THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT (NCSE) WILL HOLD ITS 16TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE AND GLOBAL FORUM ON SCIENCE POLICY AND THE ENVIRONMENT: THE FOOD-ENERGY-WATER NEXUS ON JANUARY 19-21 2016 AT THE HYATT REGENCY HOTEL CRYSTAL CITY VA.ADDRESSING THE INTERCONNECTED SYSTEMS INVOLVING FOOD WATER AND ENERGY IS CRITICAL TO ACHIEVING SOLUTIONS TO ONE OF THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES FACING OUR PLANET. THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE: THE FOOD-ENERGY-WATER NEXUS WILL ADDRESS HOW TO PROVIDE FOOD ENERGY AND WATER FOR A POPULATION OF 9 BILLION BY MID-CENTURY WITHOUT OVERWHELMING OUR ENVIRONMENT. IT WILL EMPHASIZE ADVANCING RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PUTTING IDEAS INTO ACTION AND MOVING FORWARD ON POLICY AND PRACTICE.OVER 1 200 PARTICIPANTS FROM THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH COMMUNITIES POLICY AND GOVERNANCE BUSINESS AND CIVIL SOCIETY AND EDUCATION ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND.THE PROGRAM WILL FEATURE TEN KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS FOUR PLENARY SESSIONS 35 SYMPOSIA 6 WORKSHOPS AND 23 WORLD CAFE SESSIONS.CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE INVOLVED IN THE 6 WORKSHOPS AND 23 WORLD CAFE'S EACH ON A SPECIFIC NEXUS-RELATED ISSUE. THE WORKSHOPS ARE DESIGNED AS INTERACTIVE SESSIONS WITH EACH WORKSHOP GENERATING 10-12 RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE TOPIC. THE COLLECTION OF RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE PREPARED IN A FINAL CONFERENCE REPORT FOR NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION AND MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR THE PUBLIC. THE WORLD CAFE'S WILL CONSIST OF LIGHTNING PRESENTATIONS FOLLOWED BY GROUP DISCUSSIONS. THEY ARE A CHANCE FOR PEOPLE TO NETWORK AND SOLIDIFY THIS EMERGING COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE.THE CONFERENCE WILL ALSO FEATURE AN EXHIBITION AND POSTER SESSIONS. NASA'S HYPERWALL WILL BE ONE OF THE FEATURED EXHIBITS. WE WILL SCHEDULE SPECIFIC DAILY LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS AND VISUALIZATIONS DURING THE CONFERENCE EVENT FOR STORIES AND DISPLAYS.INVITED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDE DR. FRANCE CORDOVA DIRECTOR NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION; ERTHARIN COUSIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME; TOM VILSACK SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE; DAN BARBER EXECUTIVE CHEF BLUE HILL FARM; DR. JEFFREY SACHS DIRECTOR EARTH INSTITUTE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY; KEN POWELL CEO GENERAL MILLS; DR. CALESTOUS JUMA DIRECTOR BELFER CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS HARVARD UNIVERSITY; AND DR. JUDITH RODIN PRESIDENT THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION.NCSE IS REQUESTING A $30 000 GRANT FROM NASA TO SUPPORT THE CONFERENCE EVENT INCLUDING PERSONNEL FACILITIES RENTAL AND RELATED CONFERENCE SERVICES.