Long Beach Cares Lecture Series
The Aquarium of the Pacific -- 4 Monday Evenings in July

Topics are:
July 10, 2006
Setting The Stage for Increasing Natural Disaster— The Interplay of Natural Events and an Increasing Population Living in Harm’s Way
Asif Shaikh and Timothy Knight, International Resources Group

July 17, 2006
The Story of Katrina and What She Left Behind in the Gulf
Dr. Joseph Suhayda, Professor Emeritus, LSU and Kerry M. St. Pé, Program Director, Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program

July 24, 2006
The Multiple Dimensions of Disaster Preparedness, Response and Rebuilding— Why Are We Such Slow Learners?
David McKinnie, Coordinator, NOAA Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System Program and Dr. Gavin Smith, Director, Office of Recovery and Renewal, Mississippi Office of the Governor

July 31, 2006
Long Beach— A Tale of Two Cities: Long Beach, MS and Long Beach, CA— They Share More Than A Name
Mayor Billy Skellie, Long Beach, MS (by video conference); Mayor Beverly O’Neill, Long Beach, CA who initiated the program; and the new mayor of Long Beach, CA to be elected in June 2006

WHERE: Honda Theater, Aquarium of the Pacific
WHEN: Mondays, July 10 – 31, 2006, 7:00 p.m.
COST: Suggested donation of $7.
All proceeds go to Long Beach, MS
This does not include Aquarium admission as the galleries will close at 6:00 p.m. RSVP: Advance reservations required. Call (562) 590-3100, ext. 0

http://www.longbeachcares.org/