The eighth annual Stonecipher Symposium on Technology, Communication and Culture, with the theme "Eat, Drink and Think Globally: Can the World Survive a Consumer Culture?" will once again spark discussion and debate on an important current topic.

Beginning the evening of March 21 and lasting all day March 22, the symposium will explore the question of how we can sustain a consumer culture with limited resources.

Speakers include Steen Jorgensen, director of the Social Development Department at the World Bank; Stephen Smith, executive director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy; Sue McGregor, a peace studies expert from Mount Saint Vincent University in Canada; Jeff Smith, an author who questions the safety of genetically modified foods; and journalist Bill Lambrecht, an author who explores limited water resources and genetically modified foods. The event will also feature a presentation by WastAway, a McMinnville-based company that transforms household garbage into consumer products like park benches and mulch.

All events, except the keynote addresses that will be held in Derryberry Auditorium, will be held in the Tech Pride Room of the Roaden University Center.

For complete schedule information, visit www.tntech.edu/stonecipher or call 3507.

The Stonecipher Symposium is named for and partially funded by Harry Stonecipher, CEO of The Boeing Company and a Tennessee Tech graduate. The event is free and open to the public.