Public Speaker Program in December 2017: Molly Ferrill – National Geographic Explorer

TDTU - 25/11/2017 - 10:49am

Ton Duc Thang University would like to invite lecturers to join the Public Speaker Program in December 2017. The speaker, Molly Ferrill – National Geographic Explorer, will talk about:

“DOCUMENTING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE”

  • Time:        14:00 December 03rd, 2017.
  • Venue:    Auditorium, 10th Floor, Building F, Ton Duc Thang University,
  • 19 Nguyen Huu Tho, Tan Phong Ward, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City.
  • Agenda:
    • 13:45 – 14:00:    Guest welcoming;
    • 14:00 – 14:15:    Welcoming Speech from TDTU;
    • 14:15 – 14:45:    Speaker’s presentation “Documenting our relationship with nature.
    • 14:45 – 15:00:    Discussion; Q & A session.
    • 15:0 – 15:10:    Closing remarks.

Lecturers from other universities who are interested in the program can register their participation at The Creative Language Center so that the Board of Organizers can help with seating arrangement. We are pleased to welcome all of you. 

For further information and registration, please contact: The TDT CLC office at Room E0004, Building E, Ton Duc Thang University. 
Telephone: (028) 3776 1039; Email: clc@tdt.edu.vn
 
About the Speaker: Molly Ferrill – National Geographic Explorer

Molly is a photographer, writer, and documentary filmmaker specializing in environment, culture and travel. She was selected as a National Geographic Explorer to carry out a project documenting the state of elephants in Myanmar. Both her photography and writing have been featured in National Geographic Magazine. She has also contributed to National Geographic Television, National Geographic France, The Discovery Channel, the BBC, Voice of America, the PBS Nature series, The Monadnock Ledger, The Straits Times, Channel News Asia, the Matador Network, and the ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network among others. Molly has experience working across Asia, East Africa, and North, Central, and South America, and speaks native English, proficient Spanish, and basic Swahili and Thai.

Molly works with Freeland, an international counter-trafficking organization, to document wildlife and human trafficking issues and solutions. She has also recently begun to lead wildlife photography workshops with Photofox Adventures promoting conservation and respect for nature.

Topic: “DOCUMENTING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE”

In the modern society in which we live, people often find themselves disconnected from nature. My passion is to use photography and film to share the beauty of the natural environment and all the things that these natural places have to offer with the rest of the world. This talk explores the ways that people relate to nature today, and will focus on different projects that portray people's relationship with nature as well as the threats to its preservation. This includes park rangers and their work to protect biodiversity in Thailand, people's unique relationship with elephants in Myanmar, an overfishing crisis in a traditional fishing town in Myanmar, and wildlife trafficking issues across Asia, among other stories from around the world.