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Perspectives on Silent Spring at 50 Symposium - May 11-12, 2012
2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Rachel Carson's seminal book Silent Spring, considered the most significant influence in mounting an era of environmental awareness and action around the world. The Rachel Carson Institute in partnership with the National Aviary will present a symposium on the impact of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring on conservation of wildlife and the future of conservation and preservation of biodiversity. To register, click here!
Day One: Friday, May 11, 2012
Time: from 1:00 Pm to 5:00 PM
Location: The National Aviary’s Helen M. Schmidt FliteZone Theater
Audio recording: Rachel Carson’s Speech to the National Women’s Press Club, introduced by Carson Biographer, Linda Lear
Voices from the Earth
Moderator: Linda Lear, Ph.D.
Panelists: Scott Weidensaul- Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere with Migratory Birds
Sherri Woodley- A Quick Fall of Light;
John Juriga, Ph.D. The Illustrations of Robert Hines
Diane D. Glave- “African Americans, the Environment, and Religion”
Opening Keynote Address: Linda Lear, Ph.D. “That Book Is For the Birds”
Plenary Keynote: Louis J. Guillette, Jr., Ph.D., Heinz Award Recipient for 2011, Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, CoEE Endowed Chair of Marine Genomics, Marine Biomedicine and Environmental Sciences Center, Medical University of South Carolina “Environment and Health: Fifty Years of Lessons from Wildlife”
Lessons From Silent Spring
Moderator: Bob Mulvihill, M.Sc., Director of Education, National Aviary
Steve Latta, Ph.D. National Aviary
Holly S. Lohuise, Ocean Futures Society
Terry Collins, Ph.D. Teresa Heinz Professor of Green Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University
David Evers, Ph. D. Executive Director and Chief Scientist, Biodiversity Research Institute
Roundtable Discussion – Challenges for the 21st Century
Moderator: David Hassenzahl, Ph.D. Dean, School for Sustainability and the Environment, Chatham University
Perspectives:
Roger Christie, Rachel Carson’s Grand-nephew and adopted son
Mark Madison, Ph.D. Historian, National Fish and Wildlife Service
Lou Hinds, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
George Jugovic, Jr., President and CEO, Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future (PennFuture)
Joylette Portlock, Climate Reality Project
The Image and the Message
Moderator: Prajna Parashar, Ph.D. Chair, Arts, Design & Communication Director, Film and Digital Technology, Chatham University
Presenters:
Jonathan R. Latham, Ph.D., The Bioscience Resource Project
Mark Dixon, YERT!
Anne T. Rosenthal – The Art of Engagement
Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
David Masur, Executive Director, Penn Environment
Ann Payne, Artist- The Mountain Institute
The Legacy of Rachel Carson: Voices for the Future:
Moderator: Molly Mehling, Ph.D. School for Sustainability and the Environment, Chatham University
Eva Resnik-Day- WGF Women Greening Pittsburgh Nominee
Angela Wiley- Chatham University- Student Delegate to UN Climate 17 Conference
Martha Yanders –Barak Obama Academy for International Studies
Kevin Zhang-National Aviary
Alexandra Loperfito-National History Day Award Winner
For Sponsorship and Press inquiries Contact: Patricia M. DeMarco, Ph.D. Director, Rachel Carson Institute
e-mail pdemarco@chatham.edu Phone (412) 365-2702
REGISTER NOW! $50.00 Friday only $75.00 Saturday only; $100 both days; Student Discount Available at Registration.
http//www.chatham.edu/sse/events/silentspring50
