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Climate Change and Digital Technology

How do they intersect and what can we do about it?
2022-11-01 18:30:00 2022-11-01 19:30:00 America/New_York Climate Change and Digital Technology Laura Sigelmann, Program Specialist in the Technology Division at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will explore how digital technologies are affecting the climate crisis. Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor

Tuesday, November 01
6:30pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2022-11-01 18:30:00 2022-11-01 19:30:00 America/New_York Climate Change and Digital Technology Laura Sigelmann, Program Specialist in the Technology Division at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will explore how digital technologies are affecting the climate crisis. Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor

Laura Sigelmann, Program Specialist in the Technology Division at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will explore how digital technologies are affecting the climate crisis.

Registration is preferred. Contact mzimmerman@alexlibraryva.org for more information. 

Laura Sigelmann is a Program Specialist in the Technology Division of the Innovation, Technology, and Research Hub (ITR/T) at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). She leads the Technology Division's work on climate change and digital technology, including launching a new initiative under USAID's 2020-2024 Digital Strategy, co-chairing the Hub-wide Climate Task Force, and providing input on USAID’s new 2022-2030 Climate Strategy. Laura holds a Master of Global Policy Studies and Master of Science in Energy and Earth Resources from the University of Texas at Austin, where she specialized in climate security. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Vanderbilt University. Laura lives in Washington, DC and enjoys traveling, photography, and cats.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Technology |

TAGS: | Technology | Sustainability | Climate Change |

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