Lecture Series

ZubietaCongratulatory Greeting
Jorge Quijano, Administrator and CEO, Panama Canal Authority,
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Tuesday,
April 8, 2014
ZubietaThe Panama Canal Expansion Project
Alberto Alemán Zubieta, former CEO, Panama Canal Authority,
1996-   2012
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Thursday,
May 8, 2014
HansenRails Across Panama: From ’49ers to 40-foot Containers
Peter Hansen, editor, Railroad History; and Michael Haverty, Former Chairman, President & CEO, Kansas City Southern Railway
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Tuesday,
May 20, 2014
KnatzBig-Ship Ready: The Post-Panamax Era
Dr. Geraldine Knatz
, Executive Director (retired), Port of Los Angeles
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Thursday,
September 18, 2014
7:00 p.m.
HallThe Panama Canal Watershed: Science, Commerce, and Sustainability
Dr. Jefferson Hall, Staff Scientist, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama
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Thursday,
October 2, 2014
6:30 p.m.
McCulloughBuilding the Panama Canal
David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian
The lecture featuring David McCullough is the Library’s premier event in the Panama Canal Centennial public program series.
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Thursday,
October 16, 2014
7:00 p.m.
MacfaddenOnce in a Century Opportunity: Geology and Paleontology of the Panama Canal
Dr. Bruce MacFadden, Florida Museum of Natural History
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Thursday,
December 4, 2014
ChavesAmerican Medicine and the Panama Canal: Miasmas, Mosquitoes, and Malaria
Dr. Enrique Chaves,
University of Kansas Medical Center
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