Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster

Indian Ocean Tsunami and Humanitarian Response:
A Campus-Community Forum

Alumni Hall, Indiana Memorial Union
Thursday, January 13, 2005
7-9 P.M.

Forum Agenda

Introduction

Prof. Jeanne Sept, Dean of the Faculties, Moderator
Chancellor Kenneth Gros Louis: introduction and welcome
Mayor Mark Kruzan: comments on behalf of the community
Rev. Rebecca Jimenez: moment of silent reflection

Understanding the Catastrophe

Prof. Michael Hamburger, IU Geological Sciences

The Great Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami: A Geological Perspective

Prof. Margaret Sutton, IU School of Education

Social Context and Connotations of the Disaster in Indonesia

Prof. Sandeep Junnarkar, IU School of Journalism

Media Coverage in the Wake of the Tsunami

Mr. Peter Kovach, Director of the U.S. Dept. of State Office of Press and Public Diplomacy, Bureau of Southeast Asia and Pacific Affairs State Department

Responding to the Tsunami Disaster: Perspectives from the U.S. Government

Panel Discussion

Presenters plus other participants

Discussants:
Prof. Patrick O'Meara (Intl Programs)
Prof. Sumit Ganguly (India Studies)
Prof. Maria Montessori (State University of Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia)

Community Response

Ms. Maria Carrasquillo, Director of Emergency Services, American Red Cross
IU student leaders (announcements of fundraising activities)
Concluding remarks

Reception and Fundraising Activities

American Red Cross
INPIRG
Indonesian Students Association
Indian Students Association
Conversations about Service and Engagement (CASE)