The conference itself will be held November 4 – 5, 2016 in Tucson, Arizona, in the beautiful Sonoran desert in the Southwestern United States. Our goal is to promote international knowledge exchange relating to food and water sustainability in arid land communities. We have six unique sessions planned – five to generate ideas through dialogue, the last a ‘working session’ for the future – featuring world-renown experts and practitioners both. The conference is free to all attendees.