2007 Annual Workshop

Session Summaries and Abstracts

Hazards professionals representing federal, state, and local governments; nonprofit organizations; private industry; and others met in Boulder, Colorado, in July for the 32nd Annual Hazards Research and Applications Workshop.

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Agenda

Session Summaries

2007 Abstracts:

• Poster Session Abstracts
• Abstracts of Current Research
• Abstracts of Programs and Projects

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Plenary Session Presentations and Speaking Notes:

I. Gilbert F. White—A Global Legacy

• Moderator David Butler, Independent Consultant
• William Anderson, National Research Council
• Dick Jessor, University of Colorado, Institute of Behavioral Science
• Jane Menken, University of Colorado, Institute of Behavioral Science
• Susan Tubbesing, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute

II. Social Vulnerability: The Nexus of Disaster Management

• Moderator Koko Warner, United Nations University
• Salvano Briceno, United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
• Maureen Fordham, University of Northumbria
• Tony Oliver-Smith, University of Florida

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Keynote Presentations:

I. Salvano Briceno, Director, United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

• The Hyogo Framework for Action: An Overview

II. Lucile Jones, Multi Hazards Coordinator for Southern California, U.S. Geological Survey

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2007 Hazards and Disasters Researchers Meeting:

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