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EVENT: Katharine Hayhoe Presents Keynote "Climate Change Science & Communication Keynote" at Stay-In-stitute Virtual Conference

EVENT ALERT: STAY-IN-STITUTE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION EVENING KEYNOTE: KATHARINE HAYHOE

Thursday, July 23, 2020 at 6:30 PM CDT
EVENT: Katharine Hayhoe Presents Keynote "Climate Change Science & Communication Keynote" at Stay-In-stitute Virtual Conference

The Stay-In-stitute for Climate Change Education is a virtual conference for educators across the country, hosted in partnership with Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s Climate Program Office, and The Wild Center's Youth Climate Program. From July 22-24, 2020, the three-day training will provide educators with skills, tools and resources to teach climate change concepts and empower students in all subject areas.

Climate change isn't just a problem for polar bears or future generations - it's affecting us, here and now. Katharine Hayhoe's keynote, "Climate Change Science & Communication Keynote" will discuss how the choices we make today will have
profound impact on our future. The keynote is open to the public and will be streamed via Facebook Live.

Katharine Hayhoe is an accomplished atmospheric scientist who studies climate change and why it matters to us here and now. She is also a professor at Texas Tech University, she hosts the PBS digital series Global Weirding, and she has been named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People and Fortune's 50 World's Greatest Leaders.

PHOTO/VIDEO OPP:

  • Screenshot or screen record throughout the virtual event
  • Interview opportunities with Katharine Hayhoe
  • Interview opportunities with Stay-In-Stitute organizers and programming team

WHERE: View the Facebook live stream here: https://www.facebook.com/climategen/
WHEN: Thursday, July 23 at 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM CDT
DETAILS:
Information about Katharine Hayhoe's presentation is available here: https://www.facebook.com/events/603194570621262/

Information about The Stay-In-stitute for Climate Change Education is available
here: https://www.climategen.org/our-core-programs/climate-changeeducation/
professional-development/summer-institute/