Climate Change Conference 2007

October 20, 2007

Saturday, 12 noon-5pm
Hawthorn Room, Clark Commons
Free and open to the public.

Climate change is happening, the earth is warming. Learn how the Pacific Northwest will be affected and understand why the climate is changing and how much change can be expected. Explore sustainable ways to deal with the changes. This half-day forum features prominent Pacific Northwest scientists and policy advisors sharing their experience in understanding and dealing with a warming earth. This forum is intended for those interested in learning about climate change from those doing the research.

Co-sponsored by the Oregon Chapter of the American Meteorological Society and Marylhurst University.

12:00 - 12:30

Welcome:
Dr. Jan Dabrowski, Chair, Science and Math Department, Marylhurst University
Opening Speaker:
Dr. Nancy Wilgenbusch, President, Marylhurst University
Speaker Guidelines:
George Miller, Retired Meteorologist, Adjunct faculty, Marylhurst University

12:30 - 2:00

Making Sense of What Scientists Are Saying About Climate Change
Dr. Ron Mitchell, Political Scientist, University of Oregon

Lessons From Past Climate Change
Dr. Alan Mix, Paleoclimatologist, Oregon State University, College of Oceans and Atmospheric Sciences.

Climate Variability and Why
Dr. Christina Hulbe, Portland State University, Department of Geology

2:00 Break

2:15 - 4:15

Climate Models and Predicting the Future
Dr. Karen Shell, Professor, Oregon State University, College of Oceans and Atmospheric Sciences

Earth’s Dwindling Glaciers
Dr. Andrew Fountain, Portland State University, Department of Geology and Department of Geography

Impacts of Climate Change on the Pacific Northwest
Heather Kokorowski, University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences

Sustainability in the Face of Climate Change
Jill Sughrue, Sustain NW

4:15 - 4:45
Questions from audience

For more information or to RSVP, call Dr, Jan Dabrowski, chair of the Department of Science and Mathematics, at 503.699.6275.