|
News
Dowling College Eco-Summit II-2005 - Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Hurricanes, Bird Flu: How Will Long Island Survive?
How prepared is Long Island to withstand a tsunami or flu pandemic? These issues and others involving the strategies required to protect, enhance and preserve the Long Island eco-region will be discussed at The Long Island Eco-Summit II-2005 on Tuesday, December 6, 2005 from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Dowling College's Rudolph Campus in Oakdale.
The agenda for this mini-symposium includes informative panel discussions by the region's leading researchers about their work on water quality, land use, and other crucial topics. A tour of Dowling's Kramer Science Center and Department of Earth and Marine Sciences Laboratories, continental breakfast and buffet-style lunch, is also planned. Welcome remarks will be made by New York State Assemblywoman Hon. Ginny Fields.
Several workshops are offered, including: Panel I - Parks, People and Pollution: L.I. Recreational Resources in Perspective; Panel II - Risk Assessment: Preparing for the Inevitable on Long Island; Panel III - Aquaculture: Aquatic Resources Feeding Long Island's Future; Panel IV - Development vs. Perspective: The Perennial Land Use Issue; and Panel V - The National Estuary Program - Long Island's Connections.
Space is limited. For reservations, call 631-244-3394.
The Long Island Eco-Summit II-2005: Looking Toward 2020 - From the Tip of Brooklyn to the Tip of Montauk was coordinated by the Dowling College Senior Seminar Class.
About Dowling College
Dowling College is an independent, coeducational college that serves more than 6,500 students at
its historic Rudolph Campus on the banks of the Connetquot River in Oakdale, NY, and the 105-acre
Brookhaven Campus in eastern Long Island and a business center located near the Nassau-Suffolk
border in Melville. Dowling offers Bachelor′s, Master′s, and Doctoral degrees in several
disciplines through its four schools: Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Education.
|
