Café Scientifique Silicon Valley

SRI Menlo Park
Middlefield Road at Ringwood
International Building
Open to all – Free of charge

Click here for map and directions
Do not park at SRI's main entrance at 333 Ravenswood Ave. Entrances to Conference Center parking are next to the church on Ravenswood and at Ringwood and Middlefield.

Water is arguably California’s most precious resource. Our supply is renewable but highly variable. Our demand outstrips supply such that we cannot meet the competing needs of households, farms and industry while maintaining a healthy ecosystem. We also face serious environmental and economic tradeoffs as we look to meet future water needs in our rapidly growing state.

At the February Café, Stanford Professor Richard Luthy will host a wide ranging discussion on the various facets of California’s water crisis, including:

Potential solutions
Supply sources and constraints
Allocation choices (farmers vs. cities vs. the environment)
Water pollution, remediation and reclamation

As part of this event, please take a few minutes to fill out this survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7GHL597. Your feedback and ideas will be incorporated into the discussion.

For more information, please see these links:

Recommended – “State of Thirst: California's Water Future” (from KQED QUEST)
“California: Running Dry” (from 60 Minutes on CBS)
“Crucial California Delta Faces a Salty Future” (from NPR, with audio at the link)
“Of Farms, Folks and Fish” (from The Economist)

Richard G. Luthy is the Silas H. Palmer Professor and former Department Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University. His area of teaching and research is environmental engineering and water quality with application to persistent and emerging contaminants, water reuse, and management of contaminated sediments. He is a past chair of the National Research Council's Water Science and Technology Board, and a former President of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

Café Scientifique events are open to all free of charge. No reservations are necessary.

Sponsored by ROXRO PHARMA and SRI, Café Scientifique is a place where anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology and debate science issues outside a traditional academic context. We meet monthly to discuss a variety of science topics. Feel free to forward this message to anyone you think could be interested.

Join us at SRI in Menlo Park
We are delighted that SRI International is the host location for Cafe Scientifique. SRI is an excellent partner, providing us with a beautiful, large, flexible meeting space, supporting us with highly professional staff and making expert researchers available as guest speakers.

Coffee, tea and biscotti will be complimentary, provided by SRI
Bring your own mug if you wish to avoid using disposable cups

Courtesy of Kepler's there will be a drawing for a $30 gift card for books or merchandise at Kepler's on El Camino Real in Menlo Park. Those who choose to enter the drawing will have their names added to the Kepler's mailing list. Special thanks to Kepler's for supporting Cafe Sci.

Café Scientifique is a place where anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology. The Café provides a forum for debating science issues outside a traditional academic context. We are committed to promoting public engagement with science and to making science accountable - all spoken in plain English. There is no admission charge to attend our events. Building on its great success outside the United States, Café Scientifique Silicon Valley is the first such Café on the West Coast. We meet monthly to discuss a variety of science topics.