ARTISTS, SCIENTISTS, BUSINESS LEADERS, POLICY-MAKERS, AND ACTIVISTS COME TOGETHER TO EXPLORE PLASTIC POLLUTION AS A GLOBAL ISSUE IN A TWO-DAY SYMPOSIUM
Plastic GYRE symposium events are FREE and open to the public, but seating is limited and you “must” register for each day:
Thursday, March 26, Georgia State University Student Center Ballrooms Register Here
Non-U.S. citizens who wish to attend the keynote address and other presentations at the David J. Sencer CDC Museum must submit passport information no later than Thursday, March 12, 2015. Please contact museum@cdc.gov for further information. The Welch Foundation at Georgia State University, the David J. Sencer CDC Museum, and the Plastic Pollution Coalition jointly announce the 2015 Welch Symposium entitled The Plastic GYRE: Artists, Scientists and Activists Respond. The two-day symposium will take place on March 26-27 at Georgia State University and the David J. Sencer CDC Museum in Atlanta, GA.
Conceived by Pam Longobardi, GSU Distinguished University Professor, Professor of Art and founder of the Drifters Project, this unique conference brings together top scientists, artists, activists and industry as partners to raise awareness about the global crisis of plastic pollution. The symposium is free and open to the public, and will feature panel sessions, film screenings, a pop-up art exhibit, and a “call-to-action” press conference to affirm collaborative solutions on how to address and reduce plastic pollution.
The program is organized in conjunction with a major international exhibition, GYRE: The Plastic Ocean, travelling from the Anchorage Museum, on view at the David J. Sencer CDC Museum from Jan 26 through June 19.
The Gyre is the scientific term for the ocean currents that propel plastic pollution around the world. The symposium goals are to expose the environmental and public health issues related to plastic pollution and to work collaboratively to offer solutions.
GSU Salon Ballrooms, Student Center 44 Courtland St. SE, Atlanta, GA 30303 Link
10:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Communicating the Issue: Science and Art 1:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Beyond Greenwash: Extended Producer Responsibility 3:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Mobilization from the Ground Up: Activism 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. State of the GYRE – Good News Blitz
David J. Sencer CDC Museum Tom Harkin Global Communications Center, Auditorium A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30329 Link
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Call-to-Action Press Conference 11:00 a.m. – 12 Noon Exhibition Viewing: Gyre: The Plastic Ocean 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Social Justice Panel 3:00 p.m. – onward Keynote, Capt. Charles Moore, Discover N. Pacific Garbage Patch and Cocktail Reception