March 6, 2008
Global climate change, no matter the cause, will have a significant effect on human endeavors in the future. The purpose of this Potomac Institute for Policy Studies’ seminar is to discuss how changes in the climate will affect national security. The seminar will feature two panels that will discuss the science of climate change and its anticipated impacts on national security. Scientists will set the stage by giving a general background on the current trends in climate change. Addressing both land and glacial ice cap issues, the prominent scientists will outline what changes the national security community and policymakers should expect to see in the coming decades. Speakers from the intelligence community will then consider these developments and address the potential impacts of global climate change on national security.
Moderator:
Rita Colwell, Ph.D, Chairman, Canon US Life Sciences, Inc., Distinguished Professor, University of Maryland College Park and Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health; Former Director, National Science Foundation; and Member, Board of Regents of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
Global Climate Change Science Panel: Thomas Swetnam, Ph.D, Director of the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research and Professor of Dendrochronology, The University of Arizona
Waleed Abdalati, Ph.D, Head, Cryospheric Sciences Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Walter Meier, Ph.D, Research Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
National Security Panel:
John Gannon, Ph.D. ,
Vice President, Global Analysis, BAE Systems; Former Staff Director, House Homeland Security Committee; Former Chairman of the National Intelligence Council
Timothy Sample, President, Intelligence and National Security Alliance; Former Staff Director, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; and Member, Board of Regents of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies |
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RSVPs are required for this event since space is limited.
Please note this event is not taking place at the Potomac Institute.
To RSVP and to obtain the event location, reply via email to:
RSVP[at]potomacinstitute[dot]org, and please include your name, affiliation, and contact information or call Potomac Institute at 703.525.0770.
If you have questions, please contact Kathryn Schiller or Stephanie Tennyson at 703.525.0770
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