World Food Day 2008: Choices for a Warm and Hungry Planet

You are cordially invited to

World Food Day
Choices for a Warm and Hungry Planet

Thursday, October 16, 2008
8:00am - 2:00pm

University of New Mexico
Student Union Building
in one of the ballrooms
(same level as food court)



Please join us
*to view the video teleconference with three international leaders
*hear about the links between climate change, hunger and poverty
*learn about strategies to end world hunger
*share your thoughts about how we can help
*contribute to Roadrunner Food Bank
*learn about the Millennium Development Goals
(update presented by Carlos Navarro & guest from Heifer International)

Agenda
8:00 Registration-Networking
8:30 Welcome
Governors Proclamation
Hunger Fighter Recipient Awards
9:00 Panel/Press Conference
10:00 Teleconference Broadcast
11:00 Update on Millennium Development Goals
12:00 Hour Two of Teleconference Broadcast
1:00 Panel on Sustainability, Local Issues
2:00 Wrapup

Teleconferece Speakers
Ray Suarez, Host
Dr. Nancy Birdsall, Center for Global Development
Dr. Siwa Msangi, International Food Policy Research Institute
Mark Ritchie, Minnesota Secretary of State

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