7 visitors from multiple countries will be coming to make professional connections in San Diego exploring the following: U.S. efforts to protect the quantity and quality of surface and groundwater supplies for a variety of competing uses at the local, state, national, and international scales; Asses U.S. trans boundary water Management programs for shared water resources and discuss cooperative strategies to establish regional and global dialogues on shared resource conflicts and concerns; Identify institutional capacities and reforms needed to develop and implement integrated water programs that address the effects of climate change ; Examine innovative financial, scientific, and technical strategies for assessing, monitoring, and conserving water resources.