[SEMCO] Climate Change Symposium on Sustaining Coastal Cities

[MIT Sea Grant]

MIT SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM HOSTS

A CLIMATE CHANGE SYMPOSIUM ON SUSTAINING COASTAL CITIES

Cambridge, MA - April 28, 2014 - MIT Sea Grant College Program [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001OlrCMEDuV_ginGeVCD2w7g9KM0vBkj69QNn0z_s1Wp61EFVYUdPRYeBzo2defVXU3ch7rzihBtc5jmK9SkUViGfuh82VrKT-s8iMZVFURnTMiUwTVdLb0Qc3wizkSGjOz-FU_5331lLsYELkC2Npaoj-TOSM5fUkzFjckrdEDT3K6-nB-pw23zVpS0NPlFHM&c=_vBytqgYr57wztdH6CKL3SysBUbQVASRzefLpS0Z4ifTdtmtPpNw-A==&ch=zBneAko_ULZiOPeuHNHHRWesAQEOpxrCVi9FeSUNXmKeui7g4DwFLg==]
is convening a three-day Climate Change Symposium on Sustaining Coastal Cities at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Tang Center in Cambridge, MA, between June
16 and 18, 2014.

Leaders in academia, government, and private industry will address concerns for 
change in sea level, storm surges, extreme precipitation and flooding and options
for adapting to these risks. With shared knowledge and increased understanding, 
the objective of this conference is to identify ways in which representatives of
 the various sectors in attendance may wisely use, manage, and protect coastal areas
now and in the future.

Among the noted speakers are Thomas Wilbanks of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
Margaret Davidson, Director of NOAA's Office of Coastal Resource Management, Kristina
Hill, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning at the University
of California Berkeley, and many more experts with vested interests in public health
and safety. They will share the latest scientific, technical and social information
in the following three general thematic areas:


* Current knowledge of the science and uncertainty associated with predictions and
future scenarios of sea level rise, storms, precipitation, models, and tools as 
they apply to coastal cities and populations in Boston, Cambridge and surrounding
towns.
* Understanding risks and responsibilities for public health and safety and the 
politics and policies that limit what can be done within current practices and regulations.
* Evaluating adaptation measures that include green landscaping, planning and implementation,
communicating with the public, and identifying efforts to mitigate human-related
 impacts on climate.
Some of our sponsoring partners for this event include:

* Urban Harbors Institute of the University of Massachusetts Boston [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001OlrCMEDuV_ginGeVCD2w7g9KM0vBkj69QNn0z_s1Wp61EFVYUdPRYeBzo2defVXUObqbtnh8DXQGzaj1i-76ZATW4v4N7Ev8Ie7wnX7QSk5NhgV4oKL8vWkH9XpIY8ryQa3M9seGu8mk3hAq-zVJg-dE8Fsg9JG-w-ljZVNa3cU=&c=_vBytqgYr57wztdH6CKL3SysBUbQVASRzefLpS0Z4ifTdtmtPpNw-A==&ch=zBneAko_ULZiOPeuHNHHRWesAQEOpxrCVi9FeSUNXmKeui7g4DwFLg==]
* Boston Society of Architects [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001OlrCMEDuV_ginGeVCD2w7g9KM0vBkj69QNn0z_s1Wp61EFVYUdPRYeBzo2defVXU4e-7aEX4NzUWLW8hgY__8LVMoLfDBVerap2c_E-kkdU1OJxjTAHE57WYJQDf75rSuNNPi16FLxs723Da1kLentHWTn0rsCjefBFVwb8J2XdhaHRzGRrMBw==&c=_vBytqgYr57wztdH6CKL3SysBUbQVASRzefLpS0Z4ifTdtmtPpNw-A==&ch=zBneAko_ULZiOPeuHNHHRWesAQEOpxrCVi9FeSUNXmKeui7g4DwFLg==]
* Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001OlrCMEDuV_ginGeVCD2w7g9KM0vBkj69QNn0z_s1Wp61EFVYUdPRYeBzo2defVXUaOmj5L1oYBB_z4-y2VHml_zOfrZ1nBSZVaD6PQHaMqIh6VmcEGeAnIvQhSKl8JRL7_GfLs8-gi7IS_9vHNPDv5d_fzmnbtWEddzsuJG898MJd1y4MVHP99bOnlpsXrjmXWXPbR1i-Pk=&c=_vBytqgYr57wztdH6CKL3SysBUbQVASRzefLpS0Z4ifTdtmtPpNw-A==&ch=zBneAko_ULZiOPeuHNHHRWesAQEOpxrCVi9FeSUNXmKeui7g4DwFLg==]

For more information, and to register for the conference, please visit: http://seagrant.mit.edu/conferences/CCS2014/
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001OlrCMEDuV_ginGeVCD2w7g9KM0vBkj69QNn0z_s1Wp61EFVYUdPRYUUjgsVbmxzcUn3XCWIv2MswJFKcL-Ck9qrwjYgcvy-N5Q10cnc1Uo45dEuAzGk60wE9z5khQK9VFf9TPcVBSQZfFHfakv5JC4ug06UKkysFpFy17caOc16oApICEAncJy2vM_Sm0eArE2_gxUDSpMY=&c=_vBytqgYr57wztdH6CKL3SysBUbQVASRzefLpS0Z4ifTdtmtPpNw-A==&ch=zBneAko_ULZiOPeuHNHHRWesAQEOpxrCVi9FeSUNXmKeui7g4DwFLg==]

This event is free of charge for members of the media .
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Please visit our Climate Change Symposium Website [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001OlrCMEDuV_ginGeVCD2w7g9KM0vBkj69QNn0z_s1Wp61EFVYUdPRYUUjgsVbmxzcUn3XCWIv2MswJFKcL-Ck9qrwjYgcvy-N5Q10cnc1Uo45dEuAzGk60wE9z5khQK9VFf9TPcVBSQZfFHfakv5JC4ug06UKkysFpFy17caOc16oApICEAncJy2vM_Sm0eArE2_gxUDSpMY=&c=_vBytqgYr57wztdH6CKL3SysBUbQVASRzefLpS0Z4ifTdtmtPpNw-A==&ch=zBneAko_ULZiOPeuHNHHRWesAQEOpxrCVi9FeSUNXmKeui7g4DwFLg==]
for continous updated information as plans for this event progress.
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For inquiries please contact:

Dr. Judith Pederson

MIT Sea Grant College Program

Tel: 617-252-1741

E-mail: jpederso at mit.edu
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