Back to the Home Page.The Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center now hasa home page on the World Wide Web. It can be reached at the URL (Webaddress): http://adder.colorado.edu/~hazctr/Home.htmlThe center has embarked on a long-range project to make as many of itsinformational resources accessible via the Internet as possible. Hence,the home page now available is just the beginning of what we hope willbecome a large store of hazards information, as well as pointers andlinks to other resources on the net. As more items are added, theiravailability will be announced in DR.
The Natural Hazards Center maintains an extensive list of periodicalsconcerning hazards and disasters that the center's staff has foundinformative and useful. That directory has recently been updated and isavailable on the WWW home page listed above or by e-mail. If you wouldlike a copy, send a request to
hazctr@colorado.edu.
Information from Emergency Preparedness Canada (EPC) is now availablevia the Internet. The agency's new WWW and gopher services includebackground information on Canadian federal emergency policy andresponsibilities, EPC's role, training, fact sheets and preparednessadvice, publications, contact lists, and more. The information isavailable in English and French. The service is being developed incollaboration with Simon Fraser University, British Columbia.
The EPC WWW service can be accessed directly via:
http://hoshi.cic.sfu.ca/epc/
or via EPIX:
http://hoshi.cic.sfu.ca/~anderson/
and HazardNet:
http://hoshi.cic.sfu.ca/hazard/
Gopher access is available via:
hoshi.cic.sfu.ca 5555
Peter S. Anderson
Associate Director
Centre for Policy Research on Science and Technology
Simon Fraser University-Harbour Centre Campus
Vancouver, B.C., Canada
anderson@sfu.ca
The University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service (ICES) has putup a nice Disaster Resources Page on the World Wide Web providing accessto information on disaster preparedness and recovery for both the Stateof Illinois and the wider Internet community. Although some informationis specific to Illinois, much will be of use to people outside thestate. Information for educators, professionals, and the general publicis available from ICES for viewing and downloading, along with links toinformation from a variety of state and federal agencies, educationalinstitutions, relief organizations, and information networks.
The topics covered now include:
ICES Disaster Resources is available at:
http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~disaster/disaster.html
or through the Illinois CES Home Page:
http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/
For more information, contact:
Aaron Ebata (EbataA@idea.ag.uiuc.edu).
Illinois Cooperative Extension Service
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign
(217) 333-2912
SAF-Net started back in 1990 as a very small network. Over the years wehave grown at a steady pace. We now have over 450+ systems connected tothe network. We gain on the average of 50-80 nodes a year now. SAF-Netis a network which is specific to the Fire, EMS, Medical, Police,Safety, and other emergency service providers around the world. SAF-Netis based on the Safety Connection BBS with 2 nodes dedicated to thenetwork. We have distribution via phone lines, satellite, and Internetanonymous FTP. We have many different echomail conferences and fileareas in which we distribute information.
SAF-Net also has mail lists in which users can connect to the listserverand communicate to others. They include SAFNET-L, FIRE-L, and MEDIC-L.They are hosted by SAFNET.CHIGATE.COM. This will change in the nearfuture to SAFNET.COM. We are working on getting a direct connection tothe Internet at this time.
This is a brief overview of the network. For more information, contactDan.Guenthner@safnet.chigate.com.
The following workshop should be of interest to some DR readers:
"Harnessing the Communication Revolution - Creation of a Global DisasterInformation Network." Beijing, China: June 6-12, 1995.
An unprecedented communication revolution is currently taking place dueto the development of the Internet. Recognizing the significance of thisevent, the United Nations University, the World Seismic SafetyInitiative (WSSI), the Department of Civil Engineering at StanfordUniversity and the International Center for Disaster-MitigationEngineering (INCEDE) at the University of Tokyo will be sponsoring aworkshop on the above theme. The workshop will be held concurrently withthe Pacific Science Association's (PSA) Congress in Beijing. It is beingorganized by the PSA Task Force on Natural Disaster Reduction. The aimof the workshop is to bring together participants who may be potentialcreators and users of a disaster information database distributed acrossthe Internet. Potential participants who have ideas that can contributeto the definition of the type of database to be created, the ways tocreate and use it, and are generally enthusiastic about the potential ofthis workshop are encouraged to submit a brief (1-2 A4 pages) e-mailabstract to Professor S. Herath at INCEDE: herath@incede.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Alternatively, they can mail or fax their abstract to him at
INCEDE
Institute of Industrial Science
University of Tokyo
7-22-1, Roppongi, Minato-Ku
Tokyo 106
Japan
fax:(81-3)3402-4165.
The deadline for the abstracts is May 15, 1995.
Partial and full financial support for participation at the workshop areavailable to selected participants, based on the quality and relevanceof the submitted abstracts. The deadline for the abstracts of those whowould like to be considered for financial support is May 5, 1995.
"Computer-Based Courses in Hazardous Materials Disaster Response,"Department of Energy and Oak Ridge Associated Universities, $212,000,36 months. Contact: David M. Neal, Institute of Emergency Administrationand Planning, University of North Texas, P.O. Box 13438, Denton, TX76203-6438; (817) 565-4267; fax: (817) 369-8771; e-mail:neal@scs.unt.edu. The first course will focus on individual andorganizational behavior and response; the second on federal regulationsaffecting planning, response, and recovery; the third on case studies ofchemical disasters.
"Use of Satellite Data and the Internet for Disaster Planning andResponse," NASA, $263,000, 36 months. Contact: David M. Neal, Instituteof Emergency Administration and Planning, University of North Texas,P.O. Box 13438, Denton, TX 76203-6438; (817) 565-4267; fax: (817) 369-8771; e-mail: neal@scs.unt.edu.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency's Emergency Education Network(EENET) has several programs scheduled for this summer that will be ofinterest to DR readers. To obtain information on how to receive thesesatellite broadcasts, contact the EENET Program Office, NationalEmergency Training Center, Emmitsburg, MD 21727; (301) 447-1068.
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