2011 15th Annual Water Assembly
Choosing Our Future
Phase II of the Futures Project
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Fifteenth Annual Water Assembly
UNM Dane Smith Hall
Link to 15th Annual Assembly Announcement (0.1 MB)
Link to 15th Annual Assembly Agenda Handout (0.2 MB)
Background: During Phase I of the Futures Project in 2009 and 2010, an interdisciplinary team of experts developed a scenario called "The Story," picturing a possible year 2025 future for the Middle Rio Grande region, Sandoval, Bernalillo, and Valencia Counties. The team members also provided brief technical justifications in their respective fields of expertise.
In creating The Story, the expert team was asked to assume there would be no new policy changes after 2010. The Story was presented at the Fourteenth Annual Water Assembly back in June 2010. This Fifteenth Assembly starts Phase II of the Futures Project, which seeks to have diverse community members and leaders create four alternative 2025 scenarios, each scenario allowing for policy changes after 2010.
Link to The Story (abridged one-page version) (0.1 MB)
Link to The Story (full three-page version) (0.2 MB)
Link to The Story (technical backup papers) (0.4 MB)
8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast
link to introductory slides (0.4 MB)
link to agenda slides (0.4 MB)
9:00 Welcome and Introduction
Kevin Bean, Water Assembly President
link to audio (4.2 MB)
9:05 Background - The Futures Project- Purpose, Status and PlansJohn Brown, Water Assembly Treasurer
link to prepared text (0.1 MB)
link to audio (9.5 MB)
9:20 Scenarios and Scenario Planning -The Concept
JackJekowski, Scenario Planner
link to slides (0.4 MB)
link to audio (37.2 MB)
9:50 Futures Project Scenarios - Approachfor the Day
LucyMoore, Lead Facilitator
link to axis assumptions, cause/effect areas (0.1 MB)
link to audio (21.9 MB)
10:20 Break - Continental Breakfast Left Overs
10:30 Four Breakout Groups to Develop Scenarios:
link to axis assumptions, cause/effect areas (0.1 MB)
Group1 - Cheap Water, Cheap Energy Scenario
Victoria Garcia, Facilitator
Group2 - Cheap Water, ExpensiveEnergy Scenario
Yolynda Begay, Facilitator
Group3 - ExpensiveWater,Expensive Energy Scenario
Victoria Garcia, Facilitator
Group4 - Expensive Water, CheapEnergy Scenario
Mary Davis Hamlin, Facilitator
12:30 Election of Water Assembly Directors(during lunch)
link to advocacy group summary slide (0.1 MB)
link to election results (0.1 MB)
1:30 30 Minute Plenary Review of EachScenario (report/discussion)
Jack Jekowski and Lucy Moore
CAUTION: The "facilitator notes" below contain only the raw source data from which the Water Assembly will be working to derive coherent scenario descriptions..
Group 1's Scenario - Water Cheap; Energy Cheap
"Miracle Occurs; What? Me Worry?"
link to scenario attributes - facilitator notes (0.1 MB)
Group 2's Scenario - Water Cheap; Energy Expensive
"Hobbit Land"
link to scenario attributes - facilitator notes (0.1 MB)
Group 3's Scenario - Water Expensive; Energy Expensive
"Coming to Our Sesnses"
link to scenario attributes - facilitator notes (0.1 MB)
Group 4's Scenario - Water Expensive; Energy Cheap
"Energized but Thirsty"
link to scenario attributes - facilitator notes (0.1 MB)
link to plenary session summary - facilitator notes (0.1 MB)
link to plenary session audio (99.5 MB)
3:30 Wrap Up and Next Steps
LucyMoore, Facilitator
link to the full summary -all five facilitator notes (0.2 MB)
4:00 Adjourn 15th Annual Water Assembly
4:05 NewBoard of Directors Meeting
PersonalIntroductions, Schedule Next Meeting
4:15 Adjourn Board of Directors Meeting