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The WERPS Speaker Schedule
Below you will find the IC schedule for the speeches and presentations featured at the summit. Not all of the listed presentations will be RP'd - only those 8 which are linked as threads within this subforum. The others are simply listed for color so that you may know what your character might have seen while at WERPS. You are free to make up the content of the non RP'd presentations for your own RP purposes!
Likewise, the listed meals/refreshments/buffet times are only for reference purposes IC so that you may have some idea of what your character's schedule will be!
Saturday 24th January 2093
SPOILER!!: Saturday
9.00am -10.00am
Brunch on the Dining Terrace
10.00am - 11.00am Magical Water Purificationpresented by Kanani Burns
Is My Magical Pet Harming the Environment? presented by Rita Verner
12.00pm - 1.00pm
Buffet Lunch on the Dining Terrace
1.00pm -2.00pm
Co-planting: The Risks and Benefits of pairing Magical and non-Magical Plants in Muggle Spaces presented by Fernando Moniz
How to Tell if Your Broom's Wood is Sourced Conscientiously presented by Jannik Hering
2.00pm - 3.00pm
Can Freezing Charms Help Stop The Polar Ice Caps Melting? A Discussion. presented by Vincent Fairweather
How Mushrooms In Your Garden Can Help Your Plants Grow Green and Glorious presented by Pradeep Shiwakoti
3.00pm - 4.00pm
Light Refreshments in the Outdoor Garden
6.00pm - 7.00pm Proper Potion Disposal: A How-to Guidepresented by Charity Dobbs
The Responsibilities of Big Business: How Magical Businesses Can Help Fight Climate Change presented by Raleigh Moses
7.00pm - 8.30pm
Buffet Dinner on the Dining Terrace
11.00am - 12.00pm Energy Efficient Wizarding Homespresented by Gryphon Saxby
To Vanish or Not To Vanish? Conscientious Trash Disposal for Witches and Wizards presented by Britta Fleischmann
12.00pm - 1.00pm
Buffet Lunch on the Dining Terrace
1.00pm -2.00pm
Face First: Environmental Sustainability in the Magical Cosmetics Industry presented by Arjuna Singh
Greenhouse Gases: Should Magical Governments Have a Reduction Quota? presented by Lisbeth Melland
2.00pm - 3.00pm
Air Pollution: Is It a Muggle Problem? presented by Don Wilcox and Leandra Jackson
How Magical Hospitals Impact the Environment presented by Rosa Tessio
3.00pm - 4.00pm
Light Refreshments in the Outdoor Garden
4.00pm-5.00pm
How to Stand Up for the Environment Without Breaking The Statute of Secrecy presented by Kirby Brent
Magical Recycling: What it is and How to Do it at Home presented by Melichar Málek
5.00pm - 6.00pm Global Warming, Terraforming, and Greenhouse Gasespresented by Airey Flamsteed and Paul Myers
The Ailing Environment: Is it a Muggle Problem with Magical Solutions? presented by Liao Bo
7.00pm - 8.30pm
Buffet Dinner on the Dining Terrace
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The Speakers
Everyone who attends WERPS gets a brochure which includes a short biography on each of the 26 speakers and a blurb about their presentations to pique your interest. Below are those which will be RP'd for this event.
SPOILER!!: Ethan McCarthy
Name: Ethan McCarthy Age: 29 Nationality: British Occupation: Experimental Herbologist at the German Ministry of Magic Qualifications: Herbology studies at Wizarding University
10 years employment in environmental regulation and protection
Topic: Botanical Hybrids: Combining Magical and Mundane
Discover how hybrid plants can improve your life and is actually helpful to the environment. Learn about the process, explore new types of vegetation, and find tips on how you can incorporate them into your daily life.
SPOILER!!: Gryphon Saxby
Name: Gryphon Saxby Age: 32 Nationality: American Occupation: Lecturer at the Salem Wizarding University Campus Qualifications: PhD in Wizarding Environmental Science
Masters in MUGGLE Environmental Science Topic: Energy Efficient Wizarding Homes
Have you ever wondered how to make your wizarding home energy efficient, healthy and warm, with a minimal carbon footprint, without solely relying on magic? Come and find out more about the options witches and wizards have -from the old fashioned, magic only household, to making use of muggle style electronics/appliances/electricity, or even creating spaces within the home that use a mixture, and how people can go about doing this without the magical interference stopping the electronic appliances from working. If your spellcasting isn't quite up to the demand of running your home solely on magic, Gryphon offers a service to come into your home and help get you started.
SPOILER!!: Alexander Greingoth
Name: Alexander Greingoth IV (Face: Adam Driver) Age: 30 Nationality: British born, American Citizen Occupation: Wandmaker, Beauvais Wands in Louisiana, USA Qualifications: Alexander worked with runes in Belgium for 5 years after Hogwarts to help identify the best trees for wand wood harvesting that would yield the best results. He then worked in the Environmental Protection department, where he began to develop an interest in genetically modified magical plants. He returned to his roots in wandmaking after leaving the Ministry, moving to America to work for Beauvais Wands as an actual wandmaker. He also completed his undergraduate after moving at the WU in Salem, earning a degree in Rune Studies.
Topic: Giving Back What We Take: Harvesting Renewable Wand Trees
For centuries, there has been debate over whether or not the harvesting of trees to make magic wands has had a detrimental impact on society. As Muggles continue to make advancements in their technology to better preserve the planet, it is vital that we follow suit. Alexander Greingoth will present his research which shows that not only is it possible to develop stronger, sturdier trees through the use combined use of runes and magic, but the modification to the genome of these trees can also lead to faster growth, more oxygen output, and less damage to the surroundings when harvested. Come and learn all about the future of wandmaking and how we are working around the world to be more responsible global citizens.
SPOILER!!: Airey Flamsteed and Paul Myers
Name(s): Airey Flamsteed and Paul Myers Nationality: British Occupation: Astronomer and Herbologist Qualifications: Airey: Former Hogwarts Astronomy professor, currently employee in the Department of Mysteries. Paul: Current Herbology professor at Hogwarts, previously professor at various universities as well as private greenhouse owner. Topic: Global Warming, Terraforming, and Greenhouse Gases
Terraforming may be the way of the future. Based on a class field trip from the spring of 2089, Paul Myers and Airey Flamsteed will talk about how terraforming damaged land (from pollution) was originally meant to help turn the land in healthy, nutrient-rich land that could grow plants and be an ecosystem once more. They will reflect on and show the affects of the said field trip four years later. How is the land fairing? Is there a recovered ecosystem? Is this the way to counteract muggle and magical pollution?
SPOILER!!: Alexandria Knight
Name: Alexandria Knight Age: 47 Nationality: Italian, based in England Occupation: Environmental Permitting Director Qualifications: Alex has a degree from the Wizarding University in Sydney, Australia in AstroPhysics and Quantum Charms Theory. She has been working the field of Climate Control and it's global impact since 2081 Topic: Houseplants: Doing Your Part for Climate Control
Global warming affects the climate but YOU could help make a difference and reduce the impact of global warming just by owning house plants. Come along to this seminar and learn about the importance of owning plants, and equip yourself with the knowledge to grow and maintain healthy houseplants, both magical and mundane.
SPOILER!!: Kanani Burns
Name: Kanani Angelica Burns Age: 42 Nationality: American Occupation: division head at MACUSA, environmental protection agency Qualifications: Kanani undertook extensive study on site in Hawaii and various other island nations over several years, learning of ways the magical population dealt with water rationing and purification and devising ways to streamline those processes and bring them to the wider Wizarding population Topic: Magical Water Purification
Drawing on her experiences and observations as a traveler around various island nations in the Pacific, Kanani's presentation features a review of various tools and spells that she witnessed local people using, and her own experiments regarding how those skills could be utilized elsewhere in the Wizarding world in the event of a water crisis due to dark magic or environmental factors.
SPOILER!!: Charity Dobbs
Name: Charity Dobbs Age: 37 Nationality: American Occupation: MACUSA Environmental Protection Agency Research Agent Qualifications: Author and Leading Expert on Hoodoo Magick Traditions: publications include:
Laying Down Tricks and Disposing of Ritual Remnants: Modern Wizardry and the Hoodoo Tradition
The Art of Hoodoo Candle Magick
Sticks, Stones, Roots & Bones: Hoodoo, Mojo, & Conjuring with Herbs
Bones, Shells and Curios: A Contemporary Approach to Bone Divination
A Deck of Spells: Hoodoo Playing Card Magick in Rootwork and Conjure
Hoodoo Honey & Sugar Spells – Sweet Love Magick in the Conjure Tradition Topic: Proper Potions Disposal: A How-to Guide
Have you thought about proper potions disposal when vanishing isn't an option? Particularly hazardous potions often need to be handled in a certain way. Join Charity Dobbs to learn about how to safely deal with potions in your own home or workplace and discover how you can benefit the environment by disposing of potions and ingredients correctly and safely.
SPOILER!!: Lucas Hawthorne
Name: Lucas Riley Hawthorne Age: 28 Nationality: British Occupation: Quidditch Public Relations Officer Qualifications: - Degree in Magical Sports Topic: A Comparison of Natural and Artificial Turf for Quidditch Pitches
Are you tired of going to your local Quidditch pitch or park and finding the grass dried and withered? Have you ever thought, even vaguely, about using artificial turf instead? Would it provide grounds for an easier landing or take off? Would it eliminate mud during the raining season? This is the opportunity to find out! Not only will you be treated to an entertaining and rather informative presentation put together by the Department of Magical Games and Sports, British Ministry but you’ll also have the chance to have a hands- on experience by trying these turfs for yourself! Don’t you miss this exciting opportunity!
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