Fred Presley gives an update on our colleague Larry Quick who is in Australia recovering from treatment for leukemia. Before his diagnosis, Larry said, “2008 will be the year of resilience.” How true? Fred and Larry work in the field of ‘resilience planning’ which seeks to take planning out of the reactive mode and into the pro-active mode — to see issues as they forming, not when they become real problems and position ourselves and our communities not just to survive, but to thrive in these changing conditions. Analogy: surfer.
Michelle Gonzalez brings people up to date with New Commons, our upgraded website. Then I’m supposed to talk about the new blog and our soon-to-be social network.
End segment one. I gotta go talk.
Preservation Future: a Conversation
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