BOISE, 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 this arid region -- water.
Registration is brisk for the event, scheduled June 23 at 7:30 a.m. at the Owyhee Plaza Hotel in Boise. Cost of the forum is $65 for members of the public, with significant discounts for members of Urban Land Institute and public sector officials.
“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: Brad Little, Lieutenant Governor; Mark Bowen, principal of global engineering firm CH2M Hill’s Boise office; Dr. Christian Petrich, principal at Boise-based SPF Water Engineering and a former senior member of the faculty at the University of Idaho; Clay Landry, principal of water rights marketing firm WestWater; and moderator Chris Meyer, partner at Boise-based law firm Givens Pursley and the founder of the Idaho Environmental Forum.
The Infrastructure 2010 forum – Investment Imperative Focus on Water: Do We Have a Problem or Not? – includes a panel discussion led by experts from southern Idaho and a global leader from Urban Land Institute’s Washington, D.C. headquarters – ULI Senior Fellow Tom Murphy, the former mayor of Pittsburgh.
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.
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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