UGIM and the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology: Possible Synergies

There is a convergence developing in the mission of the UGIM and the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST). In addition, there has been interest within the UGIM community to meet in odd years, transforming UGIM into an every-year conference. An opportunity exists to build on both of these situations and develop potential synergies. Several options exist, but in the forefront is an informal partnering of the two organizations to provide an odd-year track at the IEST annual conference, ESTECH, while preserving the even-year UGIM meetings. This paper explores the synergies possible in combining the organizations and presents a path forward to develop these synergies.