As GCCW is now only 4 DAYS AWAY, we are going to start snapshotting some of the events being run around the world.
The University of Wollongong has 12 events over the week. You can take a look at them below.
Also just a reminder, keep tweeting and sharing via facebook the events and activities that you are organising. We love to hear from you, and over the next few days we hope to publish updates that showcase them too.
WOLLONGONG EVENTS
Monday 19 October6pm-7:30pmBld 67.104 |
GCCW Launch with Australian economist and former federal leader of the Liberal Party, John Hewson (ANU): ‘Are we risking a climate induced GFC?’More information and registration
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Tuesday 20 October8am-9.30amInnovation Campus |
Breakfast Event with Dan Daly (UOW) on the Sustainable Buildings Research Centre; Tom Hunt (UOW) on ‘What difference can I make, without it costing the earth?’; Helen Hasan (UOW) on ‘Greening of IT, Greening by IT’ |
Tuesday 20 October2.30pm-3.30pmBld 20.3 |
The Hon. Justice Brian J Preston SC, Chief Judge of the Land and Environment Court in New South Wales, will speak about ‘Mapping Climate Change Adjudication’ (organised by UOW School of Law)More information and registration |
Tuesday 20 October6pm-8pmBeaton Park Tennis Club |
Q&A forum on Climate Change with Sarah Wright (UOW); Andy Davis (UOW), who examines human impacts on natural systems; physics lecturer George Takacs (UOW); climate scientist Helen McGregor (UOW); Brian Andrew (UOW), a Professor of accounting who researches carbon pricing; and Chris Gibson (UOW)More information and registration |
Wednesday 21 October11am-2pmMcKinnon Lawn |
People Powering Change: How to get your commuting emissions down and much more (presented by the UOW Environmental & Sustainability Initiatives Unit) |
Wednesday 21 October4.30pm – 6pmBld 20.3 |
Panel on Climate Change and Food Security with: Adelaide Haynes (Oxfam); Tim DiMuzio (UOW, lecturer in international relations and public policy); and Sandra McCarthy (former Mayor of Kiama) (organised by the Australian Youth Climate Coalition)More information and registration |
Thursday 22 Octoberfrom 1.30pmBld 25.128 |
Climate Change Adaptation with Mona Hymel from the University of Arizona (organised by UOW School of Law) |
Thursday 22 October6pm-9pmWollongong Town Hall |
Wollongong City Council Panel on Climate Change: panelists include Climate Councillor Lesley Hughes (Macquarie University); coastal geomorphologist Colin Woodroffe (UOW); Kerrylee Rogers (UOW); and Helen McGregor, a climate scientist based at UOWMore information and registration |
Friday 23 October1.30pm-3pmBld 20.3 |
Seminar: Women and Climate Change, with Mehreen Faruqi (Green Party); Sharon Robinson (UOW); Melissa Haswell-Elkins (UNSW); and Ella Weisbrot (AYCC) (organised by the Australian Youth Climate Coalition and FEMSOC)More information and registration |
Friday 23rd Octoberfrom 6pmBld 20.3 |
Film screening: Merchants of doubt, a film inspired by the book by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway (organised by the Australian Youth Climate Coalition and the Wollongong Climate Action Network) |
Fore more details see https://www.facebook.com/gccwatuow/events?