20:34 | 18.02.2010
U.S. Water Experts to Gather in the Nation’s Capital for Rain Bird’s Intelligent Use of Water™ Summit: State of the Union
Rain
Bird, the leading manufacturer and provider of irrigation
products and services, announced today that its 11th Intelligent
Use of Water Summit will be held at the Smithsonian’s National
Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC, on April 15, 2010. The
Intelligent Use of Water Summit: State of the Union will
focus on providing greater insight into the water conservation policies
and legislation, programs, initiatives and trends that ultimately steer
city and state-wide efforts to reduce outdoor water waste.
Scheduled for Thursday, April 15, 2010, in the Baird Auditorium at the
Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, the Summit panel will
feature a cross section of city and state municipalities and water
agencies that excel in implementing effective landscape water efficiency
and conservation programs. Panelists at the upcoming Summit will be:
Paul Goble, City of Indian Wells, (Indian Wells, CA)
Karen Guz, San Antonio Water Conservation Dept. (San Antonio,
TX)
Elizabeth Hurst, Inland Empire Utilities Agency (Chino, CA)
Karla Wilson, EcoWorks Unlimited, on behalf of Missouri
Botanical Garden, Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources and Metropolitan
St. Louis Sewer District (St. Louis, MO)
Alice Keyes, Conserve Georgia (Atlanta, GA)
Doug Bennett, Southern Nevada Water Authority (Las Vegas, NV)
As panelists, each will have the opportunity to showcase their water
conservation case study and share their successful strategies and
initiatives on outdoor water conservation to an audience of landscape
and water professionals as well as government representatives, NGOs, key
water industry representatives and the media. Leading the
environmentally focused symposium will be veteran journalist, Susan
McGinnis.
Regarded as one of Washington D.C.’s leading energy and environmental
journalists, Susan McGinnis serves as managing editor and news anchor
for Clean
Skies News, an online news network devoted to providing in
depth news, information, discussion, and commentary as it relates to
energy and the environment. Before joining Clean Skies, McGinnis
served as anchor of the CBS Morning News and as a business-news
contributor to The Early Show on CBS.
Established in 2004 as a forum to further define the relationship
between water conservation and landscape water use, The Intelligent
Use of Water Summit series presents a view of the current and future
state of water resources through the eyes of water conservation and
environmental experts. Previous summit locations have included Pasadena,
Calif., Tucson, Ariz., Tempe, Ariz., Madrid, Spain, Aix-en-Provence,
France, and most recently, Melbourne, Australia, in March of 2009.
“Reduced water availability presents a significant challenge for city
and state municipalities as they need to implement conservation programs
that, despite being necessary, are not always welcomed with open arms by
the audiences they serve,“ said Rain Bird Corporate Marketing Director
Dave Johnson. “The representatives on the Intelligent Use of Water
Summit: State of The Union panel have demonstrated success in
implementing creative programs that have achieved increased water
efficiency through education and innovation.”
The Intelligent Use of Water Summit: State of The Union will be
held at the Smithsonian’s Baird Auditorium on April 15th,
2010 and is open to the public at no charge. RSVP at iuow@rainbird.com.
Rain Bird devotes significant resources to its Intelligent Use of Water
public education initiatives, which include: a series of white papers;
public service announcements; membership on the Alliance for Water
Efficiency and the steering committee advising the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) on its WaterSense product labeling program; The
Intelligent Use of Water Summit series; The Intelligent Use of Water
Film Competition; partnerships with nonprofit organizations, including
sponsorship of National Public Gardens Day with the American Public
Gardens Assoc. (APGA) and water management education initiatives with
the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA); development and
support of elementary and middle school curriculums; and The Intelligent
Use of Water Award program recognizing leaders in water conservation.
For updates on all of Rain Bird’s Intelligent Use of Water initiatives,
become a friend of Rain Bird on Facebook
and follow Rain Bird on Twitter @RainBirdCorp.
ABOUT RAIN BIRD CORPORATION
Based in Azusa, Calif., Rain Bird Corporation is the leading
manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and services. Since its
beginnings in 1933, Rain Bird has offered the industry’s broadest range
of irrigation products for farms, golf courses, sports arenas,
commercial developments and homes in more than 130 countries around the
world. Rain Bird has been awarded more than 130 patents, including the
first in 1935 for the impact sprinkler. Rain Bird and The Intelligent
Use of Water is about using water wisely. Its commitment extends beyond
products to education, training and services for the industry and the
community. Rain Bird maintains state-of-the-art manufacturing assembly
facilities in the United States, France, Sweden and Mexico http://www.rainbird.com.
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