Events
Brookings Mountain West will host a variety of convenings and events, including lectures, seminars, conferences, and forums. Check this website frequently as events are added.
Brookings Scholar Lecture Series
Click a date to view the events for that month. Check here for parking information (PDF) for events held in Greenspun Hall.
November 2009
November 30
5:30 p.m.
Greenspun Hall Auditorium
Double Edged Sovereignty: the Politics and Diplomacy of Climate Change”
William Antholis
Managing Director; Brookings Institution
Director, Brookings Mountain West
In December, Obama Administration envoys will join representatives from 192 countries in Copenhagen, Denmark, to debate and negotiate the successor to the Kyoto Protocol a treaty negotiated by the Clinton Administration and then abandoned by the Bush Administration. At the same time, the U.S. Senate will begin to debate and negotiate comprehensive climate change legislation. These two complicated negotiations demonstrate the challenges of modern global politics. Dr. Antholis will discuss how the two political efforts relate to one another on important issues such as solar energy, nuclear energy, and coal. He will also discuss how lessons learned from the failed Kyoto experiment will guide negotiators both in Copenhagen and in the Senate.
5:30 p.m.
Greenspun Hall Auditorium
Double Edged Sovereignty: the Politics and Diplomacy of Climate Change”
William Antholis
Managing Director; Brookings Institution
Director, Brookings Mountain West
In December, Obama Administration envoys will join representatives from 192 countries in Copenhagen, Denmark, to debate and negotiate the successor to the Kyoto Protocol a treaty negotiated by the Clinton Administration and then abandoned by the Bush Administration. At the same time, the U.S. Senate will begin to debate and negotiate comprehensive climate change legislation. These two complicated negotiations demonstrate the challenges of modern global politics. Dr. Antholis will discuss how the two political efforts relate to one another on important issues such as solar energy, nuclear energy, and coal. He will also discuss how lessons learned from the failed Kyoto experiment will guide negotiators both in Copenhagen and in the Senate.
January 2010
January 18-20
William H. Frey
Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program
January 21-22
Audrey Singer
Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program
January 25-29
Pietro S. Nivola
Senior Fellow; C. Douglas Dillon Chair in Governance Studies
William H. Frey
Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program
January 21-22
Audrey Singer
Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program
January 25-29
Pietro S. Nivola
Senior Fellow; C. Douglas Dillon Chair in Governance Studies
February 2010
February 1-5
Charles Ebinger
Director, Energy Security Initiative
February 10-12
Ron Haskins
Senior Fellow, Economic Studies Program; Co-director, Center on Children and Families
February 22-26
Adele Morris
Fellow, Deputy Director for
Climate and Energy Economics
Charles Ebinger
Director, Energy Security Initiative
February 10-12
Ron Haskins
Senior Fellow, Economic Studies Program; Co-director, Center on Children and Families
February 22-26
Adele Morris
Fellow, Deputy Director for
Climate and Energy Economics
March 2010
March 1-5
Charles Ebinger
Director, Energy Security Initiative
March 8-10
Audrey Singer
Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program
March 15-19
William J. Antholis
Managing Director, Brookings Institution
March 22-26
Adele Morris
Fellow, Deputy Director for
Climate and Energy Economics
Charles Ebinger
Director, Energy Security Initiative
March 8-10
Audrey Singer
Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program
March 15-19
William J. Antholis
Managing Director, Brookings Institution
March 22-26
Adele Morris
Fellow, Deputy Director for
Climate and Energy Economics
April 2010
April 5-7
Ron Haskins
Senior Fellow, Economic Studies Program; Co-director, Center on Children and Families
April 7-9
William H. Frey
Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program
April 12-16
Pietro Nivola
Senior Fellow; C. Douglas Dillon
Chair in Governance Studies
April 21-23
Clifford Winston
Senior Fellow, Economic Studies Program
Ron Haskins
Senior Fellow, Economic Studies Program; Co-director, Center on Children and Families
April 7-9
William H. Frey
Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program
April 12-16
Pietro Nivola
Senior Fellow; C. Douglas Dillon
Chair in Governance Studies
April 21-23
Clifford Winston
Senior Fellow, Economic Studies Program
Past Lectures
November 2009
November 12
5:30 p.m.
Science & Engineering Building Auditorium (map)
"The Long and Winding Road: Automotive Fuel Economy and American Politics"
Pietro S. Nivola
Senior Fellow; C. Douglas Dillon
Chair in Governance Studies
View PowerPoint presentation (PDF)
November 17
5:30 p.m.
Greenspun Hall Auditorium
“Climate Change Economics 101”
Adele Morris
Fellow; Deputy Director for
Climate and Energy Economics
5:30 p.m.
Science & Engineering Building Auditorium (map)
"The Long and Winding Road: Automotive Fuel Economy and American Politics"
Pietro S. Nivola
Senior Fellow; C. Douglas Dillon
Chair in Governance Studies
View PowerPoint presentation (PDF)
November 17
5:30 p.m.
Greenspun Hall Auditorium
“Climate Change Economics 101”
Adele Morris
Fellow; Deputy Director for
Climate and Energy Economics
October 2009
October 7
"Should the Economic Crisis Change Our Assessment of Markets and Government?" (PDF)
Clifford Winston
Senior Fellow, Economic Studies Program,
Brookings Institution
View PowerPoint presentation (PDF)
View the video
October 14
"Geopolitics of Global Change: The Melting of the Arctic"
Charles K. Ebinger
Director of the Energy Security Initiative, Brookings Institution
View PowerPoint presentation (PDF)
"Should the Economic Crisis Change Our Assessment of Markets and Government?" (PDF)
Clifford Winston
Senior Fellow, Economic Studies Program,
Brookings Institution
View PowerPoint presentation (PDF)
View the video
October 14
"Geopolitics of Global Change: The Melting of the Arctic"
Charles K. Ebinger
Director of the Energy Security Initiative, Brookings Institution
View PowerPoint presentation (PDF)
September 2009
September 8
“How We’re Doing: A Composite Index of Global and National Trends”
William J. Antholis
Managing Director, Brookings Institution
Director, Brookings Mountain West
View the PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
View the video
Read the transcript (PDF)
“Metropolitan Las Vegas: Challenges, Opportunities, and a Vision”
Mark Muro
Fellow and Director of Policy
Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings
Research Director – Washington D.C., Brookings Mountain West
Robert E. Lang
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings
Research Director – Las Vegas, Brookings Mountain West
View the PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
View the video
Read the Mark Muro transcript (PDF)
Read the Rob Lang transcript (PDF)
“How We’re Doing: A Composite Index of Global and National Trends”
William J. Antholis
Managing Director, Brookings Institution
Director, Brookings Mountain West
View the PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
View the video
Read the transcript (PDF)
“Metropolitan Las Vegas: Challenges, Opportunities, and a Vision”
Mark Muro
Fellow and Director of Policy
Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings
Research Director – Washington D.C., Brookings Mountain West
Robert E. Lang
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings
Research Director – Las Vegas, Brookings Mountain West
View the PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
View the video
Read the Mark Muro transcript (PDF)
Read the Rob Lang transcript (PDF)
