School of International Service Global Environmental Politics Field And the Royal Norwegian Embassy Present
Climate Symposium and Awards
With:
Norwegian Ambassador to the U.S.,
His Excellency Wegger Chr. Strømmen
And:
Special Guest Speaker, Engineer and Explorer Mr. Knut Espen Solberg
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., SIS 203
Join us at this special event where His Excellency Wegger Chr. Strømmen will announce the AU student winners of an essay contest on climate change, sponsored by the Global Environmental Politics Field and the Royal Norwegian Embassy. Mr. Solberg will present a lecture entitled, “The Melting Arctic.” Mr. Solberg has crossed the Atlantic alone, tried to sail the Northwest Passage and published two books based on his experiences as a joint explorer and scientist. In the Northwest Passage he was stopped by the ice and spent nearly 1000 days living with Inuit’s and Greenlanders.
Lunch will be provided!
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