UU-UNO Spring Seminar 2010

A Climate of Change: Heads, Hearts and Hands Around the Planet

(This schedule is current as of Tuesday, March 30)

Thursday, April 8
all Thursday events are at the United Nations Church Center (unless specified)
777 United Nations Plaza / New York, NY 10017

8am – 9:00 Registration & Breakfast (Provided by the UU-UNO)

9:00 Ingathering, Rev. Ana Levy Lyons
9:15 – 9:30 Welcome – Bruce Knotts, Marilyn Mehr, Jessica Ansel, Jessica Batalitzky
9:30 – 9:40 Envoy Announcement – Holly Sarkissian
9:40-9:45 Introduction of Keynote Speaker, Dr. Jan Dash
9:45 – 10:45 Keynote Speaker, Dr. Tony Broccoli
11:00 – 12:30pm Creative Programming – Storytelling Exercise
12:30 – 2:00 Lunch with Collaboration Groups (Not provided by the UU-UNO)
1:45 – 2:45 *UN Tours (optional - $15, 20 slots)
2:00-2:30 MUST be at the visitors gates of the UN to go thru security
3:00 – 4:30 Panel – Technical Aspects of Climate Change (at UN Headquarters)
Greeting by Bruce Knotts
Dr. Tony Broccoli, Graciela Chichilnisky, Alan Robock, Jan Dash - Moderator
4:45 – 5:30 Collaboration Groups
5:30 – 6:45 Dinner (Provided by the UU-UNO)
6:45 – 7:45 Film - Rising Waters
7:45 – 8:15 Film Discussion, Andrea Torrice
8:30 – 10:00 Concert, Amy Carol Webb

Friday, April 9
Friday events are at the Salvation Army (Unless Specified)
221 E 52nd St, New York / New York, NY 10022

8am – 9:00
Breakfast (Provided by the UU-UNO)
9:00
Ingathering, Amy Carol Webb
9:30 – 11:00
Panel – Climate Change Action, Global & Local
Fletcher Harper, Tara DePorte, Lynn Dash, Pamela V'Combe - Moderator
11:00 – 1pm
*Envoy Lunch with Holly (Provided by the UU-UNO)
11:00-12pm
Creative Programming – Guided Meditation
11:00 – 1pm
*UN Tours (optional - $15, 40 slots)
12:00 – 1:00
Lunch for Non-Envoys (Provided by the UU-UNO)
1:00 – 3:00
Panel – Faith-Based Perspectives on Climate Change
Erin Lothes Biviano, Reena Kondon, Robin Nelson, Rev. Eric Cherry - Moderator
Collaboration Groups
3:00 – 4:00
MoMA Trip (free admission – Rising Currents exhibit)
4:00 – 6:00
Dinner on Own, Adults Meet at Local Restaurants (Not Provided by the UU-UNO)
6:00 – 7:30 th
Youth Programming, at 4 Universalist Church
7:30 -
*everyone not interested in becoming an envoy, attend creative programming at 11am instead
 Saturday, April 10
all Saturday events are at the United Nations Church Center
777 United Nations Plaza / New York, NY 10017

9:00 – 10:00
Worship Service, Rev. Patricia Ackerman (Held in Chapel)
10:00-10:20
Continental Breakfast (Provided by the UU-UNO)
10:20 – 11:00
UU-UNO Climate Change Contract – Constance Baker, Jessica Ansel, Jessica
Batalitzky
11:00 – 11:10
Envoy Announcement – Holly Sarkissian
11:10 – 12pm
Spring Seminar Statement + Closing Ceremony

***SEMINAR ENDS***
12:15pm – 1:00
UU-UNO Annual Meeting
1:00 – 1:30
UU-UNO Board Lunch, in Presbyterian Conference Rm
1:30 – 5:00
UU-UNO Board Meeting, in Presbyterian Conference Rm