Dear all I hope this is Ok for the list. A webcast that might be of interest next Monday, and may be recordable also for teaching purposes.
Cheers Mat -- Matthew Paterson École d'études politiques, Université d'Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5 tel: +1 613 562-5800 x1716 Web site: http://www.socialsciences.uottawa.ca/pol/eng/profdetails.asp?ID=123 And http://matpaterson.wordpress.com/ Co-editor, Global Environmental Politics http://www.mitpressjournals.org/gep Latest books "Climate capitalism: global warming and the transformation of the global economy" (with Peter Newell) http://www.cambridge.org/us/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521194857 And "Cultural Political Economy" (edited, with Jacqueline Best) http://www.routledgepolitics.com/books/Cultural-Political-Economy-isbn978041 5489324 > ------ Forwarded Message > From: Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:42:31 -0400 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: June 28 Webcast: Global Expert Panel on Eco-Innovation and > Competitiveness > > Dear colleagues, > > Can we ask you for help spreading word of an upcoming event? Sustainable > Prosperity and Resources for the Future are organising a luncheon keynote and > experts panel discussion on Monday June 28, and it will be webcast live. We > would like ensure that those with an interest in the green economy are aware > of the webcast, and able to participate it they wish. To this end, could we > ask you please to circulate the email notice below to any colleagues or other > persons you think may be interested? This might include any listserves with > people interested in this topic. We would like as many people as possible to > enjoy this special event. Your assistance will be of great help in making > this happen. > > Thank you, and warmest regards from Canada, > > Marie-Claire > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > WEBCAST INVITATION > > ³The Porter Hypothesis at 20: How Can Environmental Regulation Enhance > Innovation and Competitiveness?² > > TOP INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS DISCUSS POLICIES TO PROSPER IN THE EMERGING GREEN > ECONOMY > > From 12:20 2:00 pm (EST), Monday June 28 2010, simply click on > www.sustainableprosperity.ca <http://www.sustainableprosperity.ca> to > participate! > > You are invited to participate, by webcast, in a High-level Experts Panel > Event with keynote speaker Prof Michael Porter of Harvard University (seen by > many as the world¹s top competitiveness expert), followed by an International > Experts Panel chaired by Cassie Doyle, Deputy Minister, Natural Resources > Canada, with Prof Daniel Esty (Yale University), Prof Bernard > Sinclair-Desgagné (HEC Montréal) and Prof Mikael Skou-Andersen (European > Environment Agency). They will discuss how environmental regulations can be > designed to boost innovation and competitiveness. > > Please join us by webcast for this high level session. After the keynote and > panellists, there will be a Q&A period, with opportunities for those > participating by webcast to pose their questions. > > > > This Experts Panel Event is taking place as part of a symposium, ³The Porter > Hypothesis at 20: How Can Environmental Regulation Enhance Innovation and > Competitiveness?², involving many of the world¹s top environment-economy > scholars, hosted by Sustainable Prosperity and Resources for the Future. It is > occurring just prior to the 2010 World Congress of Environment and Resource > Economists in Montreal, Canada. > > If you would like to read a short background paper summarizing the > international research on the ³Porter Hypothesis², go to > www.sustainableprosperity.ca <http://www.sustainableprosperity.ca> > > Please share this Invitation with colleagues and others who might be > interested so as many people as possible can enjoy this special event! > > Thank you, > > > Stewart Elgie Professor, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law and Institute > of the Environment & Chair, Sustainable Prosperity Mark A. Cohen Vice > President for Research & Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future (RFF) > Professor of Management & Law, Vanderbilt University > > > Thank you to our sponsors and partners: > La Caisse de depots et placements du Québec > RioTinto Alcan > Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (Canada) > > > ___________________________ > > Prof Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, MEM (Yale) BCL & LLB (McGill) BA Hons > > Senior Director of Research, Sustainable Prosperity (on assignment from > Government of Canada) > University of Ottawa / 555 King Edward Ave / Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5 / +1 613 218 > 9118 (mobile) > [email protected] > > Director, Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL) > Fellow, Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL), Cambridge University > Visiting Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Chile > [email protected] > > > ------ End of Forwarded Message
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