2009 Schedule

All events and times are tentative and subject to change.

Tuesday, October 6

Time Presenter
10 a.m.
Rajendra K. Pachauri

Rajendra K. Pachauri
First Lecture: “Climate Change and Global Peace"

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Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,* Geneva, Switzerland

1 p.m.
Nancy N. Rabalais

Nancy N. Rabalais
Second Lecture: “Nutrients, Nutrients Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink: Land Meets the Sea”

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Executive Director, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Chauvin

3 p.m.
David L. Sedlak

David L. Sedlak
Third Lecture: “Short-Circuiting the Hydrologic Cycle to Meet Urban Water Needs”

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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

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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 II

Lund Center Arena (Venue 1)
Climate Change Impacts on Lakes—The Mercury Example
Ed Swain
Environmental Information & Reporting
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

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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

Shawn Otto
Conversation at the Conference: "Democracy in the age of science" (Replaces Derek Walcott)

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Co-founder and CEO of Science Debate 2008

Wednesday, October 7

Time Presenter
10 a.m.
Peter H. Gleick

Peter H. Gleick
Fourth Lecture: “Water for the 21st Century: New Thinking”

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President, Pacific Institute, Oakland, California

1 p.m.
Larry L. Rasmussen

Larry L. Rasmussen
Fifth Lecture: “Just Water”

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Emeritus Professor of Social Ethics, Union Theological Seminary, New York City

3 p.m.
Asit K. Biswas

Asit K. Biswas
Sixth Lecture: “Global Water Crisis: Myth or Reality?”

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President, Third World Centre for Water Management, Atizapan, Mexico

6:30 p.m. (Banquet)
William Graf

William Graf
“Where the Wild Things Are: Dams, Rivers, and Wildlife Preservation”

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University Foundation Distinguished Professor, Professor and Chair of Geography, University of South Carolina