COEUR d’ALENE, ID -- The insights of global and Northwest experts are driving the fast pace of registrations for an Urban Land Institute forum on a precious commodity in northern Idaho and the region -- water.
Registration is brisk for the event, scheduled June 24 at 7:30 a.m. at the Parkside Event Center in Coeur d’Alene. Cost of the forum is $45 for members of the public, with significant discounts for members of Urban Land Institute and elected officials.
The Infrastructure 2010 forum – Investment Imperative Focus on Water: Do We Have a Problem or Not? – includes a panel discussion led by experts from the Pacific Northwest and a global expert from Urban Land Institute’s Washington, D.C. headquarters. Coeur d’Alene Mayor Sandy Bloom will welcome the experts and participants.
“Is Idaho facing a future water crisis, and, if so, what could be the impacts to our communities and our economy?” asks Idaho Lieutenant Governor Brad Little, who will participate in a forum at the Boise event. “If we do have a problem, what should be our next steps?”
Panelists include: Dr. Christian Petrich, principal at Boise-based SPF Water Engineering and a former senior member of the faculty at the University of Idaho; Clay Larkin, mayor of Post Falls; Todd Mielke, Spokane County Commissioner; Paul Klatt, JUB Engineers; and moderator Brian Ballard, partner and real estate law specialist at the Boise-based law firm Hawley Troxell.
Infrastructure 2010 -- the fourth edition of the ULI / Ernst and Young publication detailing the critical need for infrastructure investment and this year focusing on aging water infrastructure, supply, pollution and management – is included in each forum registration. ULI Senior Fellow Tom Murphy will offer a keynote speech at the forum.
About Urban Land Institute: The Urban Land Institute (ULI) is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit research and education organization supported by its members. Founded in 1936, the institute now has more than 30,000 members worldwide representing the entire spectrum of land use and real estate development disciplines, working in private enterprise and public service. As the preeminent, multidisciplinary real estate forum, ULI facilitates the open exchange of ideas, information and experience among local, national and international industry leaders and policy makers dedicated to creating better places. The mission of the Urban Land Institute is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. Members say that ULI is a trusted idea place where leaders come to grow professionally and personally through sharing, mentoring, and problem solving. With pride, ULI members commit to the best in land use policy and practice.
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