To celebrate Milwaukee’s water technology cluster and the grand opening of the Global Water Center, the Milwaukee Water Council will present a series of complimentary events and programs for the community.
Monday, Sept. 9
Tour of Walnut Way
2240 N. 17th St., Milwaukee
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
RSVP: anne@stonehousewatertechnologies.com
Building the Water Generation-Seamless Transitions
Global Water Center
247 W. Freshwater Way, Milwaukee
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
RSVP: Invitation only
Jones Island Water Reclamation Facility Tour
Veolia Water North America
700 E. Jones St., Milwaukee
2 to 3 p.m.
RSVP: iperez@thewatercouncil.com
Built on Water: Milwaukee’s Use and Abuse of a Vital Resource
Lecture by historian John Gurda
Discovery World
500 N. Harbor Drive, Milwaukee
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
RSVP: iperez@thewatercouncil.com
Tuesday, Sept. 10
Panel Discussion on Hydraulic Fracturing
By Michael Best & Friedrich
University Club of Milwaukee
924 E. Wells St., Milwaukee
7:30 to 9 a.m.
RSVP: frontdesk@universityclubmil.com
Open House at the Institute of Water Business at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Global Water Center
247 W. Freshwater Way
Milwaukee
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
RSVP: water@uww.edu
Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. Open House
Global Water Center
247 W. Freshwater Way
Milwaukee
1 to 4 p.m.
RSVP: cate.rahmlow@wedc.org
Alliance for Water Stewardship: Standard Updates
Global Water Center
247 W. Freshwater Way
Milwaukee
3 to 4:30 p.m.
RSVP: ldownes@tnc.org
Let the Good Times Flow Happy Hour
Fred’s Pub at MillerCoors
3939 W. Highland Ave.
Milwaukee
4:30 to 6 p.m.
RSVP: iperez@thewatercouncil.com
Wednesday, Sept. 11
Coffee With The Entrepreneurs
Zak’s Café @ The Global Water Center
247 W. Freshwater Way
Milwaukee
7:30 to 9 a.m.
RSVP: ethelen@thewatercouncil.com
Justice at the Intersection of Science & Policy: Marquette University, Great Lakes Week and The Future of Ecology
Marquette Alumni Memorial Union
Milwaukee
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
RSVP: mcgee.young@marquette.edu
Return the Sturgeon Project: A Story of Water Quality, River Ecology & an Ancient Fish
Riverside Park Urban Ecology Center
1500 E. Park Place
Milwaukee
RSVP: julia@riveredge.us
Thursday, Sept. 12
Global Water Center Media Tours
Global Water Center
247 W. Freshwater Way
Milwaukee
2:30 to 4 p.m.
RSVP: lisaehlke@zizzogroup.com
Global Water Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
247 W. Freshwater Way
Milwaukee
4 p.m.
RSVP: mjensen@thewatercouncil.com
“Innovation Flows”
Global Water Center
Grand Opening Celebration
247 W. Freshwater Way
Milwaukee
5 to 9 p.m.
