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Timeline

2008

 

June

Target for construction of EBI (proposed location)

April 24

Berkeley’s Academic Senate Meeting, Location TBA 3:00-5:00 pm

January 26 Global Day of Action

January 16-17

Regents Meeting, UCLA

January

Target for EBI Building EIR

 

 

2007

 

 Dec 27-30 Modern Language Association to discuss resolution asking UC to not partner with BP
Dec 19 Plannning Commission meeting on draft EIR
Dec 17 Public Hearing on Draft EIR
Dec 6 Forum: Future of Energy Research at Berkeley
Dec 2 1 Year Anniversary of Oak Tree Sit
 Nov 17-18   Conference on ethical investment by UC (info)

Nov 14-15

Regents Meeting, UCLA

Nov 8

Berkeley’s Academic Senate Meeting, Location TBA, 3:00-5:00 pm

  late October   rumored signing date
  October 4-5   Energy and Agricultre Conference
  October 4   Protest against BP's Trojan Horse Gift to Berkeley

October 4

Town Hall Meeting with President Dynes; 1:30-3:00 p.m. Location: Booth Auditorium, Boalt Hall

October 1

Final Proposals to be Announced  (did not happen)

September 19-20

Regents Meeting in UC Davis

Early September

Proposed Contract Signing Date  (did not happen)

 

 

July-August

Negotiation over Contract Details

  July 12   LLNL signs 2-year agreement with BP to study underground coal gasification

June 1; Jul 3

Meeting with GA Liaison

May 17

Criticism at Regents Meeting

May 8

Protest March & Petition Submission

May 1

Call for EBI Research Pre-Proposals Issued

April 26

Stop-BP Biofuels Forum

April 25

ASUC Passes Resolution

April 19

Academic Senate Meeting

April 16

CNR & Stop-BP Forum

April 5

Grad Assembly Passes Resolution

March 20

Burnside advises Drummond that chairs of BC, COR, CAPRA, CAF invited to participate in negotiation of contract

March 19

UC Forum on EBI

March 15

Regents approve building plans

March 12

Petition established at www.facultysharedgovernance.org

March 8

Academic Senate forum

March 1

Protest at University Hall

Feb

Proposal revealed in press

Feb 26

Stop-BP Teach In

Feb 15

Meeting of President Drummond, Chancellor, and members of DIVCO

Feb 13

Meeting between Burnside, Bresleauer, de Vries, and Budget Committee; assure BC that 7 FTE would be filled in normal procedures; issue resolved

Feb 12

DIVCO meeting: BC Chair states that BC hasn’t received written information about 7 FTE

Early Feb

Burnside give hardcopy of BP Proposal to Senate, made available for review at Senate office

Feb 1

UIUC Academic Senate learns of UIUC’s involvement with BP

Feb 1

BP announces UCB, UCIC & LBNL announced as winner

January 23

LBNL releases Long Range Development Plan

January 15

Chu Speaks at special meeting of the California State Board of Food and Agriculture

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006

 

Nov 27

UCB submits proposal to BP

Nov 22

CAPRA meeting – Burnside informs committee that proposal in final stages and to be sent to BP next week

Nov 20

Schwazenegger pledges $40m

Nov 20

Chair of CAPRA briefs DIVCO, with BC Chair present

Nov 16

BC Chair Pat Kirch given copy of draft BP proposal & invited with CAPRA members to give feedback within a week

Oct 23

Burnside & Price brief COR

Mid Oct

UCB partners with UIUC

Oct 12

Keasling’s Amyris announces $20 million in funding and hiring of the president of BP’s American fuels operation John G. Melo (who devised BP’s helios branding)

Early Sep

Memo circulated re EBI proposal

Sep 25

Burnside & Price brief COR

Sep 9

Campus Administrative Memo sent to “deans, department chairs, and directors”

Sep5

Burnside & Price brief Academic Senate President Drummond and Vice Chair Sheldon Zedeck

Fall

Burnside & Price begin briefing CAPRA about every 2 weeks

August

Chu announces plan to build $90 million building for ‘Helios Project’

Early August

BP tours UC Berkeley & LBNL

June 14

BP Issues Call for Proposals

 

 

 

 

2004

 

October 1

Birgeneau takes office

July 27

Birgeneau appointed Chancellor of UC Berkeley

July 13

External Review of Novartis Submitted

June 17

Chu named director (from Stanford physics department)

 

 

 

 

2001

 

May 22

BP announces Helios re-branding

 

 

2000

 

Sep 22

BP gives $20 to UC Berkeley & CalTech to study methane

 

 

1998

 

Nov 23

Novartis agreement signed

 

 


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