Symposium | The Future of Refugee Camp Infrastructure

An afternoon to learn about the life of refugees in camps and how to address the dire living conditions within. Join us in viewing the life of two Americans willingly registering as refugees in Za'atari Camp followed by an in-depth discussion on the issues raised in the film and how as designers, policy makers, entrepreneurs, and humanitarian aid workers we can make an impactful change to rethink refugee camps across the globe.

Program (Subject to change)

1:00 PM Doors Open

1:45 PM Introduction (Scott Marble Chair of School of Architecture)

2:00 PM Salam Neighbor

3:10 PM Filmmakers keynote speech

3:30 PM Panel Discussion: Panelists (subject to change) with

Chris Temple (Filmmaker)

Zach Ingrasci (Filmmaker)

Shawn Powers (Global Communications GSU)

J.D. McCrary (IRC Atlanta Director)

Sabir Khan (Designer and associate professor)

Marc Simmons (Principal at Front Inc.)

4:30 PM Reception

Student work exhibit

Virtual reality of refugee camp

Workshops

Sales of items for refugees

8:00 PM Concluding remarks