Sierra Club, America's oldest national conservation organization seeks an energetic, goal-and results-oriented Conservation Organizer-Trade Program interested in applying their experience to help staff and volunteers across the country to organize support for grassroots
campaigns, events and skills training and to generate turnout for campaign visibility events. The preferred location for this position is Washington DC.
Responsibilities:
1. Researches global trade issues, including bilateral and multilateral agreements, as well as the connections between climate change and trade. Works with others to devise and recommend a plan and strategy for conservation campaigns around these issues. Develops educational and campaign materials;
2. Organizes and coordinates grassroots involvement in visibility/
organizing activities;
3. Travels to targeted media markets to educate and raise awareness of global trade and other relevant environmental issues. Coordinates public education field organizing in assigned media market;
4. Works with appropriate regional staff and volunteer entities to plan and implement visibility events, and to generate telephone calls and letters to the editor in target media market;
5. Travels to organize and coordinate training events, field meetings, visibility events, or other large events and conferences;
6. Works independently or with staff to carry out Sierra Club campaign priorities. Provides information, research, and other assistance to Sierra Club leaders, the public and others about the campaigns and priority issues;
7. Works with staff to identify, recruit and organize volunteers both in Sierra Club and other groups around priority campaigns;
8. Performs administrative and miscellaneous duties as assigned by supervisor.
Additional Qualifications:
-- 1-2 years experience working with volunteers in the environmental movement, political campaigns, or other, similar organizations to plan and implement grassroots campaigns;
-- Current basic knowledge of globalization and trade;
-- Current contacts with coalition partners;
-- Excellent writing and editing skills. Demonstrated skills in writing and production of newsletters. Good verbal communication skills;
-- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills and ability to work effectively in action-oriented office;
-- Ability to work independently, cooperatively and effectively with public, staff and volunteers;
-- Able to travel as needed;
-- Proficient computer skills; knowledge and experience with word processing (WordPerfect or MS Word), database and communications
software;
-- Fluency in Spanish is helpful but not required.
How to Apply:
Please send cover letter and resume to: resumes@sierraclub.org .To ensure proper routing of your application, please specify "Nat'l Cons Orgr Trade - IDSF "in the subject line of your email response.
Sierra Club offers competitive salary package commensurate with skills and experience plus excellent benefits that include medical / dental /
vision coverage, and a retirement savings 401(k) plan
Sierra Club is an EOE committed to a diverse workforce.
Friday, November 28, 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Climate Change Roundtable: Dec. 5, 2008
Dear Colleague,
I would like to invite you to attend a UNDP Washington Roundtable on Friday, December 5. The topic will be “A New Multilateralism? (Part Two): Prospects for U.S.-UN Cooperation on Climate Change.”
Our Roundtable will feature Aimee Christensen, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Christensen Global Strategies; Amy Fraenkel, Regional Director for North America, UN Environment Programme; and Olav Kjørven, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director of UNDP’s Bureau for Development Policy.
The Roundtable will take place from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, which is located at 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW. Lunch will be served.
President-elect Barack Obama, in a 2007 article for Foreign Affairs, called for a renewal of U.S. leadership in the world. “I intend,” he wrote, “to rebuild the alliances, partnerships, and institutions necessary to confront common threats and enhance common security.” Such a rebuilding, he asserted, would be crucial to “defeat[ing] the epochal, man-made threat to the planet: climate change.” Moreover, Candidate Obama pledged to enact a U.S. cap-and-trade system; to develop low-carbon, clean technology at home and abroad; and to participate in a global agreement that includes binding and enforceable commitments to reducing greenhouse-gas emissions.
During the first two weeks in December, the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will convene in Poznán, Poland. The Poznán conference marks the midway point between the Bali Action Plan of last December and the new post-Kyoto Protocol agreement that is expected to be signed in Copenhagen at the end of 2009. Against the backdrop of the Poznán conference and the recent U.S. election, our Roundtable will discuss the state of the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol as well as the state of negotiations for a new agreement, particularly as both processes relate to developing countries. We will also discuss how the incoming Obama Administration could provide new international leadership in the main areas of the UNFCCC talks: mitigation, adaptation, technology and financing.
Please RSVP by Wednesday, December 3, by sending an email to wdc.events@undp.org. And please feel free to pass on this invitation to your colleagues.
I would like to invite you to attend a UNDP Washington Roundtable on Friday, December 5. The topic will be “A New Multilateralism? (Part Two): Prospects for U.S.-UN Cooperation on Climate Change.”
Our Roundtable will feature Aimee Christensen, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Christensen Global Strategies; Amy Fraenkel, Regional Director for North America, UN Environment Programme; and Olav Kjørven, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director of UNDP’s Bureau for Development Policy.
The Roundtable will take place from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, which is located at 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW. Lunch will be served.
President-elect Barack Obama, in a 2007 article for Foreign Affairs, called for a renewal of U.S. leadership in the world. “I intend,” he wrote, “to rebuild the alliances, partnerships, and institutions necessary to confront common threats and enhance common security.” Such a rebuilding, he asserted, would be crucial to “defeat[ing] the epochal, man-made threat to the planet: climate change.” Moreover, Candidate Obama pledged to enact a U.S. cap-and-trade system; to develop low-carbon, clean technology at home and abroad; and to participate in a global agreement that includes binding and enforceable commitments to reducing greenhouse-gas emissions.
During the first two weeks in December, the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will convene in Poznán, Poland. The Poznán conference marks the midway point between the Bali Action Plan of last December and the new post-Kyoto Protocol agreement that is expected to be signed in Copenhagen at the end of 2009. Against the backdrop of the Poznán conference and the recent U.S. election, our Roundtable will discuss the state of the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol as well as the state of negotiations for a new agreement, particularly as both processes relate to developing countries. We will also discuss how the incoming Obama Administration could provide new international leadership in the main areas of the UNFCCC talks: mitigation, adaptation, technology and financing.
Please RSVP by Wednesday, December 3, by sending an email to wdc.events@undp.org. And please feel free to pass on this invitation to your colleagues.
Fisheries Biologist Opening
I.M. Systems Group, Inc. (IMSG) www.imsg.com is seeking to hire a Fisheries Biologist to work at NOAA's Restoration Center Southwest (RCSW) in Santa Rosa, CA. The candidate will be responsible for the oversight and implementation of habitat restoration projects affecting NOAA's trust resources in California as well as be responsible for conducting baseline marine resource assessments, and developing and implementing projects that were funded through partnerships and/or directly funded by grants from the Community-based Restoration Program (CRP). This position will focus on estuarine habitat restoration through out California, with an emphasis on wetland, estuarine and salmonids in California estuaries. This position may also support the Natural Resource Damage Assessment Program through participation in the NOAA's Damage Assessment Restoration and Remediation Program (DARRP).
Job Duties:
* Conduct outreach efforts (meetings, presentations, coordination) with state and local governments, organizations, universities, and others as needed to identify habitat restoration opportunities.
* Assist the RCSW Outreach Coordinator and RC HQ as needed to develop media information and other outreach activities to publicize the efforts of the program and individual projects.
* Prepare draft press releases and project fact sheets for selected projects.
* Provide technical review and evaluation of restoration project proposals submitted through the Restoration Center and its NGO partner solicitations for proposals. These technical reviews will consist of both desktop and field evaluations to determine project feasibility and scientific merit.
* Provide technical assistance to community-based organizations in the identification, design/review, planning, implementation, and monitoring of habitat restoration projects including the submittal of technical memos and correspondence to funded organizations.
* Serve as the RC's primary lead for technical oversight of selected CRP restoration projects within selected coastal marine environments to ensure that projects are on schedule and on budget and that the RC Supervisor is routinely briefed on the progress of these projects.
* Ensure that all CRP funded projects have met the necessary regulatory and permitting requirements as well as the minimum monitoring requirements as required by the RC.
* Collaborate with SWR staff on in-depth effectiveness monitoring to assess fisheries population response.
* Maintain and update the Restoration Center's Database (RCDB) on a regular basis for all projects and RCDB records.
* Provide technical and written assistance in support of the DARRP including assisting with the NEPA process, developing resource and damage assessments, restoration and monitoring strategies, and assisting with contract implementation and oversight.
* Conduct technical analysis and provide professional opinions and recommendations for remediation of NRDA cases.
Requirements:
·Master's Degree is preferred however level of experience will be taken into consideration
·Solid, science-based understanding of estuarine fishery biology, estuarine ecology, or marine estuarine wetlands
·Working knowledge of standard restoration methods and procedures and techniques for monitoring habitat and fisheries restoration effectiveness.
·Good written and oral communication skills are required
·Ability to multi-task and to work independently in a collaborative team setting is essential.
To Apply:
Please send your resume, 3 references and a cover letter explaining how your qualifications meet the requirements of the position to jobs@imsg.com) with the following subject heading: NOA08025 – Fisheries Biologist.
IMSG is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Job Duties:
* Conduct outreach efforts (meetings, presentations, coordination) with state and local governments, organizations, universities, and others as needed to identify habitat restoration opportunities.
* Assist the RCSW Outreach Coordinator and RC HQ as needed to develop media information and other outreach activities to publicize the efforts of the program and individual projects.
* Prepare draft press releases and project fact sheets for selected projects.
* Provide technical review and evaluation of restoration project proposals submitted through the Restoration Center and its NGO partner solicitations for proposals. These technical reviews will consist of both desktop and field evaluations to determine project feasibility and scientific merit.
* Provide technical assistance to community-based organizations in the identification, design/review, planning, implementation, and monitoring of habitat restoration projects including the submittal of technical memos and correspondence to funded organizations.
* Serve as the RC's primary lead for technical oversight of selected CRP restoration projects within selected coastal marine environments to ensure that projects are on schedule and on budget and that the RC Supervisor is routinely briefed on the progress of these projects.
* Ensure that all CRP funded projects have met the necessary regulatory and permitting requirements as well as the minimum monitoring requirements as required by the RC.
* Collaborate with SWR staff on in-depth effectiveness monitoring to assess fisheries population response.
* Maintain and update the Restoration Center's Database (RCDB) on a regular basis for all projects and RCDB records.
* Provide technical and written assistance in support of the DARRP including assisting with the NEPA process, developing resource and damage assessments, restoration and monitoring strategies, and assisting with contract implementation and oversight.
* Conduct technical analysis and provide professional opinions and recommendations for remediation of NRDA cases.
Requirements:
·Master's Degree is preferred however level of experience will be taken into consideration
·Solid, science-based understanding of estuarine fishery biology, estuarine ecology, or marine estuarine wetlands
·Working knowledge of standard restoration methods and procedures and techniques for monitoring habitat and fisheries restoration effectiveness.
·Good written and oral communication skills are required
·Ability to multi-task and to work independently in a collaborative team setting is essential.
To Apply:
Please send your resume, 3 references and a cover letter explaining how your qualifications meet the requirements of the position to jobs@imsg.com) with the following subject heading: NOA08025 – Fisheries Biologist.
IMSG is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Mapping Global Climate Change Intern
Mapping Global Climate Change Intern
Background
Population Action International (PAI), an independent policy group working to make clear the linkages among population, reproductive health, the environment, and development, has an immediate opening for a mapping global climate change intern.
The intern will work with PAI Research Department and Climate Project Team staff on a project to map regional vulnerabilities to climate change. This project uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to create a series of maps overlaying projected changes in population and climate change variables by 2030 and 2100. In the first stage of the project, the variables include population size, age structure, urban/rural population, temperature, precipitation, drought, sea level rise, food supply, per capita income and other socioeconomic indicators, all of which are aggregated to the national level.
Responsibilities:
The intern’s scope of work may involve all or most of the following activities:
Gathering and organizing demographic and climate-related datasets
Converting data of various formats for GIS analysis
Aggregating and downscaling datasets to national-level values
Using GIS software to create single-layer and multilayer maps, representing spatial distribution of climatic, demographic and socioeconomic variables
Writing, proofreading, and editing various materials, including reports and blog posts on the mapping project
Supporting special tasks and projects as needed
Supervisor
Elizabeth Leahy, Research Associate, Research Department
Qualifications:
bachelor’s degree in geography or graduate-level experience;
extensive knowledge of ArcGIS 9, including Spatial Analyst, and experience generating maps;
familiarity with Microsoft Excel;
attention to detail, time management and organization skills;
excellent communication skills, including a professional demeanor;
excellent research and writing skills;
an interest in the connections between population and climate change.
Time:
Stipend: hourly wage (20 hours a week)
This position begins the 9th of February and runs through April 27, 2009.
Resumes with cover letter can be faxed to (202) 728-4177 Attn: Holly Greb or e-mail to apply@popact.org. EOE.
Background
Population Action International (PAI), an independent policy group working to make clear the linkages among population, reproductive health, the environment, and development, has an immediate opening for a mapping global climate change intern.
The intern will work with PAI Research Department and Climate Project Team staff on a project to map regional vulnerabilities to climate change. This project uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to create a series of maps overlaying projected changes in population and climate change variables by 2030 and 2100. In the first stage of the project, the variables include population size, age structure, urban/rural population, temperature, precipitation, drought, sea level rise, food supply, per capita income and other socioeconomic indicators, all of which are aggregated to the national level.
Responsibilities:
The intern’s scope of work may involve all or most of the following activities:
Gathering and organizing demographic and climate-related datasets
Converting data of various formats for GIS analysis
Aggregating and downscaling datasets to national-level values
Using GIS software to create single-layer and multilayer maps, representing spatial distribution of climatic, demographic and socioeconomic variables
Writing, proofreading, and editing various materials, including reports and blog posts on the mapping project
Supporting special tasks and projects as needed
Supervisor
Elizabeth Leahy, Research Associate, Research Department
Qualifications:
bachelor’s degree in geography or graduate-level experience;
extensive knowledge of ArcGIS 9, including Spatial Analyst, and experience generating maps;
familiarity with Microsoft Excel;
attention to detail, time management and organization skills;
excellent communication skills, including a professional demeanor;
excellent research and writing skills;
an interest in the connections between population and climate change.
Time:
Stipend: hourly wage (20 hours a week)
This position begins the 9th of February and runs through April 27, 2009.
Resumes with cover letter can be faxed to (202) 728-4177 Attn: Holly Greb or e-mail to apply@popact.org. EOE.
Monday, November 24, 2008
The America's Energy Coast Forum: Dec. 2, 2008
The Environmental Change and Security Program and the Comparative Urban Studies Project of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, in collaboration with the America's WETLAND Foundation present:
THE AMERICA'S ENERGY COAST POLICY FORUM
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
9:00 - 11:30 AM
6th Floor Flom Auditorium
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW (Ronald Reagan Building)
RSVP acceptances only, cusp@wilsoncenter.org or by calling (202) 691-4289
The America's WETLAND Foundation, a private, non-profit 501(c)(3)organization, has established the America's Energy Coast (AEC) Initiative,bringing together leaders in industry, the national environmental and conservation community, academia, and major coastal interests of the four energy-producing states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The purpose of the initiative is to develop common solutions to ensure a sustainable coastal environment and the activities that take place there, so critical to the energy and economic security of the United States. At the AEC Policy Forum, leaders will deliver an Action Agenda to policy makers, offering regional sustainability solutions in the context of climate,energy, and the coast.
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center at the Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW ("Federal Triangle" stop on Blue/Orange Line), 6th Floor Flom Auditorium. A map to the Center is available at www.wilsoncenter.org/directions. Note: Due to heightened security, entrance to the building will be restricted and photo identification is required. Please allow additional time to pass through security.
Comparative Urban Studies Project
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20004
Tel: (202) 691-4289
Fax: (202) 691-4247
THE AMERICA'S ENERGY COAST POLICY FORUM
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
9:00 - 11:30 AM
6th Floor Flom Auditorium
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW (Ronald Reagan Building)
RSVP acceptances only, cusp@wilsoncenter.org or by calling (202) 691-4289
The America's WETLAND Foundation, a private, non-profit 501(c)(3)organization, has established the America's Energy Coast (AEC) Initiative,bringing together leaders in industry, the national environmental and conservation community, academia, and major coastal interests of the four energy-producing states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The purpose of the initiative is to develop common solutions to ensure a sustainable coastal environment and the activities that take place there, so critical to the energy and economic security of the United States. At the AEC Policy Forum, leaders will deliver an Action Agenda to policy makers, offering regional sustainability solutions in the context of climate,energy, and the coast.
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center at the Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW ("Federal Triangle" stop on Blue/Orange Line), 6th Floor Flom Auditorium. A map to the Center is available at www.wilsoncenter.org/directions. Note: Due to heightened security, entrance to the building will be restricted and photo identification is required. Please allow additional time to pass through security.
Comparative Urban Studies Project
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20004
Tel: (202) 691-4289
Fax: (202) 691-4247
Talk on Trade and the Environment: Nov. 25, 2008
School of International Service
Global Environmental Politics Field
Presents
Sikina Jinnah
University of California, Berkeley
"Governance in the Joints: Secretariat Influence on Trade-Environment Politics"
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
10:45am-12:15pm
SIS Lounge
Dr. Jinnah is a Visiting Fellow at Brown University's Watson Institute
for International Studies where she teaches a course entitled:
"Trade/Environment Politics: The WTO and the Environment." Her
research focuses on the politics of overlapping international regimes,
particularly as it pertains to the emerging role of international
secretariats in global environmental politics, and the changing nature
of developing country participation in WTO sustainable
development-related negotiations. She is also a consultant for the
International Institute for Sustainable Development, where her focus
on biodiversity (CITES and CBD) and climate change politics regularly
takes her to the major UN negotiations on this processes, including
the upcoming December climate change negotiations in Poznan, Poland.
In pursuit of her doctorate at U.C. Berkeley she spent time at various
international environmental secretariats and also worked at UNEP's
Economics and Trade Branch in Geneva.
For more information, please contact Sam Shepson at 202-885-1843 or ipfp@american.edu
Global Environmental Politics Field
Presents
Sikina Jinnah
University of California, Berkeley
"Governance in the Joints: Secretariat Influence on Trade-Environment Politics"
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
10:45am-12:15pm
SIS Lounge
Dr. Jinnah is a Visiting Fellow at Brown University's Watson Institute
for International Studies where she teaches a course entitled:
"Trade/Environment Politics: The WTO and the Environment." Her
research focuses on the politics of overlapping international regimes,
particularly as it pertains to the emerging role of international
secretariats in global environmental politics, and the changing nature
of developing country participation in WTO sustainable
development-related negotiations. She is also a consultant for the
International Institute for Sustainable Development, where her focus
on biodiversity (CITES and CBD) and climate change politics regularly
takes her to the major UN negotiations on this processes, including
the upcoming December climate change negotiations in Poznan, Poland.
In pursuit of her doctorate at U.C. Berkeley she spent time at various
international environmental secretariats and also worked at UNEP's
Economics and Trade Branch in Geneva.
For more information, please contact Sam Shepson at 202-885-1843 or ipfp@american.edu
Agriculture and Sustainability seminars: Dec. 4 & 5, 2008
The Brazil Institute invites you to two high-level seminars on
Agribusiness and Sustainability in Brazil –Farming in Mato Grosso, the Border of the Amazon
Thursday, December 4, 2008
8:45 AM – 1:00 PM
6th Floor Flom Auditorium
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
&
Prospects for Brazil-US Relations in the New American Administration
Friday, December 5, 2008
8:45 AM – 6:00 PM
6th Floor Flom Auditorium
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
(www.wilsoncenter.org/directions)
RSVP to Alan.Wright@Wilsoncenter.org
Agribusiness and Sustainability in Brazil –
Farming in Mato Grosso, the Border of the Amazon
Thursday, December 4, 2008
8:45 AM – 1:00 PM
8:45 AM - Opening Session
Welcome Remarks: Paulo Sotero, Director, Brazil Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center
Speaker: Blairo Maggi, Governor, State of Mato Grosso
9:30 AM - Farmers from Brazil’s Agriculture Frontier: Addressing the Challenges of Economic Development and Sustainability
Speakers: Ricardo Arioli, President, Mato Grosso Association of Soybean Producers (Aprosoja); Rui Prado, President, Mato Grosso Farm Bureau (FAMATO); John Carter, Director, Aliança da Terra; Annie Petsonk, International Counsel, Environment Defense Fund’s Climate & Air Program
11:00 AM - Break
11:15 AM - Debate
Discussants: Thomas Lovejoy, Biodiversity Chair, Heinz Center; Mark London, Lawyer at London & Mead and author of The Last Forest, joined by Governor Maggi and the first panel
Moderator: Geoffrey Dabelko, Director, Environmental Change and Security Program, Woodrow Wilson Center
###
Prospects for Brazil-US Relations in the New American Administration
Friday, December 5, 2008
8:45 AM – 6:00 PM
8:45 AM - Opening Session
Welcome Remarks: Lee H. Hamilton, President and Director, Woodrow Wilson Center
Speakers: Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, Brazil’s Ambassador to the US and
Clifford Sobel, US Ambassador to Brazil
9:30 AM - Is There Room for a Strategic Relationship Between Brazil and the US? Part I
Speakers: Nelson Jobim, Brazil’s Minister of Defense; Thomas Pickering, Vice Chairman, Hills & Company – Chair: Kellie Meiman, Managing Director, McLarty Associates
11:00 AM - Break
11:15 AM - Is There Room for a Strategic Relationship Between Brazil and the US? Part II
Speakers: Blairo Maggi, Governor, State of Mato Grosso; Donna Hrinak, Senior Director for Latin America Government Affairs, Pepsico (invited); Rubens Barbosa, President, Superior Council of Foreign Trade, FIESP; Anthony Harrington, President and CEO, Stonebridge International – Chair: Jon Huenemann, Principal for the International Department, Miller & Chevalier
12:45 PM - Lunch Keynote Speaker: Charles Hagel, US Senator, Nebraska (invited)
Chair: Anthony Harrington, President and CEO, Stonebridge International
2:30 PM - Can Brazil and the US Become Partners in the Field of Energy?
Speakers: Eliot L. Engel, U.S. Representative for New York and Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere (invited); Marcio Zimmermann, Brazil’s Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy; Antonio Barros de Castro, Counselor to the President, National Bank of Economic and Social Development – Chair: Paulo Sotero, Director, Brazil Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center
4:00 PM - Break
4:15 PM - Challenges to Brazil and US Regional Leadership
Speakers: Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere; Marcel Biato, Deputy International Affairs Adviser to President Lula; Riordan Roett, Fulbright Scholar, Director of Western Hemisphere Studies, SAIS at John Hopkins University; Matias Spektor, Professor of International Relations, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (invited); Carlos Pio, Fulbright Scholar, Professor of Political Economy, University of Brasilia – Chair: Leslie Bethell, Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center
6:00 PM - Reception – Art Opening of “Visual Impressions” in Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Fulbright Commission in Brazil
Agribusiness and Sustainability in Brazil –Farming in Mato Grosso, the Border of the Amazon
Thursday, December 4, 2008
8:45 AM – 1:00 PM
6th Floor Flom Auditorium
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
&
Prospects for Brazil-US Relations in the New American Administration
Friday, December 5, 2008
8:45 AM – 6:00 PM
6th Floor Flom Auditorium
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
(www.wilsoncenter.org/directions)
RSVP to Alan.Wright@Wilsoncenter.org
Agribusiness and Sustainability in Brazil –
Farming in Mato Grosso, the Border of the Amazon
Thursday, December 4, 2008
8:45 AM – 1:00 PM
8:45 AM - Opening Session
Welcome Remarks: Paulo Sotero, Director, Brazil Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center
Speaker: Blairo Maggi, Governor, State of Mato Grosso
9:30 AM - Farmers from Brazil’s Agriculture Frontier: Addressing the Challenges of Economic Development and Sustainability
Speakers: Ricardo Arioli, President, Mato Grosso Association of Soybean Producers (Aprosoja); Rui Prado, President, Mato Grosso Farm Bureau (FAMATO); John Carter, Director, Aliança da Terra; Annie Petsonk, International Counsel, Environment Defense Fund’s Climate & Air Program
11:00 AM - Break
11:15 AM - Debate
Discussants: Thomas Lovejoy, Biodiversity Chair, Heinz Center; Mark London, Lawyer at London & Mead and author of The Last Forest, joined by Governor Maggi and the first panel
Moderator: Geoffrey Dabelko, Director, Environmental Change and Security Program, Woodrow Wilson Center
###
Prospects for Brazil-US Relations in the New American Administration
Friday, December 5, 2008
8:45 AM – 6:00 PM
8:45 AM - Opening Session
Welcome Remarks: Lee H. Hamilton, President and Director, Woodrow Wilson Center
Speakers: Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, Brazil’s Ambassador to the US and
Clifford Sobel, US Ambassador to Brazil
9:30 AM - Is There Room for a Strategic Relationship Between Brazil and the US? Part I
Speakers: Nelson Jobim, Brazil’s Minister of Defense; Thomas Pickering, Vice Chairman, Hills & Company – Chair: Kellie Meiman, Managing Director, McLarty Associates
11:00 AM - Break
11:15 AM - Is There Room for a Strategic Relationship Between Brazil and the US? Part II
Speakers: Blairo Maggi, Governor, State of Mato Grosso; Donna Hrinak, Senior Director for Latin America Government Affairs, Pepsico (invited); Rubens Barbosa, President, Superior Council of Foreign Trade, FIESP; Anthony Harrington, President and CEO, Stonebridge International – Chair: Jon Huenemann, Principal for the International Department, Miller & Chevalier
12:45 PM - Lunch Keynote Speaker: Charles Hagel, US Senator, Nebraska (invited)
Chair: Anthony Harrington, President and CEO, Stonebridge International
2:30 PM - Can Brazil and the US Become Partners in the Field of Energy?
Speakers: Eliot L. Engel, U.S. Representative for New York and Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere (invited); Marcio Zimmermann, Brazil’s Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy; Antonio Barros de Castro, Counselor to the President, National Bank of Economic and Social Development – Chair: Paulo Sotero, Director, Brazil Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center
4:00 PM - Break
4:15 PM - Challenges to Brazil and US Regional Leadership
Speakers: Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere; Marcel Biato, Deputy International Affairs Adviser to President Lula; Riordan Roett, Fulbright Scholar, Director of Western Hemisphere Studies, SAIS at John Hopkins University; Matias Spektor, Professor of International Relations, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (invited); Carlos Pio, Fulbright Scholar, Professor of Political Economy, University of Brasilia – Chair: Leslie Bethell, Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center
6:00 PM - Reception – Art Opening of “Visual Impressions” in Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Fulbright Commission in Brazil
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