BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.0.5//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:668@newportbeach.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170720T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170720T090000 DTSTAMP:20170712T233347Z URL:https://www.newportbeach.com/events/government-affairs-committee-with- irwd-vice-president-peer-swan/ SUMMARY:Government Affairs Committee with IRWD Vice President Peer Swan DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Come to the Newport Beach Ch amber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee. The meeting will highlight local political and legislative issues impacting business and the communi ty as a whole. With featured guest speakers and an interactive format allo wing for Q and A\, this is a great place to stay in the know on local gove rnmental happenings. Registration suggested.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][ /vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]\nThe July meeting will feature...\nPeer Swan\nVice President of the Board\nIrvine Ranch Wat er District\nPeer Swan was elected to the Irvine Ranch Water District Boar d of Directors in 1979. After a term as Vice President of the Board\, the Directors elected him President\, a position he held from December 1981 un til December 1995 and again during 2006. He also served as Board Vice Pres ident in 2014. Director Swan currently serves on the Finance &\; Person nel Committee\, the Asset Management Committee\, the Water Banking Committ ee and several other standing and ad hoc committees.\n\nHis current list o f community and professional involvement includes membership on the Water Advisory Committee of Orange County where he is a past Chairman\; Presiden t of the Board of the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary\, and member of the S teering Committee of the Southern California Water Dialog Committee. He ha s been active in the Association of California Water Agencies\, where he s erved on the Board of Directors and on the Executive Committee. Swan has a lso been active in the California Association of Sanitation Agencies where he served as Chair of the Directors Committee\; and the Newport Chamber o f Commerce.\n\nHe was the Treasurer of the Pacific Scientific Company prio r to its acquisition in early 1998 and a member of the Board of Directors of the Southern California Bank and its parent SC Bancorp until its acquis ition in 1997. He has also served as a board member of the YMCA of Orange County and the Orange Coast College Foundation\, where he was the founding Treasurer of the Board. He has served as a Director to the Orange County Sanitation District where he was Vice Chairman for six years. He served as a member of the Board of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern Cali fornia. He was also a Founding Director of the Board of the National Water Research Institute where he was Chairman for four years. He is a long-tim e member of the National Audubon Society and its local chapter (Sea &\; Sage).\n\nSwan lives in the Newport Coast with his wife Nancy. They have two grown children\, Ashley and Michael.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_c olumn width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="242305" img_size="200x300" align ment="center"][vc_single_image image="242307" img_size="medium" alignment= "center"][vc_column_text]IRWD is a state and federal leader in water resou rces public policy and governance. We work with our fellow water and waste water agencies as well as our statewide and national associations to advan ce innovative and effective public policy in a variety of fields. IRWD wor ks tirelessly to keep your water rates low and stable\; to protect the qua lity and reliability of your water\; and to promote policy initiatives tha t advance new and innovative technologies and programs. The District's eng agement on water resource public policy matters is a key component of thes e efforts.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_text_separat or title="Event Sponsor"][vc_single_image image="242309" img_size="150x150 " alignment="center"][vc_column_text]\nOur event is sponsored by\nCraig Ba tley of Burr White Realty\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inn er][/vc_column][/vc_row] ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newportbeach.com/wp-content/uploads/ 2017/04/GovernmentAffairs-Committee-Logo.jpg CATEGORIES:Chamber Committee Meetings,Chamber Events,Featured LOCATION:Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce\, 4343 Von Karman Ave.\, Ste. 15 0-W\, Newport Beach\, CA\, 92660\, United States GEO:33.6647704;-117.86253160000001 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=4343 Von Karman Ave.\, Ste. 150-W\, Newport Beach\, CA\, 92660\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-T ITLE=Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce:geo:33.6647704,-117.86253160000001 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20170312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR