SEMINAR: Galapagos Lecture Tomorrow: Annual Alumni Lecture by Johann Besserer, 6pm

[Laura Bracken <lbracken@rsmas.miami.edu>]

Please join us for the 8^th Annual Rosenstiel School Alumni Lecture:

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS:

A LIVING LABORATORY

 

Johann Besserer

Marine Affairs & Policy, ‘07

C0-founder and President, Isabela Oceanographic Institute

 

Crystal clear waters, active volcano hiking trails and some of the most enchanting wildlife the Pacific has to offer can be found on the Galapagos Islands. This paradise inspired Charles Darwin to develop his theory of Evolution in the 1830's. Inspired by his own study abroad experience with the Rosenstiel School, alumnus Johann Besserer created the Isabela Oceanographic Institute (IOI) to provide an exciting new way to study the Galapagos and support sustainable development in this island paradise.  IOI’s motto, Conservation through Education, combines study abroad and development aid in Galapagos into a synergetic process that not only offers a unique experience to University of Miami students but also positively impacts its environment as well.  Come learn about this beautiful archipelago and what Besserer and UM students and faculty are doing to protect it.

 

  

 WEDNESDAY, June 1, 2011

 Lecture begins at 6:00 p.m., followed by hors d’oeuvres and wine reception.

Rosenstiel School Auditorium

4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Virginia Key, FL 33149

 

All events are free and open to the public; however seating is limited.

 

 

Laura Bracken

 

Alumni & Outreach Manager, Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science

Science & Education Specialist, R.J. Dunlap Marine Conservation Program

 

University of Miami 

4600 Rickenbacker Causeway

Miami, FL 33149

305-421-4207 office

610-306-1926 mobile

305-421-4931 fax