You Are Invited!
The challenges and opportunities of our shared water future are relevant, varied, and at times, contentious. In an effort to stimulate creative solutions among stakeholders, the North Carolina Green Industry Council and The Toro Company invite you to a vital and instructive Symposium about the future of water and water policy in North Carolina. Attendance is limited, so please review the agenda and then RSVP per instructions below.

When & Where
Thursday, July 14, 2011
8:00am – 4:15pm (Continental Breakfast and Lunch provided)
McKimmon Center – North Carolina State University, 1101 Gorman Street, Raleigh, NC 27606

Symposium Topics and Speakers

• “The State of Water Policy in North Carolina”
  Representative Mitch Gillespie,  Chair Republican Environmental Policy Committee

• “Water Supply Challenges for the Future” 
  Tom Reeder, Director,  Division of Water Resources for NC DENR

• “Connecting the Dots Between Ag Water Use & the Urban Consumer”
   Mitch Peele, North  Carolina Farm Bureau Legislative Director

• “North Carolina Consumer Water Survey Results and Observations”
  Dr. Barbara Fair, Assistant Professor, NCSU Department of Horticultural Science
  Charles Safley, NCSU Department of Ag and Resource Economics

• “Understanding the Environmental Benefits of Turf “
   Dr. Danesha Seth Carley, Assistant Director of the Southern Region IPM Center

• “The Perceived Value of Plants and the Managed Landscape”    
   Bob Dolibois, Executive Vice President of American Nursery and Landscape Association

• “Liquid Assets Program and Water Rates Methodology”
   Maeneen Klein,  Water Conservation Manager – Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities

• “Successful Rebate Programs From Across the Nation”
   Brent Mecham, Director of Industry Development, Irrigation Association

• “Precision™ Irrigation Technology and In-The-Field Applications” 
   Mike Baron - National Specifications Manager for Water Management Products &
   Brad Vice – Consultant & Field Practitioner – Carolina Land Consultants

• “Reclaimed Water Opportunities Now and for the Future”
   Don Safrit,  PE, Sr. Technical Specialist/Water Reuse & Regulatory Affairs - McKim & Creed

• KEYNOTE SPEAKER –
  Dr. David Moreau, Professor Emeritus NCSU Environmental Management Commission
  “Opportunities: A Comprehensive Overview for the Future”

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