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Sunday, April 08, 2007 - ( days) Disaster Management (Invitation Only), Mongolia Focus of seminar discussions is better understanding of how a high-level government coordination and advisory body manages disaster relief and humanitarian-assistance efforts conducted by the government of Mongolia during a crisis. Included in such discussions are: (1) HA/DR management facility requirements; (2) procedures for timely and accurate situational understanding of the various dimensions of the disaster; (3) methods of coordinating and supervising internal government and non-government response efforts; and (4) managing the interface with involved external organizations.
www.apcss.org/graphics/index.htm
Sunday, July 08, 2007 - Wednesday, July 11, 2007 (4 days) 17th World Conference on Disaster Management—Toronto, Canada Organizer: The Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness (CCEP). The theme will be "Emergency Management and Business Continuity Working Together." The conference program includes speakers from many parts of the world and provides excellent opportunities for training and networking with experts and practitioners in Emergency Planning/Management, Business Continuity, Emergency Communications, Emergency Response, Disaster Management Research, Risk Management, Security, IT, HR, Environmental, Community Planning and the organizations which supply and service these professions. The deadline for abstract submission is December 3, 2006. To access the call for papers and to see a more detailed description of the program
www.wcdm.org.
Monday, July 16, 2007 - Friday, August 03, 2007 (19 days) Health Emergencies in Large Populations (HELP) Course-Honolulu, Hawaii The three-week training course was created by the International Committee of the Red Cross with the participation of the University of Geneva and the World Health Organization to meet the public health needs of health professionals working in emergency situations. Through the facilitation of the Center of Excellence, the HELP course has been taught for eight consecutive years at the East-West Center located on the University of Hawaii Manoa Campus in Honolulu, Hawaii. Each class consists of 25 to 30 students from non-governmental organizations, government agencies, and militaries, mostly from countries in Asia and the Pacific Rim. Although the course is intended for health professionals, candidates who are professional field workers and have a sufficient understanding of health problems will also be considered.
http://www.coe-dmha.org/course_help.htm.
Sunday, July 22, 2007 - Thursday, July 26, 2007 (5 days) Coastal Zone 2007-Portland, Oregon Sponsors: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and others. This biennial coastal zone conference (of which this is the fifteenth) is the largest international gathering of ocean and coastal management professionals in the world. Participants represent federal, state, and local governments, academia, nonprofit organizations, and private industry. The conference gives these attendees a platform to discuss the issues facing the world’s coasts and oceans—including coastal hazards—and a forum for discovering new strategies and solutions.
www.csc.noaa.gov/cz/.
Monday, July 23, 2007 - Friday, July 27, 2007 (5 days) International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2007, Barcelona, Spain The theme of this year symposium -"Sensing and Understanding our Planet"- suggests what remote sensing scientific activity should ultimately achieve: Information gathered by all sensors and techniques must be wisely used mainly to understand our Earth. This will improve prediction of natural disasters or global climate change and provide tools to prevent their consequences. Moreover, understanding Earth is needed to devise ways for using natural resources in a sustained way. Goal 7 of the UN millennium goals commits us to "Ensure environmental sustainability" and this is not just a nice sentence. According to the UN report, achieving the goal will require greater attention to the plight of the poor, whose day-to-day subsistence is often directly linked to the natural resources. As experts on the leading-edge technologies of Earth observation, we should play a prominent role in achieving this goal, as IGARSS is the forum where tools and technological advances for understanding our planet are presented. This is our contribution to the important task of assuring people of all around the world access to resources for their subsistence without endangering the fragile equilibrium of our planet.
www.igarss07.org
Monday, July 23, 2007 - Friday, July 27, 2007 (5 days) GeoWeb 2007, Wosk Centre, Vancouver GeoWeb 2007’s principal theme, “From Mashups to Infrastructure,” reflects the breadth, the evolution, and the growing maturity of the GeoWeb. This theme acknowledges the highly visible consumer applications that helped spawn the GeoWeb while emphasizing that the GeoWeb is increasingly playing a meaningful role in mainstream, mission-critical applications. As such, the GeoWeb is now a key component in critical decision-making across a broad spectrum of market segments and application domains
www.geoweb.org
Tuesday, July 24, 2007 - Thursday, July 26, 2007 (3 days) 2007 UCOWR/NIWR Conference: Hazards in Water Resources—Boise, Idaho Organizers: Universities Council on Water Resources (UCOWR) and the National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR). Floods, droughts, hurricanes, sabotage, toxic spills, mechanical breakdowns, and other hazards pose similar policy, management, scientific, and technical challenges for water resource systems and water resource managers. This meeting will facilitate the exchange of research, education, policy analysis, and management experience in order to understand, prepare for, and mitigate the consequences of water resources hazards. It will feature special sessions about the contributions of Gilbert F. White to the management of water resources and natural hazards.
www.ucowr.siu.edu/Boise.CFP.2007.pdf.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007 - Thursday, July 26, 2007 (3 days) Americas Fire and Security Expo-Miami Beach, Florida Organizer: The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). For anyone involved with fire protection systems and equipment, special hazards, chemical and hazardous material storage and handling, building fire protection, life safety, electrical installations, or security products, this conference offers sessions and workshops presented by leading professionals in those areas as well as opportunities for global sharing of questions, answers, problems, and solutions.
www.americasfireandsecurity.com.
Monday, July 30, 2007 - Friday, August 03, 2007 (5 days) AOGS 2007: Asia Oceanic Geosciences Society (AOGS) 4th Annual Meeting, Bangkok, Thailand The mission of AOGS is to promote geophysical science for the benefit of humanity in Asia and Oceania. Geoscientists from around the world will gather at this conference to present their work and ideas. There will be multiple sessions on atmospheric, hydrologic, and terrestrial hazards such as typhoons, urban flooding, tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanoes. For more information
www.asiaoceania-conference.org.
Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - Saturday, August 04, 2007 (4 days) 2007 China-U.S. Conference on Disaster Management: Natural and Technological Disasters-Beijing, People’s Republic of China Organizer: Global Interactions, Inc. The purpose of this conference is to accelerate the exchange of best practices, technologies, and research between professionals and specialists in the field of disaster management. The conference is an interactive learning experience that requires each participant to play an active role in the dialogue and communication around the topic areas. Presenters will be matched with Chinese presenters to speak on the same, or similar, topic. A facilitated discussion with the audience will follow the paired presentations.
Friday, August 03, 2007 - Sunday, August 05, 2007 (3 days) Doctors for Disaster Preparedness Annual Meeting-Oakland, California Organizer: Doctors for Disaster Preparedness. This meeting promotes homeland defense and preparedness for all types of disasters. The annual meeting brings together prominent scientists and experts on strategic and civil defense to speak about real threats versus and manufactured scares. The theme of this year’s meeting is “Category V Denial v. Confronting the Real Threats to America.”
www.ddponline.org/flyer07.htm.
Monday, August 06, 2007 - Thursday, August 09, 2007 (4 days) Disaster Management Workshop (Invitation Only) , Brunei The focus of seminar discussions will be better understanding of how a high-level government coordination and advisory body manages disaster relief efforts conducted by the government of Brunei. Included in such discussions are (1) disaster-relief management facility requirements; (2) procedures for timely and accurate situational understanding of the various dimensions of the disaster; (3) methods of coordination and supervising internal government and non-governmental response efforts; and (4) managing the interface with involved external organizations.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - Thursday, August 16, 2007 (3 days) Map Asia 2007, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Organisers: GIS Development. The status of Spatial Data Infrastructure in the South East Asia and Pacific (SEAPAC) Region will be reviewed by various Surveying and Mapping agencies during Map Asia 2007. The conference, which is scheduled for 14 - 16 August, 2007 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Malaysia will host a Seminar on Spatial Data Infrastructure on 16 August. The Seminar, being organised by the Malaysian Centre for Geospatial Data Infrastructure (MaCGDI), which is will be attended by representatives from SEAPAC regions Surveying and Mapping agencies, representatives from local and International industry and government as well. As a key component for planned development, organising Spatial Data Infrastructure is increasingly seen as a requisite by most countries in the SEAPAC region. Countries like Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia are already doing a lot to develop and implement SDIs in their respective countries. Agencies have been formed to collect, manage and disseminate spatial data in this region like MaCGDI in Malaysia and BAKOSURTANAL in Indonesia. The pacific countries – New Zealand and Australia already have an organised agency, ANZLIC as the Spatial Information Council, which provides leadership in collection, management and use of spatial information in that region.
www.gisuser.com/content/view/12060/
Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - Saturday, August 25, 2007 (5 days) International Disaster Reduction Conference (IDRC 2007)—Harbin, China The International Disaster Reduction Conference (IDRC 2007) is a follow-up to the IDRC 2006 Conference in Davos, Switzerland, which brought a growing consensus that to achieve risk-resilient, sustainable societies, the management of unexpected events such as natural hazards, disease, man-made hazards, or terrorism, must take an integrated approach. IDRC Harbin 2007 will review the progress made since IDRC Davos 2006, provide a platform for in-depth, strategic discussions, and focus on understanding what is needed to implement integrated risk management. IDRC Harbin 2007 will also host an exhibition for international and national organizations and for companies with products and services for emergency and rescue operations.
www.idrc.info/
Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - Wednesday, August 22, 2007 (2 days) 7th Emergency Management Conference: Essential Services & Infrastructure , Melbourne, Australia Organizer: Emergency Services Foundation. This annual conference unites emergency management professionals from emergency services organizations; local, state, and federal governments; community groups; and industry. This year’s focus will be on essential services and infrastructure.
www.hpe.com.au/contents/hpe.html.
Tuesday, September 04, 2007 - Friday, September 07, 2007 (4 days) Floodplain Management Association Annual Conference-South Lake Tahoe, Nevada This year’s conference will host a series of panels that highlight challenges and solutions in integrated floodplain management. Presentations and discussions will focus on collaborative efforts that encourage regional planning, regulatory reform, funding needs and solutions, watershed-based modeling, and examples of regional efforts in California and Nevada. The conference will also offer a series of professional development workshops and the Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) exam.
www.floodplain.org
Thursday, September 06, 2007 - Saturday, September 08, 2007 (3 days) Innovations in Disaster Psychology 2007, Public Health Emergencies—Vermillion, South Dakota Organized by the Disaster Mental Health Institute, the objective of this conference is to provide a forum to learn about and discuss the worldwide, intense preparation for the possibility of pandemic flu, the possibility of bioterrorism events, and the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This conference is intended for health and mental health professionals nationally and internationally. The overall objective is for the participants to learn more about how to apply disaster psychology to public health emergencies.
www.usd.edu/dmhi/conference.cfm.
Monday, September 10, 2007 - Thursday, September 13, 2007 (4 days) The 4th International Conference on Debris Flow Hazards Mitigation: Mechanics, Prediction, and Assessment-Chengdu, China Organizer: The Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment. This conference will offer a forum for debris-flow researchers in the international community to exchange ideas on how to cope with debris-flow. Advanced, state-of-the-art science and technology in debris flow mechanics, hazard prediction, and risk assessment will also be presented and discussed.
www.4thdfhm.imde.ac.cn/
Monday, September 10, 2007 - Thursday, September 13, 2007 (4 days) 9th Plinius Conference on Mediterranean Storms-Varenna, Italy Organizer: European Geosciences Union. Over the years, the various editions of the Plinius Conference on Mediterranean Storms have provided a crucial contribution to improving understanding of extreme rain events over the Mediterranean area. The objective of the 2007 Conference (the 9th of the series) is to provide an interdisciplinary forum for discussion of the present state of knowledge, as well as of the necessary advances in research and application disciplines related to Mediterranean storms, such as the nature and physical processes of extreme storm events; expected changes in relationship to predicted climate changes; advanced techniques to observe, monitor, and forecast storms; storm relationships to coupled surface processes and effects, with particular emphasis on damaging floods, landslides and coastal waves; and the socio-economical implications of storms. For more information,
www.meetings.copernicus.org/plinius9/
Tuesday, September 18, 2007 - ( days) Symposium on Emerging Developments in Multi-Hazard Engineering-New York, New York This symposium, organized jointly by the Architectural Engineering Institute of ASCE (AEI) and the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER), is intended to highlight recent engineering advances in the new field of multi-hazards engineering. Nationally recognized researchers and practitioners will discuss a variety of solutions and applications, including adapting technologies that have been developed for a specific hazard to solve multi-hazard problems, and developing new technologies to mitigate a variety of threats. Different fields of engineering, such as risk, reliability, design, analysis, cost-benefit, life-cycle costs, and structural health monitoring, will be addressed from a multi-hazard point of view. Specific hazards that impact the performance of the civil infrastructure, such as blast, earthquake, wind, flood, and wave surge, will be integrated into the discussions.
www.mceer.buffalo.edu/meetings/AEI/default.asp.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - Friday, September 21, 2007 (3 days) Seventh Annual IIASA-DPRI Forum on Integrated Disaster Risk Management- Stresa, Italy The Major Accident Hazards Bureau of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy, will host this conference in collaboration with the Disaster Prevention Research Institute of the Kyoto University and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis. This year’s Forum theme, “Coping with Disasters: Global Challenges for the 21st Century and Beyond,” encourages participants to think beyond short-term disaster management goals to the challenges that lie ahead in an increasingly populated and urbanized world.
www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/RAV/conf/IDRiM07/
Monday, September 24, 2007 - Tuesday, October 23, 2007 (30 days) Application of GIS, GPS and Remote Sensing for disaster management of coastal region, St. Peter’s Engineering College, Chennai, India Organiser: Department of Science and Technology and St. Peter's Engineering
www.spec.ac.in
Thursday, September 27, 2007 - Tuesday, October 02, 2007 (6 days) NEMA 2007 Annual Conference-Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Organizer: National Emergency Management Association. This conference provides an opportunity for emergency managers to meet and discuss the many challenges that face the community today, share solutions, grow professionally, and network with peers. Attendees will hear from those involved in shaping the future of homeland security and emergency management, strengthen relationships with partner organizations, and discuss NEMA’s views on all-hazards emergency preparedness with the leadership in Washington
www.nemaweb.org.
Sunday, September 30, 2007 - Wednesday, October 03, 2007 (4 days) FERMA Risk Management Forum-Geneva, Switzerland Organizer: Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA). This Forum is the major European conference designed by risk managers to provide risk managers with an opportunity to improve their skills and knowledge, help influence business decisions, and ensure that good risk management standards are integrated into business processes. The Forum is attended by both practitioners and service providers.
www.ferma.eu/Events/Conference/
Sunday, September 30, 2007 - Wednesday, October 03, 2007 (4 days) Western States Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC) and International Code Council (ICC) Annual Conference: Risk Communication, Building Codes, and Consequences: The Future of Earthquake Safety in the U.S.-Reno, Nevada Scientists and engineers will speak about the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program; earthquake provisions in the International Building Code; creating a new generation of effective earthquake safety, preparedness and mitigation messages; performance-based engineering issues; and earthquake disaster scenarios for major cities in the United States, including San Francisco, Salt Lake City, and Seattle. The conference features a joint WSSPC-ICC education session that is eligible for Continuing Education Credits, several WSSPC technical sessions with panel and audience discussions, and a WSSPC field trip.
www.wsspc.org/Conference.
Monday, October 01, 2007 - Friday, October 05, 2007 (5 days) 7th Annual Meeting of the European Meteorological Society (EMS) and 8 th European Conference on Applications of Meteorology (ECAM)-San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain This year marks the fourth time that the EMS and ECAM are organizing their meeting together. These conferences are evolving as a forum for the exchange of ideas on future strategies in meteorology and climatology that involves the atmospheric and related communities, including scientists, service providers, manufacturers, and users. The focus of this year’s meeting is high impact weather.
www.emetsoc.org/ems2007/
Tuesday, October 02, 2007 - Friday, October 05, 2007 (4 days) Greenhouse 2007—Sydney, Australia This high-profile, prestigious international event is designed for representatives from industry, research organizations, government, and the community. Greenhouse 2007 follows the highly successful Greenhouse 2005: Action on Climate Change, which was held in Melbourne in November 2005. Greenhouse 2007 will present an opportunity for scientists and representatives from industry and all levels of government to learn about the latest findings in climate science and discuss the implications for Australia and the region. The conference will particularly focus on projections for the future, the use of probabilities for risk management, the impact of climate change on human activity, and changing perceptions of climate change.
www.greenhouse2007.com
Thursday, October 04, 2007 - Saturday, October 06, 2007 (3 days) International Symposium on Strong Vrancea Earthquakes and Risk Mitigation, Bucharest, Romania The Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 461 "Strong Earthquakes—A Challenge for Geosciences and Civil Engineering" at the Universität Karlsruhe ( Germany), and the "Romanian Group for Strong Vrancea Earthquakes (RGVE)," Bucharest, is a multidisciplinary attempt to understand Vrancea seismicity and mitigating seismic risk in Romania. This symposium will feature research presentations from scientists within those groups from 1996-2007. It will also provide opportunities for other scientists to present their research related to geodynamics and tectonic processes in Eastern Europe, seismic hazard assessment, site effects, early warning, shake maps, damage/loss estimation, and disaster management.
www-sfb461.physik.uni-karlsruhe.de/
Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - Friday, October 12, 2007 (4 days) UDMS-Urban Data Management Symposium 2007, Germany University of Applied Sciences - Hochschule for Technik, Delft University of Technology The Urban Data Management Symposium UDMS is the 26th Symposium of the Urban Data Management Society and will take place at Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences in Germany. UDMS has organised international symposia at various locations in Europe in order to promote the development of information systems in local government since 1971. An important aim of UDMS has been to provide a forum for people to discuss new approaches, to consider new technologies, and to share practical experiences in the field of urban data management.
www.udms.net
Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - Wednesday, October 10, 2007 (2 days) 8th International Disaster and Emergency Resilience (IDER) Conference and Exhibition), London, U.K Sponsors: International Association of Emergency Managers, the Institute of Civil Defence and Disaster Studies, and European Training and Simulation Association. This conference showcases best practices and solutions to ensure readiness for, response to, recovery from and resilience for disasters or major emergencies, whether caused by nature, accident, or terrorism.
www.iderweb.org.
Thursday, October 11, 2007 - Monday, October 15, 2007 (5 days) 4th National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration— Providence, Rhode Island Organizer: Restore America’s Estuaries. This five-day conference will explore the state-of-the-art in all aspects and scales of coastal and estuarine habitat restoration and will include field sessions, plenary sessions, expert presentations, special evening events, workshops, a poster hall, and a Restoration Exposition.
www.estuaries.org/?id=4.
Monday, October 15, 2007 - Wednesday, October 17, 2007 (3 days) Managing Alpine Future: Strategies for Sustainability in Times of Change—Congress Innsbruck, Austria Due to climate change and the effects of globalization, increased dynamics in the natural and human environment are to be expected in mountain regions during the coming years and decades. At this conference, representatives from science, industry, and public administration will analyze present and expected future developments by means of six core topics. Approaches, strategies, and solutions in dealing with these dynamic processes will be identified and discussed on both a transnational and multidisciplinary level.
www.alps-gmbh.com/alpinefuture
Monday, October 22, 2007 - Friday, October 26, 2007 (5 days) International Earthquake Symposium Kocaeli 2007, Kocaeli - Turkey Kocaeli Governor's Office, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Earth and Space Sciences Research Center
www.kocaeli2007.kocaeli.edu.tr
Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - Thursday, October 25, 2007 (3 days) Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire-Fort Collins, Colorado This conference is aimed at advancing the knowledge and practice related to the human side of managing fire-prone landscapes. Specifically, it is intended for researchers and professionals involved in the science or practice of the human dimensions of wildland fire, including suppression, fuels management and community preparedness, and post-fire recovery and rehabilitation. Contact the International Association of Wildland Fire.
www.iawfonline.org/pdf/IAWF_Human_Dimensions_Conf_1st_flyer.pdf
Monday, November 12, 2007 - Thursday, November 15, 2007 (4 days) 2nd International Conference on Urban Disaster Reduction, San Jose, Costa Rica
www.fig.net
Monday, November 19, 2007 - Friday, November 23, 2007 (5 days) Cities on Volcanoes 5 (COV5)-Shimabara, Japan Cities on Volcanoes (COV) is now considered to be the most important forum for volcanologists, city planners, authorities, and businesses to meet and discuss the effects of volcanic eruptions on society, infrastructure, and economic development, and ways to mitigate these effects. In addition to highlighting recent volcanological research, COV5 will focus on volcanic crisis preparedness and management in densely populated areas
www.citiesonvolcanoes5.com/
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - Thursday, November 29, 2007 (3 days) 2nd International Conference on Urban Disaster Reduction (ICUDR): Large-Scale Disaster Management—Taipei, Taiwan This year’s conference focuses on the management of large-scale natural and man-made disasters and encourages casual and productive interactions among participants in various research fields of disaster reduction. With its multidisciplinary scope, the 2nd ICUDR offers an excellent forum for covering a wide range of topics, including mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery for urban disasters. It will include a keynote speech, plenary session, group session, poster session, and booth exhibition.
www.ncdr.nat.gov.tw/2ICUDR/
Thursday, November 29, 2007 - Friday, November 30, 2007 (2 days) Second International Conference on Geospatial Semantics (GeoS 2007), Centre for Computing Research, MEXICO CITY , D.F
www.geosco.org
Monday, December 10, 2007 - Wednesday, December 12, 2007 (3 days) International Forum on Landslide Disaster Management, Hong Kong The 2007 International Forum is organized under the auspices of the Joint Technical Committee on Landslides and Engineered Slopes (JTC-1) of the ISSMGE, ISRM and IAEG. The Forum will also be one of the key activities marking the 30th Anniversary of landslide disaster management in Hong Kong. The Forum will be jointly organized by the Geotechnical Engineering Office (GEO) of the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region (HKSAR), the Hong Kong Geotechnical Society (HKGES) and the Geotechnical Division of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE). It will address focused subjects of direct relevance to landslide disaster management. Highlights of the Forum include presentation of country reports and a benchmarking exercise on landslide debris mobility modelling. Participants of the Forum will be by invitation only.
www.hkieged.org/LDM2007/forum.htm
Monday, January 14, 2008 - Wednesday, January 16, 2008 (3 days) International Conference on School Safety-May, Islamabad, Pakistan
Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - Friday, January 18, 2008 (3 days) 8th National Conference on Science, Policy, and the Environment: Climate Change: Science and Solutions, Washington, DC Organizer: National Council for Science and the Environment. This large interactive conference focuses on developing and advancing science-based solutions to climate change. Climate Change: Science and Solutions will explore approaches to climate stabilization, minimization, mitigation, and adaptation. Workshops, breakout sessions, and symposia will provide opportunities for institutions, organizations, and individuals to contribute ideas and innovations, visionary concepts, successful models and prototypes, and pragmatic recommendations on moving forward on solutions to climate change
www.ncseonline.org/2008conference/
Monday, January 28, 2008 - Tuesday, January 29, 2008 (2 days) Disability-Disaster Conference 2008, Orissa, India Contact: Prof. Asha Hans, Coordinator, Disability-Disaster Conference 2008, Shanta Memorial Rehabilitation Centre, 108D Master Canteen Building, Station Square, Unit III, Bhudaneswar - 751 001, Orissa, India, Tel: 91-674-2300274, FAX: 91-674-2580020, TTY: E-mail: smrc_bbsr@hotmail.com,
www.smrcorissa.org
Wednesday, February 06, 2008 - Saturday, February 09, 2008 (4 days) Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana The objective of EERI is to reduce earthquake risk by advancing the science and practice of earthquake engineering; improving understanding of the impact of earthquakes on the physical, social, economic, political, and cultural environment; and advocating comprehensive and realistic measures for reducing the harmful effects of earthquakes. EERI fulfills this role by fostering a sense of shared commitment among the diverse communities dedicated to earthquake risk management; promoting research; facilitating the exchange of information among members and others; and forging a consensus and speaking with a common voice to public forums and legislative bodies on behalf of the diverse risk management community. The EERI annual meeting addresses all of these goals. The format consists of a session dedicated to the discussion of the business affairs and a group of technical programs consisting of submitted and invited presentations on the various phases of earthquake engineering.
www.eeri.org/news/meetings.html
Thursday, February 07, 2008 - Saturday, February 09, 2008 (3 days) 7th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference: Building Safe, Healthy and Livable Communities, Washington, DC Organizer: Local Government Commission. This conference draws a multidisciplinary audience of local elected officials, city and county staff, landscape architects, developers and builders, planners, transportation professionals and traffic engineers, public health professionals, and others committed to building safer, healthier, and more livable communities. The 2008 program will include a dynamic mix of plenaries, interactive breakouts, implementation workshops, specialized trainings, and optional tours of local model projects. It will also feature the latest on cutting-edge smart growth issues, implementation tools and strategies, best practices, interactive learning experiences, new partners, new projects, and new policies, as well as tours of local model projects and case studies in the DC area
www.newpartners.org
Sunday, February 10, 2008 - Friday, February 15, 2008 (6 days) BEAR (Building Education and Research International Conference) 2008, The University of Salford, UK including a task group on Disasters and the Built Environment, Kandalama, Sri Lanka. The School of the Built Environment and the Research Institute for the Built and Human Environment
http://www.cibworld.nl/
Monday, February 18, 2008 - Wednesday, February 20, 2008 (3 days) Gold Coast, Australia - 2008 APCO Australasia Conference & Exhibition, Organiser: APCO Australasia. The 2008 APCO Australasia Conference & Exhibition will cater for all personnel involved within Government, Emergency Services, Public Safety and Security agencies. This event will be divided into multiple streams, focusing on new technology, mission critical solutions, community safety, emergency management/response and education. It will also feature one of the largest exhibits of new and innovative technology, including warning systems, incident management and protective equipment in the Southern Hemisphere.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 - Friday, February 29, 2008 (4 days) 48th Annual Floodplain Authorities Management Conference, Wollongong, Australia Organised by: Floodplains Management Authority and Wollongong City Council. Theme: Hazard, Risk, Response. The Conference Program features a number of outstanding local and international speakers, concurrent sessions, a trade display and exhibitions. Field trips will also be part of the program. The Conference attracts practitioners, councilors and representatives from government agencies from both New South Wales and interstate. The conference touches upon key urban environmental issues such as: Escarpment and the coast line of Wollongong; Erosion; Water; Residential Development; Council involvement; Flood Risk; Flood Hazard; Community Response.
http://www.iceaustralia.com/fmawollongong
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 - Friday, February 29, 2008 (3 days) Disaster Management Conference 2008, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, EMO (Emergency Measures Organisation) Manitoba
http://www.gov.mb.ca/
Sunday, March 09, 2008 - Wednesday, March 12, 2008 (4 days) GeoCongress 2008: The Challenge of Sustainability in the Geoenvironmen, Orleans, Louisiana Organizer: Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). This conference focuses on the role of geoengineers and geoscientists in protecting and preserving the environment and highlights the expansive and interdisciplinary nature of geoenvironmental issues. Practitioners, consultants, regulators, policymakers, researchers, educators, and students will have numerous opportunities to learn about innovative and emerging scientific advances and technologies that are needed to address a wide range of geoenvironmental issues. Topics will include sustainability, geohazard mitigation, waste management, and site assessment and remediation.
http://content.asce.org/conferences/geocongress2008/index.html
Monday, March 10, 2008 - Friday, March 14, 2008 (5 days) Disaster Relief: Improving Asia-Pacific Response (Invitation Only), Honolulu, Hawaii This workshop is designed to provide a forum for the Asia-Pacific international civilian and military subject matter experts, governmental and international organization decision-makers, and non governmental practitioners to focus on ways and means of improving resource coordination, information sharing, and strategic communications in responding to natural or man-made disasters on a regional and international basis. Intended Outcomes: 1) list of proposed mechanism to support HA/DR operations, 2) list of international measures to prevent/mitigate disasters and provide warning, 3) build consensus for follow-on conferences aimed at promoting these mechanisms, 4)determine consortiums can be developed, and 5) propose ways to increase information sharing.
Monday, March 10, 2008 - Friday, March 14, 2008 (5 days) Disaster Relief: Improving Asia-Pacific Response, Honolulu, Hawaii This workshop is designed to provide a forum for the Asia-Pacific international civilian and military subject matter experts, governmental and international organization decision-makers, and non governmental practitioners to focus on ways and means of improving resource coordination, information sharing, and strategic communications in responding to natural or man-made disasters on a regional and international basis. Intended Outcomes: 1) list of proposed mechanism to support HA/DR operations, 2) list of international measures to prevent/mitigate disasters and provide warning, 3) build consensus for follow-on conferences aimed at promoting these mechanisms, 4)determine consortiums
Thursday, March 13, 2008 - Friday, March 14, 2008 (2 days) Australian Disasters Conference 2008: Surviving Future Risks, Canberra, Australia The Australian Disasters Conference 2008 will provide participants with the opportunity to hear a diverse range of speakers from the fields of emergency management, community safety and risk reduction. The Conference will be an opportunity for interaction with representatives from a broad range of disciplines, while the exhibition display and social events will provide further opportunities for networking and discussion on community safety issues.
http://www.ema.gov.au/agd/EMA/emaInternet.nsf/Page/RWP341AC29ADA7B9840CA2572EC00831D68
Tuesday, April 01, 2008 - Wednesday, April 02, 2008 (2 days) Partners in Emergency Preparedness Conference-Tacoma, Washington This conference has grown into the largest emergency management conference in the Pacific Northwest, bringing together non-profit organizations, public agencies, business and industry, military, healthcare, and schools to explore emergency management issues, principles, and practices. The theme for the 2008 conference is “It’s a Different World: Looking to the Future. PartnersCurriculum@gmail.com
Tuesday, April 01, 2008 - ( days) Disaster Management (Invitation Only), Mongolia Focus of seminar discussions is better understanding of how a high-level government coordination and advisory body manages disaster relief and humanitarian-assistance efforts conducted by the government of Mongolia during a crisis. Included in such discussions are: (1) HA/DR management facility requirements; (2) procedures for timely and accurate situational understanding of the various dimensions of the disaster; (3) methods of coordinating and supervising internal government and non-government response efforts; and (4) managing the interface with involved external organizations.
Sunday, April 13, 2008 - Wednesday, April 16, 2008 (4 days) Solutions to Coastal Disasters Conference 2008, Hawaii, USA The Coasts, Oceans, Ports and Rivers Institute (COPRI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
http://content.asce.org/
Sunday, April 13, 2008 - Wednesday, April 16, 2008 (4 days) Planning Institute Australian 2008 Conference: A Climate for Change, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia The 2008 National Congress recognises the climate in planning is changing. The shift in national and international attention to addressing the challenges of climate change is just one signal. Planning is dynamic and undergoing quantum shifts. Congress will look at the changing culture of planning, natural resource management innovations, creative community engagement, movements in the economics of development, and new tools for planners. Register your interest to attend on the PIA website now
http://www.pia2008.com
Monday, April 14, 2008 - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 (2 days) International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Disaster Mitigation, Jakarta, Indonesia. This international conference will be an opportunity to share view and experiences regarding lessons learned from most recent and past earthquakes, enabling all scientists and practicing engineers, including government officials to formulate action plans for anticipating future earthquakes.
http://www.phree-way.org/resources/community-events/international-conference-on-earthquake-engineering-and-disaster-mitigation/
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - Friday, April 18, 2008 (3 days) Disaster Management 2008, New Delhi, India The main objective of this event is to provide a systematic and holistic coverage of issues in protecting a nation's home front by providing an omnibus solution platform to meet the discerning needs of exhibitors and buyers in the industry. This event is an investment of efforts towards strengthening the hands of Disaster Management on the whole with the help of cross boundary awareness in general and in different related industries towards the latest technologies and advancements in the fields of disaster management. This is an effort to minimize the technological gaps between different economies and promote the transfer of trade and knowledge in various areas of disaster management. The event emphasizes combating disasters with all its wings: Emergency Response Equipment, Safety Equipment, Early Warning Systems, Fire Prevention & Control ,Security Services ,Environmental Hazardous Control, Search and Rescue Tools, Communication & Technology ,Medical Equipment, Insurance Companies, Training Institutes, Disaster Relief & Assistance ,GIS and Information technology
www.dmindiaexpo.com
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - Friday, April 18, 2008 (3 days) Disaster Management, New Delhi, India The main objective of this event is to provide a systematic and holistic coverage of issues in protecting a nation's home front by providing an omnibus solution platform to meet the discerning needs of exhibitors and buyers in the industry. This event is an investment of efforts towards strengthening the hands of Disaster Management on the whole with the help of cross boundary awareness in general and in different related industries towards the latest technologies and advancements in the fields of disaster management. This is an effort to minimize the technological gaps between different economies and promote the transfer of trade and knowledge in various areas of disaster management. The event emphasizes combating disasters with all its wings: Emergency Response Equipment, Safety Equipment, Early Warning Systems, Fire Prevention & Control ,Security Services ,Environmental Hazardous Control, Search and Rescue Tools, Communication & Technology ,Medical Equipment, Insurance Companies, Training Institutes, Disaster Relief & Assistance ,GIS and Information technology.
Monday, April 21, 2008 - Thursday, April 24, 2008 (4 days) Disaster Forum 2008, Canada Banff, Alberta at the Banff Centre Disaster Forum,
http://disasterforum.ca/past.html
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 - Saturday, April 26, 2008 (5 days) National Earthquake Conference-Seattle, Washington Organized by FEMA, USGS, NIST, and NSF, this broad, multidisciplinary conference has five goals: (1) to develop a shared understanding of scientific, engineering, and social research; (2) to exchange ideas about tools for earthquake hazard and risk reduction; (3) to showcase successful programs; (4) to learn from past disasters; and (5) to build resiliency. The 2008 conference theme is “Understanding Earthquakes: From Research to Resilience.
www.earthquakeconference.org
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - Friday, May 02, 2008 (3 days) 4th International i-Rec Conference Building resilience:, Achieving effective post-disaster reconstruction, Christchurch, New Zealand i-Rec (International Group for Research and Information on Post-Disaster Reconstruction)
http://www.resorgs.org.nz/
Sunday, May 04, 2008 - Wednesday, May 07, 2008 (4 days) 5th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM) 2008, Washington, D.C., USA, George Washington University (GWU) in Washington, D.C., USA, Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management (ICDRM) – GWU, Conference theme: “Creating Advanced Systems for Inter-organizational Information Sharing and Collaboration.”
http://www.iscram.org/
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - Friday, May 16, 2008 (3 days) International conference on school safety, Islamabad, Pakistan The Aga Khan Planning and Building Service, Pakistan- an Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) Institution-in collaboration with FOCUS Humanitarian Assistance, is organizing an International Conference on School Safety. This conference will provide an opportunity to policy makers, practitioners, and users of safe schools to meaningfully interact and commit to an Action Agenda with recommendations for immediate and practical follow-up at the national and regional level towards school safety.
www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/trainings-events/events/v.php?id=1278
Sunday, June 15, 2008 - Wednesday, June 18, 2008 (4 days) 18th World Conference on Disaster Management: Emergency Management and Business Continuity Working Together, Toronto, Canada The Conference theme will be: Resiliency-Individual, Community, Business. WCDM is the premier annual event that addresses issues common to all aspects of disaster management. The conference program includes speakers from many parts of the world and provides excellent opportunities for learning and networking among those in the fields of Emergency Planning/Management, Business Continuity, Emergency Response, Risk Management, IT Disaster Recovery, Disaster Management Research, Emergency Communications, Emergency Health, Security, HR, Environmental, Community Planning, as well as for the organizations which supply and service these professions. The 2008 Conference is expected to attract over 1,800 attendees from Canada, the United States, and from around the globe.
http://www.wcdm.org/
Wednesday, August 06, 2008 - Thursday, August 14, 2008 (9 days) 33rd International Geological Congress (33IGC), Oslo, Norway
http://www.33igc.org/
Monday, August 25, 2008 - Friday, August 29, 2008 (5 days) IDRC Davos 2008 Conference, Davos, Switzerland, IDRC (International Disaster Reduction Conference) The second International Disaster Reduction Conference (IDRC Davos 2008). The conference will address a broad range of risks including those relating to pandemics and terrorism; climate change; and natural hazards. Risks of a technical, biological and chemical nature will also feature at this event. The organising committee invites you to join this global gathering of leading experts, practitioners, academics and policy makers from fields such as the natural and social sciences, government, private enterprise, business, civil society, international organizations, NGOs and other risk management professions.
http://www.idrc.info/
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - Friday, May 15, 2009 (4 days) 16th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency, Medicine Victoria, British Columbia, Canada The World Association of Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM) invites you to register for the 16th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WCDEM). Potential Topics to date for the 2009 WCDEM congress include but are not limited to: Pandemics, Epidemics, and Infectious Diseases; Mass Gatherings: Large Scale Sporting Events; Safe Hospitals; Terrorism - Biological and others; Natural Disasters: Water, Wind, Wild Fires, & Earthquakes; Refugees and Disasters; Psychosocial Issues related to Disasters; Pediatrics and Disasters; The role of EMS in Disasters; Civilian Military Collaboration. To Register
http://www.wcdem2009.org
