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Featured Events

Thursday, October 14

Earth Institute Fellows Fall 2010 Symposium: Meeting the Challenges of Sustainable Development in a Changing World
Speakers: John C. Mutter, Director, Earth Institute Fellows Program; Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences and School of International & Public Affairs; Jeffrey D. Sachs, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development; Professor of Health Policy and Management; Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University 
Time: 2:30 to 5:00 p.m. 
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Alfred Lerner Hall, Satow Room, 5th Floor 
Contact: Office of Academic and Research Programs, ei-students@ei.columbia.edu 
Register Now

Solar-Powered Eco-City of Tomorrow
Speakers: Lawrence D. Burns, Director, Roundtable on Sustainable Mobility, The Earth Institute, Columbia University; Sydney W. Kitson, Chairman and CEO, Kitson & Partners
Time: 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. 
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, The Kraft Center, Rennert Hall, 606 West 115th Street 
Contact: Bonnie Scarborough , bscarborough@ei.columbia.edu or call (212) 851-9414 
Register Now

Center for the Study of Science and Religion Seminar: Building the Just and Beautiful City
Speaker: Dr. Mindy Fullilove, M.D. Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Clinical Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health;Co-Director, Community Research Group, NY State Psychiatric Institute and MSPH
Time: 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. 
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schapiro CEPSR Building, Davis Auditorium 
Contact: Lauren Alpert, lra2115@columbia.edu 
Web Site: http://cssr.ei.columbia.edu/?id=rsvp

This Week's Events

Monday, October 11

The Climate Challenge: Revitalizing the Debate
Speakers: Various.
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Faculty House, Third Floor 
Contact: Columbia Climate Center, climate@ei.columbia.edu or call (212) 854-2525 
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Prospects for 21st Century African Agriculture
Speakers: Kofi Annan, Former Secretary General, United Nations; Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Time: 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. 
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Low Memorial Library, The Rotunda 
Contact: The Committee on Global Thought, cgtmail@gmail.com

Tuesday, October 12

DEES Noon Balloon Lecture Series: Risks from Climate Change for New York City, and Adaptation Options
Speaker: Klaus Jacob, Senior Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Time: 12:15 to 1:00 p.m. 
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, 417 Schermerhorn Hall 
Contact: DEES, carolm@ldeo.columbia.edu

Earth Institute Practicum: Restoring Ecosystem Services in Haiti
Speakers: Marc Levy, Deputy Director, Center for International Earth Sciences Information Network (CIESIN; Co-Chair, Haiti Reconstruction Task Force, The Earth Institute, Columbia University; Alex Fischer, Program Coordinator, Center for International Earth Science Information Network, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Time: 4:20 to 6:00 p.m. 
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 102 
Contact: Annemarie Eimicke, aeimicke@ei.columbia.edu

Wednesday, October 13

DEES Thesis Proposal: Advanced Analysis of Complex Seismic Waveform to Characterize Subsurface Structure
Speaker: Tianxia Jia, Graduate Student, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University
Time: 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. 
Location: Columbia University, Lamont Campus, Gary C. Comer Geochemistry Building, First Floor Seminar Room 
Contact: Missy Pinckert, missy@ldeo.columbia.edu

Thursday, October 14

Columbia Hydrology Seminar
Speakers: Various
Time: 12:00 to 12:50 p.m. 
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Seely W Mudd Building, Room 924 
Contact: Michael Puma, mpuma@giss.nasa.gov 
Web Site: http://admin.water.columbia.edu/?id=hydrology

Earth Institute Fellows Fall 2010 Symposium: Meeting the Challenges of Sustainable Development in a Changing World
Speakers: John C. Mutter, Director, Earth Institute Fellows Program; Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences and School of International & Public Affairs; Jeffrey D. Sachs, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development; Professor of Health Policy and Management; Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University 
Time: 2:30 to 5:00 p.m. 
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Alfred Lerner Hall, Satow Room, 5th Floor 
Contact: Office of Academic and Research Programs, ei-students@ei.columbia.edu 
Register Now

Solar-Powered Eco-City of Tomorrow
Speakers: Lawrence D. Burns, Director, Roundtable on Sustainable Mobility, The Earth Institute, Columbia University; Sydney W. Kitson, Chairman and CEO, Kitson & Partners
Time: 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. 
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, The Kraft Center, Rennert Hall, 606 West 115th Street 
Contact: Bonnie Scarborough , bscarborough@ei.columbia.edu or call (212) 851-9414 
Register Now

Center for the Study of Science and Religion Seminar: Building the Just and Beautiful City
Speaker: Dr. Mindy Fullilove, M.D. Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Clinical Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health;Co-Director, Community Research Group, NY State Psychiatric Institute and MSPH
Time: 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. 
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schapiro CEPSR Building, Davis Auditorium 
Contact: Lauren Alpert, lra2115@columbia.edu 
Web Site: http://cssr.ei.columbia.edu/?id=rsvp

Friday, October 15

Columbia Water Center/Earth and Environmental Engineering Seminar: Use of Dynamic Reservoir Operations for Climate Change Adaptation
Speaker: Daniel Sheer, Founder and President of HydroLogics
Time: 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. 
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, 833 Seely W. Mudd Building 
Contact: Julia A. Hitz, jah2153@columbia.edu 
Register Now

LDEO Earth Science Colloquium: Climate Feedback Processes in Observations and Models
Speaker: Dennis L. Hartmann, Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington
Time: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. 
Location: Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Monell Building Auditorium 
Contact: Suzana Camargo, Suzana@ldeo.columbia.edu 
Web Site: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/news-events/events/colloquium/2010-2011-earth-science-colloquium-schedule

Next Week's Events

Tuesday, October 19

Earth Institute Practicum: Tropical Agriculture

Thursday, October 21

IRI Seminar: Climate, Forecast and Impacts Briefing

Friday, October 22

Columbia Water Center Seminar: Title TBA

Columbia Water Center/ Earth and Environmental Engineering Seminar: Hydrological Applications of NASA's GRACE Satellite Mission

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