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Vision Statement Morning panelists Afternoon groups Sponsors FTN Poster Cal Climate Action Footprint Calculator focusthenation.org FTN Promo Video	Focus the Nation, UC Berkeley
	January 31, 2008, International House, UC Berkeley
	UC Berkeley students, staff, faculty, administration and the local community participated in this educational and interactive forum to put the spotlight on institutional, community and individual action on climate change. The UC Berkeley Focus the Nation team invited local, state and federal political leaders and decision-makers to come to campus and participate in a non-partisan, round-table discussion of global warming. UCB News Center Story: Berkeley, and the nation, turn the spotlight on climate change Daily Cal Article: Forum Meant to Stir Student Interest in Climate Change
	Morning Session
	8:30 am - 9:00 am	Coffee/Tea
	9:00 am - 9:15 am	Welcome - Nathan Brostrom, Vice Chancellor - Administration, UC Berkeley
	9:15 am -10:15 am	*The Future of the Planet* *- Climate Science for Citizen Action* (Moderated by Daniel McGrath of the Berkeley Institute of the Environment) With Professors Inez Fung, Bill Nazaroff, Bill Collins, John Chiang and Nathan Sayre View Full Video of the Panel View Powerpoint from Panel: (pdf file: 10.9 Mb)
	10:20 am -10:50 am	Keynote: Fran Pavley, Former California Assemblywoman View Full Video of Fran Pavley
	11:00 am - 12:00 am	*Climate Solutions – Institutional, Local, Individual* (Moderated by Prof. Dan Kammen, Energy and Resources Group) With panelists from Cal Climate Action Partnership, City of Berkeley, Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative, Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability, the Berkeley Institute of the Environment, and 1Sky View Full Video of Climate Solutions Panel
	Afternoon Session
	12:30 pm - 12:45 pm	Performance by the Golden Overtones
	Solutions for America (student led parallel breakout sessions on topic areas)
	12:45 pm - 1:45 pm	Policy Debate: 1) State, Regional, and Local Leadership on Sustainable Transportation Local Action: 1) Reducing Cal's Climate Impact 2) "Reaching Beyond the Choir": an innovative approach to reducing our individual carbon footprint
	1:55 pm - 2:55 pm	Policy Debates: 1) State, Regional, and Local Leadership on Sustainable Transportation 2) Presidential Candidate Debate: Who is Prepared to Make the US a Climate Action Leader? Local Action: 1) Reducing Cal's Climate Impact 2) "Reaching Beyond the Choir": an innovative approach to reducing our individual carbon footprint 3) The Green Initiative Fund – Speed Dating
	3:20 pm - 3:30 pm	Remarks by Vice Provost Cathy Koshland, UC Berkeley
	3:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Concluding Keynote: Dr. Steven Chu, Nobel Laureate and Director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory View Full Video of Steven Chu View Dr. Steven Chu's Powerpoint: (pdf file: 4.7Mb)

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