[SPN-Discussion] Engineering a Sustainable Reconstruction in Iraq: Part 1 of 2

[diana at solar1.org]

Join Solar One, McKissack & McKissack, CRDF, NYU-Poly, and the New York
Professional Chapter of Engineers Without Borders as we host a discussion
on the success and challenges of the U.S. Department of State’s Iraq
Engineer Enhancement Program (IEEP) at Columbia University. The panel will
explore the challenges of rebuilding Iraq’s scientific and technological
infrastructure, and the urgency of embracing sustainable technologies.

Date: Monday, April 19, 2010, 6:00-8:00pm
Location: NYU-Poly, 160 Varick St. 19th Floor, New York, NY
RSVP:  Email Diana Pangestu at diana at solar1.org, or call (212) 785-0734

- Listen as an Iraqi executive and engineer charged with reconstruction of
Iraq’s damaged infrastructure describes the technical, professional and
societal challenges facing Iraq today.

- Learn more about “science diplomacy” as embodied in the Iraq Engineer
Enhancement Program (IEEP), a U.S State Department program managed by the
Civilian Research and Development Foundation that is designed to connect
Iraqi engineers and  professionals with the knowledge they need to rebuild
their country.

- Connect with a growing network of friends and supporters.

Panelists:

Engineer Kareem, CRDF Fellow at the Iraq Engineers Enhancement Program

Micah Kotch, Director of Operations, NYU-Poly ACRE Incubator

Lex Heslin, President and CEO, Beautiful Earth Group / renewable energy
development

Jonathan McClelland, MJ Beck / financing renewable energy projects

Woody Crouch, PE, AECOM / solar power infrastructure, emerging markets

Andrew McNamara, Vice President of New Construction & Renewables at Bright
Power Inc.


Moderated by:

Alaa Majeed, Iraqi-American journalist

Andrew Daquesian, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, Chair, Green Design &
Construction Committee

Please note that this is the first of two events.  The second event is on
Wednesday, April 21, from 6-8pm at Columbia University.  For more
information, visit www.solar1.org.