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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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The Sam Nunn Forum brings together noted academic, government, and private-sector experts on technology, public policy, and international affairs to address issues of global importance in a biennial public event. The audience at the Forum numbers roughly 200 individuals from the policy, academic, and business communities. The 2014 Policy Forum topic is: “U.S. Competitiveness Amid a Changing Natural Gas Landscape: A View from the Southeast.” U.S. Secretary of Energy, Dr. Ernest Moniz, will be the keynote speaker.
This Forum will explore the implications of an emerging “golden era of gas.” It will address the impact of shifting global supply and demand, and related transformation of gas networks. Particular attention will be devoted to exploring the intersection of the digital and energy revolutions, and implications for U.S. leadership in promoting energy security and spurring economic competitiveness at the global, national, and state levels. Drawing on the insight of outstanding panelists, the Forum program will highlight technological innovations and novel public-private-academic partnerships underway in Georgia and across the Southeast region aimed at redressing critical infrastructure, policy, and consumer challenges.