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Water Conference Features Free Sessions

The Natural Resources Law Center at the University of Colorado (Boulder) hosts its 23rd annual conference, "Allocating and Managing Water for a Sustainable Future: Lessons from Around the World" on June 11-14. Tuesday, June 11 sessions are free and open to the public, including an opening plenary panel and the evening's keynote address. There is no charge to attend the Tuesday Events, but pre-registration is appreciated.

Patricia Wouters, director of the International Water Law Research Institute at the University of Dundee, Scotland, leads a panel discussion beginning at 8:30 a.m., "Global Water Issues: Reconciling Values and Realities in the Developed and Developing World," followed by concurrent sessions of contributed papers from international scholars and experts. Focus areas are: transboundary and transbasin management; market mechanisms and modeling; management strategies, from local institutions to national plans; and balancing water for people and the environment. Luncheon speaker David Hayes (Latham & Watkins, Washington, DC) will speak on "Federal-State Decisionmaking on Water." The evening keynote address by Peter Gleick of the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment and Security (Oakland, CA) sets the stage for the remainder of the conference: "Overview of Global Water Issues and Challenges."

For a complete agenda, click here. To register for the free sessions and/or the full conference, contact jpatton@spot.colorado.edu or phone 303.492.1288. Note that the early registration deadline (of May 10) has been extended until the end of the month.