PELL CENTER TO HOST 2009 NATO ADVANCED RESEARCH WORKSHOP

NEWPORT, R.I. - Salve Regina University's Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy will host NATO's 2009 Advanced Research Workshop entitled "Achieving Environmental Security: Ecosystem Services and Human Welfare" July 6-10. The five-day workshop will consider how technology and new methodologies are addressing such goals as poverty reduction, diminishing conflict potential, increasing human security and positively affecting achievement of the U.N. Millennium Development Goals. This is the second NATO workshop sponsored by the Pell Center and its aim is to broaden the agenda beyond scientific research by providing a forum for advanced level discussions between qualified experts from different countries, and often from different research sectors.

The workshop will feature two public keynote addresses which have received support from the NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme, the U.N. Environment Programme, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ABC News, and the R.I. Council for the Humanities through the Pell Center's "Courage to Speak: Voices of Women Who Are Changing the World" series. By focusing on issues critical to the well-being of the planet as well as highlighting how women leaders make a difference in solving human crises throughout the globe, the Pell Center continues to honor and promote the legacy of Senator Claiborne Pell.

• Monday, July 6, 6 p.m., O'Hare Academic Center room 260: Screening of the ABC News documentary "Earth 2100: The final Century of Civilization?" followed by a discussion with ABC News executive producer Michael Bick.
• Tuesday, July 7, 6 p.m., Young Building: "Geopolitics of Humanitarian Assistance" presented by Dragana Dulic, professor of ethics at the University of Belgrade.

Seats for these events are limited and must be reserved by July 2 by calling (401) 341-2927 or by e-mail to pellcenter@salve.edu.

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