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PICTURES OF THE EVENT
FOCUS THE NATION @ UCF
TEACH IN / REACH OUT
JANUARY 31, 2008
EVENT PROGRAM
| 9:00am – 6:00pm | Exhibit Hall Open |
| Your opportunity for interaction and dialogue about solutions to climate change | |
| Climate Change Bookstore Open | |
| Browse a selection of titles on Climate Change and Climate Change Solutions | |
| 9:00am – 9:05am | Opening Remarks |
| Richard DeTreville, President, Focus the Nation UCF; Penelope Canan, Department of Sociology | |
| Keynote Address | |
| Introduction by Dr. Jai Ganesh, College of Business Administration | |
| 9:05am – 10:30am | L. Hunter Lovins, "Drivers of Change: The Business Case for Sustainability and Protecting the Climate" |
| 10:00am – 4:45pm | Tours of the Student Union's Green Roof |
| Tours will meet every 15 minutes in front of "Sustaining the Landscape" | |
| 10:00am - 6:00pm | Sierra Club Film Festival |
| All day screenings of environmental films at three sites in the Exhibit Hall | |
| Vehicle Exhibit | |
| Hybrid, Solar and Alternative Fuel Vehicles on display in front of the Student Union | |
| 10:30am – 11:30am | "Abrupt Climate Shifts--Preparing for Surprises" |
| Dr. Peter Jacques, Department of Political Science | |
| 10:30am - 11:30am | Focus the Nation Hosts a Tree Planting with the International Society of Aboriculture |
| Remarks by Alaina Bernard, Assistant Director & Environmental Steward, UCF Arboretum | |
| *This event will take place in front of the Gazebo near Howard Phillips Hall | |
| 11:30am – 1:00pm | Leadership in Solutions to Climate Change. |
| A panel discussion with local, regional and state leaders. | |
| Moderator: Linda Chapin, Metropolitan Center for Regional Studies | |
| Panelists: Lori Cunniff, Orange County Department of Environmental Protection Division; Marsha Seagal-George, | |
| City of Orlando; Shelly Lauten, myregion.org; Charlie Hemmeline, Solar Energy Program, US Department of | |
| Energy; Jim Griffin, Global Green Alliance | |
| 1:00pm – 2:00pm | "Polar Bears, Conservation and Climate Change" |
| Dr. Jane Waterman, Department of Biology | |
| 2:00pm - 2:45pm | Special Announcement |
| Katie Porta, Orlando Utilities Commission; Thomas P. Kimbis, Solar Program, US Department of Energy;Invited | |
| guest: Mayor Richard Crotty, Orange County; | |
| 2:45pm – 3:30pm | Raffle |
| Drawing for prizes provided by our generous donors | |
| 3:30pm - 4:15pm | "Global Warming: A Tale of Two Species" |
| Dr. John F. Weishampel, Department of Biology | |
| 4:30pm - 5:15pm | "Exercising Critical Thinking on Global Climate Change" |
| Dr. Ronald Eaglin, Department of Engineering Technology | |
| 5:15pm - 5:30pm | Second raffle |
| Drawing for prizes provided by our generous donors | |
| 5:30pm - 5:50pm | Eco-Advocates Recycled Fashion Show |
| 5:50pm - 6:00pm | Closing Remarks |
| Dr. Penelope Canan, Department of Sociology |
*Times are subject to change
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Page last updated: Saturday, February 9, 2008