2009 Schedule
All events and times are tentative and subject to change.
Tuesday, October 6
| Time |
Presenter |
| 10 a.m. |
Rajendra K. Pachauri
First Lecture: “Climate Change and Global Peace"Watch LectureWatch Q&A Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,* Geneva, Switzerland |
| 1 p.m. |
Nancy N. Rabalais
Second Lecture: “Nutrients, Nutrients Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink: Land Meets the Sea”Watch LectureWatch Q&A Executive Director, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Chauvin |
| 3 p.m. |
David L. Sedlak
Third Lecture: “Short-Circuiting the Hydrologic Cycle to Meet Urban Water Needs”Watch Lecture Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley |
| 6:15 p.m. |
Minnesota Water Connections
(Concurrent sessions at two sites)Lund Center Arena (Venue 1)
Minnesota’s Aquatic Ecosystems: What Can We Expect under a Changing Climate?
Lucinda B. Johnson
Natural Resources Research Institute
University of Minnesota Duluth Watch Lecture Alumni Hall, Johnson Student Union (Venue 2)
The Superior Sea—What about All That Water?
Steve Colman
Professor of Geological Sciences and Director, Large Lakes Observatory
University of Minnesota Duluth |
| 7 p.m. |
Minnesota Water Connections IILund Center Arena (Venue 1)
Climate Change Impacts on Lakes—The Mercury Example
Ed Swain
Environmental Information & Reporting
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Watch Lecture Alumni Hall, Johnson Student Union (Venue 2)
The Acara Challenge: Applying Corporate Best Practices to Local,
Sustainable Water Solutions
Erin Binder and Fred Rose
Acara Institute |
| 8:15 p.m. |
Shawn Otto
Conversation at the Conference: "Democracy in the age of science" (Replaces Derek Walcott)Watch Lecture Co-founder and CEO of Science Debate 2008 |
Wednesday, October 7
| Time |
Presenter |
| 10 a.m. |
Peter H. Gleick
Fourth Lecture: “Water for the 21st Century: New Thinking”Watch LectureWatch Q&A President, Pacific Institute, Oakland, California |
| 1 p.m. |
Watch LectureWatch Q&A Emeritus Professor of Social Ethics, Union Theological Seminary, New York City |
| 3 p.m. |
Asit K. Biswas
Sixth Lecture: “Global Water Crisis: Myth or Reality?”Watch LectureWatch Q&A President, Third World Centre for Water Management, Atizapan, Mexico |
| 6:30 p.m. (Banquet) |
William Graf
“Where the Wild Things Are: Dams, Rivers, and Wildlife Preservation”Watch Lecture University Foundation Distinguished Professor, Professor and Chair of Geography, University of South Carolina |
