THE PRESSING NEED

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India Development Coalition of America Presents
WATER SUMMIT
THE PRESSING NEED There are over 638,000
villages in India. Most of these villages lack
the basic needs such as clean drinking water,
decent healthcare, livelihood and education. Over
300 million Indians live below poverty levels
are illiterate. Over 700 million do not have
adequate sanitation or access to drinking water
in their homes THE VISION A developed India,
free of poverty, ignorance, diseases,
socioeconomic disparities, ecological
disasters, and social disharmony. THE
MISSION Working together with non-profit
non-governmental organizations in the United
States and India Individuals to accelerate
sustainable development. THE OBJECTIVE To
promote a spirit of giving and volunteering
amongst Indian-Americans and play an active role
in the Development of India.
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India Development Coalition of America Presents
WATER SUMMIT
Place Chicago, Illinois Dates June 16-18, 2006
(Fri.-sun) Venue 3000 Warrenville RoadLisle,
Illinois 60532Phone [phone]
http//www.wyndham.com/hotels/ORDLI/main.wnt
Dr. Ashok Mehta President LIONS
International Ashok Mehta, of Mumbai, India, was
elected to serve as the 2005-2006 president of
The International Association of Lions Clubs at
the associations 88th International Convention
in Hong Kong on July 1, 2005. President Mehtas
theme is Passion to Excel. A Lions member since
1963, President Mehta organized more than 30 eye
camps all over India and Africa. He mobilized
international support during major catastrophes,
including earthquakes and super-cyclones in
India.
Sam Pitroda (Satyen Gangaram Pitroda ) In 1987,
he became advisor to the Prime Minister of India,
with the rank of a Minister, on National
Technology Missions related to Drinking Water,
Literacy, Immunization, Oil Seeds, Milk and
Telecom. Mr.Pitroda was the first founding
Chairman of the Telecom Commission in India. He
is a member of the National Advisory Council
(NAC) set up under the chairpersonship of
Shrimati Sonia Gandhi.
Jeffrey Sachs Jeffrey D. Sachs is the Director of
The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of
Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health
Policy and Management at Columbia University. He
is also Director of the UN Millennium Project and
Special Advisor to United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the Millennium
Development Goals, the internationally agreed
goals to reduce extreme poverty, disease, and
hunger by the year 2015.
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India Development Coalition of America Accelerati
ng Sustainable Development in India
PROGRAM Friday June 16, 2006 500
PM Registration 700 PM
Welcome from IDCA  715 PM Honoring Dr.
Ashok Mehta 800 PM Dinner 1000 PM
End of program Ashok Mehta of
Mumbai, India, was elected to serve as the
2005-2006 president of The International
Association of Lions Clubs at the associations
88th International Convention in Hong Kong on
July 1, 2005. President Mehtas theme is Passion
to Excel. President Mehta, chairperson and
managing director of a company in India, is
actively associated with more than a dozen major
medical, educational, welfare, social and
cultural institutions. A Lions member since
1963, President Mehta organized more than 30 eye
camps all over India and Africa. He mobilized
international support during major catastrophes,
including earthquakes and super-cyclones in
India. His peace mission to Pakistan, promoted by
Lions of the two nations, added to the spirit of
building bridges between the people of these
countries.  President Mehta served on the
Campaign SightFirst International Committee from
1990-95, collecting US150 million for the
project.  He has also presented papers on sight
conservation and other topics at Lions
international forums and conventions.  Because
of his outstanding leadership and contributions,
President Mehta has received many awards
including Lions clubs coveted Presidents
Medallion for the last 23 years, the Lions
International Key Award and Medallion for
sponsoring 250 new members and 19 extension
awards for organizing new clubs. The Jaycees of
Mumbai declared him Man of the Year in 1986.
The government of Maharashtra appointed him to
the Senate of Mumbai University where he served
on committees for awareness and prevention, as
well as Sheriff of Mumbai for a 1-year term in
2001.  He was awarded an honorary doctoral degree
in humanities from the University of the World in
Missouri, USA.
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India Development Coalition of America Accelerati
ng Sustainable Development in India
PROGRAM Saturday June 17, 2006 700
AM Breakfast 730 AM Registration 830
AM Welcome from IDCA 900 AM Ashok Mehta -
Lions Clubs projects related to water 1000
AM Sam Pitroda - India Water Portal and
Drinking Water Issues in India 1100 AM Dr.
Sachs - Problems of sustainable water
management.  1200 Noon Break / Lunch 100
PM Jack Sheaffer will talk about the Clean Water
Act and Wastewater Recycling. Mr. Terry
O'Brien, Commissioner, Metropolitan Water
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago -
Wastewater Management in a large metropolitan
area 
Mr. Larry Walsh, County Executive, Will
County, IL 200 PM Parallel sessions Session 1
- Industrial/Municipal Applications Moderator
Mr. Senthil - Practical ways to conserve
and recycle water, and discussion of successful
case studies. Session 2.- Government Role in
Water Management  Moderator Prakasam Tata -
Policies and systems that promote better
Watershed management, and  sustainable
water recycling models. Session 3.-
Agricultural/Community Applications  Moderator
Jay Sehgal - Rain Water Harvesting and other
methodologies to conserve and manage water for
these applications. Session 4. -Water Quality
Issues  Moderator Dan Coates, STAT Analysis,
Chicago - Factors affecting the quality of
surface and groundwater and measurement
methodologies to ensure potable water.   500
PM Parallel sessions end 630 PM Dinner and
Networking 1000 PM End of program
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India Development Coalition of America Accelerati
ng Sustainable Development in India
PROGRAM Sunday June 18, 2006 730
AM Breakfast 830 AM Joint session
Summary from the 4 parallel sessions Moderato
rs from the 4 parallel sessions will report
action items 1000 AM Call for Action Call
for Action by Ram, Mohan Jain, Dr. Ashok Mehta,
Tata Prakasam, and Sam Pitroda, with specific
projects to be completed in cooperation with
Lions International and other groups in
India.  1130 AM Closing Plenary Session------
V. Rajaram 1230 AM Lunch 130 PM End of
program
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rating Sustainable Development in India

Conference fees and registration
Conference fees and registration Conference
Registration   For 3-day Program
75 Hotel fees Reserve hotel room
before May 19th 89 Reserve hotel room after May
19th 109
Venue 3000 Warrenville RoadLisle,
Illinois 60532Phone [phone]
http//www.wyndham.com/hotels/ORDLI/main.wnt
Directions from Chicago  OHare International
AirportDistance  18 miles
DirectionsTake I-190 east to I-294 south, exit
1D. Take the I-294 south exit towards Indiana.
Take the I-88 west exit towards Aurora. Take the
IL-53 south exit. Turn right onto Warrenville Rd.
Wyndham Hotel is approximately 2 miles on the
right.
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India Development Coalition of America www.idc-ame
rica.org, info_at_idc-america.org 630-705-3080 Accele
rating Sustainable Development in India
Contacts - Names Telephone
Email Mohan Jain, [phone]
V. Rajaram,
(630)-915-6176 Anil Bhatt, [phone]
Vivek
Singhal, [phone] Ratnam Chitturi, (630)
455-9010 Anil Chugh,
[phone]
Chetan Kale, [phone]
Ram Krishnan, [phone]
Anupam Mehta, [phone]
Viswesh Durga, [phone] Srinivas
Rao, [phone]
N. Krishnamurthi, [phone] Send
completed Registration forms and fees to India
Development Coalition of America (IDCA) 2021
Midwest Road 200, Oak Brook, IL 60523 (630) 705
3080 / watersummit_at_idc-america.org www.idc-americ
a.org
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final presentation materialsStep 1 Prepare a
200-word abstract describing your proposed
presentation. We hope the presentation will
describe a recent field application with results.
Presentations should also include procedures
adopted, methodologies to help others to emulate.
Try not to present empirical or academic
presentations.DeadlineMarch 3, 2006 Step
2We will review the abstract and check if it
fits the panel guidelines. If accepted, you will
hear from us (you will hear either way).Step
3Prepare your presentation using PowerPoint.
Limited to 10 slides or less.All submitted
materials must be in the public domain allowing
us to freely share the materials.A note on
PowerPoint slidesOften people copy long WORD
document drafts into PPT slides overflowing with
text. Don't do this. Each PPT slide should have
a sub-topic, a relevant picture, 4 or 5 bulleted
texts. As you present this slide, you will
describe this material in your own words. Do not
read the bulleted texts. The audience has already
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4You must submit the FINAL PowerPoint file at
least 2 weeks prior to the conference. We will
collect all the PPT files, arrange in the order
of the Panel presentations, copy to laptops etc.
Do not bring your laptop or any disk sticks to
the conference.