpoints via 10-minute topic presentations and a 20-minute QA/networking segment. An introduction to the North Central Region Water Network will be provided by our Extension Director Liaison, Rick Klemme. The webinar is free of charge and open to Extension professionals across the region. Presenters and topics include:

1. Richard Klemme, University of Wisconsin-Extension – Introduction to the North Central Region Water Network
2. Gary Zoubek, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension – The Nebraska Ag Water Management Network: Improving Water Use Efficiency
3. Margaret Schneemann, University of IL-Extension – Water Supply Planning and Programming in Northeastern Illinois
4. David Lusch, Michigan State University – Michigan’s Water Withdrawal Assessment Program: An Environmental Flows Approach to Large-Volume Withdrawal Management

Access Instructions:

Please take a few minutes to test your computer equipment. You may need to update software, so test your equipment prior to the webinar event.
Blackboard Collaborate – First Time Users

To join conference, please click on the link below. The webinar will be accessible 30 minutes prior to event start time.
Blackboard Collaborate Participant Link

Help and Technical Support:

The top technical issues:

1. A common problem a first-time user may encounter is the installation of meeting.jnlp. Although the file is automatically downloaded, it requires administrator rights for the computer being used before it will install. Sometimes this file will initiate installation on its own. If it does not, you will need to locate the file and start the installation process manually. If you are unable to install meeting.jnlp please login with your administrator account and reinitiate installation. If problems persist, check with your local computer administrator for assistance.

2. A Java applet is used to make the connection between your computer and the online conference. A computer may be running an earlier version of Java so that it can continue to work with older software. To use that computer, the version of Java will have to be updated. If this is not practical, consider using another computer for connecting to the conference.