The Burnham Plan Centennial - Bold Plans, Big Dreams

Calendar & Projects

ALL CALENDAR ITEMS ARE FROM 2009. PLEASE CHECK WITH PROGRAM PARTNERS FOR CURRENT COSTS AND DATES.

Water: Sustaining our Blue Planet

Join us for a roundtable discussion on water, moderated by WGN radio host John Williams and featuring Jeffrey Sachs, Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University and Peter Annin, author of The Great Lakes Water Wars. This forum will explore how water issues are related to health, poverty, globalization, and climate change on local, regional, and global levels. During our Q & A, engage with the speakers to discuss solutions to these critical issues.
 
The Comer Symposium: 2008-2012
The Gary C. Comer Family, in fostering education, research, and public awareness of climate change, has funded the establishment of a five-year series of symposia at The Field Museum.
 

Program Partner

Field Museum

The Field Museum was founded in 1893 as the Columbian Museum of Chicago with its purpose the "accumulation and dissemination of knowledge, and the preservation and exhibition of objects illustrating art, archaeology, science and history." In 1905, the Museum's name ...[MORE]


This program was offered on these dates:
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 7:00pm to 8:30pm

Field Museum

Hours:
9am-5pm daily. Last admission at 4pm.

Cost: Free; Pre-registration recommended.

Website: www.fieldmuseum.org

Location:
The Field Museum
1400 S Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60605
312.665.7400
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