Upcoming Events

Title of Event:

Global Competition for Energy Symposium

Date:

September 8th

Time:

2:30 pm

Description:

The global competition for energy will be the theme of a University of Wyoming-sponsored symposium, at Western Wyoming College on Wednesday, September 8. The symposium begins at 2:30 P.M. in RSC 1302 on the WWCC campus. The event, sponsored by the UW International Studies Program, School of Energy Resources (SER) and History Department, is free and open the public.

The symposium's panelists and their talks are: Jean Garrison, Director of the UW International Studies Program, “China’s Rising Energy Demand and Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy;” Mark A. Northam, Director of the School of Energy Resources at the University of Wyoming, “Understanding Global Energy Markets in the 21st Century;” Phil Roberts, Associate Professor of History at UW, “Exploring for Oil and Drawing Tribal Boundaries in the Arab Middle East;” Ronald C. Surdam, , Director of the Carbon Management Institute, School of Energy Resources , “The Future of Wyoming Coal:  Lessons to be Learned from the China Example.”

Jean Garrison says the symposium is motivated by three simple but interrelated ideas: The issue of energy security, how to address the looming global energy crunch and how the world's response will determine future prospects for cooperation or conflict. "As an energy-producing state, Wyoming has a direct stake in the emerging volatile trends in the global energy market and a possible voice in determining solutions to the energy crisis," Garrison adds.
For more information on the symposium, contact Jeanette Reisenburg at jeanette@uwyo.edu

Location:

Room 1302