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Lecture Series at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church to Explore Earth’s Complicated Future

By  //  June 27, 2024

Lectures will be free to attend

A series of five lectures set to begin Thursday explores the challenging future for planet Earth by examining key facets of its future, including resilience, urban planning, space, and water resources. (Florida Tech image)

BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – A series of five lectures set to begin Thursday explores the challenging future for planet Earth by examining key facets of its future, including resilience, urban planning, space, and water resources.

The lecture series is titled, “Protecting Our Plant-Animal-Human Biosphere: 2050 and Beyond.”

It is intended “to be a visionary examination of our universe, what challenges we must overcome in order to create a resilient biosphere that is healthy, safe, secure, and sustainable for nearly 10 billion residents who will be inhabiting our earth’s ecosystem in 25 years,” says organizer and retired Florida Tech dean, vice president and professor Cliff Bragdon.

Lectures will be free to attend and are held from 6:30-8 p.m. on three summer Thursdays: June 27, July 11 and July 25 at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 1830 S. Babcock St. in Melbourne.

After each evening’s presentations, speakers and attendees are invited to a half-hour reception in the church’s Parish Hall.

Florida Tech President John Nicklow will join Bragdon and other distinguished speakers with Florida Tech connections in participating, including President Emeritus Tony Catanese and Faculty Emeritus Winston Scott.

Here’s a look at the schedule and topics.

June 27

■ Lecture one: Cliff Bragdon, Ph.D.: “Resilience – Essential Attributes for Protecting our Biospheric Universe”

■ Lecture two: Capt. Winston Scott: “The Future Settlement of Outer Space”

July 11

■ Lecture three: Tony Catanese, Ph.D.: “Cities, Urban Planning and Future Development”

■ Lecture four: Robert Sluka, Ph.D.: “The Necessity for Marine and Coastal Preservation”

July 25

■ Lecture five: John Nicklow, Ph.D., “The Optimization on Environmental and Water Resource Systems”

■ Group Discussion: “Where Do We Go from Here? 2050 and Beyond”

Lectures are free to attend but registration is requested to ensure seating is available. Please contact Bragdon at 321-890-7435 to register for individual sessions or all three.

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