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Environmental Policy Roundtable The Environmental Policy Roundtable meets every Friday from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m., in Room 1113 (MSPP Student Lounge) on the first floor of the Maryland School of Public Policy, Van Munching Hall, University of Maryland, College Park. The purpose of the seminar is to provide interested people with a forum for learning about and discussing current topics in Ecological Economics and associated disciplines (environmental, social and economic policy, engineering, development, conservation, etc.). We seek to promote cross-disciplinary dialogue so we can hear perspectives that add to our understanding of issues we care about. Many students and, yes, even occasionally faculty come from: ENGR, AREC, BEES, BMGT, CONS, GEOG, GVPT, MEES, PUAF, and other programs. The Environmental Policy Roundtable is offered as a 1 credit seminar for graduate students: "Development: Ecology, Economics, Ethics" (MEES 608N). People who register for credit usually are working toward masters or doctoral degrees in the following areas: Natural Resources, Sustainable Development, Environmental and/or Economic Modeling, Renewable Resource Management, Conservation Biology, Environmental Policy, Social Policy, Geography, and Agricultural Economics, to name a few. Ecological Economics is all about integrating people's interests and knowledge in a variety of fields outside their own. There are no formal requirements for taking the course apart from showing up and participating in discussions. In addition to outside speakers (non-UMCP folks), EESG members and seminar participants occasionally talk about topics they are working on or are just fascinated by. You - yes you - are very much welcome to tell us about a subject that you think is fun and might interest people. If you think you might enjoy giving a talk or have an idea for a speaker you might convince to come, please speak up at the next seminar or send an e-mail to us at policy.ecolecon@gmail.com. You may also be interested in attending the the CISSM Forum (Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland). The CISSM/ISEP/Development Circle Forum is a weekly brown bag discussion group for those in the University community interested in international issues and meets on Thursdays, 12:15 - 1:30 pm. The EESG seminar is funded in part by your Graduate Student Activities Fee and is therefore open to the entire Graduate Student Community. The following links provide information about previously held seminars:
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