Georgetown University

WHO:

Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and a United Nations Messenger of Peace

WHAT:

Primatologist, conservationist and humanitarian Dr. Jane Goodall, renowned for the nearly 50-year study of chimpanzee social and family interactions she pioneered in Gombe, Tanzania, will give a special keynote lecture at Georgetown University. She will share stories from her new book, Hope for Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species are Being Rescued from the Brink, named by Amazon.com as one of the “best books of the year.” She will also discuss the Jane Goodall Institute’s work, including Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots, a global and humanitarian youth program for young people from pre-school through college.

WHEN:

Wednesday, September 9, 2009, from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE:

Gaston Hall (3rd floor of Healy Hall)
Georgetown University
37th & O Streets, NW
Washington, D.C. 20057

SPONSORS:

Center for the Environment, Department of Biology, Department of History, Department of Psychology, EcoAction, Georgetown Bookstore, Georgetown University Lecture Fund, Mortara Center, Georgetown Outdoor Education, and the Science, Technology and International Affairs Program

COVERAGE:

Media interested in attending must RSVP to Rachel Pugh at 202-687-4328 or rmp47@georgetown.edu. Press will need to present valid credentials on campus.