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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ted Johnson)
Wed Oct 12 09:39:06 2005
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 09:38:45 -0400
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Our next MIT-wide Symposium on BIG questions after BIG Hurricanes
will be held on
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
4:00 - 6:00 pm
Kirsch Auditorium, Stata Center
This session will focus on the question: How Can We Plan for Safe and
Sustainable Regions?
We hope that you and your colleagues will be able to attend. For
those who wish to attend from a distance, it will be broadcast live
at http://web.mit.edu/katrina/symposia/. It can also be viewed
afterwards at the same site.
HOW CAN WE PLAN FOR SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE REGIONS?
Lessons from Venice, Italy and the Netherlands
Professor Chiang C. Mei, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Catastrophe, Repetition, and Social Learning
Professor Michael M. J. Fischer, Science, Technology and Society
Flooding, Subsidence, and Community Development
Professor Anne Whiston Spirn, Architecture and Urban Studies and Planning
Moderated by Professor Andrew Whittle, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Future Event in the Series:
What Does Current Scientific Research Have to Say About the Present
and Future Risks Associated with Hurricanes?
Professor Kerry Emanuel, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Monday, October 31, 2005, 12:00 noon - 2:00pm, Bartos Theatre, Wiesner Building
Please visit http://web.mit.edu/katrina/ for a complete list of MIT
activities, benefits and resources helping with the Hurricane Katrina
recovery efforts.
Ted E. Johnson
Associate Director of the Information Center and
Director of Community Services
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room E19-432
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
Telephone: 617-253-4940
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<div><font color="#000000">Our next MIT-wide Symposium on<i> BIG
questions after BIG Hurricanes</i> will be held on</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><b><br></b></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Tuesday, October 18, 2005</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">4:00 - 6:00 pm</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Kirsch Auditorium, Stata
Center</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"> </font></div>
<div>This session will focus on the question:<font color="#000000">
How Can We Plan for Safe and Sustainable Regions?</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><b><br></b></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">We hope that you and your colleagues will
be able to attend. For those who wish to attend from a distance,
it will be broadcast live at</font>
http://web.mit.edu/katrina/symposia/. It can also be
viewed afterwards at the same site.</div>
<div><font color="#000000"><b><br></b></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><b>HOW CAN WE PLAN FOR SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE
REGIONS?</b></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><b>Lessons from Venice, Italy and the
Netherlands</b></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Professor Chiang C. Mei, Civil and
Environmental Engineering</font><br>
</div>
<div><font color="#000000"><b>Catastrophe, Repetition, and Social
Learning</b></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Professor Michael M. J. Fischer, Science,
Technology and Society</font><br>
</div>
<div><font color="#000000"><b>Flooding, Subsidence, and Community
Development</b></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Professor Anne Whiston Spirn, Architecture
and Urban Studies and Planning</font><br>
</div>
<div><font color="#000000">Moderated by Professor Andrew Whittle,
Civil and Environmental Engineering</font><br>
</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><i>Future Event in the Series</i>:</div>
<div><b>What Does Current Scientific Research Have to Say About the
Present</b></div>
<div><b>and Future Risks Associated with Hurricanes?</b></div>
<div>Professor Kerry Emanuel,<font color="#000000"> Earth,
Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences</font></div>
<div>Monday, October 31, 2005, 12:00 noon - 2:00pm, Bartos Theatre,
Wiesner Building</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">Massachusetts Institute of
Technology</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Room E19-432</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">77 Massachusetts Avenue</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Cambridge, MA 02139-4307</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Telephone: 617-253-4940</font></div>
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