This event featured talks on water and food pathogens, preventive strategies, vaccines, emerging infectious diseases, as well as poster presentations. The event also featured a special guest speaker, Gerald T. Keusch, MD, Boston University, who gave an overview of issues in global health.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
711 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
Sustainable Development Panel |
Jeffrey Griffiths, William A. Masters, Elena Naumova, Peter Walker |
Moderated by: Peter Uvin |
Sustainable Cities Panel |
Doug Brugge, Justin B. Hollander, Colin Marks Orians, Kent E. Portney |
Moderated by: Sheldon Krimsky |
Keynote Presentation and Luncheon |
Barbra Batshalom, Executive Director, Sustainable Performance Institute |
Sustainable Policy Panel |
Timothy Griffin, Gilbert E. Metcalf, George Saperstein, Richard M. Vogel |
Moderated by: Christopher Swan |
Sustainable Technology Panel |
Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, Kelly Sims Gallagher, Albert Robbat, Jr., Aleksandar Stanković |
Moderated by: Linda Abriola |
Sustainable Development |
The Longterm Returns from Water and Sanitation Improvements Jeffrey Griffiths |
Africa’s Turnaround: Towards Sustainable Growth in African Agriculture William A. Masters |
The Use of Novel Information Technologies for Global Disease Surveillance Elena Naumova |
Sustainable Development in Protracted Crises Peter Walker |
Moderated by Peter Uvin |
Sustainable Cities |
Sustainability Policies and Programs in U.S. Cities: What City Governments are Doing and Why Kent E. Portney |
Cardiovascular Health and Near Highway Pollution: The CAFEH Study Doug Brugge |
Maximizing the Benefits of Green Roofs in Urban Landscapes Colin Mark Orians |
Can a Shrinking City be “Sustainable”? Justin B. Hollander |
Moderated by Sheldon Krimsky |
Sustainable Policy |
Linking Farm and Food Policy to Sustainability Timothy Griffin |
The Challenge of Assuring Food Safety for Locally Produced Livestock Products: The Azuluna Brands Example George Saperstein |
Climate Change Policy: The Role of Economics Gilbert E. Metcalf |
Approaches to Sustainability Evaluation Richard M. Vogel |
Moderated by Christopher Swan |
Sustainable Technology |
Deployment of Cleaner Energy Technologies Kelly Sims Gallagher |
Sustainable Environmental and Economic Development Based on Analytical Technologies Albert Robbat, Jr. |
Nanocatalysis for Sustainable Energy Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos |
Energy Networks as Enablers of Sustainable Energy Systems Aleksandar Stanković |
Moderated by Linda Abriola |