HomeMy WebLinkAboutMSU-B Water ForumMONTANA
STATE UNIVERSITY
BILLINGS
September 4, 2008
Mayor Kenneth Olson
City of Laurel
PO Box 10
Laurel, MT 59044
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Dear Mayor Olson:
Urban Institute
Downtown
SEP 92008
CITY OF LAUREL
Because of your deep involvement in the life of this region, we invite you to a±tend the
Water Forum at Montana. State University in Billings on Thursday, September 25th and
Friday, September 26th, 2008.
Most especially, we are asking you to be our guest Thursday afternoon at a panel
discussion with audience participation and a reception afterward. This give-and-take
session wi111ast from 3PM until about SPM when the reception starts. Please feel free to
invite members of your City Council to this discussion as well.
Our purposes in convening this group are to identify which water issues are the most
important to stakeholders and to begin a process of how to address them. You will have a
chance to meet, talk and start to network with others who care about water.
Our distinguished panelists are listed on the enclosed registration form, and they bring a
diverse set of interests to the table, from clean water to water supply, from regulation to
treatment, from wetlands to the effects of climate change.
In order to plan properly for space needs, we ask that you send us your registration as
soon as possible and before September 19. You'll notice there are two screenings of the
award-winning film "FLOW" on Thursday. We will provide you with free tickets if you
tell us which showing you would like to atterid. We also invite you to attend a lecture
Friday evening by international water expert Maude Barlow at Petro Theater.
We especially hope you can participate with us on Thursday at 3:00 to help frame the
issues surrounding our most precious resource. Please call me or my assistant Jamie at
the number below - ar Christine Pierce at 672-3636 - if you have questions.
Sincerely,
Charles F: Tooley, Di ector
(406) 896-5862
1500 University Drive ~ Billings, Montana 59101-0298 ~ Office: 406-896-5862 ~ Fax: 406-896-5891