Below are the most recent conference announcements received by the Natural Hazards Center. A comprehensive list of hazard/disaster meetings is posted on our World Wide Web site: http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/conf.html.
International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance. Offered by: Center for International Health and Cooperation, Hunter College, City University of New York, in partnership with the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland. Geneva, Switzerland: January 30-February 26, 2000; New York City: June 11-July 8, 2000. This intensive four-week training program is intended to inform participants about the many dimensions and issues involved in humanitarian assistance and thus enable them to effectively mitigate emergencies and provide assistance when they do occur. The course will be conducted in English, and a limited number of scholarships will be available. For more detailed information or an application, contact Michel Veuthey, Academic Coordinator, IDHA5, 15 Pierre Longue, CH-1212 Geneva/Grand Lancy, Switzerland; e-mail: michel.veuthey@ties.itu.int.
Strategic Planning and Implementation for Managers of Business Continuity and Restoration Programs. Offered by: University of California-Berkeley Extension. San Francisco, California: February 28-March 3, 2000. This course may be taken individually or as the first course in UC-Berkeley's Emergency Preparedness Planning and Management Certificate Program. The course is intended for corporate and government managers as well as planners and consultants in the nonprofit sector. More information is available from John Laye, Contingency Management Consultants, 346 Rheem Boulevard, Suite 202, Moraga, CA 94556-1588; (925) 631-0400; fax: (925) 631-0403; e-mail: johnlaye@aol.com. For information about other upcoming emergency management courses in this program, contact Environmental Management/Continuing Education in Engineering, University Extension, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720; (510) 643-7143; WWW: http://www.unex.berkeley.edu/cert/emerg.html.
VII International Meeting "Volcan de Colima." Sponsor: Observatorio Volcanologico de la Universidad de Colima. Colima, Mexico: March 6-10, 2000. Colima Volcano, the most active volcano in Mexico, is one of 16 "Decade Volcanoes" of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction. Monitoring of its recent 1998-1999 eruption has resulted in much new, useful data. Through oral and poster presentations the first two days of this meeting will be devoted to discussion of general problems of volcanology and volcano monitoring. This program will be followed by a one-day field trip to the Colima Volcano itself, and, to conclude, a two-day workshop devoted specifically to the monitoring methods and findings from the 1998-1999 eruption. Abstracts in English or Spanish are due January 31, 2000; instructions are available from the Web location below. For more information, contact VII International Meeting "Volcan de Colima," Av. Gonzalo de Sandoval, 444 Colima, Col., 28045 Mexico; tel: (+52-331) 35085, ext. 174, 175; fax: (+52-331) 27581; e-mail colima00@cgic.ucol.mx; WWW: http://www.ucol.mx/volcan/colima00.html.
Spring World 2000: The 11th Annual Corporate Contingency Planning Seminar and Exhibition. Sponsored by: DRI International, Disaster Recovery Journal, and many others. San Diego, California: March 19-22, 2000. This meeting and exposition includes dozens of seminars, courses, workshops, and breakout sessions on various aspects of contingency planning and management as well as a participatory mock disaster exercise. For a complete conference booklet, contact the Conference Registrar, P.O. Box 510110, St. Louis, MO 63151; (314) 894-0276; fax: (314) 894-7474.
Seismic Repair and Rehabilitation of Structures. Sponsors: School of Engineering and Computer Science, California State
University-Fullerton, and others. Fullerton, California: March 21-22, 2000. This meeting will focus on ongoing research
and recent developments in state-of-the-art technologies and methods for seismic repair and rehabilitation of structures. It is
intended for structural engineers, architects, contractors, and insurance officials. For more information, contact Mrs.
Kumari Chowbey, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, California State University-Fullerton, 800 North
State College, Fullerton, CA 92834; (714) 278-3012; fax: (714) 278-3916; e-mail: schowbey@fullerton.edu; or SRRS2, c/o
ATD, 111 East Avenida San Gabriel, San Clemente, CA 92672; (949) 366-6073 or (949) 366-1056; fax: (949) 366-1057;
e-mail: info@srrs2.com; WWW: http://www.srrs2.com.
Firewise Community Workshop Series on Wildland Fire Mitigation. Sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA), U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, U.S. Fire Administration, and many other organizations.
Stevenson, Washington: March 29-31, 2000
Durham, New Hampshire: June 2000
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota:September 25-27, 2000
Atlanta, Georgia: October 18-20, 2000
Santa Cruz, California: February 2001
Austin, Texas: April 2001
Denver, Colorado: June 2001
Hidden Valley, Pennsylvania: September 2001
St. Louis, Missouri: October 2001
Since 1970, more than 10,000 homes and 20,000 other structures have been lost to severe wildland fires, which have cost
government agencies $20 billion to suppress and the insurance industry another $6 billion in restitution. To combat this
problem, the NFPA and a consortium of wildland fire agencies known as the Wildland/Urban Interface Fire Protection
Program have been promoting "Firewise" living since 1986. Now these partners have launched a series of workshops to
present state-of-the-art tools, programs, and planning that can be used by communities to lessen wildland fire hazards and
reduce damage. For more information about the Firewise Communities Workshop Series, see: http://www.firewise.org/communities; or contact workshop coordinator Jim Smalley, NFPA, One Batterymar
ch Park, Box 9101, Quincy, MA
02269; (617) 984-7483; e-mail: jsmalley@nfpa.org.
Building a Disaster Resistant Asia. Sponsors: U.S. Trade and Development Agency, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and U.S. Department of Commerce. Honolulu, Hawaii: April 2-4, 2000. The objective of this conference is to match U.S. technology and know-how with emergency management needs in Asia. The conference will serve as a forum for discussion of issues in emergency management, as well as an opportunity for key decision makers from Asian countries to present current emergency management projects and programs in which American companies could become involved. Ten countries will be targeted for the conference: South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan. For more information, contact Gisele Lee, ICF Consulting, 9300 Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 22031-1207; (703) 934-3255; fax: (703) 934-3243; e-mail: asia-tda@icfconsulting.com; WWW: http://www.icfconsulting.com/asia-tda.
Risk 2000 International Conference: Space Techniques for the Management of Major Risks and their Consequences. Sponsors: UNESCO, École des Mines de Paris, and others. Paris, France: April 5-7, 2000. Space techniques (telecommunications, earth observation, global positioning) can help ameliorate natural and technological risks at all stages of risk management. The objectives of this conference are to document the state-of-the-art in space techniques for risk management, to stimulate awareness of these approaches, to assess the various international efforts to promote and use these methods, and finally, to determine additional initiatives needed to maximize the benefits of space technologies in hazards management. The conference will address three themes: natural risks, technological risks, and preservation of the cultural heritage. Topics to be covered include forecasting of meteorological and oceanic hazards; forest fires; earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and landslides; floods; oil spills; algal blooms; coastal erosion and change; industrial hazards; air pollution; water quality; land degradation and desertification; advanced information tools; education; and legal, economic and insurance issues. More information is available from Risk 2000 Secretariat, Prospective 2100, 48 rue de la Procession, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France; tel: 33 1 44 49 60 04; fax: 33 1 44 49 60 44; e-mail: deschamps@2100.org; WWW: http://2100.org/w_risk.html.
Twenty-Second Annual National Hurricane Conference. Sponsors: American Meteorological Society, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and just about every other agency (government or non) concerned with hurricanes. New Orleans, Louisiana: April 17-21, 2000. The National Hurricane Conference is the nation's principal forum for education and professional training in hurricane preparedness, response, and mitigation. General sessions will focus on the events of the 1999 hurricane season, the outlook for 2000, hurricane-induced inland flooding along the mid-Atlantic coast, and hurricane evacuation problems. The conference also offers 36 workshops covering all major aspects of hurricane disaster management. A conference flyer and registration materials are available from the National Hurricane Conference, 2952 Wellington Circle, Tallahasee, FL 32308; (850) 906-9224; e-mail: nhc@nettally.com; WWW: http://www.nettally.com/nhc.
After Disaster: Addressing Management Issues. Sponsors: Coventry Centre for Disaster Management and the Economic and Social Research Council. Coventry, U.K.: April 25-26, 2000. Key themes to be addressed at this conference include corporate responsibility; bereavement damages and disaster funds; and psychosocial impacts. For more information contact Anne Eyre, Centre for Disaster Management, School of the Built Environment, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB, U.K.; tel/fax: 01203-838485; e-mail: a.eyre@cov.ac.uk.
Global Disaster Information Network (GDIN) Third International Conference. Organizers: Ministry of Public Works and Settlement, General Directorate of Disaster Affairs, Government of Turkey; and the Disaster Management Implementation and Research Center, Middle East Technical University. Ankara, Turkey: April 26-28, 2000. The nations of the world share a common desire to use advanced technology--particularly remote sensing, satellite information transfer, and the Internet--to improve response to disasters. The GDIN is a collaborative effort among several nations to launch an intergovernmental program, complementing the United Nation's ReliefWeb program, that will concentrate on transmitting vital visual information to governments immediately following disasters so that relief, rescue, assistance, and other resources and services can be directed to the neediest areas in a timely way. Previous GDIN conferences were held in Washington, D.C., in July 1998, and in Mexico City, in May 1999. Records of these prior meetings are available on the Internet from http://www.state.gov./www/issues/relief/gdin.html. The organizers of this third meeting hope that it will include the formal adoption of a charter by the participating governments. More information about the conference is available from the Disaster Management Implementation and Research Center, Middle East Technical University, 06531 Ankara, Turkey; tel: +90-312-210 5410; fax: +90-312-210 1328; e-mail: dmc@metu.edu.tr. Information is also available on the World Wide Web at http://www.deprem.gov.tr/gdin2k/index.html; or by contacting the following: tel: (90) 312-287 3645 or (90) 312-287 8803; fax: (90) 312-285 5304 or (90) 312-287 8924; e-mail: gdin2k@deprem.gov.tr or afetundp@tr-net.net.tr.
International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS) Seventh International Conference: "Emergency Management in the Third Millennium." Orlando, Florida: May 16-19, 2000. This conference is for emergency and disaster policy makers, planners, managers, researchers, educators, and practitioners interested in exchanging information on innovative technologies and methods for avoiding, mitigating, responding to, and recovering from natural and technological disasters. For more information, contact Suleyman Tufekci, University of Florida, Industrial and Systems Engineering, P.O. Box 116595, Gainesville, FL 32611-6595; e-mail: tufekci@ise.ufl.edu.
Fourth Annual Search and Rescue/Disaster Response World Conference and Exposition (SR/DR 2000). Sponsor: Responder Magazine. Miami Beach, Florida: June 2-5, 2000. SR/DR describes itself as "the only convention that brings together professionals and volunteers from areas of the fire/rescue and search and rescue communities together under one roof." It includes a wide assortment of educational sessions and hands-on workshops in 11 specialty tracks. One entire track at this year's meeting will be conducted in Spanish. Most sessions provide continuing education units. Additional information is available from SR/DR 2000, 4418 East Wall Street, Eagle River, WI 54521; (715) 477-0170; e-mail: support@srdr.com; WWW: http://www.srdr.com.
Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA) Annual Conference. Charlotte, North Carolina: June 4-7, 2000. The PRIMA annual meeting examines all aspects of risk faced by public entities--from natural hazards to hazardous playgrounds. Details are available from PRIMA, 1815 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 1020, Arlington, VA 22209; (703) 528-7701; fax: (703) 528-7966; e-mail: primahq@aol.com; WWW: http://www.primacentral.org. Interested persons should note that scholarships to aid risk managers and other professional staff from smaller organizations and communities to attend the PRIMA conference are available from the Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI). For details, contact Audre Hoffman, PERI, 11350 Random Hills Road, Suite 800, Fairfax, VA 22030; (703) 934-6046; fax: (703) 352-7085; e-mail: ahoffman@riskinstitute.org. Deadline for applications is February 15, 2000.
The Coastal Society 17th Annual Conference: "Coasts at the Millennium." Portland, Oregon: July 9-12, 2000. One of the four themes examined at the Coastal Society's annual conference will be "Reducing Vulnerability to Coastal Hazards." For a conference circular, contact Laurie Jodice, TCS 17 Office, c/o Marine Resource Management, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, 104 Ocean Administration Building, Corvallis, OR 97331-5503; fax: (541) 737-2064; e-mail: jodicel@oce.orst.edu; WWW: http://www.oce.orst.edu/mrm/tcs17/confhome.html.
Advanced Summer Course on Public Health and Humanitarian Aid. Offered by: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). Brussels, Belgium: July 17-28, 2000 (optional course July 10-14 on Computer Programs for Disaster Management). The faculty for this course is drawn from highly regarded institutions in both developed and developing countries. The program will cover both specific public health and nutrition issues (including reproductive and mental health topics), as well as cross-cutting areas, such as media, environment, and geographic issues. The organizers hope to provide some fellowships for participants from developing countries. Details are available from Caroline Michellier or Regina Below, CRED, School of Public Health, Catholic University of Louvain, 30.94 Clos Chapelle-aux-Champs, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; tel: +32-2-764-3369 or +32-2-764-3327; fax: +32-2-764-3441; e-mail: caroline.michellier@epid.ucl.ac.be or below@epid.ucl.ac.be; WWW: http://www.md.ucl.ac.be/cred.
Thirteenth Annual International Disaster Management Course. Offered by: The Disaster Management Centre, Cranfield University. Faringdon, Oxfordshire, U.K.: July 25-August 24, 2000. The Disaster Management Centre at Cranfield University promotes sustainable, development-based disaster management in all countries affected by disasters. Through training, research, and consultancies with both governments and national and international agencies, the center supports local disaster management institution and capacity development, community preparedness, and the development of skills in all aspects of disaster response and recovery. The center's disaster management course is intended for any person with responsibilities for disaster management, and its comprehensive five-week curriculum covers everything from basic definitions and concepts to such topics as information management, warning systems, mitigation, ethics, recovery, gender issues, and geographical information systems. Participants can choose one of three options for specialization: slow onset disasters, rapid onset disasters, or civil emergencies and human-caused disasters. Enquiries should be directed to the Administrator, Disaster Management Centre, Cranfield University, RMCS, Shrivenham, Swindon, Wiltshire SN6 8LA, U.K.; tel: +44 1793 785287; fax: +44 1793 785883; e-mail: disprep@rmcs.cranfield.ac.uk; WWW: http://www.rmcs.cranfield.ac.uk/departments/ddmsa/dmc/dmc.htm.
This course will be followed by a "Training of Trainers" course, August 28-September 1, intended for any organization conducting disaster management training. The program will cover the theory and practice of adult learning, development of personal communication skills, course and exercise design, monitoring and evaluation of training effectiveness, and various models of training. For details or an application, contact the address above.
University Council on Water Resources (UCOWR) Annual Meeting: "Living Downstream in the Next Millennium: Reconciling Watershed Concerns with Basin Management." New Orleans, Louisiana: July 31-August 4, 2000. The Federal Clean Water Action Plan promotes an integrated watershed management approach to address water quality and related natural resource concerns. Yet watershed management may be incapable of addressing water quality impairments and related natural resource threats that originate upstream or culminate downstream from diverse activities throughout a river basin. The UCOWR annual meeting will address this dilemma and other problems related to comprehensive watershed management, including floodplain management issues. For more information, see http://www.uwin.siu.edu/ucowr; or contact UCOWR Headquarters, 4543 Faner Hall, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901-4526; (618) 536-7571; fax: (618) 453-2671; e-mail: ucowr@uwin.siu.edu.
Annual Meeting of the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA). Palm Beach, Florida: August 17-21, 2000. NEMA is the professional association of state and territorial emergency management directors. It is committed to providing national leadership and expertise in comprehensive emergency management, serving as an information and assistance resource for state and territorial directors and their governors, and forging strategic partnerships to advance improvements in emergency management. The NEMA annual meeting addresses cutting-edge issues and developments in emergency management--from the newest techniques and tools to the latest legislation and programs. For more information about the 2000 meeting, contact NEMA, P.O. Box 11910, Lexington, KY 40578-1910; fax: (606) 244-8239; e-mail: thembree@csq.org; WWW: http://www.nemaweb.org.
Seventh Annual Congress of the Institute for Business and Home Safety. Newport, Rhode Island: September 13-15, 2000. The mission of the Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) is to reduce deaths, injuries, property damage, economic loss, and human suffering caused by natural disasters. The institute promotes planning and construction of the built environment that incorporates structural and nonstructural loss-reduction practices, enabling all citizens to live and work in an atmosphere of personal safety, financial security, and social stability. The IBHS Annual Congress is a showcase for recent developments that further these ends, as well as a forum for identifying new issues and potential solutions. For details about the 2000 congress, contact IBHS, 175 Federal Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02110-2222; (617) 292-2003; fax: (617) 292-2022; e-mail: info@ibhs.org; WWW: http://www.ibhs.org.
National Earthquake Hazards Conference. Sponsors: Western States Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC), Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Geological Survey, Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup, and others. Seattle, Washington: September 17-22, 2000. This meeting will focus on:
To register or obtain more information, contact WSSPC, 121 Second Street, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105; (415) 974-6435; e-mail: wsspc@wsspc.org; WWW: http://www.wsspc.org/currenteq/events/nec2000.htm.
Risk 2000: Second International Conference on Computer Simulation in Risk Analysis and Hazard Mitigation. Organized by: Wessex Institute of Technology. Bologna, Italy: October 11-13, 2000. The analysis and management of risk and the mitigation of hazards are increasingly important as global systems of all kinds have become more complex and interdependent and the potential for disasters on a world-wide scale has increased. New computational and modeling methods make it possible to quantify hazards, simulate effects, and determine risk more precisely. These advances are important for all areas of human endeavor but have particular relevance to environmental issues where the risks involved are increasingly perceived as substantial. This conference is concerned with all aspects of risk analysis and hazard mitigation, ranging from specific assessment of risk to hazard mitigation associated with both natural and anthropogenic hazards. Strategic issues of sustainable development, efficient use of resources, energy economics, and education will also be addressed. More information is available from Susan Hanley, Wessex Institute of Technology, Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7AA; tel: 44 (0) 238 029 3223; fax: 44 (0) 238 029 2853; WWW: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2000/risk2000/; e-mail: shanley@wes sex.ac.uk.
International Conference on Prevention of Hazards in Storage Areas [protecting archived cultural property]. Sponsors: International Committee of the Blue Shield. Draguignan, France: November 6-10, 2000. In 1996, increasing destruction of cultural property by accident, natural hazards, and armed conflicts led four nongovernmental organizations to create the International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS), whose mission is to collect and disseminate information about cultural property protection and to coordinate action in emergencies. To further these aims, this conference will bring together specialists in cultural heritage conservation and security, as well as scientists, researchers, and business persons, to examine the problems involved in protecting cultural property and to propose practical answers. To receive further information, contact Laboratoire de Conservation, Restauration et Recherches (CNRS-CRA/CAV), Congres 2000, 19, rue Frederic Mireur, 83300 Draguignan, France; e-mail: wmourey@cav-researches.org.
Summit 2000: Geological Society of America Annual Meeting and Exposition. Reno, Nevada: November 12-15, 2000. Summit 2000 will reflect on the progress of the geological sciences in America since European settlement of the continent and examine the challenges and opportunities of the next century. The GSA annual meeting always includes numerous sessions on various geologic hazards. For more information, see the GSA Web site: http://www.geosociety.org; or contact the GSA Meetings Department, 3300 Penrose Place, P.O. Box 9140, Boulder, CO 80301-9140; (303) 447-2020 or (800) 472-1988; fax (303) 447-0648; e-mail: meetings@geosociety.org.
Americas Conference on Wind Engineering (formerly the U.S. National Conference on Wind Engineering). Sponsors: American Association for Wind Engineering and others. Clemson, South Carolina: June 3-6, 2001. This conference will attempt to broaden participation by including both traditional wind engineers and those individuals that should or do work with wind engineers--from policy makers to emergency managers. It will also try to attract participants from all countries in the Americas. While many of the papers presented will still be technical and aimed at engineers, the organizers hope that other presentations will bridge the gaps between wind engineers and user groups. The conference proceedings will be published on CD ROM. The organizers welcome suggestions, and interested persons should contact Scott Schiff, Department of Civil Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0911; (864) 656-0456; e-mail: scott.schiff@ces.clemson.edu.
Tenth International Conference and Field Workshop on Landslides (ICFL). Sponsors: International Landslide Research Group (ILRG) and others. Various locations across Poland: September 2002. Every few years, the ILRG repairs to some unique corner of the world to examine what happens when gravity overcomes the cohesive forces that hold hills and mountains together. This year, Wales; two years from now, Poland. To find out more about the Poland junket, contact David G. Howell, U.S. Geological Survey, MS 975, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025; (650) 329-5430; fax: (650) 329-4936; e-mail: dhowell@octopus.wr.usgs.gov; WWW: http://ilrg.gndci.pg.cnr.it.
The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) sponsors numerous meetings and training programs, many of which are designed for emergency management personnel. Upcoming year 2000 conferences include:
Information is also available from the IAFC Web site: http://www.iafc.org.
In 2000, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), in conjunction with the Natural Hazards Research and
Applications Information Center, will begin publishing a new quarterly journal, the Natural Hazards Review. The Review
will provide innovative and practical solutions to the problems and challenges faced by all sectors of the hazards
community, including government, academia, the private sector, and nongovernmental organizations. Articles will range
from detailed case studies to reports of original research. This cross-disciplinary journal will bring together engineering; the
regulatory/policy field; and the social, behavioral, and physical sciences to address hazards loss reduction. It is intended for
professionals from all of these fields who are involved in developing strategies to deal with natural hazards. The inaugural
issue will address the outcomes of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction.
The Natural Hazards Review will be published in print and on CD-ROM and will also be available through paid on-line access via the World Wide Web at http://www.pubs.asce.org. For details about subscribing, contact ASCE, Publications Marketing, 1801 Alexander Bell Drive, Reston, VA 20191-4400; (703) 295-6163; fax: (703) 295-6278; e-mail: marketing@asce.org; WWW: http://www.pubs.asce.org.
The Natural Hazards Review encourages professionals from engineering and the physical and social sciences who work in private industry, government, and academia to submit articles for publication. Papers should provide insights into actual projects, programs, and/or proposed policy changes, as well as new innovations in natural hazards loss reduction. For immediate consideration, submit three double-spaced copies of articles to ASCE, Journals Production Department, 1801 Alexander Bell Drive, Reston, VA 20191-4400. For complete manuscript preparation instructions, contact that office for the special Author's Guide for this journal. Interested persons can also call (703) 295-6290; fax: (703) 295-6339; e-mail: journal-services@asce.org.
These are some recently awarded contracts and grants for the study of hazards and disasters. An inventory of contracts and grants awarded from 1995 to the present (primarily those funded by the National Science Foundation) is available on the Hazards Center Web site: http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/grants.html.
Statistical Methods to Enhance Site-Specific Tornado Hazards Analysis. Funding: National Science Foundation,
$100,000, six months. Principal Investigator: Kenneth R. Nixon, CGI, 330 West Gray, Suite 500, Norman, OK 73069; (405)
360-0472; e-mail: compgeo@telepath.com.
This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project will explore the feasibility of developing innovative spatial/temporal statistical techniques to improve site-specific tornado hazard analysis for any location in the conterminous United
States. The approach involves the use of statistical techniques to determine regions of similar tornado occurrence at the
county level. This will enable researchers and other interested organizations to develop a more accurate assessment of the
"true" tornado hazard for a specific site.
Midwestern Wild Weather Project. Funding: National Science Foundation, $1,621,716, 36 months. Principal
Investigators: Olivia Diaz and Sarah Wolf, Science and Technology Interactive Center, 18 West Benton Street, Aurora, IL
60506-6013; (708) 859-8112.
"Midwestern Wild Weather" is a traveling exhibit designed to reach audiences in small, rural communities and in science
centers and museums in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, and Michigan. This grant covers the cost of creating interactive weather
exhibits describing severe weather common in the Midwest.
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