Symposium, Seminar and Workshop Series
The newly established Yale Climate & Energy Institute (YCEI) announces symposium, seminar and workshop programs designed to promote collaborations between groups at Yale in natural science, engineering, medicine and social sciences in order to provide innovative approaches as well as practical and implementable solutions to climate change and future energy needs.
1. YCEI Annual Symposium. The Yale Climate & Energy Institute will host a major international 3-4 day symposium every year during the third week of October. Speakers from governments, industry and academia will be hosted for keynote addresses on topical issues relating to climate and energy. The symposium is primarily for the Yale community of students, faculty and alumnae, but nominal funding for external participants will be made available.
2. YCEI Monthly Seminar Series.
Friday, September 25, 2009, 12pm
Rajendra Pachauri, Director, Yale Climate & Energy Institute (YCEI);
Chair of the IPCC, Director General of The Energy Resources Institute
Location: Kroon Hall Auditorium, 195 Prospect Street
Topic: Climate Change and Copenhagen: Scientific and Ethical Imperatives
Friday, October 2, 2009, 12pm
John Wettlaufer, Bateman Professor of Geology & Geophysics, Yale University
Kroon Hall Auditorium, 195 Prospect Street
Topic: Whither Arctic Sea Ice?
Friday, October 9, 2009, 12:00pm
Dr. Steven Koonin, Under Secretary for Science, U.S. Department of Energy
Location: Kroon Hall Auditorium, 195 Prospect Street
Topic: Energy (and other) Sustainability Challenges
Friday, October 16, 2009, 12:15pm
Robert Stavins, Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government, Environment and Natural Resources Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs,
Harvard University
Location: Kroon Hall Auditorium, 195 Prospect Street
Topic: Getting Serious About Global Climate Change in the Post-Kyoto World
3. Solicited YCEI Workshops. The Institute welcomes proposals from Yale faculty for focused 1-2 day workshops (with no more than 50 participants). Applicants interested in hosting a YCEI Workshop should submit a 3 page proposal with a workshop topic summary, list of proposed keynote speakers, expected attendance (both numbers of participants and likely disciplines) and a budget not to exceed $15,000. In the spirit of the YCEI, broadly interdisciplinary workshops will be given the highest priority. Proposals can also contain collaborations with individuals outside of Yale. Exploratory workshops in preparation for YCEI Interdisciplinary Proposals are also encouraged. Proposals should be submitted by email to YCEI.Workshops@yale.edu by May 31, 2009, and decisions on funding will be announced by July 1, 2009.
