Los Alamos Speakers Forum

The Los Alamos Speakers Forum works to enrich the cultural life of Los Alamos and promote knowledge about science, literature, history, the arts, and other fields of interest. We bring distinguished speakers and thought-provoking programs to our community. Through engaging talks, panels, and discussions, we foster lifelong learning, encourage community dialogue, and strengthen the bonds that unite us as neighbors and citizens.

Speaking event criteria

The Los Alamos Speakers Forum promotes or organizes events that meet the following criteria:

  • Talks, panels, workshops, and series featuring speakers with notable credentials or presentations with significant educational merit
  • Programs accessible to a general audience that promote learning and informed discussion
  • Events that align with our mission to enrich community cultural life and advance knowledge across diverse fields

We will not support:

  • Presentations aimed at promoting partisan, religious or political viewpoints
  • Commercial presentations or product promotions
  • Events promoting viewpoints of dubious scientific or historical validity

We welcome partnership opportunities with civic organizations and community groups to bring meaningful programming to Los Alamos residents. If your organization would like participate in this program, please email us at speakers@losalamoscf.org for more information.

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Calendar of Events

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  • Pajarito Environmental Education Center: Fire, Forests, and the Future of the Jemez with Thomas W. Swetnam
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Upcoming Speaker Engagements
  • April 22, 2026 @ 7:00 pm - Pajarito Environmental Education Center: Fire, Forests, and the Future of the Jemez with Thomas W. Swetnam
     Where: Los Alamos Nature Center, operated by PEEC, 2600 Canyon Rd, Los Alamos, NM 87544, USA

    Wildfire has long been part of life in the Jemez Mountains, shaping forests and the people who call this landscape home. Lecture by Tom Swetnam, Regents Professor and Director Emeritus, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, University of Arizona. His recent book, published in 2025 by the University of New Mexico Press is titled: The Jemez Mountains, A Cultural and Natural History.

    Co-sponsored by Los Alamos History Museum, and J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee

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