International Water Summit to Be Broadcast Live on Rainbird.com

Australian and U.S. Water Officials to Convene in Melbourne, Australia in Advance of World Water Day to Discuss the Sustainability of Earth’s Water Supply

Wednesday, March 18^th, 2009

6:30 PM EDT (US)

--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Rain Bird Corporation:

WHAT:	A global audience of media and interested consumers will have the opportunity to watch, listen and participate in the upcoming Intelligent Use of Water Summit through a LIVE webcast on www.rainbird.com (www.rainbird.com/iuow/summit.htm).
	In addition to the LIVE webcast, viewers across the globe will also have the opportunity to participate in the Melbourne, Australia-summit by submitting questions to the panel via the webcast’s ‘real time’ interactive online chat function.
WHO:	In partnership with Smart Approved WaterMark, Australia’s not-for-profit water-efficient product labeling program for products that help reduce outdoor water waste, speakers at the Melbourne thought-leadership event are:
	• Mary Ann Dickinson – Exec. Director, Alliance for Water Efficiency (Chicago, IL)
	• Geoff Gardiner – General Manager Service Sustainability, City West Water (Melbourne)
	• Julian Gray – CEO, Smart Approved WaterMark (Sydney)
	• Benjamin Grumbles – (former) Asst. Administrator for Water, US Environmental Protection Agency (Washington, DC)
	• Stuart White – Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology (Sydney)
	• Greg Stewart – General Manager, Total Eden; Chair of Irrigation Australia WA Region
	• Dr. Bryson Bates – Chief Research Scientist with Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization’s (CSIRO) Division of Marine and Atmospheric Research
WHEN:	Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 6:30 EDT/3:30 PDT (22:30:00 GMT)
WHERE:	The LIVE webcast will be available on http://www.rainbird.com/iuow/summitwebcast.htm
	MEDIA INTERVIEWS CAN BE SCHEDULED BY CONTACTING MARK HAVENNER AT 310-556-4443, [e-mail].