This week in ESP...

[If there are events you would like to add to our weekly schedule, please send a brief description (title, date, time, and venue) to et2285@columbia.edu by 5 p.m. every Sunday.]

Tuesday, Sep 16
Original speaker canceled

Urban Design Lab for Sustainable Development (ESP Practicum)

4:00-6:00 p.m. 407 IAB

Wednesday, Sep 17

The Millennium Villages Project: Tropical Agriculture

6:00-7:00 p.m. Davis Auditorium

Thursday, Sep 18

First ESP Colloquium featuring Bill Covin and Grant Goodrich
8:00 p.m. Venue TBA (contact Leah for more information)

***Upcoming Speaker (off-campus)***

Decent Work in a Low-Carbon World (Event at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Policy on the UN Report on Green Jobs)

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

03:00 PM to 05:00 PM
20 spots available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please email Ellie to reserve a spot. We will also keep a waiting list in the event that we are able to negotiate a few more spots. An email will be sent out to notify those who have a spot.

Description:

Peter Poschen of the International Labour Organization and Michael Renner of Worldwatch Institute will present the new report Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low-Carbon World, released at UN Headquarters in New York on September 24, 2008.

With commentary by: Sean Sweeney of Cornell University; Jill Kubit of Cornell University; Norine Kennedy of the U.S. Council for International Business; and Heather Grady of Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative. Moderated by Devin Stewart of Carnegie Council.

Speakers: Heather Grady, Peter Poschen, Michael Renner, Devin T. Stewart

Location:

Global Policy Innovations

Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs

170 East 64th Street (between Lexington and Third Ave.)

New York, NY 10065-7478

Welcome!

Dear MPA-ESP'09,

Welcome to our class blog!

This multipurpose site is created to serve as a bulletin board for latest class events, an interactive forum to share interesting thoughts and articles, and a "sustainable" way to keep in touch.

The MPA-ESP Government is seeking guest speakers and planning events based on your interests and requests. Individual speaker series, panels nights featuring environmental professionals, and career events will be held in the future. Please look out for the weekly email newsletter, "This Week in ESP..." for regular updates of our event schedule! Instead of flooding your email accounts, your Student Government will communicate with the class here from now on. I strongly encourage you to check this blog regularly for information.

Lastly, please take advantage of the blog features. Feel free to correct any errors in updates and also comment on our fellow classmates' blog entries. Of course, courtesy and respect in the use of language is always appreciated.

Blog away!

Yours,
Ellie
Student Government Corresponding Secretary