Date: Thursday, October 21, 2010
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:45 PM
Building: Lavin-Bernick Center (LBC) in Room 203
Location: uptown campus
Other Information: Sibbs Conference Room

To commemorate the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, a group of scholars from Tulane and the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales will present a conference in New Orleans from October 21-23, 2010. The joint conference will be open to the university communities and the general public. Six scholars from various departments at Tulane and six scholars from the École will present papers, exploring how scholars on both sides of the Atlantic view the hurricane and its aftermath.

Seating is limited and pre-registration will be required. Check the conference website for updates.

Sponsored by: History Department, k5

For more information contact Randy J. Sparks via email to rsparks1@tulane.edu or by phone at 504-862-8627

Additional information may be found at the event website at http://history.tulane.edu/web/default.asp?id=KatrinaConference