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WACC
Speaker
Series
Werner
Fornos,
Founder
of
Global
Population
Education
&
2003
laureate
of
the
UN
Population
Award
The
One
Billion
Food
Crisis
In 2009, we crossed a threshold
that
many
experts
fear
may
be
difficult
to
reverse
unless
developed
nations
take
an
aggressive
lead
on
the
issue:
1
billion
people
going
hungry
in
the
world.
Overpopulation,
increased
interest
in
biofuels,
meat
eating
trends,
climate
change,
water
scarcity
and
high
food
prices,
compounded
with
a
bad
economy
is
accelerating
the
world
hunger
crisis.
Bottom
line
is
there
are
too
many
people
and
not
enough
resources.
Werner
Fornos
will
talk
about
how
increased
awareness
of
the
global
population
crisis
is a
precursor
for
many
of
our
international
hot
buttons
including
the
global
food
crisis.
Date:
Thursday, December 1
Location:
Westin
Charlotte
(601
S.
College
St.)
Registration
&
Networking:
11:30
a.m.
-
12:00
p.m.
Lunch
&
Presentation:
12:00
p.m.
-
1:30
p.m.
Cost:
$ 30 (WACC members); $40
(non-members)
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Biography:
Werner Fornos is the founder of the nonprofit, Global Population Education, and has been in the forefront of the struggle to balance the world’s population with the world’s resources for more than 30 years. He is the 2003 laureate of the United Nations Population Award, the most prestigious award in the population field, and was awarded nine Paul Harris Fellowships from Rotary International.
Previously, he served as president of the Population Institute, and was an assistant professor at George Washington University, heading the Global Population Information Program. Mr. Fornos also served as a Maryland State legislator, holding administrative posts in state and national government and authored the book, “Gaining People, Losing Ground.”
Werner Fornos has been described as the foremost spokesperson on global population issues and consistently receives good reviews from audiences. He delivered the first of the Earth Summit lectures preceding the International Conference on Population Development. Fornos was also an invited speaker at the United Nations Conference on Women in Bejing. Mr. Fornos has been interviewed by many national media outlets including The Washington Post and The New York Times.
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