Reminder of the ESE Colloquium tomorrow. See the details below. If you haven't responded to the doodle poll please do so. This helps a lot with the planning process. http://doodle.com/wkiryh6px4pttyny Thank you, Christal SPECIAL INVITE On Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 3:30-6:30PM in 2-425 Lilly Hall, the 2010-2011 incoming ESE Cohort is presenting their semester projects on planetary boundaries. There will be six presentation with each focused on the limits/thresholds set by Rockstrom et al. (4 page paper attached: "A safe operating space for humanity - Identifying and quantifying planetary boundaries that must not be transgressed could help prevent human activities from causing unacceptable environmental change....") for a specific focus area. Focus areas that will be highlighted are: * Biodiversity loss * Biogeochemical flow boundaries * Change in land use * Climate change * Global freshwater use * Integration and implementation Please join us in Lily 2-425, from 3:30-6:30pm, as they present their findings and open the floor for what will likely be a lively discussion. (Come as you can even if you cannot be present for the entire block of time) Food will be provided, so please RSVP through the doodle link below so we will know how much food and drink to have on hand (students in 2010-2011 cohort do not need to reply to the doodle): http://doodle.com/wkiryh6px4pttyny Christal Musser Program Coordinator Ecological Sciences and Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Purdue University Hansen Room 114 201 S. University Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 765-494-2102 musser@purdue.edu<mailto:musser@purdue.edu> http://www.purdue.edu/dp/ese