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Ten years ago, Bruce Crawford, an industrious graduate student at the Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware, started a small service for hazards researchers in academia, using new computer/ Internet technology that allowed him to communicate easily with a large group through the electronic mailing of a single document. His initial issue of "Disaster Research" went out to several dozen researchers around the U.S.
The rest, as they say, is history.
For the last nine and a half years, the newsletter has been produced by the Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center at the University of Colorado, and its readership has grown to well over 2,000 subscribers from literally every corner of the world. At the same time, the scope of the newsletter has expanded to cover a broad range of developments in the field of disaster management - not simply research.
We don't want to be self-congratulatory about this enterprise, because indeed, in parallel with the explosion of computer and Internet use, DR took on a life of its own. We didn't build it; we simply held onto the reins as it took off.
We'll just say that this has been rewarding and fun. Through DR we have met scores of people around the globe dedicated to lessening the painful impacts of disasters. Getting to know each of you, and bringing that global community together, is reward enough for this decade of work.
Thanks,
The Management
[From time to time we receive appeals concerning recent disasters and we pass them along. Below is the latest one. We suppose we should say something like "We don't necessarily endorse the following, etc." But we do encourage readers to examine these events and these appeals, to determine their merit . . . and to help, if possible.]
At least 20 persons killed and 50,000 families were rendered homeless following torrential rains that lashed Sri Lanka last week. The highest rainfall has been recorded in Colombo amounting to 285 mm.
Team for Disaster Prevention and Sustainable Development seeks donors who would like to help these victims to restore their normal day-to-day lives. Also we welcome any donor to contribute for our Flood Preparedness Programme, which will be carried out for the affected communities.
Prabhath Patabendi
Team Leader
Team for Disaster Prevention and Sustainable Development
No. 131/8, Parakrama Mawatha,
Hokandara North, Hokandara,
Sri Lanka
Tel: 94-1-579151
Fax: 94-1-561492
E-mail: patabedi@slt.lk
I am interested in contacting institutions that are working on methodologies for assessing the environmental impact of trade corridors, particularly the transportation, energy, and water sectors. Assessing the environmental impact includes not only the changing patterns of generation and use of the goods and services represented by these three sectors, but also the impact of natural hazards on these sectors and general trade corridor development.
Please contact:
Stephen Bender
Principal Specialist
Unit of Sustainable Development and Environment
Organization of American States
1889 F Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 458-6295
Fax: (202) 458-3560
E-mail: sbender@oas.org
WWW:
http://www.oas.org/en/prog/nhp
We are looking for people with practical experience in disaster management. After an emergency, fast assistance is essential. Since it is very difficult to gain proper information, have good communication, and due to the complexity of the situation, it is complex finding the optimal solution.
The Institute for Construction Management and Machinery (IMB) of the University of Karlsruhe in Germany deals with this problem in the context of a research project; and also with decision-support systems for disaster management. The main focus is relief assistance for earthquakes.
Since application-relevant knowledge rarely exists in written form, the IMB plans to undertake shortly an international expert questionnaire. The goal is to be able to gain a better understanding for the mechanisms on which decisions are based.
Among other things, the questionnaire deals with the following points:
To be asked are all:
If you are working in one of the fields mentioned above, or in a
related field, or if you know someone who is, then please send a short
e-mail, fax, or letter to:
Stephan Kellner
Institut fur Maschinenwesen im Baubetrieb
Universitat Karlsruhe
D-76128 Karlsruhe
E-mail: ubwz@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de
Fax: ++49 - 721 - 695 245
[Taken from the International Landslide Research Group (ILRG) e-mail newsletter. For more information or to subscribe, e-mail: ilrg@mindspring.com or see the ILRG Web site: http://ilrg.gndci.pg.cnr.it]
Your work on the application of GIS in the analysis of seismic hazards is very interesting for us, especially for one of our students who is working on a thesis "Application of GIS in Analysis of Seismic Hazard." Because our experience in this field is incomplete, every kind of help (especially literature) is welcome: papers about GIS methodology in analysis of seismic hazard (and risk); data needed for analysis; known world experiences; information about actual GIS systems for hazard analysis; examples of using GIS in seismic hazard analysis and hazard mitigation; history (and future) of GIS in seismic hazard analysis, etc.
Thank you in advance,
Dr. V.Mihailov
Institute of Earthquake Engineering &
Engineering Seismology
Skopje University
"St.Cyril and Methodius"
73 Salvador Aljende Str.
P.O.Box 101
91000 Skopje
Republic of Macedonia
E-mail:
mihailov@pluto.iziis.ukim.edu.mk
[From New Zealand . . . We're repeating the following information request, since the e-mail address for replies was incorrect in the original]
Hello,
I am working with New Zealand's national government-owned natural disaster insurer, the Earthquake Commission (EQC). I am hoping you can help us (or suggest a source of help). We are looking for any information or studies/research on the costs and benefits of mitigation measures made in and to residential homes.
A little background may be useful. EQC provides all New Zealand homeowners with low-cost comprehensive natural disaster insurance (full details are on the EQC Web site at http://www.eqc.govt.nz). Part of EQC's role is also to educate the public about the risks they face and what they can do to reduce those risks.
One idea we are investigating is to make available at low cost products that will make it easier for homeowners to take measures to reduce loss. This would mean importing products and retailing them to homeowners and others. Since this is outside EQC's current core business (simply being an insurer), we need to be able to show that there are potential cost savings (in terms of reduced damage and thus lower payouts) and that these savings are likely to out-weigh the costs involved in promoting the mitigation efforts.
Our efforts to find information or studies that quantify the savings to homes and contents have not, so far, been very successful - could you please point me to any such information??
Thanks in advance for your help. I am happy to share any information I do get - please let me know if this is of interest to you.
Best wishes,
Gary Bowering
P.O. Box 12-455
Thorndon
Wellington
New Zealand
Tel: +64-4-472 2239
Fax: +64-4-473 3414
E-mail:
bowering@paradise.net.nz
See: http://www.redcross.org/disaster/safety/guide.html
For many years, under the auspices of the National Disaster Education Coalition, national organizations involved with disaster safety information have been striving to make their respective information consistent. We have finally achieved this goal and have developed a set of standard disaster safety messages on 13 hazards, as well as general disaster safety information. The messages cover science, preparedness, and mitigation recommendations. They include back-up explanations, data, facts, and support to explain why these messages are recommended for use by anyone who may write a brochure, pamphlet, book, newspaper article, Web-based safety information, or communicate in any way about disaster safety. The National Disaster Education Coalition hopes that anyone who has or will prepare printed or Web-based disaster safety information will check their information to see if it is consistent with the most up-to-date messages available in this guide.
We have published this information in printed form - "Talking About Disaster: Guide for Standard Disaster Safety Messages." That guide is available through any local Red Cross chapter as stock number A4461M. Chapters are charged $3.00 per copy. We are thankful to the Lowes Home Safety Council for providing a grant that facilitated the gathering and review of this information.
"Talking About Disaster" is also now available on the Internet in both HTML and downloadable PDF formats at the URL above. The files are organized by hazard; you only have to download what you want to use.
Through this project, major national agencies have agreed on standard messages about disaster safety, and, best of all, this information is in the public domain. All we ask is that users of this information acknowledge the source. Information on how to prepare that citation is available in the on-line guide.
Rocky Lopes
Convener, National Disaster Education Coalition
Disaster Services Department
American Red Cross National Headquarters
E-mail:
LopesR@usa.redcross.org
[These are some of the latest and more useful Internet resources we've encountered. For an extended list of selected Internet sites dealing with hazards and disaster management, see http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/sites/sites.html.]
http://www.spc.noaa.gov
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/fire/
A couple of years ago (see DR #217) we mentioned the under-
construction Web site of the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) in Norman,
Oklahoma, part of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction.
Since then, the site has expanded to include numerous "Forecast
Products" (weather outlooks, storm/tornado watches and warnings,
etc.), including the "Fire Weather Forecasts/Information Pages," at
the second URL above. These pages provide national-scale fire weather
guidance for NWS offices and other interested federal agencies dealing
with wildland fire management. The site also serves up severe storm
statistics and archived weather data, offers a list of SPC
publications, and generally describes the work of the center.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/tpsterm.htm
We've also mentioned the National Weather Service's Office of
Meteorology (OM) Web page a couple of times before, but we keep
finding new, interesting, and useful nooks and crannies in this site.
For example, at the second URL above is a page on "Advance Short Term
Warnings and Forecasts" that includes information on the short-term
prediction process; links to sites providing current short-term
watches, warnings, advisories, etc.; information on how to deal with
short-term warnings; and, of particular note, individual sections
entitled "All About . . ." thunderstorms and lightning, tornadoes,
floods/flash floods, droughts, winter storms, hurricanes, heat waves,
and wild fires. Each provides background information on the specific
phenomenon, in most cases on-line information or a brochure on
personal preparedness and response, and many links to other useful
information on each hazard.
http://www.dewberry.com/fip
Dewberry & Davis, flood mapping contractor to the Federal
Emergency Management Agency for the National Flood Insurance Program,
has launched this Flood Mapping Information Center Web site. It
includes much information about the NFIP; current flood mapping news
and information; fact sheets for homeowners, study contractors, state
and local officials, and builders and developers; useful links;
information for FEMA staff; and an on-line news report.
http://www.earthsat.com
http://www.earthsat.com/flood/floodwat.html
The Earth Satellite Corporation Web site includes a section on
flooding with a page entitled "Floodcast" - a suite of on-line flood
forecast maps that show the vulnerability of counties in the U.S. to
flooding as well as maps of forecasted flood danger in the U.S. for
the next 24 hours. The site also provide information about tools and
systems available from the corporation for floodplain management.
http://www.erc-assoc.org
This is the common Web site of the three National Science
Foundation-sponsored Engineering Research Centers (ERCs) - the
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER),
the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) Center, and the
Mid-America Earthquake (MAE) Center. This group of interdisciplinary
centers, located at universities across the United States, promotes
the pursuit by academia and industry of cutting-edge research in
complex system engineering. ERCs also promote the dissemination of
earthquake hazard mitigation information, and engineering education,
including the education of both graduate and undergraduate students.
The ERC Web site is intended as an information clearinghouse for use
by the ERCs, their faculty, students, and any other persons interested
in the work of the centers. Among its components are a "Best Practices
Manual," an "Annual Meeting Summary," links to individual center
sites, an ERC students' page, a listing of ERC education programs, a
special topics section, a site map, and a site search mechanism.
http://www.eeri.org/ethics/ethics.html
The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) has added a
new section to its already highly informative Web site. "Seismic
Ethics on the Web" is an interactive forum wherein general information
about ethical problems is presented, along with case studies of
specific ethical dilemmas in earthquake risk reduction. Concerning
these cases, readers are prompted to indicate which of several
possible actions they believe are the most appropriate given the
particular situation. Their anonymous responses are tabulated,
summarized, and posted on the site. Two initial cases are already on-
line. Take a look and ponder the pain of existential choice . . .
http://www.riskinstitute.org
The Web site of the Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI) was
recently revamped to provide more, and more accessible, information.
Visitors to the site will find three new sections focusing on projects
funded by the PERI Grant and Research Program, application for grant
funding, and news and announcements. The redone site also includes a
section for conducting interactive symposia; the symposium center will
be "opened" later this year. In addition, the site's "Clearinghouse"
section profiles the services of over 100 risk management, local
government, disaster management, environmental, safety, health, human
resources, and publishing organizations. Of course, the site also
offers information about the institute itself and its many activities.
http://www.risk-analysis-center.com
The Risk Analysis Center is a new site containing information
about the wide variety of risks faced by human beings - crime,
disease, sports injuries, food, workplace accidents, travel,
pollution, natural hazards, and other risks ranging from the remote to
the ever-present. The site contains abstracts of articles from the
U.K. national press and international press (scanned daily) and
scientific, technical, and medical journals, and thus serves as an
information resource for persons researching health, environmental, or
other subjects involving human welfare. Access to the site is free on
registration. For more information about the Risk Analysis Center,
contact
Lorraine McCarthy
Production Editor
Risk Analysis Center
NTC Publications Ltd, Farm Road, Henley-on-Thames
RG9 1EJ, UK
Tel: 0044 1491 418668
Fax: 0044 1491 571188
E-mail:
Lorraine_McCarthy@risk-analysis-center.com
http://www.speccomm.com:81/guest/RemoteListSummary/actnow
http://www.speccomm.com:81/guest/RemoteListSummary/CommunityPrep
The Federal Emergency Management Agency's Community & Family
Preparedness Program (CFP) exists to encourage and support the growing
community of professional disaster preparedness educators - emergency
managers, firefighters, volunteers, teachers, and the many others who
lead community and family disaster preparedness efforts around the
country. The CFP works with such national partners as the American Red
Cross, the International Association of Emergency Managers, the
National Emergency Management Association, the National Weather
Service, and others, including hundreds of community-based programs
organized in and outside of government.
To support its mission, the CFP now publishes its newsletter, "Act Now Updates," via e-mail. Persons interested in receiving the Update can subscribe via the first URL above. Current and previous issues are available on the World Wide Web at http://www.emforum.org/vlibrary/actnow.htm. The program is also instituting a separate, dedicated e-mail discussion list for CFP issues. Interested persons can subscribe via the second URL. You may also post your ideas or inquiries by addressing e-mail to cfp@emforum.org.
We know disaster education works. But sometimes others need convincing. To showcase the true benefits of disaster preparedness, FEMA and the American Red Cross announced a new award last year to recognize work in disaster education - it's called "Disaster Saves." We plan to make an award again this year.
We are looking for specific examples of how disaster education has made a real difference in people's lives in a natural disaster; how it has saved lives or lessened the hardships or financial consequences of disaster. Perhaps you know of someone who saved himself because he took shelter in a tornado . . . or a family that was reunited after a flood having practiced a family communications plan . . . or someone whose home incurred limited damage in an earthquake because he or she learned what to do and acted accordingly because of your program.
Let's hear your success stories. No "disaster save" is too small. We're interested in any example of an individual, group, or organization that did the right thing - something that made a difference in a natural disaster - because of a public education effort.
FEMA and the American Red Cross will appoint a panel to select the most meritorious "disaster saves" and present the award to the person(s) responsible for conducting the education that led to the "save" at the annual Community and Family Preparedness Conference in June. We'll also promote the stories so others can learn how disaster education makes a real difference in natural disasters.
Document your "disaster saves" by including:
You could also include a photograph of the educator or the person who was "saved." Letters of support from community leaders are optional. Entries from any program are welcome and should be mailed to Ralph Swisher, Program Manager, Community & Family Preparedness Program, FEMA, 500 C Street, S.W., Room 625, Washington, DC 20472; e-mail: ralph.swisher@fema.gov. Nominations are due May 28, 1999.
The Department of Public Administration, University of North Texas, invites applications for one or possibly two tenure-track positions in the undergraduate program in Emergency Administration and Planning (EADP). The appointments will be at the assistant professor level, with the possibility of one at the beginning associate professor level, subject to the availability of funding. One appointment will involve primarily teaching and service, including responsibility for coordinating the undergraduate EADP program. The appointments begin either September 1, 1999, or January 1, 2000. (A one-year appointment will be considered if necessary.) Preference will be given to candidates with an interest and work experience in emergency planning and administration. Candidates should hold an earned doctorate at the time the appointment begins. In addition to teaching in the undergraduate program, the successful candidate may be expected to teach graduate courses in the emergency administration concentration in a NASPAA-accredited Master of Public Administration program.
To ensure full consideration, candidates should submit a letter of application, vita, and three letters of reference. Review of complete files begins June 15, but applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Applications should be mailed to the Faculty Search Committee, Department of Public Administration, P.O. Box 310617, Denton, TX 76203-0617. Letters of interest and vitae may also be e-mailed to iiles@scs.cmm.unt.edu.
The University of North Texas is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer; applications from women and ethnic minorities are especially encouraged.
The University of Western Ontario is partnering with the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) to establish a world research center dedicated to reducing the impact of natural disasters. The Ontario Research and Development Challenge Fund, the university, and the IBC will each contribute $1.2 million to help establish the new Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction.
The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction will be a multi- disciplinary research group with the mission of reducing the human and economic costs of natural hazards such as tornadoes, floods, and ice storms like the one experienced in eastern Ontario and Quebec in January 1998. Alan Davenport, founding director of the university's world-class Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory, will serve as the institute's Research Director. Davenport will work with two new research chairs who will head different aspects of the Institute's activities - severe weather/earthquakes and catastrophic loss reduction.
For more information on this initiative, contact Bill Bridger, (519) 661-3812; Judy Noordermeer, UWO Communications and Public Affairs, (519) 679-2111, ext. 5468; or Grant Kelly, Insurance Bureau of Canada, (416) 362-2031.
[The following recently appeared on the natural-hazards-disasters e-mail list - see DR #286, item #3]
Dear all,
For 1999 we have the following Information Sheets prepared for our
activities :
Individuals interested can contact us to receive a copy by e-mail. Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Mihir R. Bhatt
Honorary Director
Disaster Mitigation Institute (DMI)
E-mail: mihir@ad1.vsnl.net.in
[To learn more about DMI, contact the Disaster Mitigation Institute, Ashish, 25, Vasundhara Colony, Gulbai Tekra, Ahmedabad - 380 006, India; tel: 91-79-6568421; fax: 91-79-6420056.]
The Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) recently announced that it is offering national professional certification of floodplain managers. This program, the result of several years of careful planning by the association, will recognize ASFPM members who have the requisite training, education, and experience, and who pass a floodplain management test. For more information, application materials, and a study guide, contact ASFPM, 4233 West Beltline Highway, Madison, WI 53711; (608) 274-0123; fax: (608) 274-0696; e-mail: asfpm@floods.org; WWW: http://www.floods.org.
With the summer hurricane, tornado, and wildfire season fast approaching, the Emergency Animal Rescue Service (EARS) is launching the first annual Animal Disaster Preparedness Day on May 15. The goal of this nationwide event is to remind people that disasters pose a life-threatening danger to animals, and that the family cat, dog, bird, horse, or any other animal being cared for needs to be included in family disaster planning. The theme of Animal Disaster Preparedness Day is, "Don't Leave Home Without Them: Make Animals Part of Your Disaster Plan."
In recognition of Animal Disaster Preparedness Day, EARS is distributing disaster preparedness kits to animal care givers. The kits include a general disaster preparedness tip sheet as well as disaster "shopping lists" for cats, dogs, birds, and horses with specific information on the supplies and resources needed to care for these animals during disasters. To obtain an Animal Disaster Preparedness Day kit contact United Animal Nations (UAN), P.O. Box 188890, Sacramento, CA 95818; (916) 429-2457; e-mail: info@uan.org; WWW: http://www.uan.org/programs/ears/expand.cfm?ID=130 (includes downloadable disaster tip sheet and disaster "shopping lists").
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) trains U.S. emergency management officials through its Emergency Management Institute (EMI) in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Now, for the first time, this training is being made available to emergency management officials of other countries. EMI will offer a one-week International Emergency Management Training Institute, September 6-10, 1999. Students may select any one of three courses: Emergency Preparedness, Responding to Disasters and Emergencies, and Natural Hazards Mitigation. The program is free of charge, but applicants are responsible for their own transportation, room, and meals. Applicants should be proficient in English. For more information and an application form, on the World Wide Web, see http://www.fema.gov/emi/internl.htm. Alternatively, interested persons can contact the Emergency Management Institute, National Emergency Training Center, Emmitsburg, MD 21727, USA; fax: (301) 447-1497; e-mail: emi@fema.gov.
[Below are some recent announcements received by the Natural Hazards Center. A comprehensive list of upcoming disaster-related meetings and training is available from our World Wide Web site: http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/conf.html]
Emergency Management (Disaster) Planning Workshop for Business, Industry, and Government. Sponsor: American Red Cross. Tallahassee, Florida: May 31, 1999. Contact: Disaster Services Office, American Red Cross, 187 Office Plaza Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32301; (850) 878-6080; WWW: http://www.tallytown.com/redcross.
Acts of Mass Terror and Public Health Preparedness Conference. Clearwater Beach, Florida: June 9-12, 1999. (CME and national nursing credits available.) Contact: James McCluskey, M.D., USF College of Public Health, 13201 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, MDC 56, Tampa, FL 33612; (813) 974-5203, (813) 974-6624; WWW: http://www.hsc.usf.edu/erc/.
Landslide Management Workshop. Offered by: Australian Emergency Management Institute (AEMI). Mt. Macedon, Victoria, Australia: June 14-18, 1999. Contact: AEMI, Main Road, Mt. Macedon, Victoria 3441, Australia; tel: (+61) (0)3 5421 5100; fax: (+61) (0)3 5421 5273; e-mail: rfleming@ema.gov.au; WWW: http://www.ema.gov.au.
International Workshop on Flood Forecasting for Tropical Regions. Sponsored by: UNESCO, Government of Malaysia, International Hydrology Program, and others. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: June 14-17, 1999. Contact: Secretariat of the Organising Committee, The Regional Humid Tropics Hydrology and Water Resources Centre for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, c/o Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia, Km. 7, Jalan Ampang, 68000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; tel: 603-4562657, ext. 507; fax: 603-4561894; e-mail: jpsa33@smtp.moa.my; WWW: http://agrolink.moa.my/jps/regcent/worshop.htm.
EMPREP '99: Third U.S. Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response Exhibition and Seminar. Sponsor: Commercial Service, U.S. Embassy, Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo, Japan: June 17-18, 1999. "A unique opportunity for U.S. companies with products and services related to emergency preparedness and disaster response to promote themselves in Japan." See: WWW: http://www.csjapan.doc.gov; or contact: Nathan Lee Rhoden, e-mail: rhoden@cmpo.org.
International Workshop on Urban Seismic Risk Analysis (URSA). St. Petersburg, Russia: June 22-25, 1999. Contact: CENDR, 9 Pobeda Ave. Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, 683006 Russia; fax: (7)415 2258774, (7)415 2290782; e-mail: cendr@svyaz.kamchatka.su -or- cendr@peterlink.ru.
Critical Incident Stress Management Workshops. Offered by: International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) and the American Red Cross, Central Iowa Chapter. Des Moines, Iowa: June 24- 27, 1999. Contact: ICISF, 10176 Baltimore National Pike, Unit 201, Ellicott City, MD 21042; (410) 750-9600; fax: (410) 750-9601; WWW: http://www.icisf.org.
ABC of Business Continuity Planning. Offered by Survive! Business Continuity Group. Oxfordshire, England: June 28-30 and July 19-21, 1999. Contact: Survive! Secretariat, The Chapel, Royal Victoria Patriotic Building, Fitzhugh Grove, London SW18 3SX, U.K.; tel: 0181-874 6266; fax: 0181-874 6446; e-mail: survive@survive.com; WWW: http://www.survive.com.
Universities Council on Water Resources 1999 Annual Meeting: Water Lessons of World Development; International Water and Resource Economics Consortium Sixth Biennial Meeting: Water and Environmental Resource Management: Focus on Asia and the Pacific. Kamuela, Hawaii: June 29-July 2, 1999. Contact: Margaret Skerly, UCOWR, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; (618) 536-7571; fax: (618) 536- 2671; e-mail: mskerly@uwin.siu.edu.
Bushfire '99 Conference: "Flammable Australia: The Fire Regimes and Biodiversity of a Continent." Convenors: School of Environmental and Information Science, Charles Sturt University, and others. Albury, New South Wales, Australia: July 6-9, 1999. Contact: Liz Chubb, Bushfire '99 Conference Secretary, Charles Sturt University, P.O. Box 789, Albury, NSW 2640, Australia; tel: (02) 6051 9718; fax: (02) 6051 9897; e-mail: bushfire99@life.csu.edu.au; WWW: http://life.csu.edu.au/bushfire99.
Disaster Management Workshops. Offered by: University of Wisconsin- Madison, Department of Engineering Professional Development. Madison, Wisconsin: September 20-24, 1999. (Participants can enroll for any or all of five courses: Emergency Information Management; Disaster Communications; Response Planning; Damage, Needs, and Resources Assessment; Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting.) Contact: Katie Peterson, Department of Engineering Professional Development, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 432 North Lake Street, Madison, WI 53706; 1-800-462-0876; fax: (608) 263-3160; e-mail: custserv@epd.engr.wisc.edu; WWW: http://epd.engr.wisc.edu/.
Tsunami Workshop. Sponsor: International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics/Tsunami Commission. Seoul, Korea: September 30-October 2, 1999. Contact: Dr. V. Gusiakov, Tsunami Laboratory, Computing Center, Lovrentieva, 6, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation; e-mail: gvk@omzg.sscc.ru. -or- Dr. Fracois Schindele, DASE/Laboratoire de Geophysique, B.P.12, 91680 Bruyeres-le-Chatel, France; e-mail: schindel@ldg.bruyeres.cea.fr.
International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) Symposium on "The RADIUS Initiative - Towards Earthquake Safe Cities." Tijuana, Mexico: October 11-14, 1999 (tentative). Contact: United Nations IDNDR Secretariat, Palais Wilson, 52 rue des Paquis, CH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland; tel: (41 22) 917 9722; fax: (41 22) 917 9098; e-mail: marianne.muller@dha.unicc.org; WWW: http://www.idndr.org; http://www.geohaz.org/radius.
10 Years After Loma Prieta. Oakland, California: October 14, 1999. Contact: Jeanne Perkins, Association of Bay Area Governments, P.O. Box 2050, Oakland, CA 94604-2050; (510) 464-7934; fax: (510) 464-7970; e-mail: jeannep@abag.ca.gov; WWW: http://www.abag.ca.gov/.
First Conference on Advances on Natural Hazards Mitigation - Experiences from Europe and Japan. Organizers: European-Japan Experts Association (EJEA), Japanese Embassy of Athens, and others. Athens, Greece: November 3-4, 1999; Isle of Thera (Santorini), Greece: November 5-7, 1999. Abstracts due June 15. Contact: Secretariat, Heliotopos Ltd - Professional Congress Organisers, Terphihoris 38, GR-17562, P. Faliro, Athens, Greece; tel: +30-1-9884004; fax: +30-1-9883059; e-mail: helio@hol.gr; WWW: http://heliotopos.net. For more information, first announcement, and pre-registration forms, see http://heliotopos.net/conf/nhej.
American Geophysical Union 1999 Fall Meeting. San Francisco, California: December 13-17, 1999. Special session proposals due June 9; abstracts due September 2, 1999 (postal, express mail); September 9, 1999 (World Wide Web). Contact: AGU Meetings Department, 2000 Florida Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20009; (800) 966-2481 or (202) 462-6900; fax: (202) 328-0566; e-mail: meetinginfo@agu.org; WWW: http://www.agu.org.
The Extremes of the Extremes: An International Symposium on Extraordinary Floods. Sponsors: Iceland Hydrological Service, International Association of Hydrological Sciences, and others. Reykjavik, Iceland: July 17-19, 2000. Contact: A. Snorrason, Director, Grensasvegur 9, IS-108 Reykjavik, Iceland; tel: +354 569-6000; fax: +354 568-8896; e-mail: asn@os.is; WWW: http://www.os.is/vatnam/extremes2000.
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