Changes to the AWS 2009 program

Hi everyone!

Only 1 day to go before the conference commences!

To keep everyone updated and in the loop about what's happening, there have been some changes to the program due to unforeseen circumstances.

Please be advised that the following speakers have been forced to withdraw from the 7th Annual Australian Water Summit agenda and are unable to provide replacements.

The following apologies have been issued on behalf of both speakers.

David Downie, General Manager - Water, Department of Sustainability & Environment Victoria
“David Downie deeply regrets that he is unable to attend the conference. A number of complex inter-jurisdictional policy negotiations have come to a head and the Minister requires David's urgent attention on these. David apologises for any inconvenience caused by this and regrets he will not be able to make his planned presentation on water value and pricing matters.

Ian Mooney
A/Director Executive Services
Office of Water
Department of Sustainability and Environment Victoria
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John Black, CEO, QLD Distribution Entity
“As you may have seen in recent media, the government has decided to review the water reform agenda, so work on establishing the Distribution Entity has been suspended until their decision is known. This places us all in an unenviable position and unfortunately prevents Mr Black from making his planned presentation to the Summit.

I reiterate Mr Black’s sincere apologies for the short notice of his withdrawal, and hope that the event is nevertheless very successful for you.

Jodee Hutt
Executive Assistant to Chief Executive Officer
SEQ Distribution Entity (Interim) Pty Ltd
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The conference program will be restructured accordingly, you can find the latest agenda on our website at http://www.australianwatersummit.com.au/agenda.html.

We apologise for any inconvenience this unforeseen issue has caused.

If you have any queries, please comment here or send us an email.

We look forward to seeing you at the conference.

Signing off,
The AWS team