Natural Hazards Observer
| November 2006 | Volume XXXI | Number 2 |
Below are the most recent conference announcements received by the Natural Hazards Center. A comprehensive list of hazards and disasters meetings is available at www.colorado.edu/hazards/resources/conferences.html.
2nd Biannual National Crisis Response Conference: Bridge to Hope, Partnerships in Preparedness—Little Rock, Arkansas: November 10-13, 2006. Host: National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA). This meeting is primarily for NOVA-trained crisis response volunteers, but others with a specific interest in community crisis response/crisis intervention (emotional and spiritual care) are also welcome to attend.
NOVA
(703) 535-6682
www.trynova.org/events/2006CrisisRespConf/
Business Continuity Planning and Emergency Preparedness: Best Strategies for Emergency Planning to Optimize Response and Recovery Success—San Francisco, California: November 14-15, 2006. Organizer: Management IQ. Discussions at this continuity event will include preparing for a pandemic, incorporating lessons learned from past disasters into revised plans, incorporating human impact into the planning process, educating and communicating with employees to increase their awareness, leveraging executive and management buy-ins, merging private and public sector standards to enhance emergency preparedness, enhancing communication techniques during disasters, and more. Speakers will represent organizations such as Microsoft, Keyspan Energy, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Comcast.
www.iqpc.com/cgi-bin/templates/genevent.html?topic=235&event=11102
5th International Symposium on New Technology for Urban Safety of Mega Cities in Asia—Phuket, Thailand: November 16-17, 2006. Organizers: Asian Institute of Technology School of Engineering and Technology and University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science International Center for Urban Safety Engineering. This multidisciplinary symposium will include experts from design, construction, and maintenance of urban infrastructure; disaster forecasting; disaster management; disaster prevention; and urban asset management. It aims to provide a forum for decision makers, practicing professionals, and researchers to share new technologies, techniques, and innovations for keeping Asia’s megacities safe.
www.sce.ait.ac.th/rnus/usmca2006/
The Survive 17th Annual Conference—London, United Kingdom: November 20-21, 2006. Topics at this year’s annual Survive business continuity conference will include understanding the strategic impact of emerging threats, successfully applying a cross functional approach to corporate resilience, recognizing the importance of government commitment and support, reaping the benefits of good corporate resilience in times of crisis, the power of the media, human resilience, preventing cascading failures, and practical advice for resilience.
www.survive.com/Events/viewevent.cfm?eventsID=434
Leaders 2006—Kingston, Jamaica: November 20-December 1, 2006. Organizers: Pan American Health Organization, Regional Center for Disaster Risk Reduction of the University of the West Indies, and Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency. This capacity-building course for professional development in the disaster risk reduction field offers a balance between the development process, wide-ranging mitigation issues, effective preparedness, and efficient response. It is geared toward participants who are stakeholders in risk reduction issues, including but not limited to health disaster coordinators, national disaster coordinators, public sector managers and others who deal with mitigation issues, as well as academics who work in disaster mitigation topics. Originally designed for small island developing states, it expects to attract participants primarily from the Caribbean, but professionals in the field from other parts of the world are also welcome.
www.disaster-info.net/LIDERES/english/jamaica2006/
2006 Australian Earthquake Engineering Society (AEES) Conference—Canberra, Australia: November 24-26, 2006. Anyone involved in earthquake engineering, engineering seismology, blast engineering, critical infrastructure protection, and tsunami research in Australasia is encouraged to participate in this conference. Sessions will include earthquake engineering toward code development and implementation, next generation earthquake hazard models, earthquake emergency management response, status of earthquake engineering in Australia, and status of earthquake seismology in Australia.
Kevin McCue
+61 2 6251 1291 (Australia); mccue.kevin@gmail.com
www.aees.org.au/
Women in Homeland Security: A Learning Conference—Deerfield Beach, Florida: December 5-7, 2006. Presenters: Sheriff’s Foundation of Broward County and Broward Sheriff’s Office Institute for Criminal Justice Studies. This seminar, designed for women whose careers may expose them to situations affecting homeland security, offers insights into terrorist bombings and explosive devices, weapons of mass destruction, the Muslim culture, and physical, emotional, and spiritual preparation. Mock exercises and a presentation by a former Federal Bureau of Investigations special agent who witnessed the attack on the World Trade Center highlight the event.
Robin Larson
(954) 831-8186; robin_larson@sheriff.org
www.sheriff.org/seminars/whs/
87th AMS Annual Meeting—San Antonio, Texas: January 14-18, 2007. Organizer: American Meteorological Society (AMS). The broad theme of this year’s meeting is “Bridging the Studies of Weather and Climate.” The purpose of the meeting is to explore the elements that integrate weather and science and to strengthen the links between the studies of weather and climate. The Presidential Forum will be a one-day meeting with the theme of “Educating the Public on Weather and Climate Issues and Impacts.” Two integrating subthemes that will be highlighted are “Climate Variations and Change Manifested by Changes in Weather” and “Climate Aspects of Hydrometeorology.”
AMS
(617) 227-2426
www.ametsoc.org/meet/annual/
American Water Resources Association (AWRA) Third National Water Resources Policy Dialogue—Arlington, Virginia: January 22-23, 2007. The First and Second National Water Resources Policy Dialogues brought together water resources experts from around the United States to focus on the policy needs of the nation. This meeting will build on the results of the previous events to provide decision makers with guidance in the formulation and development of water resources policies attuned to societal needs and preferences and that address issues such as water supply, distribution, and disaster preparation and recovery.
Dick Engberg, AWRA
(540) 687-8390; dick@awra.org
http://awra.org/meetings/DC2007/
Community-Based Disaster Risk Management—Bangkok, Thailand: January 22-February 2, 2007. Organizer: Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC). This course is an opportunity for practitioners to acquire tools and learn how to design and implement programs for reducing disaster risks and vulnerability and building community capacity to promote a culture of safety. Through exercises and simulations, participants will practice risk assessment and risk management planning.
Training Resource Group, ADPC
tedadpc@adpc.net
www.adpc.net/trg06/trg_home.htm
The World Disaster Response Summit—Atlanta, Georgia: January 23, 2007. Organizer: Equity International. Suggested attendees at this international event include individuals active in Katrina reconstruction, disaster housing, temporary structures, emergency communications, emergency command and control, aerial surveillance, satellite imagery, emergency health, emergency food distribution, water purification, hurricane preparedness, pandemic flu preparedness, biodefense, earthquake preparedness, tsunami preparedness, facility security, business continuity, risk management, disaster management, and other areas of disaster preparedness and response.
www.rec-dev.com/conferences/conferences/current/World_Disaster
_Response/index.asp
Fire-Rescue East 2007—Jacksonville, Florida: January 24-27, 2007. Sponsors: Florida Fire and Emergency Services Foundation, Florida Society of Fire Service Instructors, and Florida State Fire College. This conference will provide education and training for fire and emergency services professionals.
Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association
(386) 676-2744; info@ffca.org
www.firerescueeast.org/
Homeland Security: The Ripple Effect—Washington, DC: February 6-7, 2007. Organizer: American Military University. This symposium will explore the impact of a large-scale event on small towns, counties, and states surrounding metropolitan areas. It will address the resources, planning, and training needed to prepare for such an event. Participants will mix practice with policy through lively and informed exchange among politicians, planners, emergency managers, and scholars with a goal of developing a systematic approach that will assist communities in responding to future disasters.
Jeffrey McCafferty, American Public University System
(304) 724-3848; events@apus.edu
www.apus.edu/disaster/
National Conference on Disaster Planning for the Carless Society—New Orleans, Louisiana: February 8-9, 2007. Organizers: University of New Orleans Transportation Center, New Orleans Regional Planning Commission, and Regional Transit Authority. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita revealed how vulnerable carless residents are in emergency situations. Evacuation plans in most major cities across America fail to adequately take into account the needs of the elderly, disabled, and transit dependent populations. The goal of this conference is to bring together government officials, professionals, and experts to discuss how we can better prepare to help those who most need it.
www.carlessevacuation.org/
Firehouse World Conference & Exposition—San Diego, California: February 25-March 1, 2007. Organizer: Cygnus Public Safety Group. This event offers hands-on training programs, preconference workshops, and classroom sessions to better prepare participants from the fire, rescue, and emergency medical services for the challenges they face every day.
Info@firehouseworld.com
www.publicsafetyevents.com/pub/fhw/index.po
2nd Space and Society Conference: Space Options for the 21st Century—Noordwijk, The Netherlands: February 27-March 1, 2007. Organizers: European Space Agency (ESA), International Academy of Astronautics, and Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute. This conference will explore issues such as global warming and climate change, natural disasters, energy needs and resources, water management, and security to emphasize how space systems, technologies, and applications are helping to provide viable solutions to terrestrial problems.
ESA Conference Bureau
+31 71 565 5005 (The Netherlands); esa.conference.bureau@esa.int
www.congrex.nl/06a12/
Second Alexander von Humboldt International Conference: The Role of Geophysics in Natural Disaster Prevention—Lima, Peru: March 5-9, 2007. Sponsors: European Geophysical Union (EGU) and Geophysical Institute of Peru. This conference will focus on volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, avalanches, and extreme climate and/or meteorological events. Abstracts are due November 30, 2006.
Peter Fabian, EGU
+49 8161 714740 (Germany);
fabian@met.forst.tu-muenchen.de
http://meetings.copernicus.org/avh2/
Flood Disaster Risk Management—Bangkok, Thailand: March 5-16, 2007. Organizer: Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC). This course offers an integrated approach to the development of flood risk reduction strategies that involves engineering, settlement, development, public administration, community-based strategies, and land use planning (with environmental considerations). Training Resource Group, ADPC
tedadpc@adpc.net
www.adpc.net/trg06/trg_home.htm
Wildland Urban Interface 2007—Reno, Nevada: March 6-8, 2007. Presenters: International Association of Fire Chiefs and Wildland Firefighter magazine. This conference, featuring general informational sessions, breakout sessions, and exhibits, will bring together leaders from the local, state, and federal levels to address the growing risk of the wildland-urban interface.
(703) 449-6418, (800) 934-1957; iafcregistration@jspargo.com
www.iafc.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=100
International Conference on Water and Flood Management—Dhaka, Bangladesh: March 12-14, 2007. Organizer: Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM) of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). The purpose of this conference is to bring together researchers, academics, and professionals to exchange their views and address issues related to water and flood management to promote environmentally sustainable development.
Conference Secretariat, IWFM
+880 2 9665601 (Bangladesh); icwfm@iwfm.buet.ac.bd
www.buet.ac.bd/icwfm/
2nd Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference: The Fire Environment—Innovations, Management, and Policy—Destin, Florida: March 26-30, 2007. This conference will focus on the fire environment. It will feature the latest innovations in wildland fire science, examples of successful and maybe not so successful management practices, and current and potentially future wildland fire policy. The program will include presentations, workshops, and field trips.
http://emmps.wsu.edu/fire.behavior/
Postgraduate Certificate: Study and Management of Geological Risks—Geneva, Switzerland: April 16–June 15, 2007. Organizer: Université de Genève, Centre d’Etude des Risques Géologiques. The objective of this course is for students to develop expertise in the field of natural risk mitigation by integrating it into the planning of sustainable development. The course offers a multidisciplinary approach to the search for solutions for a society confronted with natural risks and aims to develop experts who can advise the public and private sectors to take preventive measures to reduce the impact of natural disasters. Applications are due November 30, 2006.
CERG-Secrétariat
+41 22 379 66 02 (Switzerland); cerg@unige.ch
www.unige.ch/hazards/
2007 Meeting of the AAG—San Francisco, California: April 17-21, 2007. Organizer: Association of American Geographers (AAG). This annual meeting attracts over 5,000 geographers and related professionals from the United States, Canada, and abroad and stimulates discussion about research, education, accomplishments, and developments in geography.
AAG
(202) 234-1450; meeting@aag.org
www.aag.org/annualmeetings/SF2007/index.cfm
6th UCLA Conference on Public Health and Disasters—Torrance, California: May 6-9, 2007. Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for Public Health and Disasters (CPHD). This multidisciplinary conference will bring together academics, researchers, practitioners, and policy makers from public health, mental health, community disaster preparedness and response, social sciences, government, media, and nongovernmental organizations to address the public health consequences of natural and intentional disasters.
Chara Burnstein, UCLA CPHD
(310) 794-0864; cphdevents@ucla.edu
www.cphd.ucla.edu/
GovSec , U.S. Law, and Ready! Conference and Exposition—Washington, DC: May 9-10, 2007. This conference will bring together the three key disciplines that establish, enforce, and respond to U.S. national security interests: government security, law enforcement, and emergency management/response. Participants will connect with each other and private industry to discuss how best to protect the nation.
(703) 683-8500, (800) 687-7469; govsec@ntpshow.com
www.govsecinfo.com/
15th World Conference in Disasters and Emergency Management—Amsterdam: The Netherlands: May 13-16, 2007. Organizer: World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine. This congress aims to catalyze thought processes and to come up with very clear products to better prepare experts, organizations, and governments for the next disaster or crisis. The central themes will be preparedness, knowledge, training, and networks. Attendees will include policy makers, researchers, clinicians, responders, planners, administrators, and other experts from around the world who have interest in the most urgent medical and humanitarian problems of the 21st century.
+31 (0)20 444 8444 (The Netherlands); paog@vumc.nl
www.wcdem2007.org/
Coastal Sediments 2007: Coastal Engineering and Science in Cascading Spatial and Temporal Scales—New Orleans, Louisiana: May 13-17, 2007. Organizer: Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute (COPRI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). This conference will provide an international forum for exchange of information among coastal engineers, geologists, marine scientists, shallow-water oceanographers, and others interested in the physical processes of coastal sediment transport and morphology change.
COPRI of ASCE
(703) 295-6370, (800) 548-ASCE; copri@asce.org
www.asce.org/conferences/cs07/index.cfm
5th Annual Conference on Seismology and Earthquake Engineering—Tehran, Iran: May 14-16, 2007. Organizer: International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology. In addition to covering central issues in seismology and earthquake engineering, this conference will also cover subjects related to socioeconomic and cultural issues of risk management, earthquake risk management, risk communication, public education and preparedness, and response, recovery, and reconstruction.
www.iiees.ac.ir/SEE5/
Disaster Management Course—Bangkok, Thailand: May 14-June 1, 2007. Organizer: Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC). The purpose of this course is to provide comprehensive disaster management knowledge and skills to enhance the capabilities of professionals working in disaster management, development, and donor agencies to effectively integrate disaster management into development programs and policies.
Training Resource Group, ADPC
tedadpc@adpc.net
www.adpc.net/trg06/trg_home.htm
GovSec China and Ready! China Conference and Expo 2007—Beijing, China: May 17-19, 2007. The purpose of this event is to address China’s homeland security issues and how senior government security officials and first responders can effectively meet obligations. The program focuses on discussing strategies, best practices, and technologies for counterterrorism, mass transit/transportation security, airport/aviation security, physical and information security, border control, securing high profile public events, and emergency management.
Infoex-World Services Ltd.
+86 (852) 28651118 (China); info@infoexws.com
http://govsecasia.com/china/
River Basin Management 2007—Kos, Greece: May 23-25, 2007. Organizer: Wessex Institute of Technology. The purpose of this conference is to communicate recent advances in the overall management of riverine systems, including advances in hydraulic and hydrologic modeling, environmental protection, and flood forecasting. It is designed to bring together practicing engineers, environmental managers, and academics in the field.
Zoey Bluff, Wessex Institute of Technology
+44 (0)238 029 3223 (United Kingdom); zbluff@wessex.ac.uk
www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2007/rm07/