CWC host of discussion on ‘Global Competition for Energy’

This symposium has been canceled due to weather.

Central Wyoming College is host to a symposium on “Global Competition for Energy: Wyoming and the World,” Tuesday, April 6 at 2:30 p.m. in the Student Center Little Theatre.
The meeting begins with a panel discussion that includes Jean Garrison, director of the International Studies program at the University of Wyoming, Mark A. Northam, director of the UW School of Energy Resources; Phil Roberts, UW associate professor of history, and Ronald C. Surdam, director of the Wyoming State Geological Survey. The four begin a discussion which puts Wyoming, as an energy state, at the center of the national and global energy debate.
The focus of this symposium is on the geopolitics of energy, with a specific focus on the central role that the U.S. and Asia play in the global energy equation.
A range of issues will be discussed including “peak oil,” challenges to U.S. national security, the role of China, Russia and Asia in global energy markets, and the broader global energy business environment.
The discussion is sponsored by the UW School of Energy Resources, and the departments of International Studies and History. The public is invited to this free A reception follows the discussion.