Conference Schedule
"Folsom Dam, the source of water for about 500,000 Sacramento-area residents, is at just 18 percent of capacity,
prompting officials to reduce flows into the American River." - Sacramento Bee | Photo: Robert Couse-Baker, Flickr
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- Student Conference Schedule (PDF)
Sunday October 4, 2015
- 3:00 p.m.: Scholars arrive in San Luis Obispo
- 5:00 p.m.: Official Launch with Dinner for UNU guests (President, Provost, and Deans invited)
- 7:00 p.m.: Keynote address: "The California Drought: A Tale of Two Disasters"
Dr. David Wrathall, United Nations University-Institute for Environment and Human Security
Spanos Theatre
Monday October 5, 2015
Day 1: Themes, Definitions, and Directions
Objective: Defining key themes Drought history and its consequences
- 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Meet and greet with faculty, staff, students and panelists
- 12:00-1:30 p.m.: Lunch
- 1:30-2:00 p.m.: Session 1
Welcome and Opening Remarks — Introduction to topic of disaster by drought
KTGY Gallery (Bldg. 21, Rm. 105b)
- 2:00-3:30 p.m.: Session 2
Drought in California Panel: Hydrological and Ecological Dimensions
KTGY Gallery (Bldg. 21, Rm. 105b)- Moderator: Hunter Francis, Director, Center for Sustainability, Cal Poly
- Christopher Surfleet, Associate Professor, National Resources Management & Environmental Sciences, Cal Poly
- Timothy LaSalle, Professor Emeritus, College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Scence, Cal Poly
- Renata Brillinger, Executive DirectorCalifornia Climate and Agriculture Network
- 3:30-4:00 p.m.: Break
- 4:00-5:30 p.m.: Session 3 and Session 4
Session 3: Drought in California Panel: Planning and Policy
Simpson Strong-Tie Lab Mezzanine, Bldg. 187- Moderator: William Siembieda, Professor, City & Regional Planning,
Cal Poly - Kenneth Topping, Senior Advisor, California State Hazard Mitigation Plan
- David Drexler, Digital Initiatives Librarian, California State University, Fresno
- Chandra Slaven, Planning/Regulations Senior Planner, Revell Coastal
- David Conn, Professor Emeritus, City & Regional Planning, Cal Poly
KTGY Gallery (Bldg. 21, Rm. 105B)- Moderator: Gregg Fiegel, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Cal Poly
- Eileen M. White, Manager of Operations, East Bay Municipal Utility District
- Dane A. Mathis, Supervising Engineering Geologist, California Department of Water Resources
- Eric Owens, Technical Resource Manager, West Basin Municipal Water District
- Moderator: William Siembieda, Professor, City & Regional Planning,
- 5:30-6:00 p.m.: Break
- 6:00-7:30 p.m.: Session 5 and Session 6
Session 5: Cal Poly and the Drought
Simpson Strong-Tie Lab Mezzanine, Bldg. 187- Moderator: Ian Woertz, Chief Operating Officer, MicroBio Engineering Inc.
- Jesse Gibson, Empower Poly Coalition
- Eric Veium, Energy & Sustainability Analyst, Cal Poly
KTGY Gallery (Bldg. 21, Rm. 105 B)- Moderator: Julie Koppel Maldonado
- Darcie Houck, Partner, Fredericks, Peebles & Morgan LLP
- Christina Greene, Ph.D. Candidate, Geography, University of Arizona
- Maritza Yanez, Student/Field Worker, Cal Poly
Tuesday October 6th, 2015
Day 2: Designing Projects
Objective: Create research agendas and visit drought-affected locations
- 2:30-3:00 p.m.: Opening Remarks
- 4:00-5:30 p.m. UNU panels 1 and 2
- UNU Panel: Slow Change and Livelihoods
Simpson Strong-Tie Lab Mezzanine, Bldg. 187- Raphael Nawrotzki, Postdoctoral Associate, University of Minnesota Population Center
- Julie Maldonado, Researcher and Organizer, Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network
- Christian Barhelt, Project Manager, MunichRe Foundation (Germany)
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Sarah Henley-Shepard, Disaster Preparedness & Risk Reduction Director, Americares
- UNU Panel 2: Climate as a compounding factor: Inequality, Poverty, Marginality
KTGY Gallery (Bldg. 21, Rm. 105b)- Diana Contreras, Lecturer, UNIGIS América Latina (Austria)
- Md. Ashique Rahman, Provost's Postdoctoral Scholar, University of South Florida
- Malashree Bhargava, Natural Disaster Risk Consultant, GiZ (Afghanistan)
- UNU Panel: Slow Change and Livelihoods
- 5:30-6:00 p.m.: Break
- 6:00-7:30 p.m. UNU panels 3 and 4
- UNU Panel 3: Ecosystem and Livelihood Resilience
Berg Gallery (Bldg. 5, Rm. 105)- David Wrathall, Associate Academic Officer, United Nations University-EHS (Germany)
- Kees Van der Geest, Associate Academic Officer, United Nations University-EHS (Germany)
- Christ Lawless, Lecturer, Applied Social Sciences, Durham University (UK)
- UNU Panel 4: Identifying and Scaling Up Effective Livelihood and Climate Resilience Interventions
KTGY Gallery (Bldg. 21, Rm. 105B)- Laura Olson, Senior Consultant, United Nations Development Programme
- Vivek Prasad, Assistant Professor, Sociology, George Mason University
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Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, Gibika Project Manager, United Nations University-EHS (Bangladesh)
- UNU Panel 3: Ecosystem and Livelihood Resilience
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Wednesday October 7th, 2015
Day 3: Project Development and Second “Learn by Doing” Field Trip
Objective: Develop projects and understand the consequences of drought on agriculture
- 9:00-9:15 a.m.: Opening Remarks
Kennedy Library Atrium
- 9:15-10:00 a.m.: UNU scholars and Q & A with students. This will be an open event.
Kennedy Library Atrium
- 10:00-10:30 a.m.: Break with students
- 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Awareness Gallery and Poster Presentations with student Groups and Clubs at Kennedy Library
Kennedy Library 1st Floor
- 12:00-1:00 p.m.: Lunch with Students
- 1:00-5:00 p.m.: Session 3: “Learn by Doing” Field Trip to Cal Poly Agriculture Fields and Ancient Peaks Vineyards. This event is open only to conference participants.
Thursday October 8th, 2015
Day 4: Vulnerability and Agency-Discussions on Strategies of Livelihood Resilience
- 9:00-9:15 a.m.: Opening Remarks
Advanced Technology Laboratories (Bldg. 7)
- 9:15-10:30 a.m.: Session 1: Research Agenda Ideas brainstorming between scholars and faculty/representatives
Advanced Technology Laboratories (Bldg. 7)
- 10:30-11:00 a.m.: Break
- 11:00-12:00 p.m.: Session 2: Begin to form groups around topics of research
Advanced Technology Laboratories (Bldg. 7)
- 12:00-1:30 p.m.: Lunch
- 1:30-2:30 p.m.: Session 3: Groups discuss Research Agenda
Advanced Technology Laboratories (Bldg. 7)
- 2:30-4:00 p.m.: Session 4: Groups discuss Research Agenda and Write Statements
Advanced Technology Laboratories (Bldg. 7)
Friday October 9th, 2015
Day 5: Next steps
Objective: Concretely plan next steps toward the overall objectives
- 9:00-9:30 a.m.: Session 1: Statements
McPhee University Union (Bldg. 65, Rm. 220)
- 9:30-10:30 a.m.: Session 2: Presentation of Statements and Feedback from group
McPhee University Union (Bldg. 65, Rm. 220)
- 10:30-10:45 a.m.: Break
- 10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Session 3: Small group breakout sessions
McPhee University Union (Bldg. 65, Rm. 220)
- 12:00-1:30 p.m.: Lunch
- 1:30-3:30 p.m.: Papers: Breakthroughs, progress and plans
McPhee University Union (Bldg. 65, Rm. 220)
- 3:30-4:00 p.m.: Closing Remarks
McPhee University Union (Bldg. 65, Rm. 220)
- 9:00-9:15 a.m.: Opening Remarks