Join leaders in the fields of water and flood protection to participate in a discussion that will shape New Orleans’ future. Scientists, educators and environmentalists will discuss the estimated impact of sea level rise and land subsidence on navigation, land loss and flood protection; the dire consequences of a Future Without Action; and the need to use the Mississippi River to achieve coastal restoration through a comprehensive evaluation of a new channel for the river. The event will be followed by a Community Pot Luck Dinner discussion at Café Istanbul, 2372 St. Claude Avenue. PLEASE BRING A DISH.

Moderator/Presenters:
•David Muth - Director, Gulf Restoration Program - National Wildlife Federation
•Denise Reed, PhD – Chief Scientist for the Water Institute of the Gulf
•Mark Davis - Director of the Institute on Water Resources Law and Policy at the Law School - Tulane University
•Steve Cochran – Director, Restore the Mississippi River Delta Coalition
•Clinton Willson, PhD, P.E. - Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering - LSU
•Robert B. Nairn, PhD, P.Eng. – Principal of Baird & Associates
•Deborah D. Keller, P.E. – Chief Executive Office of Deborah E. Keller & Partners