On December 7^th 2009 Sustainable Silicon Valley and NASA Ames will be hosting a Water Summit and Annual Meeting. The purpose of this event is to catalyze a sea change in action towards long-term resiliency in water supply and management in Silicon Valley. We welcome you!

Important: Please plan to arrive half an hour early to allow time to get through security at the front gate. Carpooling is encouraged. All attendees should be prepared to show photo ID such as a driver's license or  passport. Tell the guard you are going to "Building 3, the Conference Center". The Conference Center is located directly in front of the big silver hangar.

A map can be found here: (the Conference Center is Building 3 on this map)

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All Foreign Nationals are required to obtain a special visitor badge for this meeting because the meeting is being held in a NASA facility.   Rho Christensen, Protocol Specialist in the Center Director’s office at NASA Ames, will be handling the badging for all Foreign Nationals. You can contact her at (650) 604- 2476 if you have questions.

Driving directions once at NASA: Drive straight ahead after going through the NASA Research Park Gate.  You will be on Clark Road;  the road veers slightly to the right.  Take the "left" road, keeping the large, grassy parade ground on your left and aiming for the big hangar (Hangar 1).  You will be then be driving on South Akron Road.  Stay on South Akron Road until you get to Bldg 3, NASA Ames Conference Center (shown in red on map).  Park in the lot to the right of Bldg 3 and come in the front door, with the large awning (facing Hangar 1).

Expected Outcomes:

 Participants will:

• Have a better understanding of water policy and technology and the urgency of taking action.
• Be able to bring their organization/company to a commitment to measure and reduce their water footprint.
• Know the technical solutions and tools to be able to implement water conservation and efficiency measures in their own company or jurisdiction.
• Make connections with others involved in water policy and management to facilitate longer-term change.

Keynote Speakers and Plenary Panel includes:

• Prof. Bob Wilkinson, UCSB Climate/Energy/Water Nexus
• Will Durst, political comedian on absurdities of water in California
• Beau Goldie, Santa Clara Valley Water District
• Art Jensen, Bay Area Water Supply Conservation Agency
• A. Spreck Rosekrans, Environmental Defense Fund
• Steve Zornetzer, NASA Ames Research Center
• Bruce Klafter, Applied Materials

Agenda:

11:00 am to 12:00 noon         Registration Exposition

12:00 noon to 1:00 pm           Lunch and Keynote Speech

1:00 pm to 1:30 pm                Break/Exposition

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm                Workshops (A series)

2:30 pm to 3:00 pm                Break/Exposition

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm                Workshops (B series)

4:00 pm to 4:15 pm                Break

4:15 pm to 6:00 pm                Plenary Panel and Call to Action

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm                Wine and hors d’oeuvres Reception/Exposition

7:00 pm                                   Close

Workshop Agenda

Workshop Series

Speakers and Moderators 

Climate Change and Water Policy

Moderator: Mayor Peter Drekmeier, City of Palo Alto

Steve Ritchie, SFPUC

Charlotte Ely, US EPA Region IX

Stan Williams, Poseidon Water

Solutions: Water and the Built Environment

Moderator: Ted Huang, Webcor Builders

Justin Ezell, City of Redwood City

Paul Kephart, Rana Creek Living Architecture        

Clair Johnson, Atelier 10

Jenny Henry, PWP Landscape Architecture

Business Risks and Infrastructure Financing

Moderator: Will Travis, SF Bay Conservation and Development Commission

Syed Murtuza, City of Burlingame Public Works Department

Sharlene Leurig, Ceres

Mari Morikawa, Pacific Institute

Steve Zornetzer, NASA Ames Research Center

Solutions: Innovation and Smart Water Grid

Moderator: Charles Gardiner, CirclePoint

Wolfgang Wagener, Cisco Connected Urban Development

Dougal Maclise, NASA Intelligent Systems Group

William Kirksey, Worrell Water Technologies

Chris Chappell, SunWater Solar

How We View and Value Water

Moderator: Ed Quevedo, Paladin Law Group

Kathleen Van Velsor, Environmental Planner

Dennis O'Connor, CA State Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water

David Zetland, UC Berkeley Aguanomics

Solutions: Landscaping and Agriculture

Moderator:  Steve Frankel, NASA Ames Research Center

Nick DiCroce, Environmental Water Caucus (Invited)

Rama Nemani, NASA Ames Research Center

Chris Spain, Hydropoint Data Systems

Nada Duna, Valley Crest Landscape

Solutions: Water Recycling and New Business Models

Moderator: Marty Laporte, Stanford University

Eric Rosenblum, City of San José

Ken Kono, NASA Ames Research Center

Meng Lean, Palo Alto Research Center

David Hammond, Sustainable Living Systems

Solutions: Advanced Sensing and IT for Water Management

Moderator: Rick DeGolia, InVisM, Inc.

Drew Clark, IBM Venture Capital

Michael Flynn, NASA Ames Research Center

Randall Hanson, US Geological Survey