Plenary Session Results
2005 King County Climate Change Conference

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Final Agenda

Summary of Plenary Sessions at 2005 conference

Plenary Presentations and Speaker Bios

Dr. Stephen Schneider, keynote speaker

• Welcome speech and podium notes by Ron Sims, King County Executive and Conference Host
• Keynote Speech: Can We Define -- Let Alone Solve -- Dangerous Climate Change by Dr. Stephen Schneider,
  Stanford University, Department of Biological Sciences and Center for Environmental Science and Policy
• Global Change, Local Impacts by Dr. Edward Miles,
  University of Washington, Climate Impacts Group, Center for Science in the Earth System, Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Oceans
• Climate Change in Washington, Past and Future by Dr. Philip Mote,
  University of Washington, Climate Impacts Group, Center for Science in the Earth System, Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Oceans
• Impacts of Climate Change on Washington Resources by Dr. Nathan Mantua,
  University of Washington, Climate Impacts Group, Center for Science in the Earth System, Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Oceans
• Choices & Change - Preparing for Climate Impacts by Dr. Amy Snover,
  University of Washington, Climate Impacts Group, Center for Science in the Earth System, Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Oceans
• Putting a Human Face on Climate Impacts by Terry Williams, Fisheries and Natural Resources Commissioner
  for the Tulalip Tribes, former director of EPA American Indian Environmental Office.
• Keynote Speech by Governor Christine Todd Whitman,
  former Administrator of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and 50th Governor of New Jersey;
• Climate Crash - Abrupt Climate Change and What it Means for our Future by John Cox
  veteran journalist and author of the book, Climate Crash: Abrupt Climate Change and What It Means for Our Future

Related Information

• Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington (external link)
• Climate Change, Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington (external link)
• Global Climate Change, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (external link)
• Global Warming/Climate Change, Washington Department of Ecology (external link)
• West Coast Governors' Global Warming Initiative, Washington, Oregon and California (external link)
• National Climatic Data Center, NOAA (external link)
• National Center for Atmospheric Research (external link)
• Global Warming, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (external link)
• U.S. Global Change Research Program (external link)
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (external link)
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, WMO and United Nations Environmental Programme (external link)

The plenary session refers to the main parts of the climate change conference, which had full participation of the attendees.

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