[SEMCO] MIT-wide Symposium on BIG Questions after BIG Hurricanes

[Sheri DeRosa]

The 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, 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.
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