USP Spring Symposium: "FUTURES"

The University Scholars Program presents the annual USP Spring Symposium: "FUTURES"Saturday, March 2, 2013, 10:00 am - 3:30 pm in Smith Warehouse (Bay 6, 2nd Floor, Room 271)KEYNOTE SPEAKER: James Reynolds, Ph.D., Professor of Environmental Science and Biology.PRESENTATIONS BY UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS:Future Perfect: Visions of the near and distant future from various disciplinary perspectives and how these differ from or support one another.Winning the Future: What effect can we have as individuals and groups on the future.Uses and Abuses of the Future: Ways that talking about the future affects the present.Futures Symposium Schedule:10:00 am - 11:00 am - Keynote Address by James Reynolds, Prof. of Environmental Science and Biology11:00 am - 11:15 am - Break and Game of Life11:15 am - 12:15 pm - Panel 1: Future Perfect12:15 pm - 1:00 pm - Lunch1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Panel 2: Winning the Future2:00 pm - 2:15 pm - Dance Performance2:15 pm - 2:30 pm - Break2:30 pm - 3:30 pm - Panel 3: Uses and Abuses of the FutureFor more details, please contact uspinfo@duke.edu.