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viewed the past efforts of Delph Carpenter, Wayne Aspinall, Elwood Mead, Jack Taylor and other great leaders as he spoke of Colorado's legacy of negotiation, compromise and struggle to allocate scarce water resources. A panel of CSU faculty members, including Lyn Kathlene, Dan Smith, Kurt Fausch, Luis Garcia and Lou Swanson de- scribed their efforts to mesh the theory of university research with the needs of Colorado water managers and us- ers. The discussions included both ex- isting and potential research and noted the new ideas emerging from univer- sity -based water - related research. Other Water Dialogue participants included Commissioner Don Ament, who offered comments on prospects to maximize beneficial use of Colorado's water resources and John McClow, who offered a perspective on the Roundtable process from the Gun- nison basin. The day was wrapped up by James Pritchett and Mark Squillace, who summarized the day's dialogue. In the end, it is clear that Reagan Waskom introduces Dan Smith, Luis Garcia, Lou Swanson, and Kurt Fausch during the faculty panel portion of the CSU Water Dialogue. there is, and must be, a role for federal agencies, the research community, stakeholders, water professionals and the public in untangling the complex- ity of water policy, law, history and management as we seek collaborative solutions to the allocation and preserva- tion of this limited resource. Proceedings of the CSU Water Dialogue's talks and discus- sions will be published by CWRRI and will be available online at http://cwrri.colostate.edu/ Robert Ward visits with Brian Werner and Don Carlson (both with Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District) during Ward's retire- ment reception after the Water Dialogue. The International Soil and Water Conservation Society Annual Meeting - July 2006 Keystone, Colorado For more information go to: http: / /www. swcs.org /en/swcs_intemational_ conferences /2006_intemational_ conference/