1 of 44 Clock Symposium set for November 16, 2015

Gareth Evans, William Perry among speakers     If you’ve ever wondered how our Science and Security Board decides the time of the Bulletin’s famed Doomsday Clock, register now for the annual Clock Symposium, where a stellar line-up of speakers will discuss the issues that we take into account each year. The Symposium is free and open to the public, and will take place at the University of Chicago's Eckhardt Center in Chicago, Illinois, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Now in its seventh year, it is designed to bring together the world’s leading science and security experts to discuss the pressing issues of our time, with a special focus on nuclear security and disarmament, climate change, the changing energy landscape, and emerging technologies. The Science and Security Board will meet later that week to deliberate on whether to move the hand on the Clock in January, 2016, so the Symposium is your chance to hear the latest in science and security issues that will influence what the Board decides. Recent events such as the Iran nuclear deal and the upcoming international climate negotiations in Paris will frame this year’s discussions. Please see the event schedule below, and don’t forget to register today! Event Schedule 12:00 - 12:15 Welcome Rachel Bronson, Executive Director and Publisher, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 12:15 - 1:00 Keynote Address: The Bulletin at 70: Challenges Ahead Introduction, Daniel Diermeier, Dean, Harris School of Public Policy The Honorable Gareth Evans, Chancellor, Australian National University, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Resources and Energy, Australia 1:00 - 1:45 Climate Change: What to Expect from Paris 2015 and Does it Matter? Sivan Kartha, Senior Scientist at the Stockholm Environment Institute and Co-leader of an institute-wide theme Managing Climate Risks. Peter Ogden, Senior Advisor and Fellow, Energy Policy Institute at Chicago (EPIC) Richard Somerville,  Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Research Professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego Moderator: Adele Simmons, President, Global Philanthropy Partnership 1:45 - 2:15 Break 2:15 - 3:00 Nuclear Security: After the Iran Deal, What’s Next for Nuclear Security? Kennette Benedict, Adjunct Professor, Harris School of Public Policy Sharon Squassoni, Director and Senior Fellow, Proliferation Prevention Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jeff Terry, Professor of Physics, Illinois Institute of Technology Moderator: Robert Rosner, Co-Chair, Science and Security Board, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 3:00 - 4:00 Discussion: Why Nuclear Security is YOUR Challenge    Introduction Rocky Kolb, Arthur Holly Compton Distinguished Service Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Dean of the Division of the Physical Sciences The Honorable William Perry, 19th U.S. Secretary of Defense, Michael and Barbara Berberian Professor (emeritus) and Senior Fellow (ret.), Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University; founder of the William J. Perry Project