Watch: Designing for Resilience Symposium

Under the bayfront tent from 9 to 4:30 pm on Friday, October 28th, crowds converged for the “Designing for Resilience” Symposium on coastal resilience and adaptive strategies, as part of the launch week for the New College Challenge. Big questions were posed, such as “How can we design more resilient communities in the face of coastal threats like storm surge?” National experts presented case studies and research relevant to the Gulf Coast, and input from the community offered direction for their ongoing work.

Watch the Full Symposium Livestream

Symposium Agenda

00:13:19 | Welcome and Challenge Overview
Dr. Patricia Okker, President, New College

00:25:13 | Southwest Gulf Coast Resilience
Amber Whittle, Executive Director of Southface Sarasota.

00:42:16 | Envision Resilience Challenge: Nantucket and Narragansett
Cecil Barron Jensen, Executive Director and Claire Martin, Project Manager, ReMain Nantucket
Carolyn Cox, Executive Director, Florida Climate Institute
Bob Miklos, Founder, designLAB Architects
Moderator: Marty Hylton, Heritage Conservation Specialist

03:29:43 | Designing for Resilience Presentations, Part 1
Alan Plattus, Yale University
David Mohney, Kean University
Sonia Chao, University of Miami

04:57:05| Panel Discussion and Q+A with Attendees
Moderator: David Brain, New College

05:34:15 | Designing for Resilience Presentations, Part 2
Jeff Carney, University of Florida
Taryn Sabia, University of South Florida
Ted Brown, Syracuse University

06:44:36 | Panel Discussion and Q+A with Participants
Moderator: David Brain, New College

07:07:35 | Closing Comments
New College of Florida President Patricia Okker with Challenge Leadership and Symposium speakers