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Sea-Level Rise in Florida A Conversation Between Scientists and the Media February 6, 2008
University of South Florida St. Petersburg February 5, 2008  7:00 p.m. Public Lecture
Robert Bazell, NBC Chief Science and Health Correspondent February 6, 2008 8:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks Albert C. Hine, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida (bio) Associate Dean of Research, professor of geological oceanography "Scientists and the Media: Bridging the Gap" 10:00 a.m. Fresh Water Impacts Facilitator: Rob Lorei, news director and radio host, WMNF 88.5 (bio) Journalist: Cynthia Barnett, author of Mirage: Florida and the Vanishing Water of the Eastern U.S. (bio) Scientist: Kimberly Taylor, Program Officer in the USGS California Water Science Center (bio) 11:15 a.m. Ecological Impacts Facilitator: Brent Yarnal, professor of geography, Penn State University, director, Center for Integrated Regional Assessment (bio) Journalist: Craig Pittman, staff writer, St. Petersburg Times (bio) Scientist: Gary Lytton, director, Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (bio) 12:30 p.m. Keynote and lunch Daniel Grossman, radio producer and co-author of A Scientist's Guide to Talking With the Media (bio) 2:00 p.m. Public Health Impacts Facilitator: Rob Lorei, news director and radio host, WMNF 88.5 (bio) Journalist: Mark J. Walters, professor of journalism, University of South Florida St. Petersburg, author, Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them (bio) Scientist: Andy Reich, program director, Florida Department of Health, Division of Environmental Health (bio) 3:15 p.m. Economic Impacts Facilitator: Heidi Recksiek, NOAA Coastal Service Center (bio) Journalist: Daniel Grossman (See bio above) Scientist: Robert Costanza, professor of ecological economics, director, Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, University of Vermont (bio) 4:30 p.m. Wrap-up and Conclusions |
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