National Ground Water Association

WESTERVILLE, OH — May 11, 2011) A delegation of groundwater professionals led by National Ground Water Association Executive Director Kevin McCray, CAE, will visit Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia, October 13-22 under the People to People Citizen Ambassador Program.

 

Groundwater professionals interested in participating can learn more at www.peopletopeople.com/kevinmccray.

Subjects of particular interest to the delegation include:

 While the itinerary is still being shaped, it could include visits to the Federal Agency for Water Resources, the Institute for Water Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Sysin Scientific and Research Institute of Human Ecology and Environmental Hygiene at St. Petersburg State University, and those engaged in water well construction and in the manufacture of water well industry equipment, such as rigs and pumps.

Founded in 1956 by President Dwight Eisenhower as a vehicle to expand international relations beyond the structure of government agencies, People to People International is a nonpolitical, private sector organization dedicated to promoting international peace and understanding. As a citizen ambassador, you represent your profession while continuing in the tradition of high-level professionals who have helped shape, during the past 50 years, international dialogue within your profession.

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NGWA, a nonprofit organization composed of 12,000 U.S. and international groundwater professionals — contractors, equipment manufacturers, suppliers, scientists, and engineers — is dedicated to advancing groundwater knowledge. NGWA’s vision is to be the leading groundwater association that advocates the responsible development, management, and use of water.