Where:
MacHall Ballroom (3rd Floor); MacEwan Student Centre, University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW.
Calgary, AB T2N 1N4
Canada
When: Friday, January 30, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM (MST)
Register: FREE!
Dr. Michelle Bamberger, Co-author of “The Real Cost of Fracking: How America’s Shale Gas Boom is Threatening our Families, Pets & Food”
Dr. Robert Howarth, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University
Dr. Anthony Ingraffea, Professor of Engineering, Cornell University
Dr. Robert Oswald, Professor of Molecular Medicine, Cornell University
Dr. Tom Rand, Venture Capitalist; Managing Partner, MaRS Cleantech Funds
Dr. Seth Shonkoff, Executive Director, Physicians, Scientists & Engineers for Health Energy
Agenda (tentative)
8:40 am – Pre-conference refreshment break
9:00 am – Brief Welcome – Thanks to faculty and community partners: Science, Social Work, Arts, Schulich School of Engineering; Environmental Design, Werklund School of Education; Van Horne Institute; Alberta Clean Technology Industry Alliance (ACTia); Welcome to special guests: MLAs, Senators or MPs, policy analysts (conference chair: Dr. Mishka Lysack, U of C)
9:10 am – Session 1: Health Threats and Impact on Food and Water
– Michelle Bamberger, MS, DVM, Veterinarian (in-person)
– Robert E. Oswald, PhD, Professor Department of Molecular Medicine College of Veterinary Medicine Cornell University (in person)
9:40 – Discussion with Dr Lysack (Conference Director; associate professor, Social Work)
9:45 – Panel Dialogue (TBD)
10:05 – Q & A
10:20 am – Break
10:40 am – Session 2: Climate Change Impacts and Effective Public Policy to Protect Health
– Dr Robert Howarth, David R. Atkinson Professor of Ecology and Environmental Biology, Cornell University (by videolink)
– Dr Seth Shokoff, PhD, MPH, Executive Director, Physicians, Scientists & Engineers for Healthy Energy
11:10 am – Discussion with Dr Lysack (Conference Director; associate professor, Social Work)
11:20: Panel Dialogue (TBD)
11:30 am – Q & A
11:50 am – Lunch
12:50 pm –Session 3: Transitioning to Renewable Energy and a Clean Energy Economy
– Dr. Anthony Ingraffea, Dwight C. Baum Professor of Engineering at Cornell University (by video-link)
– Dr. Tom Rand P.Eng., Ph.D,Managing Partner, MaRS Cleantech Fund I L.P. and Senior Advisor, MaRS Cleantech Venture Group (by video-link)
1:20 – Discussion with Dr Lysack (Conference Director; associate professor, Social Work)
1:35 – Panel Dialogue (TBD)
1:55 – Q & A
2:10 – Wrap-up
2:15 pm: Forum concludes
Conference Director: Dr. Mishka Lysack, Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Work, & Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary
Thank you to our partners: Science, Social Work, Arts, Schulich School of Engineering; Environmental Design, Werklund School of Education; Van Horne Institute; Alberta Clean Technology Industry Alliance (ACTia). This conference is funded in part by a grant from the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
Dr Seth Shokoff PhD, MPH, Executive Director, Physicians, Scientists & Engineers for Healthy Energy.
For more information: Conference Director, Dr. Mishka Lysack, Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Work, & Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary
[Refer also to:
Howarth, R., W., and A. Ingraffea. 2011. Should fracking stop? Yes, it is too high risk. Nature 477: 271-273.
Time Magazine’s 2011 Person of the Year – People Who Mattered: Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Ingraffea, Robert Howarth ]