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Climate Change:
Science, Policy and Strategies for
Life in a Changing World
Co-sponsored by the University of Connecticut and the Town of Mansfield
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On November 1st, 2007 a gathering occurred of Town, State, and University officials, UConn faculty experts, and the Public
to discuss:
• The science and policy of climate change
• Actions the Town, University, and State are taking to
address climate change
• What you can do to make a difference
Pictures from the Event
In The News:
The Daily Campus
UConn Advance
AGENDA
Location: Room 7 Bishop Center, University of Connecticut
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8:00 - Continental Breakfast / Networking and Poster Exhibitions
(Featuring UConn’s Local Routes / Sustainable Dining Services)
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8:30 - Welcoming Remarks and Climate Action Updates
Joan Buck: LOWV & Chair, Town/University Ad Hoc Group on the Environment
Matt Hart: Mansfield Town Mgr., Betsy Paterson: Mayor, Lon Hultgren: Dir. Of Public Works
Rich Miller: UConn, Director of Office of Environmental Policy
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9:00 - Climate Change Science and Policy Overview: Regional Perspectives on a Global Crisis
Panel of UConn Faculty Experts:
- Mike Willig, Moderator (Director of the Center for Environmental Sciences & Engineering)
- Anji Seth (Geography, Climatologist) (Click for Climate Podcast!)
- Richard Parnas (Chemical Engineering, Chair of UConn Biofuels Consortium)
- Kathy Segerson (Economics)
- Richard Hiskes (Political Science, Director of UConn Human Rights Minor)
- Dan Civco (Natural Resources Management and Engineering, Director of Center for Land Use Education and Research)
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10:30 - Coffee Break / Networking & Poster Exhibitions
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11:00 Climate Change Solutions: What is Connecticut Doing? What Can You Do?
Lynn Stoddard – DEP, Environmental Analyst, Climate & Energy Team
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11:30 Conclusion / Networking & Poster Exhibitions (exhibitions close at noon)
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Poster Exhibitions:
Town of Mansfield’s Local Climate Change Action
Matt Hart (Town Manager), Betsy Patterson (Mayor), Lon Hultgren (Director of Public Works)
UConn’s Climate Change Action
Rich Miller (Director of UConn Office of Environmental Policy)
Mike Willig (Director of UConn Center for Environmental Sciences & Engineering)
Mapping Coastal Inundation of Connecticut from Tropical Storms and Sea Level Rise
Mark Hoover (Department of Natural Resources)
Testing Biodiesel Samples According to ASTM Methods
James Stuart (Emeritus Professor of Chemistry)
Richard Parnas (Director, Chemical Engineering)
Matthew Boucher, Si-Yu Li (Graduate Students of Chemical Engineering)
How Green Buildings Help Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Kim Trella (CT Department of Environmental Protection)
Fuel Cell Technology
Jakub Pusz (Fuel Cell Center)
Climate Change Books
Suzy Staubach (UConn Co-Op)
The Fire-Weather Relationship in the South African Fynbos: Implications under Climate Change
Adam Wilson (Graduate Student, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology)
Mansfield’s Clean Energy Program
Ginny Walton (Town of Mansfield)
Mansfield Downtown Partnership
Cynthia van Zelm
Connecticut Fund for the Environment
Design Characteristics of Sustainable Centers
Wesley Marshall, P.E., Norman W. Garrick, Ph.D
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