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Join us for these April programs! More info at www.bakercenter.utk.edu April 8, Tuesday, 10 am ORNL's Wigner Lecture webcast featuring Craig Barrett on "Economic Competitiveness in the 21st Century." Toyota Auditorium ========================================================== April 10, Thursday, 3:30- 5 pm - E&E Forum with Shelia Olmstead, Assoc. Professor, LBJ School Public Affairs, Univ. of Texas. ========================================================== April 16, Wednesday, 4 - 6 pm -"Exploring Least-Regrets Resource Planning: A Forum on Modeling for Long-Range Power Supply Studies" Join us and TVA for this look at how a large electric utility structures its energy portfolio to make the most economic sense, while recognizing future uncertainty. TVA uses a suite of modeling tools in its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) study. The purpose of the IRP is to identify the energy portfolio that best positions TVA to lead the region and the nation toward a cleaner and more secure energy future. Join Gary Brinkworth, Sr. Program Manager, Integrated Resource Plan, TVA, and explore this model. This should be of particular interest to students and the public interested in sustainability, energy modeling, economics, and energy policy. ========================================================== April 21, Monday, 1:30 pm Baker Café - Baker Center Reading Room - Join us for coffee and an informal discussion with Dr. Joe Stainback on Global Security & Policy - Research Associate Professor, Department of Nuclear Engineering ========================================================== April 21, Monday, 5:30 pm - Distinguished Global Security Lecture: "Iran: Defender or Disrupter of Regional Security?" Dr. Haleh Esfandiari, Director, Middle East Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars joins us to present this talk. Dr. Esfandiari is an Iranian scholar and journalist and has expertise in Gender, Gender Equality, Women's Rights, and Middle East and North Africa. ========================================================== April 23, Wednesday, 5:30 pm, Join Todd Purdum, author of "An Idea Whose Time Has Come: Two Presidents, Two Parties and the Battle for the Civil Rights Act of 1964," as he discusses his book and this important Act. Purdum is a political correspondent for Vanity Fair and former NY Times reporter and White House correspondent. Book signing to follow. ========================================================== Additional local event of interest.... April 10, 6 pm “How Local Politics Impact Business, Jobs and You,” at the Clayton Performing Arts Center, Pellissippi State's Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Featuring Mayor Madeline Rogero and Mayor Tim Burchett. Sponsored by Pellissippi State and the League of Women Voters. The event is free and the community is invited. For more information visit www.pstcc.edu All events free and open to the public!