For
immediate release: June
18, 2010
MEDIA CONTACTS: Lori
McDaniel at (515) 281-8094 or [log in to unmask]; or Juli Probasco-Sowers at
Rebuild Iowa Office at (515) 242-5234
(o) or (515) 249-1714 (c) or Fax:
(515) 242-5006.
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Event Advisory ***
CEDAR RAPIDS
SEMINAR EXAMINES 2008 FLOODS AND HOW IOWANS CAN PREPARE FOR FUTURE DISASTERS
Free Copies of the Book, “A
Watershed Year: Anatomy of the Iowa Floods of 2008,” will be Distributed after
the Event
DES
MOINES—A community seminar in Cedar Rapids is
designed to help people better understand the 2008 Iowa floods and how Iowans
can better plan and prepare for future flooding.
It
will be held from 4 to 6 p.m., June 21, at the Kirkwood Community College
Training and Outreach Services Building, 3375 Armar Drive in Marion.
The
event is titled “Anatomy of Iowa Floods: Preparing for the Future” and is
presented by local and state officials, as well as academic professionals.
Refreshments will be served following the seminar and a limited number of
free copies of the book, “A Watershed Year: Anatomy of the Iowa Floods of 2008,”
will be available to attendees.
The
seminar is hosted by the University of Iowa’s Center for Global & Regional
Environmental Research, Rebuild Iowa Office, University of Northern Iowa Center
for Energy and Environmental Education, Iowa Department of Natural Resources,
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Iowa State University
Extension, Iowa League of Cities and the Iowa State Association of Counties.
Cedar Rapids
Flood Seminar
Time: 4 to 6 p.m.
Place:
Kirkwood
Community College Training and Outreach Services Building, 3375 Armar
Dr.
Agenda
·
Welcomes:
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett & Linn County Supervisor Linda
Langston
·
A Watershed
Year: Anatomy of the Iowa Floods of 2008: State Senator Joseph
Bolkcom
·
Trends in Iowa
run-off: Greg Brenneman, ISU Ag Engineering Field Specialist
·
The Iowa Flood
Center: Witold Krajewski, Director, Iowa Flood Center
·
Cedar Falls
Floodplain Initiative: Kamyar Enshayan, Cedar Falls City
Council
·
Discussion of
state public policy issues: State Senator Rob Hogg
·
Question and
answer session
·
Refreshments
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30
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