Highlights:
November 21: Held annually at Harvard Business School, the Cyberposium facilitates
an interactive network of current and future business leaders to engage in a
provocative dialog about technology and its impact on business and society.
November 23: Join Matthew Bunn and Laura Anadon at the HKS Energy Technology
Innovation Policy & Consortium for Energy Policy Research Seminar Series as
they discuss "Energy Research, Development, Demonstration & Deployment
Policy."
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."
Calendar Listings:
November 19, 2009
6:00pm - 8:00pm
The Road to Copenhagen: The US and the EU in Global Climate Negotiations
Adams LCR Corner of Mt. Auburn & Bow Sts. Cambridge, MA
A Lecture by Eloi Laurent, a senior economist and scientific advisor at OFCE (Sciences-Po
Center for economic research).
6:00pm - 9:00pm EcoLogic's 2009 Annual Benefit: The Taste of Sustainable Food
Boston Center for the Arts Carol Dean Rehearsal Hall 539 Tremont St Boston, MA
Come discover how EcoLogic is promoting environmentally-friendly agriculture and making a
positive difference for rural farmers in Central America.
http://www.ecologic.org/greenag/events
6:00pm - 8:00pm Film Screening: "Coal Country"
Starr Auditorium, Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK St. Cambridge, MA
Coal Country is a provacative look at the environmental impact of coal mining. It
provides insight into the impact of our energy use on the environment as well as a greater
understanding of our reliance on fossil fuels.
November 20, 2009
8:00am - 9:30am
Decoding Copenhagen 2009
Swissnex Boston Consulate of Switzerland 420 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02138
Prof. Martin Beniston, Chair for Climate Research / Institute of Environmental Sciences,
University of Geneva (by videoconference from Geneva) & Dr. Jurgen Weiss, Leader of
climate/carbon practice, The Brattle Group
caroline(a)swissnexboston.org
http://www.swissnexboston.org
8:30am - 9:30am MSI Chalktalk Breakfast
“Microbiology of Cultural Heritage Materials." Nick Konkol, Harvard School of
Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Karen L. Lachmayr klachmay(a)fas.harvard.edu
http://www.msi.harvard.edu
2:00pm - 2:30pm Dudley Herschbach Teacher Scientist/Lecture
Sever Hall, Room 113 Harvard Yard Cambridge, MA
"Scientific Teaching: What Happens when Faculty act like Scientists?" Jo
Handelsman, University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Christopher Preheim cpreheim(a)oeb.harvard.edu
2:30pm Overview of R&D at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
MIT E19-319 Cambridge, MA
"Status and Technological Challenges for Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Options." Dr. Robert McGrath, Deputy Laboratory Director for Science &
Technology, The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO.
3:30pm Applied Physics Colloquium
Pierce 209, 29 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA
"Enernet: Internet Lessons for Solving Energy." Bob Metcalfe, Polaris Ventures.
Metcalfe is inventor of the ethernet, founded 3Com, and now heads Polaris Ventures, which
invests in green energy technology (including my own company, SiOnyx). He is a Trustee of
MIT.
Virginia Casas vcasas(a)seas.harvard.edu
http://www.physics.harvard.edu/events/
5:00pm New Geographies #2 Book Launch: Landscapes of Energy
Piper Auditorium Harvard Graduate School of Design 48 Quincy St, Cambridge
Volume 2 of New Geographies proposes to historicize and materialize the relations of
energy and space, and map some of the physical, social, and representational geographies
of oil, in particular.
Rania Ghosn rghosn(a)gsd.harvard.edu
http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/academic/upd/agakhan/newgeographies/
November 21, 2009
Cyberposium 15
Burden / Aldrich Halls Harvard Business School Allston, MA
With many greentech companies unsustainable without government intervention, policy such
as Waxman-Moxley, California Prop 25, and the distribution of non-dilutive capital has
become a key driver in the economic health of the sector. Registration required.
https://www.regonline.com/Cyberposium15
http://www.cyberposium.com
8:00am - 2:00pm Moving Toward a Smarter Electric Grid
MIT Stata Center Room 32-123 Cambridge
This conference is intended for those who are interested in learning more about the Smart
Grid from leaders in the field, and is a good introduction for the subsequent detailed
technical meetings. Purchase tickets by 11/10 for student discount.
http://www.ieeeboston.org/edu/2009fall/2009_fall_courses/smarter_elec_grid.…
November 23, 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
"Technologies of Intervention and Trauma Treatment in Postconflict Aceh,
Indonesia." Mary-Jo Good, Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School.
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/sts
1:00pm - 2:30pm Energy Technology Innovation Policy & Consortium for Energy Policy
Research Seminar Series
Weiner Auditorium, HKS 79 JFK Street Cambridge, MA
"Energy Research, Development, Demonstration & Deployment Policy." Matthew
Bunn and Laura Anadon, Harvard Kennedy School.
Louisa Lund louisa_lund(a)hks.harvard.edu
4:00pm EPS Fall Colloquium
Haller Hall (Geo-Museum 102) 24 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA
“Insights into the origin of tetrapod feeding, Phanerozoic diversity dynamics in light of
an incomplete fossil record, and calibrating molecular clocks.” Charles Marshall, Harvard
University, OEB.
Please join us for a reception following the talk, in the 4th Fl. lounge of Hoffman.
Ganna Savostyanova ganna(a)eps.harvard.edu
5:30pm - 6:30pm Toward Sustainability: The Role of Capital Markets in Climate Change
Room Mugar 200 The Fletcher School – Tufts University Medford, MA
Mindy S. Lubber (JD, MBA) is the President of Ceres, the leading U.S. coalition of
investors and environmental leaders working to improve corporate environmental, social and
governance practices. Moderator: Professor William Moomaw, Professor of International
Environmental Policy and Director of the Center for International Environment and Resource
Policy at the Fletcher School.RSVP is required.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=0khNaC12iEcjUsI5olXj2Q_3d_3d
November 25, 2009
8:00pm - 9:00pm Environmental 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/
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
December 1, 2009
6:00pm HOK/Bill Valentine Lecture in Sustainable Design
Piper Auditorium, Harvard Graduate School of Design 48 Quincy St. Cambridge, MA
“Borrowing Nature's Blueprints: Biomimicry and The Art of Well-Adapted Design."
Janine Benyus.
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. With panelists: Suzanne Berger (Political Science, MIT),
Frank Dobbin (History, Harvard), and Niall Ferguson (History, HBS). Moderated by Sheila
Jasanoff, Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Harvard Kennedy
School.
Lisa Matthews lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu 617-495-8883
www.ksg.harvard.edu/sts/
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.
8:00pm - 9:00pm Environmental 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
Primrose Boynton pboynton(a)fas.harvard.edu
3:30pm China Project Seminar
Pierce Hall 100F 29 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA
Title TBA. Edward Cunningham, post-doctoral research fellow, Ash Institute for Democratic
Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School.
Chris Nielsen nielsen2(a)fas.harvard.edu
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