STUDENT-ORGANIZED CONFERENCE BRINGS EXPERTS TOGETHER FOR DISCUSSION OF ENERGY INSECURITY

A conference titled "Energy Insecurity: Fuel for Conflict?" will gather energy experts from around the country at Haverford College Friday, March 31, and Saturday, April 1, for a thorough discussion of energy policy. The event was organized by the Bryn Mawr and Haverford College Student Conference Organizers' Committee, a student group dedicated to designing and coordinating academic conferences on pressing contemporary issues. It is free and open to the public; for more information or to register, visit the SCOC Web site.

"Coming at a point when oil prices are increasing dramatically, and conflicts over energy resources are looming on the horizon, this conference will breed a more sophisticated knowledge of energy issues, and more importantly, potential solutions to the global energy problem," organizers say. "The conference aims to benefit the students of Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges, along with other students and community members in the area, by increasing their knowledge and awareness of the various complications and nuances associated with framing a more effective energy security policy."

Speakers from the energy industry, research groups, government and acedeme will discuss the themes of scientific innovation, economics, geopolitics and Asia as they relate to global energy resources.

The schedule:

Friday, March 31
Bryn Mawr College

7:30 p.m. Film screening
Title and location to be announced

Saturday, April 1

Panel 1—Science of Energy: Is There an Alternative to Fossil Fuels?
10 a.m.-noon, Chase auditorium

Susan Hock
Director, Electric and Hydrogen Technologies and Systems Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Scott Hassell
Operations Research Analyst, U.S. Department of Energy

James Bartis
Senior Policy Analyst, RAND Corporation

Nathan Glasgow
Special Aide to Rocky Mountain Institute Chief Executive Officer

Keynote Speaker
12-2 p.m., Founders Hall

Martha Brill Olcott
Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Panel 2—Economics of Energy: Another Shock on the Horizon?
2-3:30 p.m., Chase auditorium

Jerry Taylor
Director of Natural Resource Studies, Cato Institute

Michael Scherer
Visiting Professor of Economics, Haverford College

Bernard Munk
Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and Principal, Munk Advisory Services

Alan Hegburg
Adjunct Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University

Arthur Klinghoffer
Chair of Political Science Department, Rutgers University

Jeffrey Logan
Senior Associate II, World Resources Institute, Climate and Energy

To register for the conference, find more information or get directions to Haverford, please refer to www.haverford.edu/scoc

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