Risk and Exploration: Earth as a Classroom

CNN’s Miles O’Brien to Speak at LSU’s Upcoming Risk Symposium

“CNN anchor and Emmy winner Miles O’Brien will join an impressive list of speakers at LSU’s upcoming international symposium on risk and exploration, Oct. 28-30. “Risk & Exploration: Earth as a Classroom,” will be held on LSU’s campus and is free and open to the public and the media. O’Brien is scheduled to speak on Monday, Oct. 29, from 9:05 to 9:45 a.m. Central time and will serve as moderator for a panel discussion titled “Risks of Nature: Impact of and Response to Hurricane Katrina,” which is slated for 10:40 a.m. until noon. The panel will feature such guests as Baton Rouge Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden, LSU Police Chief Ricky Adams and NASA-Michoud official Stephen A. Turner.”

Editor’s note: Each session will be webcast live. Within a short period after each session, links to a webcast archive – and a podcast archive – will be posted. – see www.riskexplore2007.com for all information on this event including webcast links.