Woods Hole Diversity Day 2007

- 2007 Woods Hole Diversity Day Poster

- Diversity in Woods Hole "Did You Know" Fact Sheet

Event Schedule:
Lillie Auditorium, Corner of MBL and Water Streets, Woods Hole, Massachusetts

* 3:00 PM:
Ambrose Jearld, Jr. (Chair, Woods Hole Diversity Advisory Committee) Welcoming remarks and a brief history of Woods Hole diversity initiative

* 3:15 PM:
John Holdren (Director, Woods Hole Research Center) Introducing the first distinguished speaker

Jamie Hoyte (Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University) Presentation: "Diversity Among Environmental Leaders and the Challenge of Environmental Justice"

Lecture will be followed by questions and answers. Moderator: John Bullard (President, SEA Education Association)

* 3:55 PM:
Bill Schwab (Team Chief Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Field Center) Introducing the second distinguished speaker

Robert Nadaeu (Regional Coordinator for Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Region II) Presentation: "Disasters....An Equal Opportunity Destroyer?"

Lecture will be followed by questions and answers. Moderator: John Bullard (President, SEA Education Association)

* 4:25 PM:
Laishona Vitelli (Chair, Woods Hole Diversity Day Organization Committee) Closing remarks

MBL Street

* 4:30-6:00 PM:
Diversity celebration including live music by Pan Loco Steel Band, food, non-alcoholic beverages

Woods Hole Diversity Day Organization Committee
Erica del Castillo (MBL)
Judith Fenwick (WHOI)
Claudia Flores (USGS)
Ben Gutierrez (USGS)
Lionel Hall (MBL)
Ambrose Jearld (DAC/NOAA)
Nan Garrett Logan (NOAA)
P. J. Petrone (SEA)
Kara Ryan (MBL)
Laishona Vitelli (WHOI, Chair)

Date: August 15, 2007
Time: 3:00 - 6:00 PM
Place: Lillie Auditorium (MBL) and MBL Street, Woods Hole
Sponsor: Woods Hole Diversity Day Organization Committee
Press Information: pdf - DiversityDay2007Press.pdf


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