An event is coming up in the Washington D.C. area that students interested in sustainability (however broadly construed!) are invited to. ASU and Dr. Crow are organizing and hosting the event called the Sustainability Summit. Invitations have been sent to the University Presidents of the following universities in the Washington DC area: American University, The George Washington University, Georgetown, Howard University, John Hopkins, University of Maryland, Catholic University.
The event is Wednesday, September 17, 2008 9:30-11:30AM. Moderated by Aaron Brown (former CNN anchor and host of PBS's Wide Angle), the panel discussion will include the Chairman of WalMart (S. Robson Walton),Executive Chairman of Ford Motor Company (William Clay Ford Jr.), and the Honorable Edward Markey, Chairman, US House Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming.
The goal is to have 150 students in attendance; the online RSVP is on a first come basis. The text of an html evite is pasted below. The RSVP link is http://dcinvite.wufoo.com/forms/sustainability-summit/.
Date and Time: Wednesday, September 17, 2008. (9:30) A.M. (Luncheon to follow)
Location: Russell Caucus Room, Russell Senate Office Building, US Senate, Washington, DC
The most serious issue facing humanity is whether our planet will be able to continue to sustain life in the future. While some important environmental problems have reached the critical stage, governments, companies, and consumers are making sustainability a goal. This Summit will provide a lively discussion of what the leaders from key sectors=96 public and private =96 are doing and should be doing to solve the most serious environmental problems we face.
Panel:
The Honorable Charles Crist, Governor of Florida (invited)
The Honorable Janet Napolitano, Governor of Arizona (invited)
The Honorable Tim Pawlenty, Governor of Minnesota (invited)
The Honorable Edward Markey, Chairman, US House Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming (confirmed)
William Clay Ford Jr., Executive Chairman, Ford Motor Company(confirmed)
S. Robson Walton, Chairman, Wal-Mart (confirmed)
Bradley Casper, President and CEO, Dial Corp. (confirmed)
Frances Beinecke, President, Natural Resources Defense Council(invited)
Anthony Cortese, President, Second Nature (confirmed)
Michael Crow, President of Arizona State University and chair of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment(confirmed)
Moderator -- Aaron Brown, former CNN anchor and host of PBS's Wide Angle
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