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Invitation to ECHVCU Climate Change conference January 08

  • 1.  Invitation to ECHVCU Climate Change conference January 08

    Posted 12-06-2007 11:22
    For ONE-L'ers, especially those in the NY metro and Hudson Valley region. And please help spread the word to others who might be interested. Thanks! - FR
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    The Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities presents its 5th Annual Conference



    Climate Change: Science, Culture and the Regional Response <http://environmentalconsortium.org/news/january2008conference/home.htm>


    Please join us on Thursday, January 24th & Friday, January 25th at Fordham University in Bronx, NY to engage in an intellectual examination of the scientific, socio-political, and educational issues surrounding climate change as it affects the Hudson Valley, and to explore higher education's role in addressing the issues at individual campuses.



    SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT:



    * Michael Oppenheimer, Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs at Princeton University and lead author of the IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report, will deliver the opening keynote on Friday, January 25th.

    * Andrew Revkin, reporter on the environment for The New York Times since 1995, will moderate a roundtable discussion: Political and Cultural Response: The Problem of the Problem.



    ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:

    * Panel - Manhattan to Lake Tear of the Clouds: Impacts on the Hudson Valley

    * Climate Change Curriculum Module Roll-Out (toolkit for faculty and an invaluable resource for students to use at Focus the Nation events on their campus)

    * Networking opportunities throughout

    * Faculty, administrators, and especially students are encouraged to attend (fee deeply reduced for students!)



    EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT: Register before January 5th to take advantage of the early discount fee!

    DETAILS AND REGISTRATION: http://environmentalconsortium.org/news/january2008conference/home.htm



    * The conference is open to members and non-members of the Consortium. Please forward this announcement widely to faculty, administrators, students, and regional colleagues.