The Understandascope Series: At Last The Greening - Celebrating the public embrace of global warming

Wed 4 July 2007 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm
BMW Edge Theatre
Federation Square
Melbourne
VIC
Donation to Oxfam: $1/attendee

The Understandascope Series – a collaboration between Swinburne University of Technology and Monash
University, in partnership with Fed Square, will hold monthly public forums on the big topics of our day - Life,
the Universe and Everything (LUE) in the BMW Edge Theatre where experts, advisors, leading citizens and
the public will be able to ‘chew the fat’ on tough contemporary issues.

Program
• Welcome to Fed Square Kate Brennan (CEO Fed Square Pty Ltd)
• Welcome to place
• Being a “Climate Change Ambassador”: the ups & downs of advocating a grass roots approach to
climate change. Chris Burnup, Al Gore volunteer
• Comment on the public recognition of the human factor in global warming by a selection from:
- Geoff Mabbett (CEO Sustainability Victoria)
- Peter Ellyard (futures analyst)
- Jill Singer (journalist)
- Tom Hafey (AFL/Origin Energy)
- Prof. Graeme Davison (historian)
• Public discussion
• A final word from. . . Rod Quantock (comedian)
All participants will be provided with apples from a biodynamic farm
Donation to Oxfam: $1/attendee