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[Mit-talk] MIT-wide Symposia: BIG Questions after Big Hurricanes
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ted Johnson)
Mon Sep 26 10:14:21 2005
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 10:10:36 -0400
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To the MIT Community,
Big questions have arisen as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
and their devastating aftermath. Questions concerning science and
engineering, politics and leadership, cities and their citizens. MIT
faculty members will address some of the many urgent questions in a
series of MIT-wide symposia entitled "BIG Questions after Big
Hurricanes." The first one is this Friday, September 30. Details on
the later symposia will follow.
The Katrina Response Advisory Group is committed to encouraging and
sustaining the momentum mobilized on campus following these events.
Please join us - and bring your friends and colleagues - to these
discussions.
Thank you,
The Katrina Response Advisory Group
MIT-wide Symposia:
BIG Questions after Big Hurricanes
Friday, September 30, 2005
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Kirsch Auditorium - Ray and Maria Stata Center
How Can We Improve Disaster Response?
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Explaining Federal Responses to Katrina"
Professor Kenneth A. Oye, Political Science and Engineering Systems
"Recurring Problems with Disaster Response Systems"
Professor Richard C. Larson, Civil and Environmental Engineering and
Engineering Systems
"Resilient Enterprises"
Professor Yossi Sheffi, Civil and Environmental Engineering and
Engineering Systems, Director of the Center for Transportation and
Logistics
Moderated by Daniel E. Hastings, Professor of Aeronautics and
Astronautics and Engineering Systems, Director of the Engineering
Systems Division
Future Events in the Series
Wednesday, October 5, 2005
4:00 pm, Kirsch Auditorium
How Can Communities, Cities and Regions Recover from Disaster?
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
4:00 pm,. Kirsch Auditorium
How Can We Plan for a Safe and Sustainable Region?
Monday, October 31, 2005
What does current scientific research have to say about the present
and future risks associated with hurricanes?
Kerry Emanuel, Professor of Meteorology
Please visit http:/web.mit.edu/katrina for a complete list of MIT
activities, benefits and resources helping with the Hurricane Katrina
recovery efforts.
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Ted E. Johnson
Associate Director of the Information Center and
Director of Community Services
Community Services Office
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room E19-432
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
Email: tej@mit.edu
Phone: 617-253-4940
FAX: 617-253-8006
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<div>To the MIT Community,</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Big questions have arisen as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita and their devastating aftermath. Questions concerning science and
engineering, politics and leadership, cities and their citizens. MIT
faculty members will address some of the many urgent questions in a
series of MIT-wide symposia entitled "BIG Questions after Big
Hurricanes." The first one is this Friday, September 30.
Details on the later symposia will follow.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>The Katrina Response Advisory Group is committed to encouraging
and sustaining the momentum mobilized on campus following these
events. Please join us - and bring your friends and colleagues -
to these discussions.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><b> </b></div>
<div>Thank you,</div>
<div>The Katrina Response Advisory Group</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><br></div>
<div><b>MIT-wide Symposia</b>:</div>
<div><b>BIG Questions after Big Hurricanes</b></div>
<div><br></div>
<div><b>Friday, September 30, 2005</b></div>
<div><b>4:00pm - 6:00pm</b></div>
<div><b>Kirsch Auditorium - Ray and Maria Stata Center</b></div>
<div><br></div>
<div><i><b>How Can We Improve Disaster Response?</b></i></div>
<div>"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Explaining Federal
Responses to Katrina"</div>
<div>Professor Kenneth A. Oye, Political Science and Engineering
Systems</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>"Recurring Problems with Disaster Response
Systems"</div>
<div>Professor Richard C. Larson, Civil and Environmental Engineering
and Engineering Systems</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>"Resilient Enterprises"</div>
<div>Professor Yossi Sheffi, Civil and Environmental Engineering and
Engineering Systems, Director of the Center for Transportation and
Logistics</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Moderated by Daniel E. Hastings, Professor of Aeronautics and
Astronautics and Engineering Systems, Director of the Engineering
Systems Division</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><u><b>Future Events in the Series</b></u></div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Wednesday, October 5, 2005</div>
<div>4:00 pm, Kirsch Auditorium</div>
<div><i>How Can Communities, Cities and Regions Recover from
Disaster?</i></div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Tuesday, October 18, 2005</div>
<div>4:00 pm,. Kirsch Auditorium</div>
<div><i>How Can We Plan for a Safe and Sustainable Region?</i></div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Monday, October 31, 2005</div>
<div><i>What does current scientific research have to say about the
present</i></div>
<div><i>and future risks associated with hurricanes?</i></div>
<div>Kerry Emanuel, Professor of Meteorology</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Please visit http:/web.mit.edu/katrina for a complete list of MIT
activities, benefits and resources helping with the Hurricane Katrina
recovery efforts.</div>
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Associate Director of the Information Center and</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Director of Community Services</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><b><br></b></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Community Services Office<br>
Massachusetts Institute of Technology</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Room E19-432</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">77 Massachusetts Avenue<br>
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Email: tej@mit.edu</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Phone: 617-253-4940</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">FAX:
617-253-8006<x-tab> </x-tab></font></div>
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