KWI Events
Governor's Conference on the Future of Water in Kansas
The 2025 state water conference will take place on November 12 - 13 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Manhattan. This event brings together stakeholders from every corner of the state, and the Kansas Water Institute is one of the main sponsors.
Call for Student Posters
Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to submit abstracts on their water-related research to be presented as posters at the 14th annual Governor’s Conference on the Future of Water in Kansas. The conference will have presentation/sessions on: Drought/Flooding, Groundwater Issues, Water Utility Challenges, Sedimentation, Water Quality and many other items of interest. Any research that involves water quantity, quality or water education is eligible. In addition to an abstract, students are required to submit a 3-5 minute, pre-recorded, lightning presentation on their project/poster. The posters will be displayed the morning of Thursday, November 13th in front hallway at the Hilton Garden Inn.
Students must register for the conference at the student rate of $40 (one day) or $60 (both days).
- Six cash awards will be awarded: top graduate ($250), top undergraduate ($250), and two 1st place runners-up ($125) and two 2nd place runners-up ($75).
- Announcement of the award winners will be made after lunch on November 13th at the conference.
Student Poster Deadlines: Monday, November 3, 2025, 4 p.m.
Abstracts (no more than 250 words) and PDF posters must be submitted using the submission form linked below. In addition, a 3-5-minute video recording of a lightning presentation of your research and poster shall be submitted (preferred video format is .MP4).
Making connections through KWI
Meeting the water resource challenges within Kansas takes a head-on approach from all of us. KWI is working to bring together our colleges, communities, colleagues, and courses of study.
