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MIT-wide Symposia</b><br>
<b>BIG questions after BIG Hurricanes</b><br>
<b>Wednesday, October 5, 2005<br>
4:00 - 6:00 pm<br>
Kirsch Auditorium</b><br>
<b>Ray and Maria Stata Center</b><br>
<b>also Broadcast Live at:</b>
<a href="http://web.mit.edu/katrina/symposia/" eudora="autourl">http://web.mit.edu/katrina/symposia/</a><br>
<b>How Can Communities, Cities and Regions Recover From
Disaster?<br><br>
</b>Are Cities Resilient? Disaster Recovery, Past and Present<br>
Professor Lawrence J. Vale, Department Head, Urban Studies and
Planning<br><br>
Hurricane Katrina: What Would FDR Do?<br>
Professor Thomas A. Kochan, Sloan School of Management<br><br>
Do Poor Communities Have a Role in Rebuilding New Orleans?<br>
Professor J. Phillip Thompson, Urban Studies and Planning<br>
Moderated by Professor David A. Mindell, Science, Technology and Society,
and Engineering Systems<br><br>
<b><u>Future Events in the Series</u></b><br>
<i>How Can We Plan for Safe and Sustainable Regions?</i><br>
Tuesday, October 18, 2005<br>
4:00 pm, Kirsch Auditorium<br>
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What Does Current Scientific Research Have to Say About the
Present</i><br>
<i>and Future Risks Associated with Hurricanes?</i><br>
Kerry Emanuel, Professor of Meteorology<br>
Monday, October 31, 2005<br><br>
Please visit
<a href="http://web.mit.edu/katrina/" eudora="autourl">http://web.mit.edu/katrina/</a>
for a complete list of MIT activities, benefits and resources helping with the Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts.<br><br>
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</pre><font face="Courier New, Courier"></font>Ted E. Johnson<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><br>
Associate Director of the Information Center and<br>
Director of Community Services<br>
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</b>Community Services Office<br>
Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br>
Room E19-432<br>
77 Massachusetts Avenue<br>
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307<br>
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Email: tej@mit.edu<br>
Phone: 617-253-4940<br>
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