12/17/2007

Global Warming Forum and Environmental Fair

On Jan. 31, 2008, as part of the nationwide Focus the Nation initiative, Rice University will be one of more than 800 institutions to host discussions and events connected to the topic of global warming solutions.

Proposed Event Schedule:

4:30–6:30 p.m. Environmental Fair at the Rice Memorial Center (RMC)

Potential Participants:

• Rice University Biodiesel Initiative
• Rice Environmental Club
• Rice University Community Garden
• Rice Solar Decathlon
• Rice Student Green Building Initiative
• Student Association Environmental Committee
• Engineers Without Borders
• Facilities Engineering and Planning — Project Management (Green Building)
• Facilities Engineering and Planning — Custodial (Green Cleaning and Recycling)
• Sustainability at Rice University
• Housing and Dining (Organic Food)
• Farmer’s Market
• Arboretum Committee

6:30–9 p.m., Global Warming Forum, Grand Hall of the RMC

1. David Leebron, Rice University President
Welcome, “The Role of a University in Reducing Society’s Carbon Footprint”

2. Dominique Raynaud, research director at CNRS, former Director of the Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Geophysique de l’Environment (LGGE), Grenoble
Topic: “Atmospheric Current and Future CO2 in the Context of Last 800 ky Ice Core EPICA Record”

3. John Hofmeister, President, Shell Oil Company (invited)
Proposed Topic: “The Next 50 Years of Energy”

4. Neal Lane, Senior Fellow, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
Proposed Topic: “Proposed Federal Policies on Carbon and Climate Change”

5. Bill White, Mayor of Houston (invited)
Proposed Topic: “Big Cities, Energy Consumption and Conservation Policy”

9–11 p.m. Refreshments, Music in the RMC Cloisters