Symposium on Developing International Partnerships for China’s Environment

October 3, 2006

Resources and Conservation Center (1st Floor)
1400 16th St, Washington, DC
 

International Fund for China’s Environment
2421 Pennsylvania Ave.N.W. Washington, DC, 20037

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Symposium on Developing International Partnerships
for China’s Environment

Program

  12:00  pm           Registration

  1:00 - 2:00          Opening Addresses

                                MC: Barbara Bramble, IFCE Board Director

                                Speakers:
                                Ping He, Chairman of the Board, IFCE
　　　　                     Jin Ju, Minister-counselor for Science and Tech, Chinese Embassy
　　　　                     Michael Eckhart, President of American Council on Renewable Energy
  　　　　                    Lester Brown, President of Earth Policy Institute & IFCE advisor

  2:00 - 2:20        Awards Ceremony
                              MC: Barbara Bramble, IFCE Board Director

                             Outstanding achievement awards
                             Outstanding contribution awards
                             Partnership awards in renewable energy

   2:20 – 3:00 Keynote Speech
                              China, America, and the World: the New Axis of Sustainability
                              Christopher Flavin, President of the Worldwatch Institute

   3:00 – 3:15      Break

   3:15 – 5:20      Panel Discussion

                              Chair: Samuel Sage, Vice president of IFCE

                              Speakers:

                              Graham M. Pugh, Senior Advisor, International Partnerships
　　　　　　　　　　　　   Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
　　　　　　　　　　　　   U.S. Department of Energy
                                   United States and China  Common Goals and Cooperation in Energy Efficiency
                                                and Renewable Energy

                              Kenneth Shapiro, Associate Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Science,
　 　　　　 　　　　　　　 University of Wisconsin-Madison
                                    Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development:-A Collaborative
                                    Research and Training Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and
                                    the University of Wisconsin-Madison

                              Rei Liu, Professor of Natural Resources Management, Beijing Normal University, China
                                     Land Degradation Monitoring and Controlling in Dryland of Western China

                              Susan Bass, Sr. Vice President, Earth Day Network
                                      Expanding partnerships in China for Earth Day Network

                               Jeremy Schreifels, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Atmospheric Programs,
                                      US Environmental Protection Administration
                                       EPA's Clean Air and Energy Program in China

  5:20 – 5:30      Closing Remarks and Acknowledgement
                               Richard  ad Ferris, Vice Chairman of IFCE

  5:30 -7:00        Reception

                            The Symposium is free.
 
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