Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
The USGBC Central Texas – Balcones Chapter presents the next in its lecture series featuring Helen Plume, climate change expert from New Zealand.
Attendees at the event will have the opportunity to meet Helen Plume at a reception after the lecture. A tour of the Austin Convention Center’s LEED retrofitting activities will be provided prior to the event, starting at 5:30 p.m.
Ticket Prices – includes Reception & Tour
$35 member
$50 non-member
$17.50 student
* Registration also available at the door
Location:
Austin Convention Center Ballroom B
500 East Cesar Chavez Street
Austin, TX 78701
Parking: Street parking or available at Austin Convention Center Garage on Brazos at 2nd street @ $7.00
Speaker Profile:
Mrs. Plume is a principal analyst in the Climate and Risk Directorate at the Ministry for the Environment in Wellington, New Zealand, where she has been instrumental in building the reputation for leadership on climate change that New Zealand holds in the world today. She has just completed a two year term as Chair of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. In 2009, Mrs. Plume participated in the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen where her committee covered a broad agenda of areas such as adaptation to the impacts of climate change, technology transfer, deforestation, research, and methodologies for greenhouse gas inventories.
Sponsorships: Contact: Mike Krentz (512-963-4778 c) or Drew Sloat (512-673-2051) to explore sponsorship opportunities.
Event sponsor: Austin Convention Center
