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Planning is underway for the 2010 WRRC annual conference to be held June 9-10 at the University of Arizona’s Student Union. The theme for this year’s conference is the critical need for environmental leadership in Arizona, where the challenges are pressing but the political will to confront them is too often lacking. The conference, titled “Creating New Leadership for Arizona’s Water and Environment in a Time of Change,” is being planned to engage young and old in looking for fresh approaches to filling the leadership gap.
The WRRC is collaborating with the Morris K. and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, the Flinn Foundation and the UA Water Sustainability Program to organize the conference. Current and past Udall and Flinn Scholarship winners will be recruited to participate, along with other young leaders with strong interests in water and the environment. In addition, more experienced participants will be invited to be Mentors and provide the benefit of their greater knowledge throughout the conference in panels, roundtable discussions and workshop sessions.
The intent of the WRRC conference is to build connections between people of different ages and experience levels, different backgrounds and perspectives, in the spirit of mutual support and learning. In keeping with tradition, participation in the conference is open to all. A low registration fee and availability of fee waivers are planned to promote participation by students, teachers, young professionals and interested individuals from across the state.