Rain Bird® Intelligent Use of Water® Summit X

Rain Bird, in partnership with Smart Approved WaterMark, conducted its tenth ‘Intelligent Use of Water Summit’ on Thursday 19th March, 2009, in Melbourne, Australia.

The program for the event consisted of a morning panel followed by lunch and then several afternoon breakout sessions:

• Water-efficient landscape design: Led by Chris Bennett (Irrigation Australia) and Mark Frisby (Australian Institute of Landscape Architects)
• Alternative water sources for irrigation: Led by Dr Anne-Maree Boland (RM Consulting Group) and Jeremy Cape (CapeAbility Consultants)
• The relationship between water and climate change: Led by Dr. Bryson Bates (CSIRO)

Moderator:

Jeremy Cape – CapeAbility Consultants (NSW)

Lunchtime Speaker:

Dr. Bryson Bates - Chief Research Scientist with CSIRO’s Division of Marine and Atmospheric Research, participated in the IPCC (co-winners of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize).
Download Dr. Bates' Presentation Slides (PDF: 1.85 MB)

Panelists:

• Mary Ann Dickinson – Exec. Director, Alliance for Water Efficiency (Chicago, IL)
  Download Ms. Dickinson's Presentation Slides (PPS: 3 MB)
• Geoff Gardiner – General Manager Service Sustainability, City West Water (Melbourne)
  Download Mr. Gardiner's Presentation Slides (PDF: 1.3 MB)
  
• Julian Gray – CEO, Smart Approved WaterMark (Sydney) (Event partner organization)
  Download Mr. Gray's Presentation Slides (PDF: 1.3 MB)
• Benjamin Grumbles – Former Asst. Administrator for Water, US Environmental Protection Agency (Washington, DC)
  Download Mr. Grumbles' Presentation Slides (PDF: 1.3 MB)
• Greg Stewart – General Manager, Total Eden; Chair of Irrigation Australia - WA Region
  Download Mr. Stewart's Presentation Slides (PDF: 1.3 MB)
• Stuart White – Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology (Sydney)
  

Breakout Session Leaders

• Dr Anne-Maree Boland – RM Consulting Group
• Chris Bennett – Irrigation Australia
• Mark Frisby – Australian Institute of Landscape Architects

Past Summits

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 examines the state of Earth’s most precious resource in the face of environmental uncertainty. Previous summit locations included Pasadena, Calif., Tucson, Ariz., Madrid, Spain, and Aix-en-Provence, France. Visit the Summit Archive to read more about past IUOW Summits and download speaker proceedings.