Cornell Systems Thinking Symposium
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On Dec. 6, approximately 700 people attended a CIPA-sponsored Systems Thinking Symposium entitled, "Applying Systems Thinking to Complex Water and Policy Problems." CIPA Visiting Lecturers Dr. Derek Cabrera and Dr. Laura Cabrera, founders and senior research scientists at Cabrera Research Lab, were the event organizers, and Derek offered the keynote address. Additional speakers for the TED-style event included USDA ThinkWater Fellowship winners and MPA graduate students from the Cabreras' fall semester Systems Thinking class.