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Oct. 22 Agenda: Session 2

Afternoon Session: Coastal Infrastructure

• 1:30 pm:  Welcome: Charles Schwartz, Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• 1:40 pm:  Keynote #1: Maj. Gen. John Peabody, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations
  Presentation Title: "Evolving Approaches: Engineering Resiliency for the Nation”
• 2:15 pm:  Keynote #2: Prof. Youssef Hashash, University of Illinois, Community Disaster Resilience
  Presentation Title: "Geotechnical Engineering Perspective on Sustainability and Resiliency Implications of Hurricane Sandy"
• 2:50 pm:  Break
• 3:00 pm:  Brief UMD Faculty Research Presentations:
• Ed Link: "Delta Model: Netherlands Analysis for Adaptation to Long Term Climate Change"
• Sandra Knight: "A Case for Coastal Resilience"
• Brian Phillips: "Experimental Assessment of Coastal Infrastructure Vulnerability”
• 4:00 pm:  Experts Panel and Q&A Session, with Moderator Charles Schwartz, Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• 4:30 pm:  Reception & Poster Session (End of Afternoon Session)