25 Nov
2009
25 Nov
'09
3:19 p.m.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Highlights:
November 30: Rebecca Henderson, Harvard Business School, presents
"Accelerating Innovation in Energy: Lessons from other Sectors"
at the Energy Technology Innovation Policy and Consortium for
Energy Policy Research Seminar Series.
December 2: Raghuram Rajan, Eric J. Gleacher Distinguished Service
Professor of Finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business,
discusses sensible reforms that will ensure a more stable world
economy and to restore lasting prosperity in "Fault Lines: How
Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy."
Register for the Harvard Extension Business Society "Innovation in
Challenging Times Conference."
Calendar Listings:
November 30, 2009
11:45am - 12:45pm Harvard Energy Journal Club
HUCE Seminar Room, 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA
Visit the Energy Journal website for current topics of discussion.
Kate Dennis kdennis(a)fas.harvard.edu
http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/hejc/
12:15pm - 2:00pm Science, Technology, and Society Circle
124 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge, MA
"Constructing and Deconstructing Disease in a Dish." Kris Saha, Whitehead
Institute for Biomedical Research, MIT.
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/sts
1:00pm - 2:30pm Energy Technology Innovation Policy/Consortium for Energy Policy Research
Seminar Series
Fainsod Room (Littauer 324, HKS) 79 JFK St. Cambridge, MA
"Accelerating Innovation in Energy: Lessons from other Sector." Rebecca
Henderson, HBS.
Louisa Lund louisa_lund(a)hks.harvard.edu
4:00pm EPS Fall Colloquium
Haller Hall (Geo-Museum 102) 24 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA
"Emerging geothermometers for estimating slab surface temperatures." Terry
Plan, Columbia University.
Please join us for a reception following the talk, in the 4th Fl. lounge of Hoffman.
December 1, 2009
12:30pm - 1:45pm Tufts University Center for International Environment and Resource Policy
Event
Cabot Intercultural Center: The Murrow Room The Fletcher School Tufts University Medford,
MA
"Implementation and Mediation of OECD guidelines for Multinational Enterprise."
Frans Evers, Chairman of the National Contact Point (NCP) Secretariat, The Netherlands.
Jacqueline Deelstra Jacqueline.Deelstra(a)tufts.edu
5:00pm Seminar on Global Climate Change: Copenhagen and Beyond
Boston University Photonics, Room 206 8 St. Mary’s St Boston, MA
The discussion will feature Prof. Adil Najam, Director of the Boston University Frederick
S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, and Prof. Henrik Selin,
Assistant Professor of International Relations and Faculty Fellow at the Pardee Center.
http://www.bu.edu/pardee/2009/11/23/copenhagen-and-beyond/
6:30pm - 8:30pm An Insider's View of Israeli Cleantech
MIT 45 Carleton Street Room E25-111 Cambridge, MA 02142
Co-organizers and co-sponsors: New England Israel Business Council, Consulate General of
Israel to New England, MISTI - MIT Israel program, MIT Sloan Israeli Business Club, MIT
Sloan Energy & Environment Club, MIT Energy Club, MIT Hillel, and Combined Jewish
Philanthropies.
http://www.meetup.com/boston-israel/calendar/11921288/
Jonathan Shapira jonathan(a)boston-israel.org
6:30pm HOK/Bill Valentine Lecture in Sustainable Design
Piper Auditorium, Harvard Graduate School of Design 48 Quincy St. Cambridge, MA
In this special tribute to Bill Valentine, Janine Benyus will highlight the Biomimicry
Guild's exciting alliance with HOK, which has embraced biomimicry as one of the most
important tools used by their designers to create built environments in partnership with
nature. http://www.biomimicryguild.com/
Brooke King events(a)gsd.harvard.edu
December 2, 2009
5:00pm - 7:00pm Science and Democracy
Piper Auditorium Gund Hall, GSD 48 Quincy Street Harvard University
"Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy."
Raghuram Rajan, Eric J. Gleacher Distinguished Service Professor of Finance, the
University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Lisa Matthews lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu
6:00pm - 7:00pm Environmental Education Policy: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Harvard Hall room 103 Harvard Yard Cambridge, MA
Dr. Richard Craig Crouch is founding director of The National Center for Environmental
Education Policy, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the realization of robust
state-level environmental education programming across the US. Sponsored by the Harvard
Extension Environmental Club
8:00pm - 9:00pm Enviromental Action Committee Meeting
Spindell Room, Quincy House, 58 Plympton St., Cambridge, MA
Everyone interested in learning about the EAC and/or learning how to help make a
difference for the environment is welcome.
http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~eac/
December 3, 2009
11:45am Ecology Journal Club
HUCE, Meeting Room 318, 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA
Weekly discussions on an ecology-related paper; all interested researchers welcome, and
papers on website.
http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/faculty/pringle/journalclub.htm EditDelete
Primrose Boynton pboynton(a)fas.harvard.edu
6:00pm MSI Thursday Evening Seminar
Center for the Environment (Rm 310) Harvard University 24 Oxford St, 3rd Floor Cambridge,
MA
"Host/Candida Interactions During Health and Disease." Carol Kumamoto, Tufts
University, Dept. of Microbiology. Please join us for a wine and cheese reception at 5:30
pm. Host: Roberto Kolter.
http://www.msi.harvard.edu/thursdays.html
Karen L. Lachmayr klachmay(a)fas.harvard.edu
December 4, 2009
9:00am - 12:30pm New England Restructuring Roundtable
Foley Hoag LLP 155 Seaport Boulevard 13th Floor Conference Room Boston, MA 02210
Three panels: Sustainable Forestry/Biomass and Energy in New England; Wind Siting Reform
Act; and Transformative Energy Technologies.
http://www.raabassociates.org/main/calendar.asp
December 5, 2009
9:00am - 4:00pm Innovation in Challenging Times Conference
Northwest Science Building 52 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA
The Innovation conference is looking at addressing the current challenges faced by
companies across sectors. Prominent speakers across Energy, IT, Finance and Healthcare
will provide insights into the future trends in their respective sectors. Registration and
fee ($8).
http://www.conferenceoninnovation.com
December 7, 2009
11:45am - 12:45pm Harvard Energy Journal Club
HUCE Seminar Room, 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA
Visit the Energy Journal website for current topics of discussion.
http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/hejc/
Kate Dennis kdennis(a)fas.harvard.edu
1:00pm - 2:30pm Energy Technology Innovation Policy & Consortium for Energy Policy
Research Seminar Series
Fainsod Room (Littauer 324, HKS) 79 JFK St. Cambridge, MA
"Opportunities for Reducing U.S. Transportation’s Petroleum Use and Greenhouse Gas
Emissions." John Heywood, MIT.
Louisa Lund louisa_lund(a)hks.harvard.edu
4:00pm China Project Seminar
http://chinaproject.harvard.edu/seminar%20folder/seminar/Cunningham091203
Maxwell Dworkin 119 33 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA
"Governing China's Energy Markets: How is the World's Largest Energy
Producer Managed?" Edward Cunningham, post-doctoral research fellow, Ash Institute
for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School.
Chris Nielsen nielsen2(a)fas.harvard.edu
December 8, 2009
5:30pm - 7:30pm Film Screening: "Supercharge Me! 30 Days Raw"
Sever Hall Harvard Yard Cambridge, MA
Film Screening and discussion with filmmaker, educator, raw food chef, Jenna Norwood about
the impact of food on our health (mind, body & spirit) and the health of our planet.
December 9
8:00pm - 9:00pm Enviromental Action Committee Meeting
Spindell Room, Quincy House, 58 Plympton St., Cambridge, MA
Everyone interested in learning about the EAC and/or learning how to help make a
difference for the environment is welcome.
http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~eac/
December 10, 2009
11:45am Ecology Journal Club
HUCE, Meeting Room 318, 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA
Weekly discussions on an ecology-related paper; all interested researchers welcome, and
papers on website.
Primrose Boynton pboynton(a)fas.harvard.edu
http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/faculty/pringle/journalclub.htm
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Always check the calendar on the website for updated information. If you would like to
submit an event to the calendar, contact Lisa Matthews at the Center for the Environment:
lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu.
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