Note added on 10 February 2010: These events have been postponed, likely till June 2010, and will be rescheduled within a few weeks.
This is 'DC Water Day' on WaterWired. Two important water events are on tap for our nation's capital in the coming weeks.
On 21 December 2009 I posted about Jim Thebaut's water event scheduled for 24 February 2010 in Washington, DC. The event will be held, but it's now been split into two events, one in the afternoon (noon - 2 pm) and one in the evening (6 - 8:30 pm).
[Disclosure notice: Jim is a good friend of mine, and the following is based on information posted on his WWW site and from CSIS. I will be involved in these events.]
Here goes:
1) The Chronicles Group/Running Dry Project and The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California in association with the Embassy of Australia and the CSIS Global Water Futures Project present:
Coping with Drought & Water Scarcity: Lessons Learned from Australia & the United States
WHAT: A lunch/panel discussion of what actions we need to take to tackle our unsustainable water future
WHEN: 24 February 2010, noon to 2:00 pm
WHERE: Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1800 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006, B-1 Conference Center (link to map)
2) The lunch/panel discussion is a prelude to the 24 February evening event which will be held at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center Auditorium from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm and will feature a special screening of Jim's film Running Dry: Beyond the Brink.
How About Water: The Catalyst on Nation Building and National Security
On Wednesday, 24 February 2010, from 6 - 8:30 pm the Congressional Water Caucus and the Chronicles Group/Running Dry Project in association with the Embassy of Australia and the CSIS Global Water Futures Project are hosting an event to bring the Executive and Legislative Branches of the U.S. Government together with the public and private sector in order to provide an educational dialogue about drought and water scarcity and its ultimate impact on national security.
Congressional sponsors include Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Rep. John Linder (R-GA), co-founder of the Congressional Water Caucus), Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA), Rep. George Radanovich (R-CA), and Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI). Non-Congressional sponsors include the Southern Nevada Water Authority, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP, Adduci Mastriani & Schaumberg LLP, Golden State Water Company, Water Replenishment District of Southern California, StableRoad.org, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Acequia, Mesa Elementary School, Oregon State University, Water Charity. A special thanks also go to Water for People for their ongoing support - and to actress Jane Seymour, who will be a special guest at the event which will be held at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center Auditorium, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC.
This promises to be an exciting day in water. Be sure to attend. I will see you there.
“The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.” – Voltaire
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