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<p class=MsoNormal>Colleagues,<br>
<br>
MIT will host an Institute-wide workshop called <b><i>Rethinking Water: A
Critical Resource</i></b> on <b>Thursday May 20<sup>th</sup> </b> from <b>6
pm-8 pm</b>, and <b>Friday May 21<sup>st</sup></b> from <b>9 am to 5 pm</b>.
<br>
<br>
The <b>opening keynote</b> address will be delivered Thursday evening by <b>Charles
Duhigg</b> of the <b>New York Times</b>, author of their ongoing series <b><i>Toxic
Waters</i></b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>MIT President <b>Susan Hockfield</b> will open the working
program on <b>Friday morning, May 21<sup>st</sup></b>.<br>
<br>
The workshop will identify common interests, collaborative opportunities, and
funding for research and teaching related to water-oriented work at MIT
including:<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class=namedbold><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The Water - Energy - Food Nexus</span></span><o:p></o:p></h2>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class=namedbold><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Water, Sanitation, Heath and Technology</span></span><o:p></o:p></h2>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class=namedbold><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Climate, Hydrology, Risk, and Adjustment</span></span><o:p></o:p></h2>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class=namedbold><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The Scaling and Cultural Context of Water Solutions</span></span><o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class=MsoNormal>This <b>FREE event</b> will be held in the <b>Kirsch
Auditorium</b> at the Stata Center (32-123) so <b>seating is limited</b>.
Please <b>don’t miss this opportunity</b> to be in on the ground floor of
a <b>new era in water-related research and global engagement at MIT</b>. For
more information and to register, visit: <span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://web.mit.edu/water/">http://web.mit.edu/water/</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>REGISTER TODAY</b> to ensure a seat!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Event Organizers:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Dara Entekhabi, SoE <br>
Raffaele Ferrari, SoS <br>
Charles Harvey, SoE <br>
Philip Khoury, Associate Provost <br>
John Lienhard, SoE <br>
Harriet Ritvo, HASS <br>
Sarah Slaughter, Sloan <br>
Kurt Sternlof, ESI<br>
Jim Wescoat, SA+P<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Hope to see you there.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Kurt<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>**********************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Kurt
Sternlof, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Executive
Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>MIT
Earth System Initiative<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>617-253-6895<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>kurtster@mit.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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