Fourth Annual Symposium on
Water in Israel and the Middle East:
Drought, Insecurity, and Conflict
Monday, May 6, 2019
Breakfast 8:30 am – 9:30 am
Symposium 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Wildcat Room, Norris University Center, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston Campus
Reception 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Panel Discussion 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Ford Engineering Design Studio, 2133 Sheridan Road, Evanston Campus
Speakers
Yaakov Garb, Senior Lecturer, Ben-Gurion of the Negev, Bona Terra Department of Man in the Desert
Yochanan Kushnir, Columbia University Lamont Research Professor, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Ocean and Climate Physics
Giora Shaham, Director General and Chairman of the Board of the Governmental Authority for Water and Sewage of Israel
Jim Yoon, Water Security and Resilience Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Co-Chairs
Aaron I. Packman, Director, Northwestern Center for Water Research Water Lead, Manufacturing Science and Engineering Initiative, Argonne National Laboratory
Elie Rekhess, Associate Director for Israel Studies, Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
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