Writer and broadcaster Charles Wohlforth is an experienced public speaker who has presented to large and small audiences all over the United States and in Europe. Fees for Wohlforth’s lectures depend on the size of the audience, the nature of the hosting organization (for-profit or non-profit), and the topic and preparation time needed. Get in touch at charleswohlforth@gmail.com to discuss having him speak at your event.
A few selected past speaking engagements:
Public Organization Audiences
American Museum of Natural History, Hayden Planetarium, New York City
Center for Alaska Coastal Studies, Homer, Alaska
Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles
Inupiat Heritage Center, Barrow, Alaska
New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, Massachusetts
MOTE Aquarium, Sarasota, Florida
Port Townsend Marine Science Center, Port Townsend, Washington
Town Hall Seattle. Seattle, Washington
College and University Audiences
Cambridge University, Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, England
Dartmouth College, Arctic Institute, Hanover, New Hampshire
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
Princeton University, Environmental Institute, Princeton, New Jersey
San Francisco State University, Pacific Rim Voices/The Kiriyama Book Prize, San Francisco, California
University of California Los Angeles, Hammer Museum
University of Washington Program on the Environment, Seattle, Washington
Yale University, Peabody Museum, New Haven, Connecticut
Conference Audiences (non-specialist)
Alaska Forum on the Environment, Anchorage, Alaska
Aspen Institute Forum on the Environment, Aspen, Colorado
Etonnants Voyageurs, festival international du livre et du film, Saint-Malo, France
Exploratorium/ECHO Consortium, San Francisco, California
National Association of State Treasurers, keynote, Anchorage, Alaska
Northwest Public Power Association, Anchorage, Alaska
USDA Forest Service/UAA, climate change conference, Anchorage, Alaska
World Wildlife Fund, climate camp, Homer, Alaska
Professional and Scientific Organization Audiences
Alaska Historical Society, annual meeting, keynote
Alaska Marine Science Symposium, Anchorage, Alaska
American Meteorological Association, Annual Meeting keynote, San Diego, California
Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S., Annual Meeting keynote, Washington, D.C.
Association of Architecture Organizations, Anchorage, Alaska
Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, Oregon
Monterey Institute of International Studies, International Environmental Policy Program, Monterey, California
National Park Service, interpreter training, Kenai Fjords National Park
Pacific Rim Conference on Literature and Rhetoric, University of Alaska Anchorage, keynote
