[Urbanstudy] Fwd: WATER colloquium at IITM

[Aashish Gupta]

 The *Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras* is glad to
extend this invitation to a



Pan Asian colloquium-cum-workshop on WATER that the Department is hosting
next week (25 to 27 September) in collaboration with the Centre for Law,
Policy and Human Rights Studies, Chennai; the Change Management Group of
Water Engineers of the Agricultural Engineering Department and the IAMWARM
Project of the Government of Tamil Nadu.



The background is the deepening water crisis across the Asian region and the
World Water Forum scheduled in March, 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey. We hope that
a cross-fertilisation of ideas, experiences and insights will help to assess
the status of Water and to reflect upon Water as a part of the global
commons, which, as a resource, stays in public hands.



The colloquium is to be inaugurated in IC&SR Hall 2, at 10 am on Thursday,
25 September by Ms. Santha Sheela Nair, IAS, Secretary, Union Drinking Water
Dept., Government of India.



One highlight is *THE WATER DIALOGUE* - a public dialogue on all issues that
the theme of the colloquium touches. Policy makers, Water Operators,
Engineers Associations and Trade Unions, Corporate Bodies and Citizens
Groups shall put forth their views during the panel discussion and open
interaction.



*The Water Dialogue will be held in the Main Audi of IC&SR on Friday, 26
September between 5:30 and 8 pm.*



There is a *curtain raiser event today* (Monday, 22 September) at the MRC in
the Library building between 5:30 and 6:30 pm. A documentary film *"Hunting
down Water"* (25 mins) will be screened, followed by an interactive session
on the theme and concept of the colloquium.








With best regards,



Milind Brahme

Assistant Professor

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

IIT Madras

Chennai 600 036, India



Tel: 91-44-22574508 (O)       22576508 (R)

Fax: 91-44-22574502 (O)

brahme at iitm.ac.in

milind at daad-alumni.de
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