Special Thanks Extended to Many People Making Courses Fun and Meaningful

Thank you to Target Field for hosting our courses and reception.

On behalf of Midwest GeoSciences Group, thanks to the course attendees, instructors, reception sponsors and the Target Field crew for making the short courses so much fun!

Great memories were made this year during the reception in the Suite during the baseball game.  It was fun to see attendees wearing their favorite Minnesota Twins shirts and other attendees donning their Milwaukee Brewers shirts in all their sartorial splendor.

Sweet memories made in the Event Suite during the official reception during the baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Milwaukee Brewers.  Picture by David Sherman.

Although the reception took place during a baseball game, David Sherman the official NBA photographer for the Minnesota Timberwolves stopped by to take photos of our event (Thank you, Dave!).

Ken Bradbury and David Hart in the batter's box during the 7th inning.

Allen Shapiro and Maureen Muldoon touring Target Field before the gates open. Thank you, Target Field staff for fun access and endless hospitality!

Endless hospitality and bottomless stadium food and beverages hallmarked an evening chock full of fun not only in our Suite, but touring the hidden "nooks & crannies" of Target Field too.  We found some up-close-and-personal contact with players, Fox Sports North friends, and front-office staff.

Thank you too to both the Minnesota Ground Water Association and the Wisconsin Ground Water Association for their support with advertising to both Twins fans and Brewers fans!

Cahoy Well and Pump Service
thanked publicly on the giant score board during the game

Conducting courses at Target Field was a fun and unique experience.  Accessing the Owner's Board Room and Target Field when it was essentially void of people was not only special, but helped us gain an appreciation of the full benefits provided a world-class venue.  It was a great place to learn due to the privacy, modern technology, privileged access, and bountiful food.  Thanks again to the course attendees, the instructors, reception sponsors, visitors, and Target Field staff for making these two great courses a great experience.  -Dan.

Diagnostic Tools, Derivative Analysis and Solution Strategies for Aquifer Pumping Tests at In-Situ, Inc.



Course Attendees during the 2013 Course at In-Situ, Inc.


Diagnostic tools, derivate analysis and solution strategies for aquifer pumping tests were mastered by a full house at In-Situ, Inc Headquarters this week in Fort Collins, Colorado.  The group photo above exhibits the great smiles at the morning break during the 2-day (Sept 23-24) course: Aquifer Testing for Improved Hydrogeologic Characterization: Featuring AQTESOLV and the In-Situ Level TROLL. 

Jim Butler, the author of "The Design, Performance and Analysis of Slug Tests", started the course by his teaching the principles of slug testing while eloquently updating us on strategies for gaining reliable slug test results and what to look for to identify those areas where conditions may yield some uncertainty of test results.

Glenn Duffield, the creator and mastermind of AQTESOLV software, dives into analysis strategies for both slug tests and pumping tests.  The insights gained from the diagnostic methods and derivative analysis are powerful tools for hydrogeologists who conduct aquifer pumping tests.

The experts at In-Situ, Inc provide priceless insights about data collection and management while transferring it to the AQTESOLV software.  The facility tour is an eye-opening experience about how transducers and water-quality instrumentation are made.

Thank you to the participants for making the course a super fun event!  We admire and respect your questions, stories and experience that you share during the course and welcome you to keep sharing them through your calls, texts, emails and tweets!