This might be of interest for those in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Boston</st1:city></st1:place>, area next Friday:
Thanks
David
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Friday, April 30, 1:00 pm
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> <st1:placename w:st="on">Campus</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place>, Alumni Lounge
Please join us at the <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Massachusetts</st1:placename>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Boston</st1:city></st1:place>, for a panel discussion on the opportunities and challenges this region faces in transitioning to a clean and prosperous low-carbon economy. The panel will address the prospects for "green jobs", regional competitiveness, the role of "green education" and the value of collaborations among universities, business, and government agencies.
Chancellor J. <st1:personname w:st="on">Keith Motley</st1:personname> will provide opening remarks, and the panel will be moderated by Dr. Robert Massie, former executive director of Ceres and co-founder of the Global Reporting Initiative.
PANELISTS:
David Cash
Assistant Secretary for Policy
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on">Massachusetts</st1:state></st1:place> Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Daniel K. Moon
President and Executive Director
Environmental Business Council of <st1:place w:st="on">New England</st1:place>
Kathleen J. Freeman
Director, Environmental Affairs
NSTAR Electric & Gas Corporation
Robbin Peach
Executive Director of the Collaborative Institute for Oceans, Climate and Security
R. J. Lyman
Partner, Goodwin Procter
Reception to follow. Free and open to the public.
*UMass Boston students will be present to share their research related to environmental concerns.
To confirm attendance, please contact giving@umb.edu by Friday, April 23.
For more information, please call University Advancement at 617-287-5320.
Anyone requiring disability accommodations, including dietary accommodations, should visit www.ada.umb.edu by April 23.
For updates see: http://mirror.www.umb.edu/ua/green_education/panel.html