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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Global Food Security Summit on Earth Day
| department: | SPHHS |
|---|---|
| when: | Wednesday, 04/22/2009 (8:00 AM - 4:30 PM) |
| where: | Ronald Reagan Building and International Conference Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C. |
| details: | The U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA FAS), Office of Global Analysis, will host a one-day Global Food Security Summit on Earth Day – April 22, 2009 – in Washington, D.C. The Summit is sponsored in partnership with the Department of Defense, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), NASA, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and State Department. Attendance is free, but advance registration is required by calling Sherry Loy at 216-525-0600 at Global Marketing Insights, Inc or emailing sherryloy@globalinsights.com. *“GLOBAL **FOOD** SECURITY CHALLENGES:* *MONITORING EARTH RESOURCES”* *SEMINAR* *WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009* *FEATURED SPEAKERS**:*
Colonel Stephen J. Lynch, JCS, J5 SIAD, *DoD Pentagon* Carl J. Stuekerjuergen, Director, *NGA* Jack Hild, Deputy Director, *NGA* Compton Tucker, Senior Earth Scientist, Global Climate Change,* NASA* Gary Eilerts, Program Manager,* USAID FEWS-**NET* * *Maurice House, Deputy Administrator, USDA* FAS* Office of Global Analysis Robert Tetrault, Program Manager, USDA *FAS* Office of Global Analysis * * The Summit will be held on April 22 from 8 am to 4:30 pm, followed by a reception, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Conference Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C. |
| open to public: | Yes |
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