Water for People and the Environment: Managing Texas Water Demands in the 21st Century AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center, Austin, Texas
Online Registration for this event is closed. You are welcome to register at the door on the day of the event. We will see you there!
The drought of 2011 highlighted the challenges facing Texas
in meeting the water needs of Texans and the environmental upon which they
depend. The "Water for People and the Environment" conference, a resumption of
the statewide water conferences held by the Texas Living Waters Project,* will
explore some of the key ways in which Texas may meet those challenges through
more efficient use and more effective management of our water resources.
Keynote speaker for the conference will be Brian Richter, an
international authority on river conservation and director of The Nature
Conservancy's Global Freshwater Program. Richter's program promotes sustainable
water management with governments, business, and local communities. He has
consulted on more than 120 river projects worldwide, focusing on the challenge
of sustaining healthy rivers and lakes while meeting human needs for water and
energy. Richter is the co-author (with water policy expert Sandra Postel) of
the book Rivers for Life: Managing Water
for People and Nature. He will bring his knowledge and experience from
around the world to address Texas water challenges.
Conference sessions will focus on how Texas state agencies,
regional water authorities, and communities
may enhance drought management and response, water conservation, water
reuse, and other tools to assure that our state has adequate water resources to
sustain our people and the rivers, wetlands, and coastal bays and estuaries so
critical to our economy as well as our ecology.
*The Texas Living Waters Project is a
joint water policy and education project of the National Wildlife Federation
and the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club in cooperation with regional
partners such as the Galveston Bay Foundation and is funded by a variety of
charitable organizations in Texas.
Event Details: Conference
check-in and on-site registration: 8 – 9 AM Conference sessions: 9 AM to 4 PM
Pre-registration fee: $55 regular, $25 student, deadline for pre-registration:
April 23 Registration at the door: $75 regular, $35 student; student ID
required at check-in
Registration includes refreshments, lunch, and conference
materials; vegetarian and gluten-free options will be available at the buffet
lunch.
Date:
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Address: AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center 1900 University Avenue Austin, TX 78705
