[Save] FW: MA Environmental Secretary at MIT April 20--Oceans

[Karen Luxton]

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MIT's Laboratory for Energy and the Environment invites you to hear
 
Ellen Roy Herzfelder
Secretary of Environmental Affairs
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
 
speaking on
 
"Waves of Change"
      A New Report on Oceans in Massachusetts
 
Tuesday, April 20th
Room E25-111
 
Lecture: 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Reception: 5:00 - 5:30 PM
 
The Secretary will discuss this report's comprehensive recommendations
on ocean issues and how Massachusetts is trying to systemically manage
its relationship to the ocean. 
 
The report is a product of the landmark Massachusetts Ocean Management
Initiative and touches on a spectrum of issues including coastal
development, fisheries, off-shore construction, habitat preservation,
ocean-based research, climate change, marine commerce, recreation and
public education.
 
The Secretary will also discuss the wider scope of her work at the
Executive Office of Environmental Affairs and other topics of interest.
Co-founder of an energy company hailed for its environmentally friendly
practices, Secretary Herzfelder was a senior lecturer in
entrepreneurship at the MIT Sloan School of Management before being
appointed Secretary of Environmental Affairs in January 2003 by Governor
Mitt Romney.
Read the Waves of Change report at:
http://www.state.ma.us/czm/MOMI/finalrpts.htm
More info: bconlin at mit.edu, 617-452-3199
 
 
Karen K. Luxton, Administrative Assistant
Education Program
MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment
77 Massachusetts Ave., E40-481
Cambridge, MA  02139
phone:  (617) 253-3478
fax:  (617) 253-8013
e-mail:  kkluxton at mit.edu
http://lfee.mit.edu/education
 
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