BofA, UC Team up to Establish Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 30, 1996--BankAmerica Corporation and the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). today jointly announced the establishment of a major new international forum on water policy, which will focus on reducing water-related conflicts while encouraging environmental protection and economic growth. It will be called the Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy in honor of retired BankAmerica Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Richard M. Rosenberg, who has played a significant role in mediating water issues in California. The Rosenberg Forum will be established with an initial grant of $300,000 from BankAmerica and will be permanently housed at the University of California's Water Resources Center. The Center, part of the University's Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, is a systemwide University unit that supports research and information dissemination dissemination Medtalk The spread of a pernicious process–eg, CA, acute infection Oncology Metastasis, see there activities related to water resources. "We are absolutely delighted to establish this forum in recognition of Dick Rosenberg's leadership and lifelong interest in water policy," BankAmerica Chairman and CEO David Coulter said. "It is our hope that the forum will spur ongoing dialogue about the critical importance of water to the global ecology and economy, help reduce conflicts regarding water, and improve water policy." The Rosenberg Forum will sponsor a major international conference every two years on water policy issues of global significance. The first conference will be held in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden in June 1997 and thereafter at different international locations. A committee of academic and policy leaders composed of seven individuals from five countries will plan the conferences. Each conference will have a special theme or focus and will include the presentation of invited papers by leading experts on water, the environment and economic growth. The Biennial biennial, plant requiring two years to complete its life cycle, as distinguished from an annual or a perennial. In the first year a biennial usually produces a rosette of leaves (e.g., the cabbage) and a fleshy root, which acts as a food reserve over the winter. Conference will also provide a forum for major water policy makers to discuss the implications and potential for implementation of the findings presented by invited speakers. "This generous gift from BankAmerica in honor of Richard Rosenberg will allow the University to play an important role in bringing together knowledge and experience related to the management of water in semi-arid lands around the world," said UC Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources W.R. Gomes. "The University's Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources owes a special debt to BankAmerica for support of its research and outreach Outreach is an effort by an organization or group to connect its ideas or practices to the efforts of other organizations, groups, specific audiences or the general public. activities. Our relationship goes back more than 75 years and has been vitally important in supporting our agricultural and natural resource programs." Rosenberg has been involved in water issues for a number of years. He chaired the Water Task Force of the California Roundtable, a group which worked with the California Chamber of Commerce, the California Farm Bureau Federation, and the California Manufacturers Association to help create a model Water Transfer Act. The Task Force also sponsored work to develop recommendations on the financing of water infrastructure projects in California. Rosenberg also played an instrumental role in getting the California business community to support the 1992 Bay-Delta Water Accord. Rosenberg was involved in the recent establishment of the Bay Area Water Policy Forum, a joint effort by the Bay Area Economic Forum, the Bay Area Council, and the Association of Bay Area Governments The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) is a regional planning agency incorporating various local governments in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. It deals with land use, housing, environmental quality, and economic development. , to explore water issues that specifically impact the San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay . CONTACT: Bank of America
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