The Portland State University Alumni Association & Institute for Sustainable Solutions invite you to lunch and a symposium on climate change in the Pacific Northwest. The symposium will feature short, dynamic presentations by PSU professors, alumni, and partners who are on the cutting edge of understanding and responding to the challenges of climate change in the Northwest. You will be invited to ask questions and offer your own thoughts.
Admission to the Asian Art Museum is included, you will recieve your museum ticket when you check-in at the event.
Space is limited.
Early registration: $20 (until Feb. 15)
Regular registration: $50 (after Feb. 15)
Parking is FREE in Volunteer Park!
Speakers:
Transportation infrastructure for our changing climate
—Lynn Peterson, Former Washington State Secretary of Transportation & PSU Alumna
Small and cool: How small infill homes could decrease greenhouse gases and increase housing choices in the Northwest
—Sergio Palleroni, Director of PSU’s Center for Public Interest Design and Professor of Architecture
Working up a sweat over climate change: Feeling the heat and sea level rise in the Northwest’s cities
—Mary Ann Rozance, PhD Candidate in Urban Studies and Planning
Exploring climate change-driven migration in the Pacific Northwest
—Jason Jurjevich, Assistant Director of PSU’s Population Research Center and Assistant Professor of Urban Studies and Planning