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COP21 Paris Climate Negotiations: Essential Information
November 12, 2015
Hearing about the COP21 Paris Climate Negotiations meeting and not sure what it is all about? Environmental Science and Policy (ES&P) is sponsoring a faculty panel and question and answer discussion about COP21 and the United Nations efforts to address Global Climate Change. ES&P Professors Camille Washington-Ottombre and Alexander Barron will highlight key events leading up to the COP21 meeting, review the goals and expectations for COP21, outline US environmental policy and participation at UN Climate Change meetings, and note next steps after COP21. Come learn the essential information about the history, expectations, and promise of COP21 and bring your questions! Lunch provided.
Neilson Browsing Room
12:00 pm

Workshop: Media Advocacy for Campaigns
November 16, 2015
Aly Johnson-Kurts '17 is the Media Lead for the SustainUS U.S. Youth delegation to COP21 and the Communications Director for Rights & Democracy, a Vermont-based organization organizing to address climate change and promote workers' rights. Join Aly Monday evening to learn how to use strategic communication and the press to elevate an issue, pressure decision-makers, and advance campaign goals.
CEEDS- Center for Environment, Ecological Design & Sustainability, Wright Hall 005
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm

Events at Smith

Engineering Forum- Design Building: High-Tech Timber
November 12, 2015
Peggi Clouston, Associate Professor in Environmental Conservation at UMass, Amherst will present her research on emerging technologies in timber engineering as it relates to the construction of a new state-of-the-art wood-frame structure at UMass - the Design Building. She will speak to the technological novelty of the structure and the sustainability of wood in construction. All are welcome! Food will be served but we encourage you to bring your own beverage. Learn more about the (Integrated) Design Building, BCT's new home starting 2017 here. - See more at the link below:
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Ford Hall 240
12:00 pm

Divest Meeting
November 12, 2015
Divest Smith College (DSC) is a network of students and community members dedicated to continuing Smith College’s history of empowering women of all backgrounds to make a positive impact on the world by creating an environment that is both fiscally and morally responsible. If you're interested in making a change come to a meeting!
CC 102
8:00 pm

Next-generation Photovoltaics from Unconventional Semiconductors for Low Cost,
November 13, 2015
Large Scale Electricity from the Sun. Alexi Arnago, Department of Physics, Mount Holyoke College joins us to give a lecture in the Physics Department Fall Seminar Series. Refreshments served at 4:00 p.m.; the lecture starts at 4:15 p.m.
McConnell 103
4:00 pm

Nightime Visit to the MacLeish Field Station
November 15, 2015
Join us for a nighttime trip to the MacLeish Field Station for a campfire, stars, and cozy times. Leaving from outside Chapin House at 6:30 p.m., returning at 9 p.m. Sign up at the link below:
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Meet outside Chapin
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Fall Chrysanthemum Show
November 7 - 22, 2015
Featuring Ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) by Smith College Students. This reception is kicked off with a lecture by Smith faculty Jesse Bellemare in the CC Carroll Room on November 6.
Lyman Plant House
10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Lecture: Let the water flow!
November 16, 2015
Come hear Robin MacEwan, Senior Associate, Environmental Services, Stantec, speak about aquatic restoration: Aquatic restoration one damn dam at a time. Damn those dams! Removing the shackles of New England rivers. This event is free, open to the public, and wheelchair accessible.
McConnell 103
2:40 pm to 4:00 pm

Lecture: The Inspired Landscape: 21 Leading Landscape Architects Explore the Creative Process
November 16, 2015
with Susan Cohen '62, licensed landscape architect and fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects. Featuring the work of twenty-one landscape architects from around the world, Susan Cohen highlights each initial spark of creativity and traces it through the stunningly innovative landscape designs that resulted. Lushly illustrated with original sketches, plans and photographs this invaluable resource will embolden designers to summon the unique sources that fuel their own creative process.
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CC 103-104
4:30 pm

Events Off Campus

Volunteer at the Food Bank of Western Mass
November 13, 2015
Gain hands-on experience on how the Food Bank supports the local community. Help out by sorting donated food in the warehouse which is then distributed to local emergency food pantries and programs. Transportation will be provided to their site in Hatfield. Sign up by November 11. For more information and to sign up, contact Brianna Halasa at bhalasa@smith.edu at the Community Service Organization (CSO). To learn more about the Food Bank's mission and activities, visithttps://www.foodbankwma.org/ For information about this and other volunteer opportunities contact CSO at ext. 2793 or cso@smith.edu.
97 N Hatfield Rd, Hatfield, MA
2:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Collective Efforts
November 17, 2015
with Victoria Rospond AIA & LEad Cloud AIA, Founders and Principals, CDR Studio Architects, PC, New York, NY Part of the "Women in Design" architectural lecture series sponsored by the UMASS architecture department
Room S211 Integrated Learning Center, UMass
5:30 am

Events at Smith

Library "Playback" Sessions- see multiple times
November 18, 2015
How have students, faculty and staff reimagined Neilson Library? Join members of the Library Program Committee and the design firm Shepley Bulfinch for a "playback" of the major themes and ideas that have emerged from this fall's engagement events. Open sessions for the Smith community begin at 11 a.m., 1:10 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Neilson Browsing Room
11:00 am

Food Recovery Network--action!
November 19, 2015
The dining halls for Thursdays are solely in the quad. If you would like to recover with us on this day, email us foodrecovery @ smith.edu and include your phone number if you have not yet recovered with us yet this semester. You can expect a confirmation email that includes the meeting location.
The Quad
3:50 pm

COP21 Discussion (in French)
November 19, 2015
Join us for an afternoon of lively discussion on the events of this fall's COP21 conference including discussion on the terror attacks of the past week. All students of French are welcome! We'll also be serving light refreshments only as it's Julia Child Day in the dining halls! Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions when you RSVP below:
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Lewis Global Studies Center, Wright Hall first floor
4:15 pm to 5:30 pm

Mapathon in the Spatial Analysis Lab
November 19, 2015
Attendees will identify and trace dwellings, roads/paths, medical facilities etc on the OpenStreetMap platform using aerial imagery of eastern Afghanistan. This data will then be immediately available to humanitarian organizations working in the region following a major earthquake on Oct 26. Absolutely no prior experience is required, and dinner will be provided! For more info and to sign up at link below:
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Spatial Analysis Lab, Sabin-Reed 104
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Divest Meeting
November 19, 2015
Divest Smith College (DSC) is a network of students and community members dedicated to continuing Smith College’s history of empowering women of all backgrounds to make a positive impact on the world by creating an environment that is both fiscally and morally responsible. If you're interested in making a change come to a meeting!
CC 103/104
8:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Eco Poetry at the MacLeish Field Station
November 21, 2015
Poet Margaret Babbott will facilitate a part outdoor/part indoor nature-inspired writing workshop, influenced by Pablo Neruda's Book of Questions. No experience necessary! Transportation and tea provided. Email sakim at smith with questions. Sign up at link below:
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Smith's Ada and Archibald MacLeish Field Station
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Fall Chrysanthemum Show
November 7 - 22, 2015
Featuring Ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) by Smith College Students. This reception is kicked off with a lecture by Smith faculty Jesse Bellemare in the CC Carroll Room on November 6.
Lyman Plant House
10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Sunset Trip to MacLeish!
November 22, 2015
Come along on a sunset trip to the field station for a campfire, stars, and cozy times! Leaving from outside Chapin House at 4:30pm, returning at 7:30pm. Sign up at link below:
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Chapin to MacLeish
4:30 pm

Brown bag lunch talk- Projecting Climate Change Using Models
November 23, 2015
with Dr. Kirk Maasch, Professor in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences and the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine. Maasch, who has over 20 years of experience using climate models and statistical methods to investigate the causes of climate change across time scales ranging from years to millions of years, will talk about climate models, their role in policy development, their accuracy and assumptions. Bring your own lunch- drinks provided.
CEEDS Wright Hall 005
12:15 pm

Lecture: Northern New England Climate: Past, Present, and Future
November 23, 2015
with Kirk Maasch, Faculty, School of Earth and Climate Sciences at the University of Maine. This lecture is part of the ENV 100: Environment and Sustainability: Notes from the Field series and is free and open to the public.
McConnell 103
2:40 pm to 4:00 pm

Events at Smith

Divest Meeting
November 26, 2015
Divest Smith College (DSC) is a network of students and community members dedicated to continuing Smith College’s history of empowering women of all backgrounds to make a positive impact on the world by creating an environment that is both fiscally and morally responsible. If you're interested in making a change come to a meeting!
CC 103/104
8:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Global Climate March: Northampton
November 29, 2015
Northampton joins actions around the globe on the eve of the historic Paris climate conference. Join the movement and tell world leaders "We want a future with a clean livable planet"! Bring lights, signs and your hopes for the future. Everyone is welcome! Intergenerational. Families are encouraged to attend.
Northampton High School
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm