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National Conference on the Advancement of Research in Savannah to Focus on Water
Savannah, Georgia (July 2, 2008)
The next National Conference on the Advancement of Research (NCAR-61) is scheduled for October 22-24, 2008 in Savannah, Georgia, and will focus on “WATER: Recourse for a Resource.”
NCAR-61 offers executives, laboratory directors, policymakers and other RD leaders from government, industry, academia, and nonprofit organizations the opportunity to discuss the future of one of our most at-risk resources. NCAR-61 has an impressive lineup of speakers this year including:
- Fabien Cousteau, Ocean explorer & filmmaker
- Jeffrey Seabright, Vice President for Environment & Water, Coca-Cola
- Christine Furstoss, General Manager for Technology, General Electric
- Tracy Eichler, Senior Vice President, Citi Global Wealth Management
- Dr. Aris Georgakakos, Director, Georgia Water Resources Institute
- Dr. Patricia Gruber, Director of Research, Office of Naval Research
- Richard Gelting, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
- Dr. Peter Schultz, Director, US Climate Change Science Program Office
- Michael Shapiro, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
- Stephen Hoffman, WaterTech Capital, LLC
- Dr. Elion Adar, Director, Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
The National Conference on the Advancement of Research began 60 years ago and has been held almost annually since then. The Conference grew out of experiences during and immediately following World War II, when government interest and investment transformed the scientific and research communities of the United States. The success of significant war-related research projects convinced many in the government and much of the public of the benefits produced by R&D and, therefore, the need for continuing large-scale scientific efforts. NCAR remains the only forum where leaders from all four R&D sectors - government, industry, academia, and nonprofit organizations - meet to discuss common issues.
NCAR-61 is hosted by the Georgia Institute of Technology, Savannah Campus.
To find out more about this exciting conference, including the complete speaker list and registration fees, visit http://www.ncar.org/conferences/61/index.html
