Date/Time: October 10, 2009, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Location: UC San Diego Institute of the Americas, Weaver Center Conference is open to the public. Registration, including a $10 registration fee, is required.

The conference, featuring speakers from academic, public, and nonprofit sectors, reflects a renewed effort at UC San Diego to understand how technology can help fix problems such as global warming and insecure energy supplies. It will take a fresh look at the question of how leading centers of innovation can engage with the rest of the world.

Event sponsored by Sempra Energy and the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies.

Visit http://irps.ucsd.edu/events/event_20090831.htm for conference speakers, schedule, and registration information.