OWIT-NY Event This Monday: Climate Change & Trade

As Vice President to the Board of the NY Chapter, I'd like to invite you to attend the Organization of Women in International Trade's upcoming event entitled, "CLIMATE CHANGE: PICKING UP THE PIECES AFTER COPENHAGEN."

Come listen to a panel discussion featuring international environmental policy makers and conservation experts:

Norine Kennedy
VP, Energy and Environmental Affairs for the
U.S. Council for International Business in New York

and

Duncan Marsh
Dr of International Climate Policy for the
Nature Conservancy in Washington, DC.

(As detailed in our published flyer about the event):

Two years of U.N. negotiations to develop comprehensive international action on climate change after 2012 hit a brick wall in Copenhagen last December, with Heads of State managing to salvage a political agreement in the desperate final hours. Climate change remains a pressing issue, and the business community continues to seek predictability for its long term investments in cleaner technologies and energy sources in developed and developing countries. Making the transition to more climate friendly and efficient forms of energy clearly depends on the right market signals, policies and engagement on the part of all sectors of society.

How will the international community resume the difficult task of finding a workable and adequately resourced framework for post 2012 initiatives to reduce GHGs, adapt to climate change impacts and boost innovation and funding, particularly for large developing countries?

What roles can the U.S. and other major economies play in pushing a “reset” button in the international negotiations, or through alternate channels?

Where can environmental organizations and the business community add the most value in designing and supporting an ambitious and workable framework for international action in the years ahead?

Date: Monday April 5th, 2010

Time: Networking and refreshments at 6:00pm

Program commences at 6:30 pm and concludes by 8:00pm.

Location: Law offices of Baker & McKenzie at the Grace Building, 1114 Avenue of the Americas (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues), New York, New York. The entrance is on 42nd Street directly across from Bryant Park.

Cost: $20 for OWIT-NY members*, students, and government employees

$25 non-members

*MEMBERS PLEASE NOTE: Any OWIT-NY member accompanied by an importer, exporter, or freight forwarder will be awarded a free pass (valued up to $25) to a future OWIT-NY event.

To register for this event please CLICK HERE.
Online registration is available up to 24 hours before the event. If you miss the on-line registration, you can choose to pay by cash or a check at the door provided there is still space available. Please note that the event is limited to 45 people.

Stay tuned for more OWIT-NY event invites:

May 17 - 21 World Trade Week NYC

June 9th: "Processing Cargo at the Port of New York/Newark" featuring U.S. Customs and Border Protection Chief Kevin H. McCabe.

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