| December 4, 2008 |
The Heinz Center Board of Trustees holds its annual dinner in Washington, D.C. |
| October 26, 2008 |
Thomas Lovejoy addresses leaders at the World Bank, the United Nations Development Program and the United Nations Environment Program about the state of the world environment |
| October 20 - 22, 2008 |
Soil and Water Conservation Society Conference “Farming With Grass: Achieving Sustainable Mixed Agricultural Landscapes in Grasslands Environments” features Dennis Ojima as a lead speaker on assessment tools for monitoring and predicting changes and to support scenario analyses of alternatives and tradeoffs |
| September 25, 2008 |
Thomas Lovejoy receives the “Spirit of Defenders Award for Science” from Defenders of Wildlife at their Annual Dinner |
| September 18, 2008 |
Thomas Lovejoy presents keynote address at the Pacific Forest Trust’s annual “Forest Fete” in San Francisco |
| September 5-8, 2008 |
Bob Corell travels to Greenland with the Tallberg Foundation |
| August 23, 2008 |
The University of Colorado’s series “Meeting the Global Energy and Climate Challenge” features Thomas Lovejoy as speaker |
| August 11 - 15, 2008 |
Jonathan Mawdsley completes fieldwork on a comprehensive survey for rare tiger beetles at the Brookhaven National Laboratory. This is the first study of tiger beetles in the Long Island pine barrens ecosystem. Support for this work has been provided by the U. S. Department of Energy |
| August 3-8, 2008 |
The Heinz Center participates in the Ecological Society of America’s annual conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| July 31, 2008 |
The Heinz Center Board of Trustees meets in Washington, D.C. |
| July 17-23, 2008 |
Heinz Center co-sponsors the “Bioenergy and Earth System Sustainability” meeting in Piracicaba, Brazil, organized by the Earth Systems Science Partnership’s Global Carbon Project |
| July 9-19, 2008 |
Thomas Lovejoy and Bob Corell participate in the “Arctic Expedition for Climate Action,” sponsored by National Geographic, the Aspen Institute and Lindblad Expeditions |
| July 4-14, 2008 |
Dennis Ojima travels to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to do field-work on mountain regions in the area |
| July 1, 2008 |
The Presidential Climate Action Project (PCAP) features Bob Corell as a panel discussant for the Presidential Advisors National Security Briefing Roundtable, exploring the latest climate science and its implications for national security. |
| June 29-July 1, 2008 |
Thomas Lovejoy attends United Nations Environment Program meetings in Nairobi |
| June 28-July 4, 2008 |
Dennis Ojima attends the International Grasslands Congress & International Rangelands Congress 2008 annual conference in Hohhot, China. His panel discusses how climate change is affecting grasslands and rangelands, and those that depend on the lands for their livelihood. |
| June 26, 2008 |
Anne Marsh participates in the Sustainable Water Resources Roundtable |
| June 26, 2008 |
“The American Response to Climate Change” conference in Tupper Lake, New York features Thomas Lovejoy and John Holdren as joint keynote speakers |
| June 25-26, 2008 |
Dennis Ojima participates in a meeting of the Clinton Foundation’s “Carbon Measurement Coalition” at Google headquarters |
| June 25-29, 2008 |
Bob Corell travels to Sweden to participate in "How on earth can we live together? In search of the common sense" the 2008 Tällberg Annual Forum |
| June 23, 2008 |
The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Climate Service Meeting in Vail, Colorado features Thomas Lovejoy as a speaker |
| June 23, 2008 |
Thomas Lovejoy address the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s Science Advisory Board in Vail, Colorado |
| June 23, 2008 |
The Heinz Center welcomes Douglas Black, Director of Finance and Administration |
| June 19, 2008 |
Christine Negra briefs representatives of the American Petroleum Institute on State of the Nation’s Ecosystems 2008 |
| June 18, 2008 |
The Smithsonian Institute’s “Climate Change: Changing Health Patterns” event at the National Press Club features Bob Corell as panelist |
| June 18, 2008 |
Thomas Lovejoy addresses the Environet group at
White Oak Conservation Center in Yulee, Florida |
| June 17, 2008 |
Bob Corell participates in the National Research Council’s Climate Change Decision Support Panel |
| June 17, 2008 |
The Heinz Center releases “State of the Nation’s Ecosystems 2008” |
| June 11-12, 2008 |
The Insurance Information Institute’s Catastrophe Modeling Forum in New York features Christophe Tulou as speaker |
| June 9, 2008 |
California Academy of Sciences features Thomas Lovejoy as lecturer |
| June 6, 2008 |
At the Yale University Class of 1963 45th reunion Thomas Lovejoy presents “Climate Change: Prospects for Nature” |
| June 6, 2008 |
Christophe Tulou participates in a NOAA Constituent Roundtable to discuss issues of significance to the National Ocean Service |
| June 5, 2008 |
The United States Department of State World Environment Day briefing on renewable energy includes Bob Corell and Dennis Ojima as panelists. |
| June 4, 2008 |
The Arctic Parliamentarians feature Bob Corell as the keynote at their meeting in New York City |
| June 3-5, 2008 |
Bob Corell and Dennis Ojima participate in the U. S. Department of Interior’s Climate Change Workshop in Boston, Massachusetts |
| June 2-June 13, 2008 |
The State of the Nation’s Ecosystems 2008 conducts pre-release briefings with congressional and agency staff, foundations and businesses in advance of the June 17 report publication |
| June 2, 2008 |
Bob Corell is a panelist for “Challenges at the Top of the World,” a Capitol Hill briefing on the Arctic hosted by World Wildlife Fund and Alaska Wilderness League |
| May 29, 2008 |
Dennis Ojima participates in Battelle Global Energy Technology Strategy Program meetings |
| May 28, 2008 |
The Heinz Center hosts Ecologic – Institute for International and European Environmental Policy, for a meeting on “Arctic Transform: Transatlantic Policy Options for Supporting Adaptations in the Marine Arctic” |
| May 27-30, 2008 |
Bob Corell participates in Global Energy Assessment meetings in Lund, Sweden |
| May 27, 2008 |
Dennis Ojima participates in the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy’s “2008 Conservation Leadership Dialogue on Conservation and Climate Change: Building a Framework for Adaptive Management” |
| May 23-28, 2008 |
Thomas Lovejoy hosts Heinz Center Trustees and guests at his “Camp 41” in the Amazon |
| May 23, 2008 |
Dennis Ojima serves as a panelist at the United States Department of State World Environment Day briefing on adaptation and disaster mitigation. |
| May 21-26, 2008 |
Bob Corell travels to Greenland for a learning journey with the Tallberg Foundation |
| May 21-22, 2008 |
Dennis Ojima participates in the National Research Council’s meeting of the Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change |
| May 19, 2008 |
Carnegie Mellon University Student Joins the Heinz Center as Summer Fellow |
| May 12-15, 2008 |
Robert Corell participates in the National Academy of Science’s “Strategies and Methods for Climate-Related Decision Support” meeting in Irvine, California |
| May 12-14, 2008 |
Dennis Ojima participates in U.S.D.A. Agricultural Research Service meetings in Denver, Colorado |
| May 7, 2008 |
Bob Corell lectures at the University of Colorado, Boulder |
| May 6, 2008 |
The Academy of Natural Sciences’ Town Square Forum features Thomas Lovejoy as speaker |
| May 8, 2008 |
The Consortium for Ocean Leadership elects Bob Corell Trustee |
| May 7, 2008 |
Heinz Center and Ceres announce partnership on “Resilient Coasts” Project |
| May 6, 2008 |
The Rocky Mountain Institute features Bob Corell as speaker in Boulder, Colorado |
| May 5, 2008 |
Robin O’Malley speaks at the 2008 National Clean Water Policy Forum |
| May 4-9, 2008 |
Dennis Ojima travels to Cape Town, South Africa to participate in the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme Annual Congress “Sustainable Livelihoods in a Changing Earth System” |
| May 4, 2008 |
University of Alaska awards Bob Corell an Honorary Degree |
| April 28-30, 2008 |
Dennis Ojima participates in the NASA Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems Joint Science Workshop |
| April 28, 2008 |
Christophe Tulou moderates
the insurance program meeting at the Ceres annual conference in Boston |
| April 22, 2008 |
Montgomery College’s Green Club features Bob Corell as the keynote speaker at their Earth Day event |
| April 21-23, 2008 |
Dennis Ojima participates in the Monsoon Asia Regional Integrated Study’s (MAIRS) International Workshop on Anthropogenic Impacts on Asian Monsoon held at the Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, in Nanjing, China |
| April 19, 2008 |
The Sixth Annual Larson-Allmaras
Lecture at the University of Minnesota features Robin O’Malley along with Bob
Stewart of the University of Texas |
| April
18, 2008 |
Earth Day celebrations at the Museum of the Earth in Ithaca, New York, feature Thomas Lovejoy as keynote speaker |
| April 17-18, 2008 |
Robert Corell participates in the National Academy of Science’s Climate Forum |
| April 15-16, 2008 |
Robert Corell participates in the Wharton School’s First Annual Conference on Business and the Environment, organized by the Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership |
| April 9, 2008 |
The Heinz Center hosts an adaptation working group of agency representatives and non-profit organizations |
| April 8, 2008 |
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service features Robin O’Malley as their luncheon speaker |
| April 3, 2008 |
Christophe Tulou participates in the National Academy of Science’s Disasters Roundtable workshop on climate change and disaster |
| March 27, 2008 |
The Heinz Center hosts international scholars from the Global Environment Program of Brown University’s Watson Institute for International Studies |
| March 26, 2008 |
Dennis Ojima moderates a panel entitled “Clean and Renewable Energy” for a Colorado State University event in New York City |
| March 21, 2008 |
The University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada features Thomas Lovejoy as the keynote speaker at its annual Kenneth Hammond Lecture Series |
| March 20, 2008 |
The Heinz Center Board of Trustees holds its first meeting of 2008 |
| March 16-19, 2008 |
Christophe Tulou and Dennis Ojima participate in strategy meetings co-hosted by the Rockefeller and Clinton Foundations in Bellagio, Italy |
| March 14, 2008 |
The Heinz Center hosts a briefing for the Global Energy Assessment |
| March 13-14, 2008 |
Thomas Lovejoy and Dennis Ojima participate in the national Academies of Science Summit “America’s Energy Future” |
| March 13, 2008 |
The Heinz Center hosts a briefing for Dr. Chris West, Director of the United Kingdom’s Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) |
| March 12, 2008 |
The World Bank hosts a forum on adaptation to climate change featuring Dennis Ojima as one of the keynote speakers |
| March 12, 2008 |
The Brookhaven National Laboratory features Thomas Lovejoy as a speaker |
| March 13-14, 2008 |
Thomas Lovejoy and Dennis Ojima participate in the National Academies of Science conference “America's Energy Future: Technology Opportunities, Risks, and Tradeoffs” |
| March 11, 2008 |
Johns Hopkins University Foreign Affairs Symposium "Energy Conservation and
Sustainability: The Impending Climate Crisis" features Thomas Lovejoy;
Terry Maple, President of the Palm Beach Zoo; and Scott Brown, CEO of New
Energy Capital Corp |
| March 10, 2008 |
Heinz Center co-sponsors biofuels conference |
| March 8,
2008 |
New Jersey Land Conservation Foundation features
Thomas Lovejoy as keynote at the 12th annual New Jersey Land conservation Rally |
| March 5-7, 2008 |
The Heinz Center convenes wildlife experts in Reno, Nevada for a workshop with the Nevada Department of Wildlife |
| February
29, 2008 |
The
Pinchot Institute for Conservation forum on adaptation on federal lands
features Robin O’Malley as a speaker |
| February 25-29, 2008 |
Heinz Center co-sponsors Climate Change and Biodiversity in the Americas conference |
| February 14, 2008 |
Thomas Lovejoy testifies before the Senate Select Committee on Climate Change |
| February 14, 2008 |
Christophe Tulou
participates in the 2008 “Investor Summit on Climate Risk,” a cooperative
effort of Ceres, the United Nations Foundation, and the U. N. Fund for
International Partnerships, held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York
City |
| February 8, 2008 |
Robert Corell addresses
the National Science Foundation’s working group on sustainable energy |
| February 6-8, 2008 |
Dennis Ojima attends the Tyndall Center Adaptation Conference “Living
with Climate Change: Are there limits to adaptation?” at the Royal Geographic
Society in London, England |
| February 5-6, 2008 |
Thomas Lovejoy chairs
the review committee of the United States Department of Agriculture’s
assessment of climate change impacts |
| January 31, 2008 |
Arizona State University’s
Wrigley Lecture Series on Sustainability features Thomas Lovejoy and Peter
Crane, University of Chicago, addressing “The Future of Biodiversity” |
| January 29, 2008 |
Thomas Lovejoy among scientists who address the impacts of climate change on wildlife and
their habitats at the Capitol and National Press Club |
| January 17, 2008 |
Robert Corell receives lifetime achievement award |
| January 17, 2008 |
Heinz Center hosts three sessions at the NCSE annual conference |
| January 15, 2008 |
The
Heinz Center co-hosts a Climate Adaptation Strategy Meeting with the Doris Duke
Charitable Foundation, the Kendall Foundation, and the Wilburforce Foundation |
| January 14-15, 2008 |
Robert Corell
participates in a GE Stakeholder Forum in Washington, D.C. |
| January 8, 2008 |
The Environmental
Reporting Program hosts "Climate
Change and Ecosystems: Toward a National System for Monitoring and
Reporting," the second in a series of adaptation working meetings with senior managers and
scientists from federal agencies |
| January 7-8, 2008 |
Robert Corell chairs
the National Research Council’s Climate Change Decision Support Panel at the
National Academies of Science |
| December 19, 2007 |
Dennis Ojima presents on
"Land use analysis affecting trace gas emissions using ecosystem based modeling approaches" to the
Joint Global Change Research Institute at the University of Maryland |
| December 18, 2007 |
The Environmental Reporting Program hosts a workshop on “Climate
Change and Ecosystems: Toward a National System for Monitoring
and Reporting,” organized with the National Climate Change Science Program |
| December 17, 2007 |
Robert Corell travels to Amsterdam to testify
before the Ministry of Environment and the Minister of Foreign Affairs over the
future of their Polar research programs |
| December 12 – 14, 2007 |
Dennis Ojima, Christine Negra and Ariane de Bremond participate in
the American Geophysical Union’s annual fall conference in San
Francisco, California. The Heinz Center Global Change Program co-hosts several sessions on Ecothresholds, and a session
on “Adaptation Strategies for Global Environmental Change.” The Environmental
Reporting Program hosts a session on “Ecological Indicators and Monitoring
Systems.” |
| December 10 – 12, 2007 |
Robert Corell attends the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremonies
in Oslo, Norway; Heinz Center
Trustees and Staff among recipients |
| December 6, 2007 |
Heinz
Center Board of Trustees Elects Four New Members |
| December 6, 2007 |
The
Heinz Center holds its annual dinner in Washington, D.C. |
| December 4-6, 2007 |
Robert Corell participates in the National
Park Service’s Pacific West & Alaska Region 2008 General Conference in San Diego, California, where he
presents a plenary session on Climate Change and Implications for National
Parks |
| November 27, 2007 |
The Heinz Center hosts International Environment and Development students from American University |
| November 4-6, 2007 |
Robert Corell participates
in the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s “Data and
Information for a Changing Climate: A Conference for Public and Private Users,”
in Asheville, North Carolina. He addresses an evening program on November 4
with a talk entitled, “Arctic Research: A Global Challenge,” and chairs the
Energy Working Group during the meeting. |
| November 3, 2007 |
Dennis Ojima
participates in the Power Shift 2007 Summit, a national youth summit focused on
dealing with climate change, at the University of Maryland, College Park |
| November 1, 2007 |
The Princeton Garden Club
features Thomas Lovejoy as their program speaker |
| November 2007 |
Jonathan
Mawdsley conducts field research in South Africa with a Smithsonian Institution research
project |
| October 22 – 26, 2007 |
Dennis Ojima
travels to Copenhagen for the Global Land Project Scientific Steering
Committee Meeting |
| October 22, 2007 |
The Second Annual North
Carolina State Nobel Laureate Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Distinguished Lecture on
Global Service to Society and Environment features Thomas Lovejoy and his
“Climate Change: Prospects for Nature” presentation |
| October
16, 2007 |
The Heinz Center hosts a joint briefing
with Purdue University featuring Dr. Kevin Gurney, Associate Director, Purdue Climate
Change Research Center and Dennis Ojima, discussing greenhouse gas emission “footprinting”
on multiple scales as well as the Global Energy Assessment |
| October 1, 2007 |
Dennis Ojima co-authors study on energy prices and biofuels in the Great Plains published in BioScience |
| September 20, 2007 |
The
Environmental and Energy Study Institute hosts a briefing on Capitol Hill featuring
the EcoThresholds Project |
| September 16 – 18, 2007 |
Heinz Center
Business Council hosts a Sustainability Retreat on Lake Erie |
| September
14 – 20, 2007 |
Dennis Ojima attends the Northern Eurasia Earth Science Partnership
Initiative’s Regional Science Team Meeting on
Drylands in Urumqi, China |
| September 11 – 13, 2007 |
Dennis Ojima
attends the U.S.-China Workshop on Environmental Aspects of Bioenergy Production
and Sustainability at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
| September
5 – 13, 2007 |
Bob Corell participates in the symposium “The Arctic: Mirror of Life” hosted in Greenland by Religion, Science,
and the Environments |
