Climate Action Panel

Climate Action Panel

By Cal Alumni Club of Washington, DC

Date and time

Thursday, July 18, 2019 · 6:30 - 8:30pm EDT

Location

UCDC Auditorium

1608 Rhode Island Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20036

Description

Join us in a discussion on how students and young alumni can contribute to solving the climate change crisis through career planning, job exploration and community activism. DC area alumni working the areas of climate policy, renewable energy, sustainability, and adaptation will share their current jobs and responsibilities, provide insights into careers in these areas, and address questions on working in climate-related areas as well as engaging in initiatives addressing one of our country’s most pressing environmental problems.

When: Thursday, July 18, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Where: UCDC Auditorium, 1608 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington DC


This event is FREE for current students with a student ID. DC Cal Alumni Club members and guests should purchase tickets at http://dccalalumni.nationbuilder.com/climate_action_panel.


Program:

6:30 Doors open

6:30-6:50 Hors d’oeuvres

6:50-7:00 Introduction of panelists

7:00-8:00 Panel presentation

8:00-8:30 Moderated Q&A

Moderator:

Alan Yu, MPP ‘88 (Moderator), Senior Fellow and Director of International Climate Policy, Center for American Progress

Karl Hausker, PhD, MPP, Senior Fellow, World Resources Institute Climate Program

Jessica Grannis, Hastings JD ‘05, Adaptation Program Manager, Georgetown Climate Change Center

Sebastian Guerrero, PhD ‘13. Consultant, WSP


Contact Kathie Westpheling with questions: westpheling@gmail.com

Organized by

The Cal Alumni Club of Washington, DC, is the alumni group of the University of California, Berkeley, in the National Capital Region, serving more than ten thousand Cal alumni who live in Washington, DC, and its surrounding metropolitan areas in Northern Virginia and Southern Maryland.

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