TWO MEETINGS will be held on August 26-28, 2008 at the Plains Hotel, 1600 Central Avenue, Cheyenne, Wyoming: 

A MoRAST meeting will be held August 27-28, 2008:  The meeting will be held at the Plains Hotel.  It will start at 2 PM MDT on the 27^th and adjourn around 1 PM on the 28^th.  Expected agenda items include the business meeting; reservoir operations and the AOP process; MRRIC status; tribal travel support criteria; discussion of the purpose, scope and approach for the proposed study of the 1944 Flood Control Act; State, Tribal and Federal reports and perhaps other items.

An Upper Missouri River Basin Cooperators’ Roundtable will be held August 26-27, 2008:  MoRAST is co-sponsoring this event with the Interstate Council on Water Policy (ICWP) and the U.S. Geological Survey.  The Roundtable will focus on stream gaging, other water data and the USGS Cooperative Water Program.  It will begin with registration at the Plains Hotel at 12:30 PM MDT on August 26^th.  There will be a reception at the Hynds Lodge, Curt Goudy State Park that evening at 6:00 PM.  The Roundtable will continue on the 27^th at the Plains Hotel and conclude with a luncheon and closing remarks. Click here for the invitation and draft agenda. Please pre-register on-line at the ICWP website.  The $70 fee includes lunch and the reception. Click here for the ICWP link to register.

The MoRAST meeting will then begin at 2 PM on the 27^th, also at the Plains Hotel.

Logistics:  A block of sleeping rooms has been reserved at The Plains Hotel (1600 Central Ave, Cheyenne, WY) at the government rate of $70/night (plus tax); contact the hotel directly at 307-638-3311 and refer to "ICWP" when making your reservations. The cut-off date for this reserved room rate is August 5, 2008.

Note:  Since the Democratic National Convention is being held in Denver the week of August 25, you are encouraged to make travel plans soon as most flights to Cheyenne, WY route through Denver.  

INFORMATION ABOUT PAST MEETINGS:  Agendas, minutes and many Power Point presentations can be found by clicking on the PAST MEETING MATERIALS link.

For questions, please contact:

David L. Pope, Executive Director

Missouri River Association of States and Tribes

825 S. Kansas Avenue, Suite 500

Topeka, Kansas 66612

Office:    (785) 235-3247

FAX:  (785) 233-3104

david.pope@mo-rast.org

www.mo-rast.org