April 16, 2009 

MEDIA CONTACTS: Ellen Yui
301-270-8571; ellenyui@yuico.com
Michelle Sherrard
(202) 994-1423; mcs1@gwu.edu

GW CLIMATE ACTION CONFERENCE JOINS
BUSINESS, ACADEMIA AND GOVERNMENT IN EXPLORATION OF GLOBAL-TO-LOCAL APPROACHES TO MANAGING CLIMATE CHANGE
APRIL 22-23, 2009

Conference Kicks Off on Earth Day

EVENT: 

Beginning Earth Day, experts from policy, energy science, health, education, economics, food and water, business, management and design will gather during GW's Third Annual Climate Action Conference to explore topics central to mitigating the causes of climate change. 
 
WHEN:  

Wednesday, April 22 -Thursday, April 23, 2009; 8am - 8pm
 
WHERE: 

The George Washington University
Jack Morton Auditorium
805 21st St., NW, Washington, D.C.
Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro (Orange and Blue lines)
Parking available on the street; at the University Parking Garage, 22nd and H streets; and the Marvin Center Garage, entrance on H St. between 21st and 22nd streets
 
REGISTRATION:  

$75 and $35 for students (must be over 21)
 
RSVP: 

Media are welcome and should RSVP to Ellen Yui at 301-270-8571 or ellenyui@yuico.com.
 
BACKGROUND:  

With the theme "Managing for Climate Change: Global to Local Approaches," GW's Third Annual Climate Action Conference will encourage climate-related action and energy conservation efforts and explore climate change-related opportunities, issues, policies and the local and international effects of an ever-warming world. Co-hosted by GW's Department of Strategic Management and Public Policy and the Institute for Corporate Responsibility's Environmental Sustainability Program, the two-day conference will take a multi-disciplinary approach to identifying global to local approaches to managing climate change.  Topics will include climate policy, green business, renewable energy innovations and global food and water security. Guest speakers and panelists will include representatives from:  
 
Day One: Economics and Business
 
- The Greenhouse Gas Management Institute
- Former Member, U.S. House of Representatives
- Bureau of National Affairs
- USDA Forest Service
- Pew Center on Global Climate Change
- Chicago Climate Exchange
- IFC/World Bank
- SustainAbility
- Green Seal, Inc.
- Eco-Coach
- District of Columbia Department of Environment
- GW Department of Strategic Management & Public Policy
 
Day Two: Energy, Food and Water, Infrastructure and the Built Environment

- The Stella Group, Ltd.
- Virginia Wind Energy Collaborative
- James Madison University
- Embassy of Brazil
- GW Office of Sustainability
- Earth Policy Institute
- International Food Policy Research Institute
- U.S. Green Building Council
- DeConstruction Services, LLC
- Green Advantage
- GW Institute for Corporate Responsibility 

GW's Department of Strategic Management and Public Policy offers many environmental courses, several of which form the core of the environmental policy and management master's degree knowledge domains in the Master of Business Administration, Master of Public Policy and Master of Public Administration programs. 

GW's Institute for Corporate Responsibility's Environmental Sustainability Program studies, advances and critiques the integration of environmental issues and responses into the social and economic policies and practices of international and domestic businesses, governments and non-profit organizations through research, teaching and service. 

GW's School of Business prepares students for professional management careers. The depth and variety of its academic and professional programs, including five specialized master's programs, provide rich opportunities for students in the school's core Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration and doctoral programs. GW's undergraduate- and graduate-level international business programs rank among the world's best. 

For more information about the conference, visit www.climateactionconference.org.
For more information about GW's School of Business, visit www.business.gwu.edu.
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