November Seminar Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 12 Noon - 1:00pm

"Antarctica 2.0: Where Did All the Ice Go?" Speaker: by Leslie C. Roberts, MFA, Associate Director of the Stanford Publishing Courses, Antarctica Scholar and Author
Leslie C. Roberts	Image from: www.mdxc.org/antarctica/
Akin to the moon race, the race for the South Pole captured the world's attention at the turn of the 20th century. One hundred years later, scientific explorers report back to us on mega icebergs, shrinking glaciers, and stranded penguins. In Antarctica, global climate change and its effects are not discussed in the future tense. Leslie will talk about some of the latest research on climate change, how it gets reported to "the masses," and what we are to do with the 21st century version of Antarctica in "the news.�
Tuesday, November 28, 2006 12 Noon - 1:00 pm ~ Panofsky Auditorium (Building 43) SLAC, 2575 Sand Hill Rd., Menlo Park, CA
Steps to improve the climate for both women and men in physics : "Best Practices for Recruiting and Retaining Women in Physics"