Schedule - Public Affairs Conference - Missouri State University

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

2009 PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONFERENCE

Monday, April 20, 2009

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Pre-Conference

Icyizere: Hope

Special Event

Patrick Mureithi

Owner, Josiah Films

PSU Theater

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

1:30 PM - 3:15 PM

Pre-Conference

Missouri Youth and Sustainability: Engagement, Enthusiasm and Enterprise
PSU Theater

3:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Pre-Conference

Sustainability in Study Abroad

Special Event

Daniel Greenberg

Executive Director, Living Routes

PSU Theater

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

The Power of Connection

Keynote Speaker

Jessica Flannery

Co-founder, Kiva.org

Juanita K. Hammons Hall

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

9:00 AM -10:15 AM

Sustainable Development Is Not Sexy, or Is It?
PSU 313

media
Ishmael: Takers, Leavers and Choices
PSU Ballroom West

media

10:30 AM -11:45 AM

Energy in the Future: Thinking Outside the Box
PSU 313

media
Sustainability and Social Justice
PSU Ballroom West

media

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Climate Change and the Pursuit of Happiness

Plenary Speaker

Kim Stanley Robinson

Science Fiction Author

PSU Theater

media

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Sustainability, Universal Human Rights and United Nations Millennium Development Goals
PSU 313

media
Rethinking Consumerism: Why We Cannot Buy Our Way to Sustainability
PSU Ballroom West

media

3:00 PM - 4:15 PM

The Ripple from the Rock Dropped in the Economic Pond
PSU 313

media
You're Not Going to Drink That, Are You? Taking Water for Granted
PSU Ballroom West

media

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

American Creole: A New Orleans Reunion

Special Events

Michelle Benoit

Writer/Film Director

PSU Theater

Glen Pitre

Writer/Film Director

PSU Theater

7:30 PM - 8:45 PM

Act Locally and Affect the Whole World

Plenary Speaker

Chris Maser

Research Scientist

PSU Theater

media

Thursday, April 23, 2009

9:30 AM -10:45 AM

Sustainability and Risk Assessment
PSU 313

media
Feeding the World: Reductive Science vs. Community Wisdom
PSU Ballroom West

media

11:00 AM -12:15 PM

When is Economic Growth Uneconomic?
PSU 313

media
Sustainable Development with the Other Million Species in Mind
PSU Ballroom West

media

12:30 PM - 1:15 PM

Global Assessment of Vulnerability to Climate Change

Plenary Speaker

Alex de Sherbinin

Senior Research Associate, Columbia University

PSU Theater

media

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Redefining Environment

Special Event

John Francis

Planetwalker

PSU Theater

Communicating Sustainability Through Media and the Arts
PSU 313

media
Sustaining Our Humanity
PSU Ballroom West

media

3:00 PM - 4:15 PM

common sense vs. Common Sense: The Design of Communities
PSU 313

media
Social Networking and Sustainability Issues
PSU Ballroom West

media

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Inspire Well-Being

Plenary Speaker

Al Carey

President/CEO, Frito-Lay

PSU Theater

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Troubles in Paradise

Special Events

Basia Irland

Carrington Auditorium

Brian Collier

Carrington Auditorium

Vaughn Bell

Carrington Auditorium

9:00 PM -11:00 PM

Erin Brockovich

Special Event

Friday, April 24, 2009

9:00 AM -10:15 AM

No Child Left Inside
PSU 313

media
Sustainable for Whom? Understanding Sustainability Through the Lens of Less Developed Countries
PSU Ballroom West

media

10:30 AM -11:45 AM

What is the Elephant in the Room?
PSU Theater

media

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Implications of Population Changes

Plenary Speaker

Harold Hodgkinson

Retired Demographer

PSU Theater