AIDIS-USA JUNE 2003
GUEST-SPEAKER LUNCHEON
MEETING
TOPIC:
US Water
Follies, and the US-Mexico Colorado River Water Dispute
SPEAKER:
Professor
Robert Glennon, University of Arizona
TIME:
Wednesday, June 11, 2003, noon -
1:30 PM
Please arrive early for SECURITY clearance
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RESERVATIONS and PICTURE ID required
PLACE: The
World Bank (Private
Dining Room)
1818 H St. NW
Washington, DC
COST:
$23.00
RESERVATIONS AND DIRECTIONS:
See below
We are honored
to announce as our guest speaker Professor Robert Glennon, a
nationally recognized expert in water law and the author of a new
and critically acclaimed book, "Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping
and the Fate of America's Fresh Waters." Dr. Glennon will
present highlights from his new book and discuss the ongoing
dispute between Mexico and the US over the use of Colorado River
water.
Dr. Glennon is
the Morris K. Udall Professor of Law and Public Policy at the
University of Arizona, where he has taught since 1985. He has
published numerous articles on both the environment and law, and
he is an oft-quoted source about water resources and policy. With
a law degree from Boston College and a doctorate in American
history from Brandeis University, he teaches constitutional law
and American legal history in addition to water law. Dr. Glennon
previously taught at the University of Minnesota, the University
of Illinois, Wayne State University, and in Puerto Rico and
Japan. He is a member of the bars of Arizona, Massachusetts and
Michigan.
RESERVATIONS DEADLINE:
12:00 noon, Monday, June 9
E-mail or call Mary Norman,
normanme@bv.com, 301-921-8249
Be sure to give your name, phone number, and business affiliation.
DIRECTIONS:
World Bank Main Complex
1818 H Street NW, main entrance
( 1 block south of Farragut West Metro Stop, 18th Street exit
)
Immediately after security, turn right and
take the staircase to
the lower level. Left off the staircase is the Main Dining
Room.
We will meet in an adjacent private dining room.
