The Whiteside Forum, established in 1985, is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit, community group, which sponsors presentations and discussions of issues of importance and interest to the public. Issues chosen for Conferences have an international dimension, as well as local interest and importance. The organization is supported entirely by individual, special, and business contributions. All events are free and open to the public.
Below are listed topics of programs for 2023 and 2024. They are on Sunday afternoons, at 2:00 p.m., in the Community Room of the Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL.
Contact Marc Adami by phone at 815-718-5347 or email at marcadami53@gmail.com.
September 24, 2023
Wolf Koch, PhD, Chemical and Biomedical Engineer, Technology Resources International, Inc.
“Energy Today 2023–Facts and Fiction”
October 29, 2023
Brian Ritter, Executive Director of Nahant Marsh
“Conservation: Nahant Marsh, the Mississippi River, and Beyond”
November 26, 2023
Bob Vaughn, local entrepreneur, Morrison Tech grad, and Army Veteran
“My Vietnam War”
January 28, 2024
Andrew Stutzke, Morning Meteorologist WQAD TV8
“Meteorology, Storm Chasing, Storm Preparedness, Weather Patterns, Models, and Climate”
February 25, 2024
Book Discussion by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzik, “I, Human: AI [Artificial Intelligence], Automation, and the Quest to Reclaim What Makes Us Unique”
March 24, 2024
Norm Moline, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Geography at Augustana College.
“Why Taiwan Matters: Small Island, Important Place”
April 28, 2024
A panel (TBA) discussion
“How America Got Mean”