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POWERLINES
to the Future"
Midwest Regional PSR
Scientific and Business
Meeting
International Center,
Old Capitol Mall, Downtown Iowa City, IA
Preliminary Program
Friday Evening Free Film, Feb 13, 2009
7:00 PM Sign-in and pre-Registration for Feb 14 Conference
7:30 PM-9:30 PM Free Film: Scarred Lands and Wounded Lives --
Discussion & light refreshments
Saturday, Feb 14, 2009
08:00 AM Registration & Breakfast
09:00 AM Introduction. PSR Continues to Confront the Gravest
Threats to Health: Jeff Patterson MD, National PSR, President Elect
PANEL #1 Challenging Coal in the Midwest
- Coal’s Dirty Life
Cycle: Maureen McCue MD PhD
- Beyond Coal: Paul
Deaton CRST, Chairman Johnson County BOH
PANEL #2 Nuclear Weapons in the Midwest
- Catastrophic Environmental Consequences of
Regional and Global Nuclear War: Steven Starr,
PSR Senior Scientist
- PSR Prescription for a
Nuclear-Free Future: Jeff Patterson MD
PANEL #3 Health Sciences Students Step Up
to the Challenges.
- Confronting Coal:
Sameet Sangha MPH Student
- Healthcare in
Palestine: Harb Harb, UI MD/PhD Student
12:30 PM Luncheon
01:00 PM Nuclear Power--Not the Bridge to Safe, Clean Energy:
[TBA]
02:00 PM Midwest Regional PSR Meeting, Where do we go from here?
04:00 PM Adjourn
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PSR is the
United.States affiliate of
IPPNW
was recipient of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize.
Iowa PSR is composed of a
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committed to advancing nuclear disarmament and nuclear security,
prevention
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environmental policies. These three man-made health threats have
a massive global impact on public health and security and our concern
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