Carnegie Council Launches Year of Programming on Sustainability

Sep 1, 2010

Sustainability MonthCarnegie Council's second annual SEPTEMBER SUSTAINABILITY MONTH launches a full year of sustainability programming, September 2010 to June 2011, with generous funding from Hewlett-Packard and Booz & Company.

SUSTAINABILITY MONTH highlights include:

PANEL EVENTS (Carnegie Council headquarters in New York City; 170 East 64 Street)

Eco Innovations: Small Sparks, Big Impact (with live webcast) How do innovations make it to the market to have significant impact on societal sustainability? Monday, September 13, 2010 12:00–2:00 PM EST Three leading inventors: Shakeel Avadhany of Levant Power; sustainable architect Rick Cook of Cook+Fox Architects; and Senior Researcher Peter Hartwell of HP labs. Niko Canner of Booz & Company will moderate.

Leading by Example (with live webcast) How are the armed forces stepping forward to combat climate change and improve the U.S. energy posture? Wednesday, September 22, 2010 12:00–2:00 PM EST Colonel Bob "Brutus" Charette, Jr. (USMC); Rear Admiral Philip Cullom (USN); David M. King, director of energy policy within the office of the deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Air Force (Energy, Environment, Safety and Occupational Health). Jonathan Powers, chief operating officer of the Truman National Security Project.

This event is in cooperation with the Truman National Security Project.

SAVE THE DATE: Sustainable Societies (with live webcast) Tuesday, October 5, 2010 12:00–2:00 PM EST

Space for these events is limited. For reservations, please contact Stefanie Ambrosio at 212-838-4120 x260 or email: [email protected]. Admission for the general public is $65. For Carnegie Council Public Affairs subscribers: $45. To subscribe to Carnegie Council events, click here.

Soon after the events, videos, audios, podcasts, and transcripts will be posted on www.carnegiecouncil.org.

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