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Journalist and senior environmental reporter, Glen Martin will discuss his book, Game Changer: Animal Rights and the Fate of Africa’s Wildlife, on Thursday, January 17 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. in the Smith Room (room 324) of Suzzallo Library.
Glen Martin’s presentation will focus on the idea of incorporating the input of indigenous people in ambitious conservation schemes. He will discuss issues involving African native communities, as well as native interests and conservation dynamics in North America. There will be a reception following Martin’s presentation.
To read more about Glen Martin’s book, go to: http://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520266261

PoE Lunch: Winter Quarter 2013, Tentative Schedule

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PoE Lunch: Winter Quarter 2013, Tentative Schedule

Did you know that PoE has a weekly ‘Brown Bag’ speaker series set up with a schedule of interesting talks and discussions for winter quarter? Did you know you can earn 1 additional credit for attending? Check out the tumblr for the course and make sure to join us for the first talk by PoE’s own Anne DeMelle about her trip to the Alberta Tar Sands.

poelunch:

PoE Lunch meets every Thursday from 12:30-1:30 in PoE Commons, Wallace Hall.

January 10th, Anne DeMelle (PoE faculty), “My trip to the Alberta Tar Sands.”

January 17th, open

If needed: Tim Billo (PoE faculty), “Exploring the landscapes of Patagonia.”

January 24th, Kristi Straus (PoE…

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ENVIR 480: Sustainability Studio students take on the sustainability of UW Laboratories!

Did you know laboratories use 5 to 10 times more energy per square foot than an average office building? Labs also use a lot of water and generate (literally) tons of waste. Meanwhile, lab facilities make up about 13% of square feet at UW- altogether almost 2.4 million square feet.

Save the date for THIS THURSDAY for the presentations about student-led projects to foster Green Laboratories at UW:

December 6th, 11:00am-12:00pm, followed by a short reception.

  • Poplar Hall Commons, corner of Brooklyn Ave and NE Campus Parkway (and home to a Sustainable Living Community).
  • Topics include: Green Purchasing, Waste, Sink Aerators and Growth Chambers, and Energy Use.
  • Clients include: various UW labs, Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability Office, UW Facilities, Purchasing and Procurement and more.

The student projects are a springboard to a formal UW Green Labs program, being launched by the Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability Office. 

Hope to see you there! 

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Come out for the PoE Community Holiday Party!

Tuesday, December 4 from 6:30-9pm
PoE Commons, Wallace Hall

There will be food, fun, and PoE friends adorned in ugly sweaters! If you can and would like to bring something for the potluck, feel free. If not, just join the fun and wear the tackiest holiday sweater you can find!

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Oral and poster presentations 

  • Environmental education
  • Business sustainability
  • Environmental policy & regulation
  • Natural sciences & conservation
  • Agriculture & food systems 

More information!

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Landmark Theatres & Submarine Entertainment
are proud to present the Exclusive Seattle Engagement of “CHASING ICE”…

Acclaimed National Geographic photographer James Balog was once a skeptic about climate change. But through his Extreme Ice Survey (EIS), he discovers undeniable evidence of our changing planet. In Chasing Ice, Balog deploys revolutionary time-lapse cameras to capture a multi-year record of the world’s changing glaciers. His hauntingly beautiful videos compress years into seconds and capture ancient mountains of ice in motion as they disappear at a breathtaking rate. Traveling with a team of young adventurers across the brutal Arctic, Balog risks his career and his well-being in pursuit of the biggest story facing humanity. As the debate polarizes America, and the intensity of natural disasters ramps up globally, Chasing Icedepicts a heroic photojournalist on a mission to deliver fragile hope to our carbon-powered planet. Winner of the Sundance Film Festival 2012 Excellence in Cinematography Award (U.S. Documentary) and the Full Frame 2012 Environmental Award.

Showtimes:
11/16/2012 – 11/22/2012
Seattle Opening – Egyptian Theatre 
1:30*, 3:30*, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 
*These matinees on Fri, Sat, Sun, and Thur only.
Cast member Svavar Jonatansson will be hosting a Q&A session following the afternoon and evening showtimes this Friday.

Preparing for the Age of the Arctic, TODAY

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The Canadian Studies Center, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, presents:

Preparing for the Age of the Arctic – Canada, the United States & the Arctic Council, by Terry Fenge, Consultant, Ottawa

Tuesday, 13 November 2012

2-3:30 p.m., University (Faculty) Club, Southeast Dining Room

Canada assumes the chair of the eight-nation Arctic Council in 2013 for a two-year term to be followed by the United States in 2015. What might they do to deepen circumpolar co-operation in a world hungry for the Arctic’s energy and minerals? Should they sponsor a legally binding treaty to provide for “orderly” development in the region? What role should the region’s indigenous peoples – Inuit, Athabaskans, Saami and others play as we prepare for the Age of the Arctic? (Leona Aglukkaq, Canada’s Health Minister, will chair the Arctic Council marking the first time an Inuk has served in this position.)

Co-sponsored with the Future of Ice: Arctic and Antarctic Policy and Science Initiative

Map & Directions

[event] GIS Day

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GIS day will be featuring Lightening Talks, featured speakers like Rob Norheim and Michael Babb, geocaching, and much more!

Date: November 14th, 2012

Time: 10:00AM – 4:00PM

Location: Allen South Research Commons

Read more to find the schedule, or check out the GIS Day website. 

9:30 AM Begin set up, student project set up

10:00 AM Welcome (Libraries Admin) and overview of schedule

10:05 AM Lightning Talks (1st round : 6 speakers)

10:40 AM Featured Speaker 1: Rob Norheim   

11:10 AM Interactive Networking Freetime featuring:

  • Student Project viewing
  • GIS Doctors’ Office Grand Rounds and Map Critique
  • Lunch
  • Geocaching

1:00 PM Welcome back

1:05 PM Featured Speaker 2: Michael Babb, Northwest Census Data Research Center

1:35 PM Lightning Talks (2nd round : 6 speakers)

2:10 PM Student Project Awards

2:15 PM CUGOS presentations

4:00 PM Close

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ENVIR 480: Sustainability Studio students take on the sustainability of UW Laboratories!

Did you know laboratories use 5 to 10 times more energy per square foot than an average office building? Labs also use a lot of water and generate (literally) tons of waste. Meanwhile, lab facilities make up about 13% of square feet at UW- altogether almost 2.4 million square feet.

SAVE THIS DATE for a presentation about student-led projects to foster Green Laboratories at UW:

Thursday, December 6th, 11:00am-12:00pm, followed by a short reception.

  • Poplar Hall Commons, corner of Brooklyn Ave and NE Campus Parkway (and home to a Sustainable Living Community).
  • Topics include: Green Purchasing, Waste, Sink Aerators and Growth Chambers, and Energy Use.
  • Clients include: various UW labs, Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability Office, UW Facilities, Purchasing and Procurement and more.

The student projects are a springboard to a formal UW Green Labs program, being launched by the Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability Office. 

Hope to see you there! 

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Free Lecture

From World History to World Art:
Reflections on New Geographies
of Feminist Art in Asia

Thursday, November 15, 6:00 pm
UW Kane Hall, Room 220