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

[diana at solar1.org]

Join Solar One, McKissack & McKissack, CRDF, and the New York Professional
Chapter of Engineers Without Borders as we host the second of two
discussions 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: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 6:00-8:00pm
Location: Davis Auditorium, Schapiro Center, Columbia University, New
York, NY
Register:  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

Nicola Armacost, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Arc Finance

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

Shawn Garcia, Project Manager at the Civilian Research and Development
Foundation

Woodward W. Crouch, PE at AECOM

Lonnie Coplen, Project Manager at McKissack


Moderated by:

Alaa Majeed, Iraqi-American journalist

Chris Neidl, Outreach and Advocacy Coordinator at Solar One

Introduction by Diana Pangestu, Energy $mart Communities Coordinator at
Solar One

For more information, visit www.solar1.org.