Topic

Speaker

Start

End

Duration

(PM)

(PM)

Registration

1-00

2-00

1 hr

Opening remarks from event sponsor

Mr. Amit JaiSingh, President, MIT South Asian Business Club

1-30

1-35

4 min

Welcome Note

Mr. Chitro Neogy, TBP & Graduate Student, Sloan, MIT

1-35

1-40

4 min

Perceptions on TBP

Ms Anna Stover, TBP

1-40

1-45

4 min

The Globe in Transition: Preserving The Fragile Planet that we live in

Mr. Partha Ghosh, TBP

1-45

2-10

20 min

Introduction and Welcome of Arsenic Speakers

Dr. Somnath Basu, TBP

2-10

2-15

5 min

“The India Arsenic Removal Program of Water for People”

Mr. Sean D. Stang-Osborne, PE, Project Mgr, Haley and Ward Inc., Waltham, MA

2-15

2-30

14 min

“The Columbia program on Health Effects and Geochemistry of Arsenic and Lead”

Dr. Joseph Graziano, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences and Pharmacology and Assoc. Dean for Research, Columbia University, NY

2-30

2-45

14 min

“Distribution of natural arsenic in the Bengal basin”

Dr. Ashish Basu, Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Rochester, NY

2-45

3-00

14 min

“A simple to operate local solution to arsenic crisis in the Indian sub-continent”

John Greenleaf, Research Engineer, Lehigh University, PA

3-00

3-15

14 min

“Using groundwater from shallow aquifers and dug wells”

Dr. Timir Hore, VP, C&H Eng, NJ

3-15

3-30

14 min

“Arsenic implementation in New Hampshire”

Bernard D. Lucey, PE, Senior Engineer, New Hampshire Dept. of Environmental Sciences.

3-30

3-45

14 min

Arsenic Panel Discussion, Q&A & Final Thoughts

All panelists with moderator Dr. Somnath Basu, TBP and Mr. Sean Stang-Osborne

3-50

4-10

20 min

Break

4-10

4-20

10 min

Healthcare Second Opinion Project

Dr. Anjan Chaudhury, TBP

4-20

4-28

7 min

Kalighat Project

Mr Mridul Pathak/Dr Sujit Kumar, TBP

4-28

4-36

7 min

LEAD Project

Ms Sumita Basu, TBP

4-36

4-44

7 min

Closing Speech

Mr. Partha Ghosh, TBP

4-45

4-55

8 min

Acknowledgements and Signup Information

Nilanjana Rakhit, TBP

4-55

5-00

4 min

Musical finale

Dr. Gopa Kumar and Ms Swapna Ray

5-05

5-15

10 min

Pledges/Refreshments

Ting Lobby (outside auditorium)

5-15