Event Focus: Climate change has already turned chronically short fresh water supplies in places like the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa into dire emergencies. It has even precipitated terrible resource conflicts such as in Darfur. But the Third World isn�t the only place tension and upheaval over water resource may be found. Those from the desert Southwest have contended with shortages for over a century. Now the Southeastern US is dealing with the worst drought in nearly 150 years. This program will discuss:

• How is the Water Crisis impacting businesses broadly?
• What is the impact on key industries such as real-estate development and agri-business?
• How does the cost of water impact the cost of goods from hamburgers to t-shirts?
• How are new technologies being used to mitigate the crisis?

Agenda:

5:00 � 5:45 Members� Only Reception
5:45 � 6:45 Networking and Light Dinner
6:45 � 7:00: Move into GPB Studio
7:00 � 8:30: Live studio broadcast
7:00 � 7:40 Presentations
7:40 � 8:30 Panel discussion including Q&A
8:30 � 9:00 Continued local discussion

Date and Time:

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008.
5:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Venue:

Studios of Georgia Public Broadcasting, 260 14th Street, NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30318: Directions

Audience:

Up to 250 in the studio; approx. 500 more in global network of 24 chapters; thousands in re-broadcast by Georgia Public Broadcasting