Organizing Committee:
Rachmilevitch, Shimon - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Korine, Dorit - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Special Advisors to the Organizing Committee:
Eliashiv, Israel - Ambassador of Israel (retired)
Safriel, Uriel - Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (retired)
Local Steering Committee:
Adar, Eilon - Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, BIDR
Bar-David, Shirli - Department of Desert Ecology, BIDR
Ben Zvi Assaraf, Orit - Graduate Program for Science and Technology Education, BGU
Boneh, Ormi - KKL
Davidovitch, Nadav - Dept. of Health Systems Management, BGU
Fait, Aaron - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Groner, Elli - Dead Sea and Arava Science Center
Gross, Amit - Department of Environmental Hydrology and Microbiology, BIDR
Hochberg, Uri - The Agricultural Research Organization
Karavani, Asaf – KKL/Forestry Division
Karnieli, Arnon - Department of Solar Energy and Environmental Physics, BIDR
Kite, Beth-Eden - Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Arbel
Kurzon van Gelder, Shuli - MASHAV
Lavi-Neeman, Miri - Dead Sea and Arava Center
Lazarovitch, Naftali - Department of Dryland Agriculture, BIDR
Meron, Ehud - Department of Physics, BGU
Noy, Dalia - MASHAV
Seifen, Merav - Department of Desert Ecology, BIDR
Tal, Alon - Chair, Department of Public Policy – Tel Aviv University
Tietel, Zipora - The Agricultural Research Organization
Visoly-Fisher, Iris - Alexandre Yersin Department of Solar Energy and Environment Physics, BIDR
Winters, Gidon - Dead Sea and Arava Science Center
Yochelis, Arik - Alexandre Yersin Department of Solar Energy and Environment Physics, BIDR
