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Business and Climate Change
Challenges and
Opportunities in a Carbon-Constrained World
February 27, 2008
Federal Reserve Bank, Houston Branch
1801 Allen Parkway
Houston, Texas 77019
The British Consulate-General, UK Trade &
Investment, Shell Oil Company, and The Climate
Group present this timely conference on how
global warming dominates corporate boardroom
discussions due to its effect on the global
economy. Numerous companies have succeeded in
reducing their carbon footprints with
strengthened operational performance and
economic productivity, and now businesses in
Texas are posed to take advantage of the
opportunities of doing business in a
carbon-constrained world.
Companies
presenting: Shell Oil Company, Dell, JPMorgan
Chase, PNM Resources, Waste Management,
Bracewell & Giuliani, SunGard, Arup, Swiss Re
and TruCost.
Registration is $149.
Government and NGO
Discount: $95.00
To register and more information please visit
http://www.hartenergyconferences.com/
or contact
Catherine Santamaria at +1(713) 659-6270 at the
British General Consulate in Houston, TX.
Intellectuals, Nationalism and
European Identity
February 29, 2008
Whitley Suite, Sterling C. Evans Library
Texas A&M University
The event is free and open to the public
For a list of speakers please visit:
http://eucenter.tamu.edu/Outreach.asp
Reform: The Next President’s Agenda
Annenberg Presidential Conference Center
College Station, Texas
March 20, 2008
This half-day conference will examine the contemporary international
environment and American national security
policy for the next presidential administration.
It will explore how threats, policies, and
strategies have changed since 2001 and how the
U.S., European, and other international security
systems have responded to changing requirements.
The
conference is cosponsored by The EU Center of
Excellence, Bush School of Government and Public
Service, Scowcroft Institute of International
Affairs, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public
Affairs, Strauss Center for International
Security and Law, Creative Associates
International, Inc., Center for the Study of the
Presidency, and the Army War College Strategic
Studies Institute.
For additional information please visit:
http://eucenter.tamu.edu/Outreach.asp
Food Safety, Nutrition, and Health:
A Transatlantic Partnership
April 17-18, 2008
Memorial Student Center, Room 292
Texas A&M University
This two day conference will address topics of
common interest to the EU and the US, like the
measurability of the various levels of food
protection, quality assurance systems, food
labeling, and the development of nutrition and
health policies.
The conference will be co-sponsored by the EU
Center of Excellence, the College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences, and the College of Veterinary
Medicine at Texas A&M University, and the Bush
Presidential Library Foundation.
The
event is free and open to the public but
registration is required.
For
more information on the conference please visit:
http://eucenter.tamu.edu/Outreach.asp
To
register please visit:
http://eucenter.tamu.edu/rsvp.asp
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