The Kansas Water Office (KWO) is excited to announce the Governor’s Water Conference will be held Wednesday, November 12 and Thursday, November 13, 2014 at the Hilton Garden Inn & Conference Center in Manhattan, KS.
The Governor’s Conference on the Future of Water in Kansas will highlight the latest policy and research developments of water issues in Kansas as well as share the outcomes of the past year to address Governor Brownback’s 2013 Call to Action to develop a long-term vision for our state’s future water supply. Many great speakers and topics are planned; a few are highlighted below.
Rhett Evans, CEO of Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
· Mark Lambert, CEO of IDE Americas, Inc.
· Mike Teague, Oklahoma Secretary of Energy & Environment
· Paul Wenger, President of California Farm Bureau Federation
· Jerry DeNoyelles, Kansas Biological Survey
Topics and themes will complement the Vision such as: working with your available resources, developing additional sources of supply, and conservation and management practices for all water uses in Kansas. Day two will build on the water policy discussions from the previous day with technical presentation posters and talks.
Legislators, water managers, scientists, state, federal, city and county administrators as well as organizations, irrigators and citizens who share an interest in Kansas water resources are encouraged to attend.
Registration is now available online at www.kwo.org. The registration deadline is October 31. Conference details, brochure, speakers and sponsors can be found online as well.
The Governor’s Conference on the Future of Water in Kansas is hosted by the KWO and K-State /Kansas Water Resource Institute. Sponsors for the event come from multiple diverse water interests. Major sponsors for the event include Black & Veatch, Burns & McDonnell and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock.
If accommodations are needed for persons with disabilities, please notify the KWO, (785) 296-3185, at least five working days prior to the meeting.
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