The
National Ground Water Association's conference, "Groundwater for the Americas,"
scheduled June 8-10 in Panama City, Panama, is designed to facilitate dialogue
among Latin American peoples about how they can best manage their water
resources in the context of socioeconomic, environmental and cultural
realities.
Co-sponsors
of the conference are the International Association of Hydrogeologists and
Asociacion Venezolana de la Industria de las Aguas Subterraneas (Venezuelan
Association of the Groundwater Industry).
Confirmed
conference speakers represent most Latin American countries, in addition to
North and South America. Session topics are to include environmental and
ecological impacts on ground water sustainability, ground water contamination,
potable water supplies, impacts of effective ground water management on women
and children in developing countries, and transboundary ground water issues.
To learn
more about this conference, visit www.ngwa.org, or call 800-551-7379 for more
information.