Planet Texas 2050 Symposium: Collaborating for a Resilient Future

Event Status
Scheduled
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Planet Texas 2050's annual symposium returns Feb. 24 to Feb. 27, 2025. Through multiple presentation formats and opportunities for dialog and exchange, the symposium will explore diverse and intersecting aspects of resilience. Presenters from multiple universities representing more than 20 academic disciplines will be joined by practitioners and community-based leaders from Austin and beyond. We welcome anyone with an interest in resilience and sustainability to join us for the event. 


LBJ School Featured Sessions


FEB 25 @ 4PM: “The Climate-Driven Home Insurance Crisis and What Could Be Done to Fix It,” with LBJ Dean J.R. DeShazo 

Planet Texas event poster about climate risks driving the insurance crisis

 

FEB 26 @ 12PM: “Data, Design, and Decision-Making: Integrating Research, Policy, and Community Engagement in Austin,” with LBJ Research Associate Deidra Miniard and LBJ Student Madeleine Richter-Atkinson

Poster for event about climate resilience featuring 2 young women and a man

 

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FEB 26 @ 1PM: “Community-Based Participatory Research for Environmental Justice: Lessons and Perspectives from Community Members and Academics from Project CRESSLE,” with LBJ Assistant Professor Patrick Bixler

 

 

Michael E. Webber

FEB 26 @ 5PM: A.I. and the Clean Energy Revolution: Shaping Sustainable Solutions for Texas and Beyond with the Texas Exes Sustainability Alumni Network featuring Michael Webber

Date and Time
Feb. 24 to 27, 2025, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Google Outlook iCal