and the woman who led that conference is with me in the studio right now -- alecia decoudreaux, the presidentege. and thank you for being here today, doctor. i really appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. >> that conference was so inspiring, getting to meet all those young women who are so passionate about wanting to do something for the world and this whole water situation. so, what inspired you to hold that conference? how did that come about? >> well, our students inspire me to do just about everything that we do. but mills college joined the women in public service project a number of years ago. you may know that it was started by secretary of state hillary rodham clinton in conjunction with the state department and women's colleges across the country. when mills joined, we decided that we would hold an institute to focus on water, recognizing how important water is in general and particularly to women. so our conference was titled "women, water, and the world: how women can help solve the world's water crisis," and it was truly inspiring to have 25 women representing 22 countries at