Event Details — Environment Lunch with TCEQ Commissioner Carlos Rubinstein

This lunch, hosted by the Greater Houston Partnership (GHP), will take place on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at the Westin Galleria, 5060 West Alabama (map).

Registration and Networking: 11:30 a.m. to Noon
Luncheon: Noon to 1:30 p.m.

Interested parties can register online or by fax.

GHP provides the following bio on Mr. Rubinstein:

Carlos Rubinstein of Austin was appointed to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) by Governor Rick Perry on Aug. 31, 2009. Commissioner Rubinstein previously served as the TCEQ’s deputy executive director since June 2008. Prior to holding that position, Rubinstein served as the director for the border and South-Central Texas area, and earlier as regional director for the Harlingen and Laredo offices. During this time, Rubinstein also served as the Rio Grande Watermaster. Commissioner Rubinstein serves on the Governmental Advisory Committee that counsels the EPA Administrator on environmental concerns regarding NAFTA, the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation, and the Commission for Environmental Cooperation. He also serves as a Texas representative in the Border Governors Conference water worktable and as a representative on the Environmental Flows Advisory Group.