The lecture is free to attend
BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – A five-lecture series beginning Thursday will explore the planet’s challenging future, examining key aspects of the planet’s future, including resilience, urban planning, space and water resources.
The lecture series is titled “Protecting Plant, Animal and Human Ecosystems: 2050 and Beyond.”
“The goal of this project is to take a forward-looking look into space and consider what challenges we must overcome to create a healthy, safe, secure, sustainable and resilient biosphere for the approximately 10 billion people who will be living in Earth’s ecosystems 25 years from now,” said organizer Cliff Bragdon, former dean, vice president and professor at Florida Institute of Technology.
The talks are free to attend and will be held three Thursdays in the summer (June 27, July 11 and July 25) from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 1830 S. Babcock St., Melbourne.
Following each evening presentation, speakers and attendees will be invited to a 30-minute reception in the church’s parish hall.
Florida Tech President John Nicklow will be joining Bragdon and other distinguished speakers with ties to Florida Tech, including President Emeritus Tony Catanese and Professor Emeritus Winston Scott.
The schedule and topics are as follows:
June 27
■ Lecture 1: Dr. Cliff Bragdon: “Resilience – a critical attribute for protecting the biosphere”
■ Lecture 2: Captain Winston Scott: “Future habitats in space”
July 11
■ Lecture 3: Dr. Tony Catanese: “Cities, urban planning and future development”
■Lecture 4: Dr. Robert Sulka: “The need for marine and coastal conservation”
July 25
■ Lecture 5: Dr. John Nicklow “Optimizing Environmental and Water Resource Systems”
■ Group discussion: “Where do we go from here? 2050 and beyond”
Attendance at the lectures is free, but registration is required to guarantee seating. To register for individual sessions or all three sessions, contact Bragdon at 321-890-7435.
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