<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hello PCC grads,</div><div><br></div><div>I've had several conversations and am working with lots of suggestions as to the topics and speakers for the <a href="https://pcc.uw.edu/education/quarterly-climate-courses/pcc-climate-communication-seminar/" target="_blank">Climate Communication Seminar</a> this <a href="https://myplan.uw.edu/course/#/courses/OCEAN593">winter quarter.</a> We are focusing on topics that can help everyone give a great talk to a general audience. <br><br></div><div>I'd like to know what you think. </div><div><br></div><div>Topics on my list so far (some speakers are confirmed, others are on my wish list):</div><div><br></div><div><ol><li>How to explain radiation balance, greenhouse effect and models and projects. All with a hopeful outlook. (Tom Ackerman and Kyle Armour)</li><li>Summarizing the SPM for a general audience, haiku as an example (Greg Johnson)</li><li>Goal setting, project design and evaluation (UW Office of Educational Assessment, Angela Davis-Unger)</li><li>Risk Communication: Tania Busch Isaksen and Meredith Li-Vollmer</li><li>Misinformation and Reaching Across Differences</li><li>Emotional responses to climate change (hope, joy, grief, anxiety).</li><li><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-0abbe94e-7fff-4eff-f851-1716814976ef"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Climate change as an affordability issue (insurance, energy)<font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">.</span></font></span></span></li></ol></div><div><div>Thank you for any thoughts.</div><div>-Miriam</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font size="1" face="georgia, serif">Miriam Bertram, PhD<br>Assistant Director, <a href="http://pcc.uw.edu" target="_blank">UW Program on Climate Change</a></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="1" face="georgia, serif">PCC Office: Ocean Sciences Building Room 335A</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="1" face="georgia, serif">PCC office phone: 206-543-6521</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="georgia, serif"><font size="1">PCC Private Linkedin Group : <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14629330/" target="_blank">UW Program on Climate Change Connector</a></font></font></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="1"><u></u></font></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><img style="color:rgb(32,33,36)" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4yTDXOEDOVXp__rYxukA53RPHVWUdzgsYiTfRcoMGEF7Q4x3UUvTCI9PrqtmX2jczahl-coA-M"><br></p></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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