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Road to 2015: A Pivotal Year for Sustainable Development

November 17, 2014 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Free

Columbia’s Sustainability Media Lab presents Road to 2015: A Pivotal Year for Sustainable Development, a panel discussion on the major development priorities of 2015: the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Data Revolution, Financing, and COP21. This event seeks to give the audience of an interested general public a primer on how these key moments will shape development in the coming decades.

This event will give the public the opportunity to hear from experts directly involved in shaping the post-2015 agenda. The panel discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A.

Keynote speakers:
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Minh-Thu Pham
Senior Policy Director at United Nations Foundation
Data Revolution for Sustainable Development
Eric Swanson
Director and Co-founder of Open Data Watch
Financing for Sustainable Development
Chantal Line Carpentier
New York Office Chief for the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
21st Conference of the Parties on Climate Change
Tracy Raczek 
Climate Policy Advisor for the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Change Support Team (CCST)

 
Important Details
 

RSVP is required by 11/15 for entrance if you do not have a Columbia University ID. This event is free and open to the public; RSVP is required for entry into Lerner! Please direct any questions, including press inquiries, to info@sustainabilitymedialab.com.

Please register here: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/road-to-2015-a-pivotal-year-for-sustainable-development-tickets-13904927011?aff=es2&rank=6

Directions

The event will be held in Room 555 of Lerner Hall at Columbia University. The building is located on campus, near the corner of 115th and Broadway. Take the 1 train to 116th Street Columbia University stop, enter through the main gates, and follow the arrows to the public Lerner entrance.
Detailed driving directions along with alternate transportation options and parking can be found on the Columbia University website.

 

 

 

Details

Date:
November 17, 2014
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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Organizer

Sustainability Media Lab
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Venue

Lerner Hall, Columbia University
115th and Broadway
New York, NY United States
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