The New England Aquarium and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute announce a joint symposium on climate change and the marine environment. Climate change will have significant effects on the economy of Massachusetts and the natural environment of the Gulf of Maine. Join fellow business leaders, policy makers, elected officials and non-governmental organizations to examine the effects of climate change on coastal development, real estate, fisheries, marine mammals and other resources. Together, we will explore the implications for Massachusetts policies and priorities for the future. Keynote speakers include: Dr. Daniel Shrag, Director, Harvard University Center for the Environment; Dr. Gary Yohe, Professor of Economics, Wesleyan University, and UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Confirmed panelists include: Katherine Abbott, Director of Operations, Trustees of the Reservations; Ian Bowles, Mass. Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs; Ellen Doublas, U. Mass. Boston; Porter Hoagland, WHOI; Tom King, CEO, National Grid; Kevin Knobloch, President, Union of Concerned Scientists; Scott Kraus, VP for Research, New England Aquarium; Dick Thomas, Sr. VP, AIG; Ralph Wilmer, American Planning Association. The event is free of charge and by invitation only. To request an invitation, email Pam DiBona at pdibona@neaq.org or Vickie Cataldo at vcataldo@neaq.org.
Symposium website with presentations