Perspectives on Energy and Climate Policy Research

June 24, 2010,
1:00pm - 5:30pm

Please join us JUNE 24 at an Afternoon Symposium to honor and pay tribute to MIT Joint Program Co-Founder and Co-Director Henry D. "Jake" Jacoby, Professor of Management, MIT Sloan School of Management, and Former Director, MIT Center for Energy Policy Research. The afternoon will consist of a series of guest lectures:

  • 1:00 Professor Ronald G. Prinn, Co-Director, MIT Joint Program; Director, Center for Global Change Science
    Opening Remarks
  • 1:30 Professor William F. Pounds, Dean Emeritus, MIT Sloan School of Management
    Contributions to Energy Policy Research
  • 2:00 Assistant Professor Mort D. Webster, MIT Engineering Systems Division
    Uncertainty, Decision Making, and Climate Policy
  • 2:30 Dr. Brian P. Flannery, Exxon Mobil Corp., Environmental Policy and Planning
    A Personal Private Sector Perspective: The Role of Integrated Assessment in the Climate Policy Debate
  • 3:00 Break - Ting Foyer
  • 3:30 Dr. Paul L. Eckbo, CEO, and Dr. Arlie G. Sterling, President, Marsoft Inc.
    From Research to Practical Policy and Decision Support
  • 4:00 Associate Professor Ian Sue Wing, Boston University, Geography and Environment
    Induced Technical Change and Climate Policy
  • 4:30 Professor Martin Zimmerman, University of Michigan, Ross School of Business
    Regulating Fuel Economy: Where We've Been; Where We Are; Where We Are Going
  • 5:00 Dr. John M. Reilly, Associate Director for Research, MIT Joint Program
    Closing Remarks

We are soliciting your comments, stories, quips, reflections, etc. of your personal and professional experiences with Jake throughout his diverse and esteemed career to be incorporated into a bound volume.

Please share your experiences here or send an e-mail to fkg@mit.edu.

It will be most appreciated and a most fitting tribute.