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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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The Student Government Association's sustainability committee will host its fall sustainability forum with a panel of area experts.
This semester we will be hearing from our keynote speaker, Nate Conable, the Director of Transit and Transportation for the Atlanta Beltline. Conable has planned complex transportation projects in Atlanta with MARTA, GDOT and the Beltline and even better he is a fellow Yellow Jacket with a master’s degree in City Planning and Science from GT.
The event will also feeature Dan Hourigan (Director of Transportation and Sustainability at the Midtown Alliance), Tim Welch (Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning at GT), Howard Wertheimer (Director of GT Capital Space Planning and Management) and Lance Lunsway (Director of Parking and Transportation at GT).
Refreshments have been generously donated by Fresh Market.
The forum will be Thursday 11/21 in the Ford ES&T Building room L1205. We will have refreshments at 6 pm and the forum from 6:30-8pm. Whether you are interested in hearing about sustainability initiatives on campus, transportation systems in Atlanta, meeting environmentally-conscious members of our community, or engaging with experienced panelists, this event is sure to be informative and exciting! Here is the Facebook page for the forum.
