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 Teach-In: Wednesday, January 30
 Time: 8:30-9:30 am
Session Room Panel Title/Presentation Title Presenter
 Plenary  Ballroom  Opening Plenary  
    The Science of Climate Change Mike Savarese
    Download Science of Climate Change presentation   
Time: 9:30-10:45 am
Session Room Panel Title/Presentation Title Presenter
 1A  SU 213  The Politics and Culture of Climate Change  
     Climate Change and Human Rights Rick Coughlin
     Download Climate Change presentation
     Can We "Enlighten" Energy Policy in Response to Climate Change? Roberta Walsh
     Bangladesh and Climate Change Mushfiq Swaleheen
     Political Change and Climate Change: Are we there yet? Peter Bergerson
       
 1B  SU 214  FGCU, Climate Change and Sustainability  
     FGCU and the President's Climate Commitment Lewis Johnson
     Download FGCU and the President's Climate Commitment presentation  
     Enhancing Curriculum to Develop Ecological Literacy Mary Ann Zager
     Download Enhancing Curriculum presentation  
     The Campus Naturalist Program: Connecting Students to the Wild Side of Nature Sarah Davis
     Greening the Scientific Meeting and Greening the Science Lab Joseph Kakareka
       
Time: 11:00-12:15 pm
Session Room Panel Title/Presentation Title Presenter
 2A  SU 213  Creating Modern Parables for Climate Change Solutions  
     Science Fiction and the Rhetoric of Meat Envy Eric Otto
     Narratives, Parables, and Stories that Promote Change Maria Roca
     Performances that Affect Change Sachiko Tankei-Aminian
     Ignoring Future Generations: Climate Change, Intergenerational Equity, and the Earth Charter Peter Blaze Corcoran
       
 2B  SU 214  Growing Sustainable / Growing Sustainable Communities  
     Growing Organic Vegetables in SW Florida Gerry Segal
     Meditative Thinking and the Environment Kevin Aho
     Green Design and Babcock Ranch Laurie Coventry-Payne
       
Time: 12:30-1:45 pm
Session Room Panel Title/Presentation Title Presenter
 3A  SU 213  Health, Policy, and Climate Change  
     The "Hamburgerization" of the Forest: The Dilemma of Developing Economies Joe Cudjoe
     Health, Disease and Climate Change Sharon Bevins
     The Efficacy of Carbon Offsets in Reducing Carbon Emissions Christine Andrews
     Download Efficacy of Carbon Offsets presentation  
 3B  SU 214  Through the Eyes of an Artist  
     Teaching Climate Change to Children Rosie Emery
     20th-Century Earth Works Reconsidered: Art Empowering or Destroying the Landscape? Morgan T. Paine
     A Potter Looks at the Earth Patricia Fay
       
Time: 2:00-3:15 pm
Session Room Panel Title/Presentation Title Presenter
 4A  SU 213  Connecting Outside: Climate Change, Health, and Our Communities  
     No Child Left Inside and Nature Deficit Disorder Larry Byrnes
     Citizen Participation & Climate Change Carolyn Gray
     The Burning of Fossil Fuels: A Plants Perspective Brian Bovard
     Skiing, Health, and the Loss of Snow Cover Tom Bevins
       
Time: 2:00-2:30 pm
Session Room Panel Title/Presentation Title Presenter
 4B  SU 214  The Drama of Climate Change  
     From The Living Blog: Apocalypse Barry Cavin
       
Time: 3:30-4:45 pm
Session Room Panel Title/Presentation Title Presenter
 5  SU 213  Climate Change and Our Local and Global Environment  
     Everglades Restoration and Sea Level Rise David Green
     Sea Level Rise's Current and Future Effects on SW FL's Coasts Mike Savarese
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     First to Go? The Drowning of South Pacific Island Nations, Cultures, and Languages Peter Blaze Corcoran
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     The Effects of Climate Change on Mangroves Win Everham
 

 Green Democracy: Wednesday, January 30

Time: 5:30-7:00 pm 
 Room  Panelists
 Student Union Ballroom   The Green Democracy event will include: Rep. Gary Aubuchon, Rep. Matt Hudson, Commissioner Brian Bigelow, Commissioner Frank Mann, Rep. Garrett Richter, Sen. Burt L. Saunders, and Rep. Nick Thompson.
 

 2% Solution: Wednesday, January 30

 Time: 8:00-9:30 pm
 Room  Live Off-site Webcast Panelists
 Student Union Ballroom  This interactive webcast will feature: Stephen Schneider (Stanford University climate scientist), Hunter Lovins (sustainability expert), and Van Jones (green jobs pioneer).
 

 Climate Change and the Sunshine State: Thursday, January 31

 Time: 7:30-9:00 pm
 Room  Presenter/Presentation
  Student Union Ballroom  Don Miller, with the Climate Project "Climate Change and the Sunshine State," based on Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth

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