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Our Changing Climate - Its Impacts on the Economy and the Way We Live A Symposium April 15, 2016 8:00 am - 1:00 pm Middlesex Community College Chapman Hall 100 Training Hill Road Middletown, CT 06457 Registration: $45 Student Registration: $20 Optional Lunch: $15 See Full Program and Registration below AICP CM Credits Pending Questions? Please contact Tony Marino at The Rockfall Foundation tmarino@rockfallfoundation.org or 860.347.0340 Sponsored by The Rockfall Foundation UConn Climate Adaptation Academy Middlesex Community College PROGRAM 8:00-8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30-8:35 Welcome to MxCC - Anna Wasescha, MxCC President 8:35-9:00 Introduction and Overview - Bruce Hyde/Juliana Barrett, UConn 9:00-9:45 Change is Happening - David Vallee, Hydrologist in Charge, NOAA/NWS, Northeast River Forecast Center changes in rainfall frequencies, the shifting design storm based on the new NOAA Atlas, changes in general flood behavior in the lower Connecticut basin and sea level rise and storm surge 9:45-10:15 Infrastructure - Giovanni Zinn, City Engineer, City of New Haven, impacts of the change in storminess on drainage systems, roads and infrastructure, including how green infrastructure/LID figures into the equation 10:15-10:30 Break 10:30-11:30 Agriculture/Recreation/Tourism Impacts Kip Kolesinskas (CT Dept. of Agriculture) - effects on farms and the foods and products we can buy locally Michelle Eckman (CT Audubon) - consequences for biodiversity and ecosystems, impacts on tourism and the animals we see in our yards Chris Dobbs (CT River Museum) - the immediate impact of the rising river on the museum and the potential ripple effect on tourist attraction has on other tourist attractions and businesses 11:30-11:40 Brief Break 11:40-1:00  Panel- Question & Answer: David Vallee - NOAA/NWS Giovanni Zin - Infrastructure Kip Kolesinskas - Agriculture Michelle Eckman - Wildlife Chris Dobbs - Tourism Sean Hayes - Recreation 1:00 Optional Lunch Click HereTo Register On-Line Click Here To Print Mail-in Registration Form Click Here To Print Brochure Click Here For Directions To Middlesex Community College