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National Council for Science and the Environment=20
Improving the scientific basis for environmental decisionmaking
NCSE Energy for a Sustainable and Secure Future Conference: Plenary =
Sessions
Members of Congress, senior corporate executives, top scientists and =
engineers, and leaders of civil society highlight the National Council =
for Science and the Environment's (NCSE) 6th National Conference on =
Science, Policy and the Environment: Energy for a Sustainable and Secure =
Future on January 26-27, 2006 at the Ronald Reagan Building and =
International Trade Center in Washington, DC.=20
Ross Pillari, President of BP America will provide the keynote address =
on January 26.
Henry Habicht, President of the Global Environmental Technology =
Foundation (and a member of the National Energy Commission), will chair =
a panel Opportunities for Decisionmaking, which will include Hazel =
O'Leary, President, Fisk University; Secretary of Energy 1993-1997; =
Katie McGinty, Pennsylvania Secretary of the Environment, Chair, Council =
on Environmental Quality 1993-2000; Mark Levine, Director, China Energy =
Program, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and Bob Greco, Director of =
Policy Analysis, American Petroleum Institute. =20
Chip Groat, Director of the US Geological Survey, 1998-2005, will chair =
a panel, Opportunities from Science and Technology, including Volker =
Hartkopf, Director, Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics, =
Carnegie Mellon University, Daniel Kammen, Director, Renewable and =
Appropriate Energy Laboratory, UC, Berkeley, James Lake, Associate =
Director for Nuclear Programs, Idaho National Lab, and Lee Lynd, =
Professor of Engineering, Dartmouth College.
NCSE will provide its Lifetime Achievement Award to Russell Train, first =
Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (1970-73), second =
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (1973-77) and the =
World Wildlife Fund's co-founder (1968), President (1978-85) and =
Chairman (1985-94).=20
National Academy of Sciences President Ralph Cicerone, a leading =
atmospheric scientist, will present the 6th John H Chafee Memorial =
Lecture on Science and the Environment.=20
Dian Ogilvie, Senior Vice President and Chief Environmental Officer, =
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. will present the keynote address on January =
27.=20
Phil Sharp, President, Resources for the Future, a Congressman from =
Indiana 1975-95 will chair a Roundtable Building Collaborations for =
Progress, which will include Rev. Sally Bingham, Director, The =
Regeneration Project and founder of Interfaith Power and Light, Rob =
Donkers, Washington Delegation Environment Counselor, Delegation of the =
European Commission to the U.S., Phil Harter, Earl F. Nelson Professor =
of Law, University of Missouri, and Wayne Shirley, Director, Regulatory =
Assistance Project.=20
Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Global Environment & Energy Correspondent, The =
Economist will moderate the closing session on Integrating Climate =
Change into Energy Planning, including Marilyn Brown, Director, =
Engineering Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National =
Laboratory, Congressman Jay Inslee, from the 1st district of Washington, =
David Conover, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and =
International Affairs, U.S. Department of Energy, and Joe Romm, Founder =
and Executive Director, Center for Energy and Climate Solutions; former =
Acting Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
Inspired by these leading thinkers and doers, over 800 conference =
participants will view more than 25 poster sessions, more than 20 =
exhibits and meet in 19 concurrent breakout sessions and 5 symposia to =
develop strategies to transform the role of science in shaping energy =
aspects of sustainable development.
Please visit www.ncseonline.org to register for the conference and to =
view the latest program updates, details on the exhibition, poster =
session, and sponsorship opportunities, and information on travel and =
lodging. Please note: the deadline for online registration is January =
22, 2006. Please direct general conference questions to =
[EMAIL PROTECTED] or call 202-530-5810.
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