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Mini Symposium 2018
May 15, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Tuesday 15 May, 2018
12:00PM – 4:00PM
Behrakis Auditorium, Jaharis Building, 150 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111
Format: 10 minutes lightning talks, 5-10 minutes Q&A
12:00 – 13:00 | Registration and Light Lunch
13:00 – 13:05 | Welcome & Remarks, Prof. Diana Chigas, Senior International Officer and Associate Provost
13:05 – 13:15 | The Science & Technology Diplomatic Circle of Boston (S&TDC), Ms. Patricia Gruver, Québec Government (representing Canada as S&TDC co-Chair)
13:15 – 13:35 | The Science Diplomacy Center: An Overview, Prof. Paul Arthur Berkman, Science Diplomacy Center
13:35 – 13:55 | Science Training Encouraging Peace – Graduate Training Program, Dr. Allen Taylor, USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
13:55 – 14:15 | Building Inclusive Dialogue on Divisive Science Issues: A Civic Science Approach, Dr. Jonathan Garlick, Sackler School of Biomedical Sciences
14:15 – 14:35 | Advancing Global Disaster Resilience through International Scientific Collaborations, Dr. Katia Kontar, Science Diplomacy Center
14:35 – 14:55 | Water & Sanitation Interventions in Low-Income and Emergency Contexts, Prof. Daniele Lantagne, Civil and Environmental Engineering
14:55 – 15:15 | The American Offshore Wind Industry: Status Update, Prof. Eric Hines, Civil and Environmental Engineering
15:15 – 15:35 | Climate Policy in Practice: What Works, What Doesn’t, and Why?, Prof. Kelly Sims Gallagher, Center for International Environment and Resource Policy
15:35 – 16:00 | Open discussion: Moving the Science Diplomacy Center Forward, Prof. Paul Arthur Berkman, Ms. Molly Douglas and Dr. Jean-Christophe Mauduit