Z 2007 Related Events
— September
5 Sept. 2007, 4–5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Rajan Kamalanathan. Global Business, Ethics and Partnerships: Defining a New Bottom Line. Copley Formal Lounge, Georgetown University. Register at http://www12.georgetown.edu/sfs/rsvp/index.cfm?Action= View&EventID=1285
Notes: “Georgetown University's Mortara Center for International Studies, USAID's Global Development Alliance, The Society for International Development, and DAI cordially invite you to a discussion: Global Business, Ethics and Partnerships: Defining a New Bottom Line featuring Rajan Kamalanathan Vice President for Ethical Standards, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. on Wednesday, September 5th 4:00pm-5:30pm. (brief reception to follow) in Copley Formal Lounge, Georgetown University. Wal-Mart is the world's largest retailer, buying most of its products from more than 50 countries and over 50,000 individual suppliers. Wal-Mart is working to integrate socially responsible measures into its supply chain to meet environmental and ethical standards. Rajan Kamalanathan, Vice President for Ethical Standards for Wal-Mart, will talk about the company's efforts in this important area, the challenges it faces, and the role public-private partnerships can play in this process.”
13 Sept. 2007, 4:30–6:30 p.m. Thursday. Dr. Dan Janzen. "Paz con la Naturaleza: Costa Rica goes for Phase II conservation.” WWF-US Headquarters in the Russell Train Conference Center at 1250 24th St. NW, Washington, DC 2003.
Note: http://www.worldwildlife.org/fellowships/fuller
_seminars_speakers.cfm
19 September 200, 7:30–9 p.m. Wednesday. Dr. Dick Smythe. Dragonflies and damselflies. Quarterly meeting of Friends of Dyke Marsh. Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria.
Notes: http://www.fodm.org/, 703-768-2525.
29–30 September 2007. Saturday–Sunday. Climate Change: Global Effects, Local Effects. Western Maryland’s Flora at Risk? Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD.
Note: For more information, see http://www.mdflora.org/.
— October
2 October 2007, Tuesday, 7 p.m. Karen Redden. In the Pursuit of Paloue: My botanical adventures in the rainforests of the Guiana Shield. Cathy Kerby Seminar Room, CE-340 (202-633-2001), National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street, NW, and Constitution Ave., Washington, D.C.
Note: http://www.botsoc.org/
2007, Tuesday, 7 p.m. Karen Redden. In the Pursuit of Paloue: My botanical adventures in the rainforests of the Guiana Shield. Botanical Society of Washington. Cathy Kerby Seminar Room, CE-340 (202-633-2001), National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street, NW, and Constitution Ave., Washington, D.C.
Note: http://www.botsoc.org/
3 October 2007, Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. Professor Thomas Hedin, University of Minnesota, Duluth. Symmetrical analogy in the Gardens of Versailles. Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, DC.
Note: RSVP by 28 September Landscape@doak.org.
4 October 2007, Thursday, 7 p.m. Dr. Shelah Morita, Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University. The evolution of blood-sucking pollinators (Diptera: Tabanidae). Entomological Society of Washington. Cathy Kerby Seminar Room, CE-340 (202-633-2001), National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street, NW, and Constitution Ave., Washington, D.C.
9 October 2007, Tuesday, 5 p.m. French National Center for Scientific Research. Toto le Nemato. A film by Yves Elie (French with English subtitles, 56 minutes). La Maison Francaise, Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, DC.
Note: RSVP by 5 October 2007: elodie.sutton@cnrs-usa.org 202-944-6238.
12–20 October 2007. National Mall, Washington, D.C. Solar Decathlon. Please see the Website for exact hours that houses are open to the public: http://www.solardecathlon.org/about.html.
Notes: The Solar Decathlon is a competition in which 20 teams of college and university students compete to design, build, and operate the most attractive, effective, and energy-efficient solar-powered house. The Solar Decathlon is also an event to which the public is invited to observe the powerful combination of solar energy, energy efficiency, and the best in home design. The team houses are open for touring everyday, except Wednesday, 17 October, when they will close for competition purposes. An overall winner is announced on Friday, 19 October at 2 p.m.
15 October 2007. Monday. 7–8:30 p.m. Alumni Environmental Career Panel. Room 802, International Affairs Building, Columbia Univ. School of Int'l & Public Affairs, 420 West 118th Street, New York, NY 10027.
Notes: “Are you interested in a career in environmental science and policy? Join us for an Alumni Environmental Career Panel, where alums from the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program and the Barnard Environmental Policy program will speak about their environmental science careers in the private sector.”
Please RSVP to Amanda McIntosh at ajm2137@columbia.edu or 212-854-8177.
19–21 October 2007. 2007 DC Environmental Conference: Stewardship for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.
Note: For information contact ChesapeakeBioneers@earthlink.net
23 October 2007, Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. USDA Forest Service. Caves. Cave Conservation Café. From bats to bacteria, a vital discussion on the policies and issues affecting life underground, including a film. USDA, South Building, Jefferson Auditorium, Independence Avenue, Washington, D.C.
23 October 2007. 2:30 p.m. Nils Gledistch and Halvard Buhaug, the Center for the Study of Civil War. Intercultural Center Executive conference Room, 7th Floor ICC. http://www12.georgetown.edu/sfs/rsvp/index.cfm?Action=View&EventID=1425
Note: This event requires a ticket or RSVP. cgesevents@georgetown.edu or 202.687.8067.
23 October 2007. Tuesday. 7 p.m. Sam O'Neill and Carolyn Elefant, respectively the CEO and co-founder of the Ocean Renewable Energy Council. Car Barn 315. For further information: ecoaction@georgetown.edu.
24 October 2007, Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. Professor Michael Zimmerman. Special seminar. The Clergy Letter Project: Building Bridges to Enhance Science Literacy. Executive Conference Room, 7th Floor ICC (note that you must take the center or left elevator in the ICC to get to the 7th floor).
Notes: Michael Zimmerman is Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Science Professor of Biology at Butler University. He received his Ph.D. in Ecology from Washington University in St. Louis (1979) after earning an A.B. degree in Geography from the University of Chicago (1974). As an ecologist, Zimmerman focuses on plant-animal interactions, particularly those associated with pollination. He is the founder of The Clergy Letter Project, an organization designed to demonstrate that religion and science are compatible. Please e-mail Professor Peter Armbruster at paa9@georgetown.edu for further information.
25 October 2007. Thursday. 8 a.m. Registration and security check. 9–10:30 a.m. 7th Annual International Summit of the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign Opening keynote session. Where have the pollinators gone? Bees, plants and the implications of change. Open to the public. Department of Interior Auditorium, 1846 C Street, NW, Washington, DC.
— October
26 October 2007, Friday. Greening Virginia Universities and Colleges. Second Annual Conference. Zehmer Conference Center. University of Virginia. Charlottesville, Virginia.
Note: Please contact VSBN at 703-486-2966 or vsbn@vsbn.org with inquiries.
29 October 2007. Monday. 10 – 11:30 a.m. A discussion of the United Nations’ role in fighting today’s transnational threats, such as terrorism, pandemic disease, and climate change. United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Planning, Robert Orr CSIS B-1 Conference Center, 1800 K Street, NW, WDC.
Note: Please RSVP by emailing Farha Tahir at ftahir@csis.org. For more information, go to www.csissmartpower.org.
— November
5 November 2007. Monday. 6–7:30 p.m. Climate Change. First of a series of talks. AAAS Auditorium, 1200 New York Ave. Guests: Representative Ed Markey, Chair of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming; Joseph Aldy, an economist with Resources for the Future; and Bill Hooke, a geophysicist and Director of Policy Programs with the American Meteorological Society.
Notes: The Georgetown University Program on Science in the Public Interest, the AAAS and the Smithsonian Institution are co-sponsoring a discussion series "Science & Society: Grand Challenges". No PowerPoint. No notes. Just candid conversations with leading scientists, economists, and politicians hosted by award-winning NPR reporters Joe Palca and Richard Harris. The events will be held every Monday night in November from 6–7:30 p.m. in the AAAS Auditorium at 1200 New York Avenue. A bus will leave from the main gate, 37th and O Streets, NW, at 5:30 p.m. and return by 8 p.m. Seats are limited so if you plan to attend, send an e-mail to russo@aps.org. The series will also tackle "Meeting Global Energy Demand," "Managing a Pandemic," and "Containing the Spread of WMDs" including experts from the White House, the Center for American Progress, and ExxonMobil.
Please RSVP online at http://cstsp.aaas.org/content.html?contentid=1230.
6 November 2007. Tuesday. 7 p.m. Rusty Russell. The Story of Botany on the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838–1842 to Present. Botanical Society of Washington. Cathy Kerby Seminar Room, CE-340 (202-633-2001), National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street, NW, and Constitution Ave., Washington, D.C.
Note: http://www.botsoc.org.
8 November 2007. Thursday. 4:30–6:30 p.m. Dr. Barbara A. Block. Sushi and Satellites: Tracking Giant Bluefin Tunas in the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans. WWF-US Headquarters in the Russell Train Conference Center at 1250 24th St. NW, Washington, DC 2003.
Note: http://www.worldwildlife.org/fellowships/fuller_seminars_speakers.cfm
10 November 2007. Saturday. 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Selected places in the George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP, a national park). Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway which became the GMWP.
Notes: This celebration is the final chapter in a series of events held at the George Washington Memorial Parkway during 2007 to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway. For more information about this event or over 25 sites located at the George Washington Memorial Parkway, contact the National Park Service at 703-289-2500 or visit http://www.nps.gov/gwmp.
10 November 2007. Saturday. 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Home Energy Efficiency Expo. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt. Vernon Place, NW, Washington, D.C.
Notes: The D.C. Office of the People's Counsel, the District Department of the Environment/D.C. Energy Office and D.C. Councilmember Mary Cheh are co-sponsoring this free event to assist D.C. residential consumers to take advantage of energy efficiency technology as they do their part to "Make D.C. Energy Efficient and Environmentally Conscious: One Resident at a Time". The event will feature a variety of vendors, hands on demonstrations and energy efficiency product giveaways. Energy and environmental experts, government agencies, and others will be on hand to help consumers become familiar with home energy audits, "green" energy saving products, solar power, and other renewable energy alternatives.” RSVP 202-727-3071.
12 November 2007. Monday. 6–7:30 p.m. Science & Society: Grand Challenges, a series of discussions. AAAS Auditorium,1200 New York Ave.
Notes: The Georgetown University Program on Science in the Public Interest, the AAAS and the Smithsonian Institution are co-sponsoring a discussion series "Science & Society: Grand Challenges". No PowerPoint. No notes. Just candid conversations with leading scientists, economists, and politicians hosted by award-winning NPR reporters Joe Palca and Richard Harris. The events will be held every Monday night in November from 6–7:30 p.m. in the AAAS Auditorium at 1200 New York Avenue. A bus will leave from the main gate, 37th and O Streets, NW, at 5:30 p.m. and return by 8 p.m. Seats are limited so if you plan to attend, send an e-mail to russo@aps.org. Please RSVP online at http://cstsp.aaas.org/content.html?contentid=1230.
12–13 November 2007, Monday–Tuesday. Wildlife Habitat Council. 19th Annual Symposium: Value of Green. Hyatt Regency Hotel in the Inner Harbor of Baltimore, Maryland.
Notes: Keynote speaker, Dan Esty, author of Green to Gold (Professor, Yale Law School, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and Director of the Center for Business & Environment at Yale)
14 November 2007, Wednesday, 7:30–9 p.m. Dr. Andrew Dolby, University of Mary Washington. Left out in the cold: Avian adaptations for winter survival. Quarterly meeting of Friends of Dyke Marsh. Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria.
Notes: http://www.fodm.org/, 703-768-2525.
17 November 2007. Saturday. 6–10 p.m. Aids Awareness Benefit. Embassy of Ethiopia, 3506 International Dr. NW, Washington, D.C.
Notes: “Enjoy Ethiopian food, entertainment, African arts and crafts for sale. The Foundation Against HIV/AIDS (FAHA) is dedicated to combating HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia. Together with the Gondar University Hospital, the Gondar Development & Cooperation Organization and the Gondar Rehabilitation, Relief, and Development Association, FAHA is launching two new programs in the ongoing effort to empower young people in the Gondar Region. The programs designed by FAHA and its partners aim to develop leadership, technical skills, and in turn economic opportunities for youth 14–20 years old, particularly young women. Please visit our website for more information about the Youth Ambassadors Program and the Nurse Assistants Program, as well as other FAHA activities. To puchase tickets go online www.FAHAafrica.org, by mail: 6030 Marshalee Drive Suite 115, Elkridge, MD 21075 (checks payable to FAHA) or contact Sandi Timmins at 410-327-0954, stimmins@FAHAafrica.org. Tickets: adults $65 and students $35.”
19 November 2007. Monday. 6–7:30 p.m. Science & Society: Grand Challenges, a series of discussions. AAAS Auditorium,1200 New York Ave.
Notes: The Georgetown University Program on Science in the Public Interest, the AAAS and the Smithsonian Institution are co-sponsoring a discussion series "Science & Society: Grand Challenges". No PowerPoint. No notes. Just candid conversations with leading scientists, economists, and politicians hosted by award-winning NPR reporters Joe Palca and Richard Harris. The events will be held every Monday night in November from 6–7:30 p.m. in the AAAS Auditorium at 1200 New York Avenue. A bus will leave from the main gate, 37th and O Streets, NW, at 5:30 p.m. and return by 8 p.m. Seats are limited so if you plan to attend, send an e-mail to russo@aps.org. Please RSVP online at http://cstsp.aaas.org/content.html?contentid=1230.
26 November 2007. Monday. 6–7:30 p.m. Science & Society: Grand Challenges, a series of discussions. AAAS Auditorium,1200 New York Ave.
Notes: The Georgetown University Program on Science in the Public Interest, the AAAS and the Smithsonian Institution are co-sponsoring a discussion series "Science & Society: Grand Challenges". No PowerPoint. No notes. Just candid conversations with leading scientists, economists, and politicians hosted by award-winning NPR reporters Joe Palca and Richard Harris. The events will be held every Monday night in November from 6–7:30 p.m. in the AAAS Auditorium at 1200 New York Avenue. A bus will leave from the main gate, 37th and O Streets, NW, at 5:30 p.m. and return by 8 p.m. Seats are limited so if you plan to attend, send an e-mail to russo@aps.org. Please RSVP online at http://cstsp.aaas.org/content.html?contentid=1230.
27 November 2007. Tuesday. 7:30 p.m. Maryland Native Plant Society. TBA. White Oak Library, large meeting room, 11701 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, Maryland.
Notes: http://www.mdflora.org/.
— December
1 December 2007. Saturday. Deadline for entries to Multimedia Contest, Student Conservation Association (SCA). http://www.thesca.org/contest/about
4 December 2007. Tuesday. 7 p.m. TBA. Botanical Society of Washington. Cathy Kerby Seminar Room, CE-340 (202-633-2001), National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street, NW, and Constitution Ave., Washington, D.C.
Note: http://www.botsoc.org.
6 December 2007. Thursday. 7–9 p.m. TBA. Entomological Society of Washington. Cathy Kerby Room, U.S. Museum of Natural History, 10th Street, NW and Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C.
10 December 2007. Monday. 7:30 p.m. Montgomery County Tree Law Meeting. Stella B. Werner Council Office Building (100 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850). Montgomery County trees are disappearing fast. Ms. Caren Madsen (Chair, Montgomery County Civic Federation Environment Committee) has planned a program focusing on Montgomery County tree laws and what more needs to be done to save Montgomery County trees. Guest panel speakers are Ms. Laura Miller (Montgomery County Arborist, Department of Environmental Protection), Mr. Brett Linkletter (Manager, Montgomery County Street Tree Program), and Mr. Mark Pfferle (Administrator of the Montgomery County Forest Conservation Law). Details will be on the MCCF website: http://www.montgomerycivic.org/index.asp.
December 2007. Tuesday. 7:30 p.m. Maryland Native Plant Society. TBA. White Oak Library, large meeting room, 11701 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, Maryland.
Notes: http://www.mdflora.org/.
