Hurricane Center Director Speaking in Blue Planet Forum Series

Bill Read, director of NOAA's National Hurricane Center, will speak at 7 p.m. March 31 in the Blue Planet Forum: Exploring the Bay and Beyond series at the Nauticus auditorium on the downtown Norfolk waterfront.

The forum is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and light refreshments and a cash bar will be available before the talk. Because seating is limited, advance registration is recommended by phone at 622-1964 or by Internet at www.cbf.org/blueplanet.

Read's topic is "The People Problem: The Impact of Hurricanes in Hampton Roads and the Nation."

The forum is sponsored by Nauticus, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Old Dominion University.