The Role of Science in the Economic Development of the Dominican Republic

Saturday, November 6, 2010
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

CUNY Dominican Studies Institute
North Academic Center, First Floor, Room 1/203
The City College of New York, 160 Convent Avenue
Enter at Amsterdam Avenue and 137th Street
New York, NY 10031

Free and open to the public, but seating is limited and registration is required:

By phone: 212.650.7496, or
Online at:   http://www.cunydsi-science.eventbrite.com

Presenters:

Dr. Jorge E. González, NOAA-CREST Professor
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering,
The Grove School of Enineering, The City College of New York

Speaking on:
Expansion of Lake Enriquillo: Observations and Environmental Causes

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Dr. Yolanda M. León, Professor
Laboratorio de Percepción Remota
Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC), Dominican Republic

Speaking on:
Tourism and its Environmental Impact in the Dominican Republic

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Dr. Margaret A. Winslow, Professor of Structural and Engineering Geology
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences,
The Grove School of Engineering, The City College of New York

Speaking on:
Assessing Seismic Hazards in the North Eastern Region
of the Dominican Republic

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Carl Allen, M.A., Public Policy & Urban Planning
Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Graduate School of Design

Speaking on:
El Metro and the Impact of Transportation System Integration
in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Co-sponsors:

Global Foundation for Democracy
and Development (GFDD)

The Grove School of Engineering
The City College of New York