The Forum on Earth Observations IV: Climate, Energy, and National Security

June 2, 2010 at 1:20 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

by Sara M. Langston with the blog faculty

Source: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

Meeting will be held on June 9, 2010, in Washington, D.C.

Climate, Energy, and National Security:
Meeting the Environmental Information Challenge

The need to better measure the planet in order to more effectively manage it has never been greater. Join key leaders who will discuss the linkages between climate, energy, and national security. Confirmed speakers include:

•Sherri Goodman, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Board Secretary, CNA
•David Dean, Senior Advisor, Office of the Under Secretary for Science, U.S. Department of Energy
•Jim Lewis, Director and Senior Fellow, Technology and Public Policy Program, CSIS
•Julie Gourley, Senior Arctic Official of the United States, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
•Robert Huebert, Professor, Department of Political Science and The Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, University of Calgary
•Martin Jeffries, Program Director, Arctic Observing Network, Division of Arctic Sciences, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation
•RADM David Titley, Oceanographer and Navigator of the Navy; Director, Task Force Climate Change
•Phil DeCola, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Science and Technology Policy, The White House
•Ralph Keeling, Director, CO2 Program, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
•Dina Kruger, Director, Climate Change Division, EPA

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