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The two-day Hurricane Floyd Symposium is organized by ECU’s Center for Natural Hazards Research. It will be held Sept. 17 and 18 at the City Hotel and Bistro in Greenville.
Speakers include ECU researchers and scientists from around the country. Former Governor Jim Hunt, who was in office when the hurricane struck eastern North Carolina, and the Honorable Richard Moore, who, as then-Secretary of the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, led the state’s emergency response to Floyd, are among the keynote speakers.
The first day of the symposium will be a free public forum, beginning at 12:30 p.m. and continuing through 5 p.m. Participants can register to attend a 6 p.m. dinner featuring keynote speaker Moore. Cost is $20 ($10 for students) if registered before Aug. 28; $30 ($15 for students) if later.
On Day 2, presentations will begin at 8:30 a.m. and continue until 5:20 p.m. Cost is $30 ($15 for students) if registered before Aug. 28; $40 ($20 for students) if later.
The keynote speaker will be Laura Furgione, an assistant administrator with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) who was the local warning meteorologist during Floyd.
For more information and to register, visit http://www.ecu.edu/renci/floyd/index.html.
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