Conference 2016 Agenda

7:30 – 8:15

REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST

8:15 – 8:45

Welcome

Sharon B. Megdal, Director, University of Arizona (UA) Water Resources Research Center

Andrew Comrie, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, UA

Jeff Silvertooth, Associate Dean and Director of Economic Development and Extension, UA College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

8:45 – 9:20

Opening Keynote

Anne Castle, Former Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, US Department of the Interior
Our Worn-Out Water Security Blankets (pdf)
Video 

9:20 – 10:20

Panel 1 – Use of Technology to Enhance our
Water Resource Portfolio

Moderator: Guy Carpenter, National Manager, Water Reuse Group, Carollo Engineers

• Gene Giacomelli, Director, UA Controlled Environment Agriculture Center UA,
  Self-sustaining greenhouse technology (pdf)
   
• Fernando Paludi, Associate general manager of Southern California’s West Basin Municipal Water District,
  Water Reliability (pdf)
  Video 
   
• Marshall Brown, Director, Aurora (Colorado) Water,
  Development of a diverse municipal water portfolio (pdf)
  Video 
   
• Ze’ev Barylka, Director of Marketing and Ag Sales, Netafim USA,
  Innovations in micro-irrigation technology (pdf)
  Video 
   
• Dan Thelander, Partner, Tempe Farming Company,
  Incorporating drip irrigation into Arizona farming 

10:20 – 10:35

BREAK

10:35 – 10:50

Introduction to Beyond the Mirage: Cody Sheehy, Video Producer, UA College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

10:50 – 11:50

Panel 2 – Innovations in Education and Communication for a Sustainable Water Future

Moderator: Kerry Schwartz, Director, Arizona Project WET and Faculty, Arizona Cooperative Extension

• Lisa Shipek, Executive Director and Founder, Watershed Management Group,
  Communication that Ignites Action: From Face-to-Face to Facebook
   
• Nicki Derryberry, Biotechnology Teacher and Advanced STEM Coordinator, Red Mountain High School, Mesa,
  STEM Degree as a pipeline to college (pdf)
  Video 
   
• Lily DeBlieux, Superintendent of Pendergast School District,
  Leading for change (pdf)
  Video 
   
• DaNel Hogan, Pima County ESA STEM Coordinator,
  Real-world and relevant STEM (pdf)
  Video 
   
• Thomas Williams, Coordinator of Sustainability Programs, Scottsdale Community College,
  Community college as a gateway to higher education

12:00 – 1:15

LUNCHEON

Luncheon Keynote Presentation

Hunter Moore, Natural Resources Policy Advisor to Arizona Governor Doug Ducey
Governor Ducey’s Water Initiatives and Augmentation Council

1:15 – 2:15

POSTER SESSION

2:15 – 2:40

Keynote Presentation

Lisa Beutler, Public Affairs Specialist, MWH Global,
Solutions to Wicked Problems at Massive Scales:
The California Water Crisis (pdf)
Video 

2:40 – 3:40

Panel 3 – Tradeoffs Involved in Water Management: Implications for Society and for Financing

Moderator: Karletta Chief, Assistant Professor and Assistant Specialist, UA Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science

• Randy Snow, Chief Strategic Officer, R&R Partners,
  Strategic guidance of municipal water innovation  (pdf)
  Video 
   
• Brian Bennon, Tribal Water Department Director, Inter Tribal Council of Arizona,
  Global change and tribal water tradeoffs (pdf)
   
• Michael Kotutwa Johnson, Ph.D. Candidate, UA Native American Studies,
  Dryland farming tradeoffs (pdf)
   
• Amy McCoy, Manager of Arizona Programs, Ecosystem Economics,
  Economic tradeoffs (pdf)
  Video 

3:40 – 3:55

BREAK

3:55 – 4:55

Panel 4 – A Discussion with Arizona Water Leaders: What is Happening in Water Technology, Talk, and Tradeoffs at the State Level?

Moderator: Sharon B. Megdal, Director, WRRC

• Trevor Baggiore, Director of Water Quality Division, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
   
• Gerry Walker, Assistant Deputy Director, Arizona Department of Water Resources
   
• Ted Cooke, General Manager, Central Arizona Project
   
• Marc Campbell, Manager of Sustainability Policy and Programs, Salt River Project

4:55 – 5:00

Closing Comments

5:00 – 7:00

INTERACTIVE RECEPTION

Explore the Beyond the Mirage web experience at this exciting launch event! Join colleagues in lively discussions prompted by the day’s Twitter Feed. Discover the new WRRC Water Network website – your link to all things water at University of Arizona.

• Beyond the Mirage interaction stations
     
• Poster award announcements   
   
• Hors d'oeuvres and cash bar