[ESIP-all] FW: Broadcast to ESIPs?

[Carol B. Meyer]

Please see the announcement below for the Forum on Earth Observations.

-----Original Message-----
From: Theresa Schwerin [mailto:theresa_schwerin at strategies.org] 
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 3:35 PM
To: Carol B. Meyer
Subject: Broadcast to ESIPs?
  

 REGISTER NOW for the Forum on Earth Observations at forumoneo.org!

Hotel Reservations MUST BE made before 1/15/06 to Receive Special Rate!

A record-breaking hurricane season, lingering drought, out-of-control
wildfires, scorching heat waves, and rising global temperatures defined
2005.  Join business, government, and academic leaders as they explore
strategies to better understand and respond to our changing and
challenging
planet.  Help make 2006 the year of technology solutions.

Be part of a proactive and creative group of entrepreneurs and
policymakers
when they meet in La Jolla, Calif., Feb. 15-16, for the Forum on Earth
Observations II: Managing Risk in the 21st Century.

Join executives and officials from Microsoft, Lockheed Martin, Pacific
Gas &
Electric, City of Los Angeles Emergency Preparedness, Columbia
University,
the World Bank, NASA,  NOAA, EPA, Northrop Grumman, National Ocean
Industries Association, Risk Management Solutions, and others in
examining:

o    Creating the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS)
o    Balancing Public and Private Interests
o    Climate Change and Managing Risk
o    All-Hazards Emergency Response Strategy
o    Shaping the GEOSS Marketplace

Register now, and book hotel reservations by Jan. 15 to receive the
discounted group rate. The Forum will be held at the Hilton Torrey
Pines,
which overlooks the legendary Torrey Pines Golf Course and the Pacific
Ocean.

The Forum will provide a networking opportunity for national and
international leaders from the private and public sectors as they
discuss:

o    Energy
o    Insurance and Banking
o    Public Health
o    Water
o    Cyber Infrastructure
o    The Human Component of GEOSS

For more information and to register, please visit
http://www.ForumOnEo.org.
Sponsored by Lockheed Martin, NASA, and NOAA.  Organized by the
Institute
for Global Environmental Strategies.
Thanks,

Theresa


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Theresa Schwerin
Associate Director, Education
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
1600 Wilson Blvd., Suite 901
Arlington, VA 22209

Phone: (703) 312-0825
FAX:  (703) 312-8657
E-mail: theresa_schwerin at strategies.org
www.strategies.org