Make your plan to drop in on the 75th Conference on World Affairs April 12鈥�14, where this year worldwide experts, including CU Boulder faculty, will offer a range of opinions and solutions to the global climate crisis. All events are free and open to the public.
Choose from more than 25 panels that explore the climate鈥檚 impact on urban planning, employment, food production and other aspects of daily life. Panelists will also consider how journalism and the arts affect public perception of a changing climate, ways people听can help听and much more.听
The full schedule of sessions is available, but see below for five sessions you definitely don鈥檛 want to miss.
April 12: James Balog keynote
听3鈥�4:30 p.m. 听Macky Auditorium
Keynote address by James Balog, a global environment photographer, mountaineer and CU Boulder alumnus. Includes a Q&A session monitored by Jennifer Balch, director of CU Boulder鈥檚 Environmental Data Science Innovation & Inclusion Lab.听
April 13: Rose Marcario keynote
听5:30鈥�6:30 p.m. 听Macky Auditorium
Keynote address with Chancellor Phil DiStefano and former Patagonia CEO Rose Marcario, Marcariowill join Chancellor DiStefano to discuss the global impact large corporations have on the planet.听
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April 14: Right Here, Right Now Boulder Impact Forum
听3鈥�4:30 p.m.听听UMC Center Ballroom
This forum will bring together distinguished panelists from the United Nations, state of Colorado, city of Boulder and CU Boulder to discuss the obligations and actions states, local governments, education, businesses and individuals must take to address climate change.
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