Another one of those productive '36 hours in (fill in the blank)' meetings. This one comes to you from 'The Biggest Little City in the World': Reno, Nevada. The photo is of Peavine Mountain, northwest of Reno, from my hotel room.
A subset of the Planning Committee for AWRA's IWRM Conference met yesterday at John Ascuaga's Nugget, recently sold to a group including new CEO Carlton L. Geer (who welcomed us), to set the preliminary program. The group included Ken Reid (Executive VP) and Dick Engberg (Technical Director) from AWRA Headquarters, John Tracy (conference chair); Jerry Sehlke, Lisa Beutler, Yung-Hsin Sun, Alan Heyvaert, Greg Pohll, and yours truly (Technical Chair).
We developed a great program, to be unveiled soon.
I love these meetings: a small number of committed volunteers, sitting around a table, at a whiteboard, sticking papers on the wall, wandering around the room, huddling over computers, endeavoring to assemble the best program possible. Great support from AWRA's equally dedicated staff. I have said to some that this will be my last active role in conference development. With age 66 two months away, maybe it's time to back off. But they know I don't mean it.
All this was topped off by a great dinner at the Nugget's Steakhouse Grill and another treat, courtesy of Director of Sales Greg Weinbender:

Three Dog Night? WTF? No, a rock band whose heyday was from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s. Four of the seven original members are still performing: singers Cory Wells and Danny Hutton; guitarist Mike Allsup; and keyboardist Jimmy Greenspoon.

Excellent show - almost 75 minutes, with all their many hits and some new material as well. They did two great versions of Mama Told Me (Not To Come): the usual, and then a hilarious rap version.
We missed Eli's Coming but heard my favorite, Shambala.
And here's a frightening picture taken by Lisa Sehlke - Greg Weinbender, Ken Reid, Dick Engberg, yours truly, and Jerry Sehlke:

Heading back home now, to put the finishing touches on the program. Tired, but rejuvenated.
Wash away my troubles, wash away my pain
With the rain in Shambala
Wash away my sorrow, wash away my shame
With the rain in Shambala
Everyone is helpful, everyone is kind
On the road to Shambala
Everyone is lucky, everyone is so kind
On the road to Shambala
--- words and music by Daniel Moore
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