HP-WWF
Climate Change Roadshow
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Hewlett-Packard (HP) are hosting a series of climate change talks across the country. On September 17th we will be at AU!
The HP-WWF Climate Change Roadshow is an attempt to bring students from across the country into the climate change debate by holding a discussion series that focuses on solutions. Keya Chatterjee, Deputy Director of Climate Change at WWF, will discuss the work WWF is doing around the world with a strong focus on WWF’s efforts to help some of the worlds most biologically diverse ecosystems adapt. David Isaacs, Director of Federal Government Affairs for HP, will discuss how HP is responding to the climate crisis, their efforts to address the sustainability of their own products, and what being a corporate global citizen means to them.
Want to find out how to get involved with WWF or HP? This is the place to find out! Interested in climate change solutions, sustainability, or corporate social responsibility? This is where to go and get the scoop!
Date: Wednesday September 17th
Where: SIS Lounge
When: 7pm
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Sustainability Projects Coordinator for the University of Vermont
Sustainability Projects Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
The University of Vermont
The University of Vermont is seeking a Sustainability Projects Coordinator to oversee, organize and implement operational services in support of major projects and programs for the Office of Sustainability. This individual will oversee the financial and administrative functions of the office and supervise temporary staff and interns. Bachelor's degree in related field and two to four years related experience required, or an equivalent combination. Commitment to diversity and inclusion required. Familiarity with field of sustainability in higher education desirable.
For further information, or to apply with electronic application, resume, cover letter, and a list of references for this position (#032448), visit our website at: www.uvmjobs.com. Tel: 802-656-3494. *Please include in cover letter a statement about how diversity relates to sustainability.* Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until suitable candidates are found.
The University of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Applications from women and people from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds are encouraged.
The University of Vermont, established in 1791, is located 90 miles south of Montreal between the Adirondack and Green Mountains on the shores of Lake Champlain in Burlington, Vermont, a city of 50,000, consistently recognized for its quality of life, from outdoor recreation to cultural events. UVM, with over 85,000 alumni, is a comprehensive research university comprising eight schools and colleges, a Graduate College, and a College of Medicine and offers its employees competitive salaries, outstanding benefits and a superior academic workplace.
Office of Sustainability
The University of Vermont
The University of Vermont is seeking a Sustainability Projects Coordinator to oversee, organize and implement operational services in support of major projects and programs for the Office of Sustainability. This individual will oversee the financial and administrative functions of the office and supervise temporary staff and interns. Bachelor's degree in related field and two to four years related experience required, or an equivalent combination. Commitment to diversity and inclusion required. Familiarity with field of sustainability in higher education desirable.
For further information, or to apply with electronic application, resume, cover letter, and a list of references for this position (#032448), visit our website at: www.uvmjobs.com. Tel: 802-656-3494. *Please include in cover letter a statement about how diversity relates to sustainability.* Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until suitable candidates are found.
The University of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Applications from women and people from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds are encouraged.
The University of Vermont, established in 1791, is located 90 miles south of Montreal between the Adirondack and Green Mountains on the shores of Lake Champlain in Burlington, Vermont, a city of 50,000, consistently recognized for its quality of life, from outdoor recreation to cultural events. UVM, with over 85,000 alumni, is a comprehensive research university comprising eight schools and colleges, a Graduate College, and a College of Medicine and offers its employees competitive salaries, outstanding benefits and a superior academic workplace.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Job Openings with Downstream Strategies: Deadline Sept. 30, 2008
There are two job openings with Downstream Strategies (descriptions below), an environmental research and consulting organization based out of Morgantown, WV. They're the group conducting the economic benefit analyses for the Coal River Mountain Wind project, and in my opinion they'd be a great group to work with. Take a look at the job descriptions if you're interested, and contact Evan Hansen (info below) if you have any questions.
Evan Hansen
Downstream Strategies
(p) 304.292.2450 (c) 304.319.0042
www.downstreamstrategies.com
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Job Announcement: Environmental Analyst Downstream Strategies www.downstreamstrategies.com Downstream Strategies—a consulting firm that works with nonprofits, businesses, universities, agencies, and attorneys—seeks an environmental analyst to support a wide range of environmental science and policy projects related to water resources, energy, and climate change. The successful candidate will have multiple skills and will be a key team member on projects in Appalachia and beyond. This is a full-time, salaried position. Salary and benefits will be based on education, commitment, and experience. Benefits include health insurance and a flexible policy for paid time off, and may include a share of company ownership. Responsibilities: • Participate as a project team member on a wide variety of science and policy projects related to water resources, energy, and climate change. • Collect data and information from various sources, including government reports, literature reviews, and personal interviews. • Gather original field data from streams and wells. • Analyze data, create maps and charts, and write reports. • Collaborate with our GIS team to create and refine spatial analyses. • Depending on skills, help with internal projects such as the development of marketing materials, maintenance of computer systems, and upkeep of office space. • Help foster an interdisciplinary atmosphere at Downstream Strategies. Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree or higher in a program related to environmental science, water resources, energy, climate change, and/or policy analysis. • One or more years’ experience working in a related field. • Aptitude for data synthesis and presentation. • Proficiency with software tools including Excel, Access, and Word. Proficiency with GIS software would be a plus. • Experience with technical writing. The following skills and characteristics are not required but would also be helpful: • Comfort giving public presentations and speaking at public meetings. • Familiarity with people, organizations, and issues in Appalachia. • Interest in helping develop Downstream Strategies’ program areas. • Computer skills including database design and administration, programming or web development, and/or network administration. • Design skills to apply to marketing materials.
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Job Announcement: Senior Environmental Consultant Downstream Strategies, Energy and Climate Change Program www.downstreamstrategies.com Downstream Strategies—a consulting firm that works with nonprofits, businesses, universities, agencies, and attorneys—seeks a senior environmental consultant to lead and manage its Energy and Climate Change Program. The successful candidate will build upon current Downstream Strategies projects and the candidate’s own skills and professional associations to further develop a program that brings sound science and policyanalysis to energy and climate issues in Appalachia and beyond. This is a full-time, salaried position. Salary and benefits will be based on education, commitment, and experience. Benefits include health insurance and a flexible policy for paid time off, and may include a share of company ownership. Responsibilities: • Assume a leadership role on Downstream Strategies’ existing energy and climate change projects related to landfill gas-to-energy projects, the economics of wind versus coal development, and the greenhouse gas reduction potential for municipalities. • Develop and implement new energy and greenhouse gas projects, both within Appalachia and beyond. • Manage staff and subcontractors. • On occasion, serve on project teams for water resources projects. • Help foster an interdisciplinary atmosphere at Downstream Strategies. Requirements: • Master’s degree or higher in an interdisciplinary program or a discipline related to environmental science, energy, climate change, and/or policy analysis. • Three or more years’ experience working in a related field. • We will also consider a bachelor’s degree with seven or more years’ work experience. • Proficiency with both the science and policy aspects of energy and climate change issues. • Leadership and project management skills, and the proven ability to be a self-starter. • Aptitude for data synthesis and presentation. • Experience writing technical reports for both specialists and the general public. • Comfort giving public presentations and speaking at public meetings. • Interest in marketing the Energy and Climate Change Program and Downstream Strategies to prospective clients. • Familiarity with people, organizations, and issues in Appalachia. • Proficiency with software tools including Excel, Access, and Word. Proficiency with GIS software or programming languages would be a plus. This full-time, salaried position is funded via hours billed to projects. At the start, the successful candidate will likely split his/her time among existing Downstream Strategies projects (including energyand climate change as well as water resource projects) and marketing the Energy and Climate Change Program. The goal is that within one year, the candidate will focus on energy and climate change.
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Deadline and Start Date Applications will be accepted through September 30, 2008. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews will be scheduled as soon as possible. The position will begin as soon as a candidate is selected. To Apply To apply, please e-mail a resume and cover letter to Evan Hansen, President at ehansen@downstreamstrategies.com.
Evan Hansen
Downstream Strategies
(p) 304.292.2450 (c) 304.319.0042
www.downstreamstrategies.com
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Job Announcement: Environmental Analyst Downstream Strategies www.downstreamstrategies.com Downstream Strategies—a consulting firm that works with nonprofits, businesses, universities, agencies, and attorneys—seeks an environmental analyst to support a wide range of environmental science and policy projects related to water resources, energy, and climate change. The successful candidate will have multiple skills and will be a key team member on projects in Appalachia and beyond. This is a full-time, salaried position. Salary and benefits will be based on education, commitment, and experience. Benefits include health insurance and a flexible policy for paid time off, and may include a share of company ownership. Responsibilities: • Participate as a project team member on a wide variety of science and policy projects related to water resources, energy, and climate change. • Collect data and information from various sources, including government reports, literature reviews, and personal interviews. • Gather original field data from streams and wells. • Analyze data, create maps and charts, and write reports. • Collaborate with our GIS team to create and refine spatial analyses. • Depending on skills, help with internal projects such as the development of marketing materials, maintenance of computer systems, and upkeep of office space. • Help foster an interdisciplinary atmosphere at Downstream Strategies. Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree or higher in a program related to environmental science, water resources, energy, climate change, and/or policy analysis. • One or more years’ experience working in a related field. • Aptitude for data synthesis and presentation. • Proficiency with software tools including Excel, Access, and Word. Proficiency with GIS software would be a plus. • Experience with technical writing. The following skills and characteristics are not required but would also be helpful: • Comfort giving public presentations and speaking at public meetings. • Familiarity with people, organizations, and issues in Appalachia. • Interest in helping develop Downstream Strategies’ program areas. • Computer skills including database design and administration, programming or web development, and/or network administration. • Design skills to apply to marketing materials.
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Job Announcement: Senior Environmental Consultant Downstream Strategies, Energy and Climate Change Program www.downstreamstrategies.com Downstream Strategies—a consulting firm that works with nonprofits, businesses, universities, agencies, and attorneys—seeks a senior environmental consultant to lead and manage its Energy and Climate Change Program. The successful candidate will build upon current Downstream Strategies projects and the candidate’s own skills and professional associations to further develop a program that brings sound science and policyanalysis to energy and climate issues in Appalachia and beyond. This is a full-time, salaried position. Salary and benefits will be based on education, commitment, and experience. Benefits include health insurance and a flexible policy for paid time off, and may include a share of company ownership. Responsibilities: • Assume a leadership role on Downstream Strategies’ existing energy and climate change projects related to landfill gas-to-energy projects, the economics of wind versus coal development, and the greenhouse gas reduction potential for municipalities. • Develop and implement new energy and greenhouse gas projects, both within Appalachia and beyond. • Manage staff and subcontractors. • On occasion, serve on project teams for water resources projects. • Help foster an interdisciplinary atmosphere at Downstream Strategies. Requirements: • Master’s degree or higher in an interdisciplinary program or a discipline related to environmental science, energy, climate change, and/or policy analysis. • Three or more years’ experience working in a related field. • We will also consider a bachelor’s degree with seven or more years’ work experience. • Proficiency with both the science and policy aspects of energy and climate change issues. • Leadership and project management skills, and the proven ability to be a self-starter. • Aptitude for data synthesis and presentation. • Experience writing technical reports for both specialists and the general public. • Comfort giving public presentations and speaking at public meetings. • Interest in marketing the Energy and Climate Change Program and Downstream Strategies to prospective clients. • Familiarity with people, organizations, and issues in Appalachia. • Proficiency with software tools including Excel, Access, and Word. Proficiency with GIS software or programming languages would be a plus. This full-time, salaried position is funded via hours billed to projects. At the start, the successful candidate will likely split his/her time among existing Downstream Strategies projects (including energyand climate change as well as water resource projects) and marketing the Energy and Climate Change Program. The goal is that within one year, the candidate will focus on energy and climate change.
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Deadline and Start Date Applications will be accepted through September 30, 2008. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews will be scheduled as soon as possible. The position will begin as soon as a candidate is selected. To Apply To apply, please e-mail a resume and cover letter to Evan Hansen, President at ehansen@downstreamstrategies.com.
Green on the Screen Fall 2008 Schedule
Green on the Screen - Fall 2008 Environmental Video Screenings @ the AU Library
Thursdays, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Media Services Classroom - located on the Lower Level of Bender Library
The Green on the Screen video series is open to all and visitors are welcome to bring lunch. The series is coordinated by the Library Green Team .
Aug. 28th - State of the Ocean’s Animals
57 min. - 2007
Investigates why so many of our ocean’s animals are disappearing. Case studies focus on global issues including climate change, sea-level rise, over-fishing and habitat destruction. Areas of focus include: Antarctica and the emperor penguin; Melbourne Beach, Florida and sea turtles; Klamath River, Oregon and salmon; Monterey Bay, California and sea otters.
Sept. 4th - Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependence on Foreign Petroleum
52 min. - 2008
The film unearths declassified documents and highlights forgotten passages in prominent presidential doctrines to show how concerns about oil have been at the core of American foreign policy for more than 60 years -- rendering our contemporary energy and military policies virtually indistinguishable.
Sept. 11th - Refugees of the Blue Planet
53 min. - 2007
Each year, millions of people the world over are driven to forced displacement. Global warming and the unbridled exploitation of natural resources are degrading the life-supporting environments of rural populations. This film sheds light on the little-known plight of a category of individuals who are suffering the repercussions.
Sept. 18th - Story of Stuff
20 min. - 2007
The goal in producing the film is to raise awareness about the often hidden impacts of production and consumption, to highlight the connections between a wide range of issues, and to spark discussion about both the systemic nature of the problem and effective strategies to address them.
Sept. 25th - Journey of the Roses
39 min. - 2006
Exposeì on the Ecuadorian rose industry. While some companies have been certified by the international Flower Label Program (FLP), there are many others that are yet to comply with ecological and sanitary standards. Employees of non-certified companies are grossly underpaid and often insufficiently protected from harmful pesticides. Despite laborers’ efforts, attempts to unionize has led to mass dismissals.
Oct. 2nd - A Killer Bargain
57 min. - 2006
The Killer Bargain referred to by this documentary’s title is the availability of cheap consumer goods, imported by Western companies, whose prices do not reflect the actual human and environmental costs associated with their production in the developing world. Consumers remain largely unaware of the conditions under which the goods they buy are produced; this film makes those connections shockingly clear. While some retailers and manufacturers refuse to talk to the filmmakers, workers, doctors and scientists testify eloquently to the tremendous human costs of globalization.
Oct. 9th - Swim for the River
57 min. - 2006
Christopher Swain endeavors to swim the entire length of the Hudson River, from the Adirondack Mountains to New York City, in an effort to bring attention to the pollution therein.
Oct. 16th - Timber Mafia
45 min. - 2003
Reports on the highly organized, world-wide timber smuggling racket destroying protected forests in Asia, Africa and South America. Follows the illegal trail from Indonesia to the West flourishing amid the complexity of international legal jurisdictions and trading rules.
Oct. 23rd - Changing Nature: Population and Environment at a Crossroads
58 min. - 2005
This program examines how urbanization, industrialization, and overreaching agriculture are depleting the Earth of its natural resources. Citing environmental changes in Morocco, Ghana, Ukraine, Mexico, and Vietnam, the program studies the impact of population growth and profiles organizations that respond to ecological crises stemming from such growth. With a focus on educational outreach efforts, particularly those for women and children, and the promotion of sustainable development in environmentally compromised regions, Changing Nature concludes that all ecological problems are essentially global and require global solutions.
Oct. 30th – Deconstructing Supper
47 min. - 2002
Documentary film that looks at the way modern food is produced through genetic modification and through organic farming in Canada, Europe, India, and United States. A gourmet chef, John Bishop, leads us on an investigation of various genetically modified food products and the leader in genetic engineering, Monsanto.
Nov. 6th - Kilowatt Ours: Energy Conservation and Renewable
38 min. - 2004
Kilowatt Ours reveals an optimistic message, introducing viewers to individuals, businesses and schools that have cut their energy use (and bills) in half. The benefits of energy conservation and renewable power to the consumer, the environment and the economy, empower viewers to become part of the clean energy revolution.
Nov.13th - State of the Planet’s Wildlife
57 min. - 2006
Speculates that almost half of the world’s wildlife species may become extinct in the next fifty years as a result of loss of habitat, climate change, predation by humans, and other human activities. Suggests possible strategies for averting such a catastrophe. Examines the situations of lowland gorillas in Africa and in the Bronx Zoo, grizzly bears in the Blackfoot River valley of Montana, migrating birds and wetlands habitat in the Florida Everglades, and elephants in Zambia.
Nov. 20th - Global Warming: The Signs and the Science
60 min. - 2005
This documentary profiles people who are living with the grave consequences of a changing climate, as well as the individuals, communities and scientists inventing new approaches to safeguard our children’s future. Filmed across the U.S., Asia and South America, this program brings the reality of climate change to life and offers viewers a variety of ways to make a difference in their own communities.
Dec. 4th – The Recyclergy
33 min. - 2006
A look at the only two non-profit recycling organizations remaining in San Francisco.
For more information, contact Chris Lewis, Media Librarian, 202-885-3257.
Thursdays, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Media Services Classroom - located on the Lower Level of Bender Library
The Green on the Screen video series is open to all and visitors are welcome to bring lunch. The series is coordinated by the Library Green Team .
Aug. 28th - State of the Ocean’s Animals
57 min. - 2007
Investigates why so many of our ocean’s animals are disappearing. Case studies focus on global issues including climate change, sea-level rise, over-fishing and habitat destruction. Areas of focus include: Antarctica and the emperor penguin; Melbourne Beach, Florida and sea turtles; Klamath River, Oregon and salmon; Monterey Bay, California and sea otters.
Sept. 4th - Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependence on Foreign Petroleum
52 min. - 2008
The film unearths declassified documents and highlights forgotten passages in prominent presidential doctrines to show how concerns about oil have been at the core of American foreign policy for more than 60 years -- rendering our contemporary energy and military policies virtually indistinguishable.
Sept. 11th - Refugees of the Blue Planet
53 min. - 2007
Each year, millions of people the world over are driven to forced displacement. Global warming and the unbridled exploitation of natural resources are degrading the life-supporting environments of rural populations. This film sheds light on the little-known plight of a category of individuals who are suffering the repercussions.
Sept. 18th - Story of Stuff
20 min. - 2007
The goal in producing the film is to raise awareness about the often hidden impacts of production and consumption, to highlight the connections between a wide range of issues, and to spark discussion about both the systemic nature of the problem and effective strategies to address them.
Sept. 25th - Journey of the Roses
39 min. - 2006
Exposeì on the Ecuadorian rose industry. While some companies have been certified by the international Flower Label Program (FLP), there are many others that are yet to comply with ecological and sanitary standards. Employees of non-certified companies are grossly underpaid and often insufficiently protected from harmful pesticides. Despite laborers’ efforts, attempts to unionize has led to mass dismissals.
Oct. 2nd - A Killer Bargain
57 min. - 2006
The Killer Bargain referred to by this documentary’s title is the availability of cheap consumer goods, imported by Western companies, whose prices do not reflect the actual human and environmental costs associated with their production in the developing world. Consumers remain largely unaware of the conditions under which the goods they buy are produced; this film makes those connections shockingly clear. While some retailers and manufacturers refuse to talk to the filmmakers, workers, doctors and scientists testify eloquently to the tremendous human costs of globalization.
Oct. 9th - Swim for the River
57 min. - 2006
Christopher Swain endeavors to swim the entire length of the Hudson River, from the Adirondack Mountains to New York City, in an effort to bring attention to the pollution therein.
Oct. 16th - Timber Mafia
45 min. - 2003
Reports on the highly organized, world-wide timber smuggling racket destroying protected forests in Asia, Africa and South America. Follows the illegal trail from Indonesia to the West flourishing amid the complexity of international legal jurisdictions and trading rules.
Oct. 23rd - Changing Nature: Population and Environment at a Crossroads
58 min. - 2005
This program examines how urbanization, industrialization, and overreaching agriculture are depleting the Earth of its natural resources. Citing environmental changes in Morocco, Ghana, Ukraine, Mexico, and Vietnam, the program studies the impact of population growth and profiles organizations that respond to ecological crises stemming from such growth. With a focus on educational outreach efforts, particularly those for women and children, and the promotion of sustainable development in environmentally compromised regions, Changing Nature concludes that all ecological problems are essentially global and require global solutions.
Oct. 30th – Deconstructing Supper
47 min. - 2002
Documentary film that looks at the way modern food is produced through genetic modification and through organic farming in Canada, Europe, India, and United States. A gourmet chef, John Bishop, leads us on an investigation of various genetically modified food products and the leader in genetic engineering, Monsanto.
Nov. 6th - Kilowatt Ours: Energy Conservation and Renewable
38 min. - 2004
Kilowatt Ours reveals an optimistic message, introducing viewers to individuals, businesses and schools that have cut their energy use (and bills) in half. The benefits of energy conservation and renewable power to the consumer, the environment and the economy, empower viewers to become part of the clean energy revolution.
Nov.13th - State of the Planet’s Wildlife
57 min. - 2006
Speculates that almost half of the world’s wildlife species may become extinct in the next fifty years as a result of loss of habitat, climate change, predation by humans, and other human activities. Suggests possible strategies for averting such a catastrophe. Examines the situations of lowland gorillas in Africa and in the Bronx Zoo, grizzly bears in the Blackfoot River valley of Montana, migrating birds and wetlands habitat in the Florida Everglades, and elephants in Zambia.
Nov. 20th - Global Warming: The Signs and the Science
60 min. - 2005
This documentary profiles people who are living with the grave consequences of a changing climate, as well as the individuals, communities and scientists inventing new approaches to safeguard our children’s future. Filmed across the U.S., Asia and South America, this program brings the reality of climate change to life and offers viewers a variety of ways to make a difference in their own communities.
Dec. 4th – The Recyclergy
33 min. - 2006
A look at the only two non-profit recycling organizations remaining in San Francisco.
For more information, contact Chris Lewis, Media Librarian, 202-885-3257.
WWF Talk on Tropical Deforestation and Atmospheric Carbon Emissions: Sept. 11, 2008
World Wildlife Fund’s Kathryn Fuller Science for Nature Seminar Series
Dr. Ruth DeFries
Denning Professor of Sustainable Development
Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
Columbia University
Changing Dynamics of Tropical Deforestation and Atmospheric Carbon Emissions: Science Meets Policy
Date: September 11th, 2008
Time: 4:30-5:30pm (lecture); 5:30-6:30pm (reception)
Admission: FREE!!
Registration: http://www.worldwildlife.org/science/fellowships/fuller/item1816.html
Location: World Wildlife Fund Headquarters
1250 24th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Consideration of carbon credits to developing countries for averted deforestation is high on the policy agenda. The underpinnings for such policies rest on technical capabilities to estimate and monitor carbon emissions. Changing dynamics of deforestation in some parts of the tropics towards mechanized, large-scale production require new approaches to estimate emissions. Dr. DeFries will discuss the science behind estimating deforestation emissions and modeling carbon fluxes and the implications of scientific uncertainties for policy.
Ruth DeFries’ research investigates the relationships among human transformation of the land surface and the biogeochemical and ecological processes that regulate the Earth’s habitability. Her research uses satellite imagery as a lens to examine changes in the land surface over large areas. The overall thrust of the research is to develop underlying science for balancing the needs of human society to transform the landscape for food production, settlements and other requirements while maintaining long-term habitability of the planet.
Ruth DeFries holds a PhD from Johns Hopkins University and BA summa cum laude from Washington University. She is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences, a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a recipient of the MacArthur Foundation award, and a fellow of the Aldo Leopold Leadership Program.
Dr. Ruth DeFries
Denning Professor of Sustainable Development
Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
Columbia University
Changing Dynamics of Tropical Deforestation and Atmospheric Carbon Emissions: Science Meets Policy
Date: September 11th, 2008
Time: 4:30-5:30pm (lecture); 5:30-6:30pm (reception)
Admission: FREE!!
Registration: http://www.worldwildlife.org/science/fellowships/fuller/item1816.html
Location: World Wildlife Fund Headquarters
1250 24th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Consideration of carbon credits to developing countries for averted deforestation is high on the policy agenda. The underpinnings for such policies rest on technical capabilities to estimate and monitor carbon emissions. Changing dynamics of deforestation in some parts of the tropics towards mechanized, large-scale production require new approaches to estimate emissions. Dr. DeFries will discuss the science behind estimating deforestation emissions and modeling carbon fluxes and the implications of scientific uncertainties for policy.
Ruth DeFries’ research investigates the relationships among human transformation of the land surface and the biogeochemical and ecological processes that regulate the Earth’s habitability. Her research uses satellite imagery as a lens to examine changes in the land surface over large areas. The overall thrust of the research is to develop underlying science for balancing the needs of human society to transform the landscape for food production, settlements and other requirements while maintaining long-term habitability of the planet.
Ruth DeFries holds a PhD from Johns Hopkins University and BA summa cum laude from Washington University. She is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences, a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a recipient of the MacArthur Foundation award, and a fellow of the Aldo Leopold Leadership Program.
Global Health & Development Conference at Yale: April 18-19, 2009
Register and/or submit an abstract. Registration rate increases after August 31. Abstract deadline is September 15.
Unite For Sight 6th Annual Global Health & Development Conference April 18-19, 2009
"Achieving Global Goals Through Innovation"
http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference
When: April 18-19, 2009
Where: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
What: Join 2,500 conference participants for a stimulating international conference
As Featured On CNN: The Unite For Sight Conference Is What CNN Calls "A Meeting of Minds"
NOW OPEN: Registration and Abstract Submission - Abstract deadline is September 15
200 Speakers, Including Keynote Addresses by Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Dr. Sonia Sachs, Dr. Allan Rosenfield, Dr. Susan Blumenthal, and Dr. Harold Varmus. Plus sessions by CEOs and Directors of Save The Children, Partners in Health, HealthStore Foundation, mothers2mothers, and many others.
Register For Conference REGISTER NOW TO SECURE LOWEST RATE. Rate escalates each month.
Interested in submitting an abstract? Anyone may submit an abstract. Abstract submitters range from students to professionals.
Who should attend? Anyone interested in international health, public health, international development, medicine, nonprofits, eye care, philanthropy, microfinance, social entrepreneurship, bioethics, economics, anthropology, health policy, advocacy, environmental health, service-learning, medical education, and public service.
Confirmed Keynote Speakers
Susan Blumenthal, MD, MPA, Former US Assistant Surgeon General, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown School of Medicine and Tufts University Medical Center; Senior Medical Advisor, amfAR (The Foundation for AIDS Research
Allan Rosenfield, MD, DeLamar Professor of Public Health, and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Dean, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Jeffrey Sachs, PhD, Director of Earth Institute at Columbia University; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University; Special Advisor to Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon, Sonia Ehrlich Sachs, MD, MPH, Health Coordinator, Millennium Village Project
Harold Varmus, MD, President and Chief Executive, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Former Director of the NIH; Nobel Prize Recipient
Confirmed Featured Speakers
Sam Abbenyi, MD, MSc, Director, Programs and Logistics, International Trachoma Initiative
Alastair Ager, PhD, Professor of Clinical Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Jared Ament, MD, MPH, Clinical Research Fellow, Ophthalmology & Corneal Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School; Harvard School of Public Health
Jane Aronson, MD, Director, International Pediatric Health Services; Founder and Executive Officer, Worldwide Orphans Foundation (WWO); Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Elizabeth Ashbourne, Results Secretariat, OPCS, World Bank
Thomas Baah, MD, MSc, Ophthalmologist, Our Lady of Grace Hospital, Ghana
Richard Baraniuk, PhD, Founder, Connexions; Victor E. Cameron Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University
Sheri Berenbach, MBA, Executive Director, Calvert Foundation
Paul Berman, OD, FAAO, Senior Global Clinical Advisor and Founder, Special Olympics Lions Clubs, International Opening Eyes
David Bloom, Chair, Department of Global Health and Population; Clarence James Gamble Professor of Economics and Demography, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health
Neil Boothby, EdD, Professor of Clinical Population and Family Health, Director of the Program on Forced Migration and Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Peter Bourne, MA, MD, Visiting Scholar, Oxford University; Vice Chancellor Emeritus, St. George's University; Formerly Special Assistant to the President of the United States for Health Issues; Chair, Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC)
Elizabeth Bradley, PhD, Professor of Public Health, Division of Health Policy and Administration; director, Health Management Program; Director, Global Health Initiatives, Yale School of Public Health
Ronald Braswell, MD, MS, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alabama-Birmingham
Harry Brown, MD, Founder, Surgical Eye Expeditions (SEE) International
Richard Bucala, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Pathology, and Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine
Michael Chu, MBA, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
James Clarke, MD, Ophthalmologist and Medical Director, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana
Lisa Croucher, Assistant Director, Education and Training, Global Health Institute, Duke University
Emmanuel d'Harcourt, Senior Child Survival Technical Advisor, International Rescue Committee
Margaret Duah-Mensah, RN, ON, Ophthalmic Nurse, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana
Marva Eberhart, Teacher For Visually Impaired, Kansas City, Missouri School District; Unite For Sight Volunteer in Accra, Ghana
Paul Epstein, MD, MPH, Associate Director, Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School
Dabney Evans, MPH, Executive Director, Emory University Institute of Human Rights; Lecturer, Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University
Gene Falk, Co-Founder, Executive Directors, mothers2mothers
Valda Ford, MPH, MS, RN, CEO and Founder, Center For Human Diversity
Susan Forster, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Studies, Department of Ophthalmology, Yale School of Medicine; Chief, Ophthalmology, Yale University Health Services
Stanley O. Foster, MD, MPH, Professor, Hubert Department of Global Health Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
James Fraser, MA, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Dignitas International
Ulrick Gaillard, JD, CEO, The Batey Relief Alliance
Gannon Gillespie, Director of US Operations, Tostan
Heskel Haddad, MD, Ophthalmologist; President, Optoed Corp, Inc.
Rebecca Hardin, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Natural Resources and Environment and Department of Anthropology, University of Michigan
Susan Hayes, President and CEO, Interplast
Scott Hillstrom, Chairman of the Board, CEO and Co-Founder, HealthStore Foundation
Steve Hilton, President, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Debbie Humphries, MPH, PhD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Sciences Program, Yale University School of Medicine
Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena, PhD, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Malaria Research Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Kartee Karloweah, ON, RN, Ophthalmic Nurse, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana
Zachary Kaufman, JD Candidate, Yale Law School; DPhil Candidate in International Relations, Oxford University
Kaveh Khoshnood, PhD, Assistant Professor in Public Health Practice, Division of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health
Karen King, MA, Elementary School Teacher, Reed Intermediate School; Unite For Sight Volunteer in Accra, Ghana
Jamie Lachman, Clowns Without Borders
Doug Lawrence, Vice President/General Manager, BD Medical - Ophthalmic Systems
Robert Lawrence, MD, Center for A Livable future Professor; Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Health Policy & International Health; Director, Center for a Livable Future, Department of Environmental Health Sciences; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Robert Malkin, PhD, Professor of Practice of Biomedical Engineering Director, Duke-Engineering World Health, Duke University
Charles MacCormack, PhD, President and CEO, Save The Children
John McGoldrick, JD, Senior Vice President, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)
Michelle McMurry, Director, Health, Biomedical Science and Society Initiative, The Aspen Institute
Benjamin Mason Meier, JD, LLM, MPhil, Public Health Law Project Manager, Center for Health Policy, IGERT-International Development and Globalization Fellow, Columbia University
Carol McLaughlin, MD, MPH, Global Health, Center for High Impact Philanthropy, School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania
Joia Mukherjee, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Partners in Health; Director, Institute for Health and Social Justice; Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School; Division of Social Medicine and Health Inequalities, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Laura Murray-Kolb, PhD, Assistant Professor, Center for Human Nutrition, Department of International Health, The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mini Murthy, MD, MPH, MS, Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral Science and Community Health, Program Director Global Health, New York Medical College School of Public Health
Neal Nathanson, MD, Associate Dean, Global Health Programs, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Edward O'Neil, Jr, MD, Omni Med
Santa Ono, PhD, Vice Provost for Academic Initiatives and Deputy Provost of Emory University; Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Emory Eye Center
Robin Paetzold, MBA, Director, Global Programs, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
David J. Palmer, MD, Chair, Seniors EyeCare Program, EyeCare America
Yannis Paulus, MD Candidate, Stanford University School of Medicine
Steven C. Phillips, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Global Issues and Projects, Exxon Mobil Corporation
Suzanne Rainey, Forum One Communications
Susan Reef, MD, CDC
Lee Roberts, PhD, MPH, Associate Clinical Professor of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Steven Rothstein, President, Perkins School For The Blind
Lisa Russell, MPH, Filmmaker
Jinan Saaddine, MD, MPH, Medical Epidemiologist, Vision Health Initiative Team Leader, Division of Diabetes Translation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sarwat Salim, MD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee-Memphis
Sarang Samal, Kalinga Eye Hospital, Orissa, India
Harshad Sanghvi, MD, Medical Director, JHPIEGO, Johns Hopkins University
Daniel D. Sedmak, MD, Director, Office of Global Health Education; Executive Vice Dean, College of Medicine; Executive Director, Center for Personalized Health care; Senior Associate Vice President, Office of Health Sciences, The Ohio State University
Tamilarasan Senthil, MBBS, Consulting Ophthalmologist, Uma Eye Clinic, India
Bruce Shields, MD, Chair Emeritus, Yale Department of Ophthalmology
Kuldev Singh, MD, MPH, Professor of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine
Ajit Sinha, MBBS, Founder and Director, AB Eye Institute; Former President, All India Ophthalmological Society
Pooja Sinha, MBBS, Ophthalmologist, AB Eye Institute, Patna, India
Renu Sinha, MBBS, Former Head of the Obs and Gynea Department of Patna Medical College Hospital; Former President of Bihar Obs and Gynea Society
Satyajit Sinha, MBBS, Ophthalmologist, AB Eye Institute, Patna, India
Janice K. Smith, MD, MPH, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for Training in International Health at UTMB
Lanny Smith, MD, MPH, DTM&H, Professor of Medicine in the Residency Programs of Primary Care and Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Assistant Director, Human Rights Clinic for Victims of Torture, Montefiore; Founder and President, Doctors for Global Health
Georgia Sambunaris, MA, Senior Financial Markets Specialist, USAID
Samuel So, MD, Lui Hac Minh Professor of Surgery; Director, Asian Liver Center; Director, Liver Cancer Program, Stanford University School of Medicine
Lindsay Stark, Research Associate, Program on Forced Migration and Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Chris Stout, PsyD, Founding Director, Center for Global Initiatives; Clinical Professor, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago
James C. Tsai, MD, Robert R. Young Professor and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine; Chief of Ophthalmology, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Philippe Van Denbossche, Executive Director, Raising Malawi
Anvar Velji, MD, Co-Founder and Treasurer, Global Health Education Consortium; Chief of Infectious Disease at Kaiser Permanente, South Sacramento; Clinical Professor, University of California at Davis
Seth Wanye, MD, Ophthalmologist, Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Tanya Whitehead, PhD, Research Associate Professor, University of Missouri - Kansas City
Dayan Woldemichael, MD, Chad Country Director, International Medical Corps
David Zakus, BSc, MES, MSc, PhD, Director, Centre for International Health; Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences; Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
Debrework Zewdie, Director, Global HIV/AIDS Program of the World Bank Human Development Network World Bank
Unite For Sight 6th Annual Global Health & Development Conference April 18-19, 2009
"Achieving Global Goals Through Innovation"
http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference
When: April 18-19, 2009
Where: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
What: Join 2,500 conference participants for a stimulating international conference
As Featured On CNN: The Unite For Sight Conference Is What CNN Calls "A Meeting of Minds"
NOW OPEN: Registration and Abstract Submission - Abstract deadline is September 15
200 Speakers, Including Keynote Addresses by Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Dr. Sonia Sachs, Dr. Allan Rosenfield, Dr. Susan Blumenthal, and Dr. Harold Varmus. Plus sessions by CEOs and Directors of Save The Children, Partners in Health, HealthStore Foundation, mothers2mothers, and many others.
Register For Conference REGISTER NOW TO SECURE LOWEST RATE. Rate escalates each month.
Interested in submitting an abstract? Anyone may submit an abstract. Abstract submitters range from students to professionals.
Who should attend? Anyone interested in international health, public health, international development, medicine, nonprofits, eye care, philanthropy, microfinance, social entrepreneurship, bioethics, economics, anthropology, health policy, advocacy, environmental health, service-learning, medical education, and public service.
Confirmed Keynote Speakers
Susan Blumenthal, MD, MPA, Former US Assistant Surgeon General, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown School of Medicine and Tufts University Medical Center; Senior Medical Advisor, amfAR (The Foundation for AIDS Research
Allan Rosenfield, MD, DeLamar Professor of Public Health, and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Dean, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Jeffrey Sachs, PhD, Director of Earth Institute at Columbia University; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University; Special Advisor to Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon, Sonia Ehrlich Sachs, MD, MPH, Health Coordinator, Millennium Village Project
Harold Varmus, MD, President and Chief Executive, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Former Director of the NIH; Nobel Prize Recipient
Confirmed Featured Speakers
Sam Abbenyi, MD, MSc, Director, Programs and Logistics, International Trachoma Initiative
Alastair Ager, PhD, Professor of Clinical Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Jared Ament, MD, MPH, Clinical Research Fellow, Ophthalmology & Corneal Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School; Harvard School of Public Health
Jane Aronson, MD, Director, International Pediatric Health Services; Founder and Executive Officer, Worldwide Orphans Foundation (WWO); Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Elizabeth Ashbourne, Results Secretariat, OPCS, World Bank
Thomas Baah, MD, MSc, Ophthalmologist, Our Lady of Grace Hospital, Ghana
Richard Baraniuk, PhD, Founder, Connexions; Victor E. Cameron Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University
Sheri Berenbach, MBA, Executive Director, Calvert Foundation
Paul Berman, OD, FAAO, Senior Global Clinical Advisor and Founder, Special Olympics Lions Clubs, International Opening Eyes
David Bloom, Chair, Department of Global Health and Population; Clarence James Gamble Professor of Economics and Demography, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health
Neil Boothby, EdD, Professor of Clinical Population and Family Health, Director of the Program on Forced Migration and Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Peter Bourne, MA, MD, Visiting Scholar, Oxford University; Vice Chancellor Emeritus, St. George's University; Formerly Special Assistant to the President of the United States for Health Issues; Chair, Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC)
Elizabeth Bradley, PhD, Professor of Public Health, Division of Health Policy and Administration; director, Health Management Program; Director, Global Health Initiatives, Yale School of Public Health
Ronald Braswell, MD, MS, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alabama-Birmingham
Harry Brown, MD, Founder, Surgical Eye Expeditions (SEE) International
Richard Bucala, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Pathology, and Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine
Michael Chu, MBA, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
James Clarke, MD, Ophthalmologist and Medical Director, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana
Lisa Croucher, Assistant Director, Education and Training, Global Health Institute, Duke University
Emmanuel d'Harcourt, Senior Child Survival Technical Advisor, International Rescue Committee
Margaret Duah-Mensah, RN, ON, Ophthalmic Nurse, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana
Marva Eberhart, Teacher For Visually Impaired, Kansas City, Missouri School District; Unite For Sight Volunteer in Accra, Ghana
Paul Epstein, MD, MPH, Associate Director, Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School
Dabney Evans, MPH, Executive Director, Emory University Institute of Human Rights; Lecturer, Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University
Gene Falk, Co-Founder, Executive Directors, mothers2mothers
Valda Ford, MPH, MS, RN, CEO and Founder, Center For Human Diversity
Susan Forster, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Studies, Department of Ophthalmology, Yale School of Medicine; Chief, Ophthalmology, Yale University Health Services
Stanley O. Foster, MD, MPH, Professor, Hubert Department of Global Health Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
James Fraser, MA, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Dignitas International
Ulrick Gaillard, JD, CEO, The Batey Relief Alliance
Gannon Gillespie, Director of US Operations, Tostan
Heskel Haddad, MD, Ophthalmologist; President, Optoed Corp, Inc.
Rebecca Hardin, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Natural Resources and Environment and Department of Anthropology, University of Michigan
Susan Hayes, President and CEO, Interplast
Scott Hillstrom, Chairman of the Board, CEO and Co-Founder, HealthStore Foundation
Steve Hilton, President, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Debbie Humphries, MPH, PhD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Sciences Program, Yale University School of Medicine
Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena, PhD, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Malaria Research Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Kartee Karloweah, ON, RN, Ophthalmic Nurse, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana
Zachary Kaufman, JD Candidate, Yale Law School; DPhil Candidate in International Relations, Oxford University
Kaveh Khoshnood, PhD, Assistant Professor in Public Health Practice, Division of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health
Karen King, MA, Elementary School Teacher, Reed Intermediate School; Unite For Sight Volunteer in Accra, Ghana
Jamie Lachman, Clowns Without Borders
Doug Lawrence, Vice President/General Manager, BD Medical - Ophthalmic Systems
Robert Lawrence, MD, Center for A Livable future Professor; Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Health Policy & International Health; Director, Center for a Livable Future, Department of Environmental Health Sciences; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Robert Malkin, PhD, Professor of Practice of Biomedical Engineering Director, Duke-Engineering World Health, Duke University
Charles MacCormack, PhD, President and CEO, Save The Children
John McGoldrick, JD, Senior Vice President, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)
Michelle McMurry, Director, Health, Biomedical Science and Society Initiative, The Aspen Institute
Benjamin Mason Meier, JD, LLM, MPhil, Public Health Law Project Manager, Center for Health Policy, IGERT-International Development and Globalization Fellow, Columbia University
Carol McLaughlin, MD, MPH, Global Health, Center for High Impact Philanthropy, School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania
Joia Mukherjee, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Partners in Health; Director, Institute for Health and Social Justice; Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School; Division of Social Medicine and Health Inequalities, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Laura Murray-Kolb, PhD, Assistant Professor, Center for Human Nutrition, Department of International Health, The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mini Murthy, MD, MPH, MS, Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral Science and Community Health, Program Director Global Health, New York Medical College School of Public Health
Neal Nathanson, MD, Associate Dean, Global Health Programs, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Edward O'Neil, Jr, MD, Omni Med
Santa Ono, PhD, Vice Provost for Academic Initiatives and Deputy Provost of Emory University; Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Emory Eye Center
Robin Paetzold, MBA, Director, Global Programs, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
David J. Palmer, MD, Chair, Seniors EyeCare Program, EyeCare America
Yannis Paulus, MD Candidate, Stanford University School of Medicine
Steven C. Phillips, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Global Issues and Projects, Exxon Mobil Corporation
Suzanne Rainey, Forum One Communications
Susan Reef, MD, CDC
Lee Roberts, PhD, MPH, Associate Clinical Professor of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Steven Rothstein, President, Perkins School For The Blind
Lisa Russell, MPH, Filmmaker
Jinan Saaddine, MD, MPH, Medical Epidemiologist, Vision Health Initiative Team Leader, Division of Diabetes Translation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sarwat Salim, MD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee-Memphis
Sarang Samal, Kalinga Eye Hospital, Orissa, India
Harshad Sanghvi, MD, Medical Director, JHPIEGO, Johns Hopkins University
Daniel D. Sedmak, MD, Director, Office of Global Health Education; Executive Vice Dean, College of Medicine; Executive Director, Center for Personalized Health care; Senior Associate Vice President, Office of Health Sciences, The Ohio State University
Tamilarasan Senthil, MBBS, Consulting Ophthalmologist, Uma Eye Clinic, India
Bruce Shields, MD, Chair Emeritus, Yale Department of Ophthalmology
Kuldev Singh, MD, MPH, Professor of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine
Ajit Sinha, MBBS, Founder and Director, AB Eye Institute; Former President, All India Ophthalmological Society
Pooja Sinha, MBBS, Ophthalmologist, AB Eye Institute, Patna, India
Renu Sinha, MBBS, Former Head of the Obs and Gynea Department of Patna Medical College Hospital; Former President of Bihar Obs and Gynea Society
Satyajit Sinha, MBBS, Ophthalmologist, AB Eye Institute, Patna, India
Janice K. Smith, MD, MPH, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for Training in International Health at UTMB
Lanny Smith, MD, MPH, DTM&H, Professor of Medicine in the Residency Programs of Primary Care and Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Assistant Director, Human Rights Clinic for Victims of Torture, Montefiore; Founder and President, Doctors for Global Health
Georgia Sambunaris, MA, Senior Financial Markets Specialist, USAID
Samuel So, MD, Lui Hac Minh Professor of Surgery; Director, Asian Liver Center; Director, Liver Cancer Program, Stanford University School of Medicine
Lindsay Stark, Research Associate, Program on Forced Migration and Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Chris Stout, PsyD, Founding Director, Center for Global Initiatives; Clinical Professor, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago
James C. Tsai, MD, Robert R. Young Professor and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine; Chief of Ophthalmology, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Philippe Van Denbossche, Executive Director, Raising Malawi
Anvar Velji, MD, Co-Founder and Treasurer, Global Health Education Consortium; Chief of Infectious Disease at Kaiser Permanente, South Sacramento; Clinical Professor, University of California at Davis
Seth Wanye, MD, Ophthalmologist, Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Tanya Whitehead, PhD, Research Associate Professor, University of Missouri - Kansas City
Dayan Woldemichael, MD, Chad Country Director, International Medical Corps
David Zakus, BSc, MES, MSc, PhD, Director, Centre for International Health; Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences; Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
Debrework Zewdie, Director, Global HIV/AIDS Program of the World Bank Human Development Network World Bank
WWF Unpaid Internships
WWF UNPAID Internship Opportunities
World Wildlife Fund has a number of opportunities for motivated students interested in helping us protect biodiversity on Earth. In addition to learning about specific issues in conservation that related to individual internship projects, all interns will have the opportunity to attend brown bag lunches that cover a wide variety of topics and staff meetings to gain insight on how a large, international conservation organization operates. If you are interested in one or more of these positions, please send an email message indicating which positions you are interested in learning more about and why you are interested in those positions, along with your resume and cover letter to Andrea Santy at andrea.santy@wwfus.org.
AQUACULTURE
WWF’s Aquaculture Program seeks an intern to assist its communications officer in raising awareness about the Aquaculture Dialogues, a series of roundtable discussions held worldwide to develop standards for certifying aquaculture products. The main communications tools will be the media and Dialogue website. The intern will research media outlets (including blogs) to develop a list of mainstream media reporters and blog writers to engage with, compile news clips related to the Dialogues and aquaculture, help edit Dialogue meeting reports and write up to three stories for the Dialogue e-newsletter. Undergraduate degree in journalism, public relations or marketing preferred. Otherwise, undergraduates who have been studying journalism, public relations or marketing for at least two years is required. An understanding of conservation, natural resource or aquaculture issues is a plus. Please include two writing samples along with a cover letter when applying.
CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAM
WWF’s climate program is in need of an advanced undergraduate or graduate intern with familiarity with climate science and climate policy. The intern will be responsible for various tasks, which may include, but not be limited to: compiling climate change related proposals for presentation on the WWF website, assisting with organization of climate change adaptation meetings and events, analyzing US views on the role of emerging economies in climate change mitigation, and conducting analyses on emerging technologies and greenhouse gas emissions targets. A modest stipend will be provided for students who are not receiving academic credit. Please provide a resume, cover letter, writing sample, and transcripts. Two positions are available at this time.
CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS
WWF’s Conservation Leadership Programs (CLP) helps build capacity for conservation in developing countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America by providing scholarships and grants that support academic degrees and research and short-term training. CLP seeks a part-time intern with an interest in Latin America and protected areas. The intern will assist with several projects that support capacity building for protected area management in the Andes-Amazon region. Intern responsibilities include, but are not limited to: designing application materials for a small grants program to support park guard training in the Amazon; identifying US and European experts in protected area management and assisting with an expert exchange program; and establishing a searchable online database of WWF grantee articles. This project will involve collaboration with other WWF departments, field offices and local organizations. In addition, interns will assist with researching, writing and editing sections of EFN News, the semi-annual newsletter of our program. Minimal administrative tasks will be required such as filing, scanning documents, photocopying. International students and/or students with strong Spanish skills are encouraged to apply.
CORPORATE RESEARCH INTERNSHIP
This position is ideal for a team of 2-3 interns. Our goal is by 2015, WWF will measurably conserve 19 of the world’s most important natural places and significantly change global forces to protect the future of nature. Market forces are a major driver of global environmental change. One of the key approaches WWF will use to achieve transformational change in the marketplace is to strategically engage corporations that operate in or near our priority places. As part of the early focus of the initiative, WWF is conducting research to identify the key companies we should be working with now and into the future. This internship opportunity will assist that effort.
As such, the Markets Team in WWF-US needs some targeted research support to do the following:
• Identify the top 20 global companies by size working in each of the strategic sectors we have identified (includes both public & private companies);
• Identify the largest buyers for the last 3 years of each of our priority commodities;
• As needed, do targeted research on selected companies;
• Other assignments as required.
Requirement
We need individuals who are self-starters who can work independently:
• Good online research skills are a must;
• Some familiarity with the corporate environment will be helpful;
• Skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point.
Global Forest & Trade Network
The Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN) is WWF's imitative to eliminate illegal logging and improve the management of world's valuable and threatened forests. By facilitating trade linkages between companies committed to achieving and supporting responsible forestry, the GFTN creates market conditions that help conserve the world's forests while providing economic and social benefits for the business and people that depend on them. GFTN is currently working with over 360 companies in over 34 countries world wide. More information on GFTN is available at http://gftn.panda.org
GFTN Objectives/Qualifications
To engage with the WWF’s GFTN in a mutually meaningful way that is in accordance with the educational interests and professional aspirations of the student. This collaboration should provide not only usable collateral and materials for the GFTN, but also valuable work experience toward the student’s professional development in the social marketing, public relations, and environmental NGO sector in general.
The idea GFTN candidate conducts studies in journalism, public relations, or similarly related and has a strong interest in conservation and the mission of WWF. Ideal candidate must have an excellent writing skill in both academic and professional writing. Qualified interns must have also possess excellent oral communications skills, an aptitude for research, and the ability to work under deadlines. The candidate is expected to work independently, but must be able to effectively communicate with colleagues around the globe. Academic or professional experience and knowledge of media and effective media relations preferable.
GFTN’s intern will be assigned to work on a development of program materials, a series of writing assignments, as well as the continued research, development and maintenance of a trade media database and global forest communications contact list. In addition, the intern will be asked to maintain and update quarterly statistics for the GFTN newsletter and factsheet as well as other communications utilizing those tools. Ad hoc assignments will also be given including some administrative tasks.
Government Relations
The U.S. Government Relations Department of the World Wildlife Fund is seeking an intern for policy research, analysis and outreach. Research and analysis will entail working with legislation, regulations, and potentially court cases. Research and analysis will also include assessment of government agencies' roles, policies and positions in issues relating to WWF's mission. Outreach will entail covering congressional hearings and markups, and preparing and attending congressional and administrative briefings. Subject matter will cover many of the issues in which WWF is involved, including biodiversity conservation (e.g., endangered species and habitat protection), natural resource management (e.g., fisheries, forestry and agriculture), climate change, and energy (biofuels). Qualifications required include: interest and studies in government, law, policy and/or science; excellent writing skills. Please submit two (2) writing samples.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Working closely with key members of the WWF public relations team, the intern will carry out activities in support of public relations priorities, such as, media monitoring, media list development, and research. Other possible duties include assisting in development of project materials for Earth Hour and selected Earth Hour tasks. This position requires knowledge of public relations, communications, and conservation issues, familiarity with communications or marketing campaign and outreach preferred, and superb oral and written communications skills, are a must. The intern should also be able to maintain project momentum and keep close attention to detail, as well as, possess a sense of enthusiasm for conservation.
The PR team could use two dedicated interns to help develop Earth Hour press kids as well as help implement the Earth Hour college and online strategies. No real PR experience necessary but they should be a creative thinker, understand new media, be resourceful and be an excellent writer.
CONSERVATION SCIENCE – MARINE PROGRAM
This Internship will involve consolidating, analyzing and evaluating ecological, fisheries, and social science literature, reports, and data using a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods to identify status and condition and explore links between MPA governance structure, human behavior, ecological performance, and social outcomes (especially poverty impacts). Familiarity with MPAs, statistics, and program evaluation experience/expertise and foreign language competency (Portuguese or Bahasa) preferred.
World Wildlife Fund has a number of opportunities for motivated students interested in helping us protect biodiversity on Earth. In addition to learning about specific issues in conservation that related to individual internship projects, all interns will have the opportunity to attend brown bag lunches that cover a wide variety of topics and staff meetings to gain insight on how a large, international conservation organization operates. If you are interested in one or more of these positions, please send an email message indicating which positions you are interested in learning more about and why you are interested in those positions, along with your resume and cover letter to Andrea Santy at andrea.santy@wwfus.org.
AQUACULTURE
WWF’s Aquaculture Program seeks an intern to assist its communications officer in raising awareness about the Aquaculture Dialogues, a series of roundtable discussions held worldwide to develop standards for certifying aquaculture products. The main communications tools will be the media and Dialogue website. The intern will research media outlets (including blogs) to develop a list of mainstream media reporters and blog writers to engage with, compile news clips related to the Dialogues and aquaculture, help edit Dialogue meeting reports and write up to three stories for the Dialogue e-newsletter. Undergraduate degree in journalism, public relations or marketing preferred. Otherwise, undergraduates who have been studying journalism, public relations or marketing for at least two years is required. An understanding of conservation, natural resource or aquaculture issues is a plus. Please include two writing samples along with a cover letter when applying.
CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAM
WWF’s climate program is in need of an advanced undergraduate or graduate intern with familiarity with climate science and climate policy. The intern will be responsible for various tasks, which may include, but not be limited to: compiling climate change related proposals for presentation on the WWF website, assisting with organization of climate change adaptation meetings and events, analyzing US views on the role of emerging economies in climate change mitigation, and conducting analyses on emerging technologies and greenhouse gas emissions targets. A modest stipend will be provided for students who are not receiving academic credit. Please provide a resume, cover letter, writing sample, and transcripts. Two positions are available at this time.
CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS
WWF’s Conservation Leadership Programs (CLP) helps build capacity for conservation in developing countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America by providing scholarships and grants that support academic degrees and research and short-term training. CLP seeks a part-time intern with an interest in Latin America and protected areas. The intern will assist with several projects that support capacity building for protected area management in the Andes-Amazon region. Intern responsibilities include, but are not limited to: designing application materials for a small grants program to support park guard training in the Amazon; identifying US and European experts in protected area management and assisting with an expert exchange program; and establishing a searchable online database of WWF grantee articles. This project will involve collaboration with other WWF departments, field offices and local organizations. In addition, interns will assist with researching, writing and editing sections of EFN News, the semi-annual newsletter of our program. Minimal administrative tasks will be required such as filing, scanning documents, photocopying. International students and/or students with strong Spanish skills are encouraged to apply.
CORPORATE RESEARCH INTERNSHIP
This position is ideal for a team of 2-3 interns. Our goal is by 2015, WWF will measurably conserve 19 of the world’s most important natural places and significantly change global forces to protect the future of nature. Market forces are a major driver of global environmental change. One of the key approaches WWF will use to achieve transformational change in the marketplace is to strategically engage corporations that operate in or near our priority places. As part of the early focus of the initiative, WWF is conducting research to identify the key companies we should be working with now and into the future. This internship opportunity will assist that effort.
As such, the Markets Team in WWF-US needs some targeted research support to do the following:
• Identify the top 20 global companies by size working in each of the strategic sectors we have identified (includes both public & private companies);
• Identify the largest buyers for the last 3 years of each of our priority commodities;
• As needed, do targeted research on selected companies;
• Other assignments as required.
Requirement
We need individuals who are self-starters who can work independently:
• Good online research skills are a must;
• Some familiarity with the corporate environment will be helpful;
• Skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point.
Global Forest & Trade Network
The Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN) is WWF's imitative to eliminate illegal logging and improve the management of world's valuable and threatened forests. By facilitating trade linkages between companies committed to achieving and supporting responsible forestry, the GFTN creates market conditions that help conserve the world's forests while providing economic and social benefits for the business and people that depend on them. GFTN is currently working with over 360 companies in over 34 countries world wide. More information on GFTN is available at http://gftn.panda.org
GFTN Objectives/Qualifications
To engage with the WWF’s GFTN in a mutually meaningful way that is in accordance with the educational interests and professional aspirations of the student. This collaboration should provide not only usable collateral and materials for the GFTN, but also valuable work experience toward the student’s professional development in the social marketing, public relations, and environmental NGO sector in general.
The idea GFTN candidate conducts studies in journalism, public relations, or similarly related and has a strong interest in conservation and the mission of WWF. Ideal candidate must have an excellent writing skill in both academic and professional writing. Qualified interns must have also possess excellent oral communications skills, an aptitude for research, and the ability to work under deadlines. The candidate is expected to work independently, but must be able to effectively communicate with colleagues around the globe. Academic or professional experience and knowledge of media and effective media relations preferable.
GFTN’s intern will be assigned to work on a development of program materials, a series of writing assignments, as well as the continued research, development and maintenance of a trade media database and global forest communications contact list. In addition, the intern will be asked to maintain and update quarterly statistics for the GFTN newsletter and factsheet as well as other communications utilizing those tools. Ad hoc assignments will also be given including some administrative tasks.
Government Relations
The U.S. Government Relations Department of the World Wildlife Fund is seeking an intern for policy research, analysis and outreach. Research and analysis will entail working with legislation, regulations, and potentially court cases. Research and analysis will also include assessment of government agencies' roles, policies and positions in issues relating to WWF's mission. Outreach will entail covering congressional hearings and markups, and preparing and attending congressional and administrative briefings. Subject matter will cover many of the issues in which WWF is involved, including biodiversity conservation (e.g., endangered species and habitat protection), natural resource management (e.g., fisheries, forestry and agriculture), climate change, and energy (biofuels). Qualifications required include: interest and studies in government, law, policy and/or science; excellent writing skills. Please submit two (2) writing samples.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Working closely with key members of the WWF public relations team, the intern will carry out activities in support of public relations priorities, such as, media monitoring, media list development, and research. Other possible duties include assisting in development of project materials for Earth Hour and selected Earth Hour tasks. This position requires knowledge of public relations, communications, and conservation issues, familiarity with communications or marketing campaign and outreach preferred, and superb oral and written communications skills, are a must. The intern should also be able to maintain project momentum and keep close attention to detail, as well as, possess a sense of enthusiasm for conservation.
The PR team could use two dedicated interns to help develop Earth Hour press kids as well as help implement the Earth Hour college and online strategies. No real PR experience necessary but they should be a creative thinker, understand new media, be resourceful and be an excellent writer.
CONSERVATION SCIENCE – MARINE PROGRAM
This Internship will involve consolidating, analyzing and evaluating ecological, fisheries, and social science literature, reports, and data using a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods to identify status and condition and explore links between MPA governance structure, human behavior, ecological performance, and social outcomes (especially poverty impacts). Familiarity with MPAs, statistics, and program evaluation experience/expertise and foreign language competency (Portuguese or Bahasa) preferred.
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