{"595245":{"#nid":"595245","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Liam\u0027s Legacy Symposium: Creating the U.N. SDGs","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe 7th annual Liam\u0026#39;s Legacy Symposium features Jessica Espey, Senior Advisor to the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). In 2015, after a 4-year negotiation process, 193 United Nations member countries agreed upon a new global\u0026nbsp;framework\u0026nbsp;for development that included 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The \u0026ldquo;SDGs\u0026rdquo; span nearly every developmental issue facing the world, from climate change to poverty to sustainable production and consumption. They are as relevant in the United States as they are in places like Somalia. The ambition of this universal agenda is to shepherd the whole world towards a more sustainable, equitable and prosperous future, where no one is left behind.\u0026nbsp;Jessica Espey, who was a lead negotiator in the SDG process, will reflect on the negotiation process and shares insights into SDG implementation in diverse locations around the world. (For more details, see bio below.) Her talk will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Bruce Stiftel, chair of the School of City and Regional Planning, and featuring GT faculty and partners from our newly forming\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/greater-atlanta-un-rce\u0022\u003EGreater Atlanta U.N. University Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development (RCE)\u003C\/a\u003E: Danny Boston (GT International Affairs), Shatakshee Dhongde (GT Economics), Serena Newhall (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/dga.kennesaw.edu\/cifal\/index.php\u0022\u003ECIFAL Atlanta\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at Kennesaw State), and Fatemeh Shafiei (Spelman Political Science). \u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/unsdsn.org\/about-us\/people\/jessica-espey\/\u0022\u003ESee Jessica Espey\u0026rsquo;s full bio here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECo-sponsored by Global Development Minor and School of City and Regional Planning\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout Liam\u0026nbsp;Rattray\u0026nbsp;\u0026amp; Liam\u0026#39;s Legacy:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Liam\u0026#39;s Legacy Symposium honors the memory of Liam\u0026nbsp;Rattray, an outstanding and socially-committed Georgia Tech Honors Program student who was tragically killed by a drunk driver just a few weeks after his graduation, in 2011.\u0026nbsp; We mourn his death, but we also celebrate his life in this annual event that carries his name and draws upon his legacy of\u0026nbsp;engagement and activism.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPart of the SLS\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/sustainable-development-goals\/\u0022\u003EU.N. 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The \u0026ldquo;SDGs\u0026rdquo; span nearly every developmental issue facing the world, from climate change to poverty to sustainable production and consumption. They are as relevant in the United States as they are in places like Somalia. The ambition of this universal agenda is to shepherd the whole world towards a more sustainable, equitable and prosperous future, where no one is left behind.\u0026nbsp;Jessica Espey, who was a lead negotiator in the SDG process, will reflect on the negotiation process and shares insights into SDG implementation in diverse locations around the world. (For more details, see bio below.) Her talk will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Bruce Stiftel, chair of the School of City and Regional Planning, and featuring GT faculty and partners from our newly forming\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/greater-atlanta-un-rce\u0022\u003EGreater Atlanta U.N. University Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development (RCE)\u003C\/a\u003E: Danny Boston (GT International Affairs), Shatakshee Dhongde (GT Economics), Serena Newhall (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/dga.kennesaw.edu\/cifal\/index.php\u0022\u003ECIFAL Atlanta\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at Kennesaw State), and Fatemeh Shafiei (Spelman Political Science). \u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/unsdsn.org\/about-us\/people\/jessica-espey\/\u0022\u003ESee Jessica Espey\u0026rsquo;s full bio here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECo-sponsored by Global Development Minor and School of City and Regional Planning\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELecture: 4:00pm - 5:30pm; Reception: 5:30pm - 6:30pm\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Join guest speaker Jessica Espey, who was a lead negotiator in the SDG process, as she reflects on the negotiation process and shares insights into SDG implementation in diverse locations around the world."}],"uid":"34536","created_gmt":"2017-08-29 19:07:00","changed_gmt":"2017-10-26 12:31:47","author":"drickles3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2017-10-26T17:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2017-10-26T19:30:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2017-10-26T19:30:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2017-10-26 21:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2017-10-26 23:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2017-10-26 23:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"477091","name":"Center for Sustainable Communities Research and Education"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}