Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

Tsunami Symposium

January 26th
4:00-6:00 PM
CIRES Auditorium, Boulder Campus (Directions to CIRES)

The symposium is free and open to the public. For more information, see the Tsunami, Disaster Experts Gather for Free Public Symposium.

Come hear a panel of CU experts discuss the recent tsunami disaster and its impact upon the societies of the Indian Ocean region. Panelists will include area specialists on Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and South India, as well as experts on earthquakes, maritime fisheries, and the sociology of disasters.

	Carl Kisslinger, CIRES/Geology Basic Geology & Physics of the Tsunami
	Jeannette Sutton, Sociology & Natural Hazards Center Important Factors in the Sociology of Tsunami Disasters
	Russ McGoodwin, Anthropology Tsunami Impacts on Fisheries and Fishing Communities
	Kimberly Niles, Political Science State-level Politics of the Disaster: Indonesia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka
	Frederick Denny, Religious Studies Islam and Acehnese Identity
	Dennis McGilvray, Anthropology The Tsunami and Ethnic Politics in South India & Sri Lanka
	Patricia Lawrence, Anthropology Eyewitness Report from a Sri Lankan Children's Refuge

Presented by The Center for Asian Studies

Hosted by CIRES and University of Colorado at Boulder