{"id":19332,"date":"2011-06-23T20:36:04","date_gmt":"2011-06-24T00:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=19332"},"modified":"2011-06-23T20:36:04","modified_gmt":"2011-06-24T00:36:04","slug":"2011-rivers-summit-628-and-6292011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2011\/06\/23\/2011-rivers-summit-628-and-6292011\/","title":{"rendered":"2011 Rivers Summit &#8211; 6\/28 and 6\/29\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons\/tCommunity_Calendar.jpg\" alt=\"Community Calendar icon.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News release from the organizers of the upcoming Rivers Summit:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>2011 Rivers Summit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(June 14, 2011) &#8211; The 2011 Rivers Summit will be held at the Grand Wayne Center on June 28-29, 2011. This event is the brainchild of twelve organizations and agencies working together to bring the public and local officials current information about our rivers and the possibilities that exist for our interaction with them.<\/p>\n<p>Friends of the River Co-Chair Dan Wire stated that the Rivers Summit will answer questions, provide insight, and encourage visioning among participants.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Communities across the country are rallying around their own waterways. This region has multiple professional groups and interested citizens addressing and overcoming obstacles in their quest to improve the quality of life for their citizens by reclaiming their waterways&#8221; Wire said.<\/p>\n<p>Rod Renkenberger, Director of the Maumee River Basin Commission encourages attendance at the Rivers Summit. &#8220;Residents all across northeast Indiana are encouraged to attend to learn about the great strides being taken to reduce flood damage throughout the region. Residents will leave the conference with a greater understanding of why flooding, as noted by the great Gilbert F. White, &#8220;is an act of God, but flood-damages are caused by acts of mankind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pre-conference Continuing Education Sessions are available on Tuesday, June 28. Topics include: Groundwater- Managing the Resource (8:30 am-3:30 pm); FEMA Letter of Map Change (9:00 am-12:30 pm); Floodplain 101 (8:30 am-12:00 pm). Workshop fees and pre-registration applies.<\/p>\n<p>The general conference kick-off begins on June 28 at 6:30 pm with keynote speakers Mayor Tom Henry, Senator Dennis Kruse and Congressman Marlin Stutzman discussing why our river resources are important to Fort Wayne and Northeast Indiana. Follow-up speakers will cover what river-related activities are currently underway locally and in other areas. There is no fee to attend the kick-off event.<\/p>\n<p>The summit will resume at 9:00 am on Wednesday June 29 with a full day of presenters covering the following topics: flooding and water quality; water quality concerns from the Fort (Fort Wayne) to the Port (Port of Toledo &#8211; the ultimate receiving water for the Maumee River and its major tributaries, the St. Joseph and the St. Marys ); economic water centered development; local watershed efforts; combined sewer overflow long term control plans; wetlands, wildlife and water; blue-green algae and phosphorus over-loading; and water-based recreation (to name a few).<\/p>\n<p>June 28 &#8211; 8:30 am &#8211; 3:30 pm: Pre-conference training sessions (fees apply)<br \/>\nJune 28 &#8211; 6:30 pm &#8211; 8:00 pm: Conference kick-off (no charge)<br \/>\nJune 29 &#8211; 9:00 am &#8211; 5:00 pm: Conference with multiple speakers and break-out sessions ($15.00 registration includes lunch)<\/p>\n<p>Public input is crucial to the success of water quality efforts. This event will encourage networking and public input.<br \/>\nFor more information and to register, go to: www.riversummit.org<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Planning Committee<\/strong>: The Rivers Summit planning committee is made up of representatives from the following organizations\/agencies: The Allen County SWCD; Friends of the Rivers; The St. Joseph River Watershed Initiative; The St. Mary&#8217;s River Watershed Project; The Upper Maumee River Watershed Partnership; The Maumee River Basin Commission; The Nature Conservancy; The Indiana State Department of Agriculture; Friends of the Parks; Leadership Fort Wayne; City of Fort Wayne; The Allen County Partnership for Water Quality.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='155c2bd3c922b4c716937a02fb3c29d4' data-image-id=\"199\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"199\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71710.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss after the press conference announcing his decision to seek a referendum vote on the gaming issue.  Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='155c2bd3c922b4c716937a02fb3c29d4' data-image-id=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71710.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71710.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss after the press conference announcing his decision to seek a referendum vote on the gaming issue.  Photo taken February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"200\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71710.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71714.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"City Councilman Tim Pape makes a brief comment during the Mayor&#039;s press conference calling for referendum vote on the gaming issue.  Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='155c2bd3c922b4c716937a02fb3c29d4' data-image-id=\"202\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71714.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71714.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne City Councilman Tim Pape\" data-description=\"City Councilman Tim Pape makes a brief comment during the Mayor&#039;s press conference calling for referendum vote on the gaming issue.  Photo taken February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne City Councilman Tim Pape\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne City Councilman Tim Pape\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"202\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71714.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71717.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Former City Councilman Dr. John Crawford and son Grant attended the press conference in which Mayor Henry called for a referendum vote on the gaming issue. Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='155c2bd3c922b4c716937a02fb3c29d4' data-image-id=\"204\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71717.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71717.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Dr. John Crawford and son Grant\" data-description=\"Former City Councilman Dr. John Crawford and son Grant attended the press conference in which Mayor Henry called for a referendum vote on the gaming issue. Photo taken February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Dr. John Crawford and son Grant\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Dr. John Crawford and son Grant\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"204\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71717.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85078.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming. Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is in the background. Photo taken May 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='155c2bd3c922b4c716937a02fb3c29d4' data-image-id=\"1693\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85078.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85078.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming. Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is in the background. Photo taken May 1, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1693\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85078.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85080.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming.  Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is on the left and City Corporate Counsel Tim Haffner is on the right.  Photo taken May 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='155c2bd3c922b4c716937a02fb3c29d4' data-image-id=\"1694\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85080.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85080.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming.  Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is on the left and City Corporate Counsel Tim Haffner is on the right.  Photo taken May 1, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1694\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85080.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85088.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming.  Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is in the background.  Photo taken May 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='155c2bd3c922b4c716937a02fb3c29d4' data-image-id=\"1695\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85088.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85088.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming.  Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is in the background.  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