DISASTER RESEARCH 297

August 3, 1999

TABLE OF CONTENTS:


  1. New Quick Response Reports Available from the Hazards Center

  2. Soliciting Higher Education Project Course Reviewers

  3. Seeking Articles for the Hazardous Materials Journal

  4. Seeking Fellow Researchers of Scientific Communication of Natural Hazards

  5. Seeking Digital Images of Hazards Research

  6. A Y2K Question and Proposal for Emergency Managers

  7. On the Net

  8. Disaster Declaration Posters Available for Public Education

  9. UNEP/NCAR El Nino Emergency Study Launched

  10. NCAR to Publish The ENSO Signal

  11. Regarding the Multihazard Mitigation Council

  12. Introducing the EDM

  13. Hazards Land Use Planning Guide Being Developed for Australia

  14. Help Wanted: Interns, Natural Hazards Project, OAS

  15. The EIIP in August

  16. EENet in August

  17. EMI Catalog Available

  18. Conferences and Training


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New Quick Response Reports Available from the Hazards Center

The Natural Hazards Center's "Quick Response" reports are brief summaries of research conducted immediately following hazard events concerning the effects of and immediate responses to disasters. These studies are supported by the Natural Hazard Center with funds provided by the National Science Foundation. The center has four new full-text reports available on the World Wide Web at http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/qr/qr.html.

The entire list of quick response reports is available at the URL above. In addition, printed copies can be purchased for $5.00 each, plus shipping charges ($3.20 for the U.S.; $4.00, Canada, Mexico, and international surface mail; and $5.00 for international air printed matter). Orders should be directed to the Publications Clerk, Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center, Campus Box 482, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0482, (303) 492-6819; fax: (303) 492-2151; e-mail: jclark@colorado.edu. An on-line publication order form is available from http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/puborder.html.


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Soliciting Higher Education Project Course Reviewers

I am seeking volunteer reviewers (i.e. no honorarium can be provided) for two draft FEMA Higher Education Project courses: 1) Public Administration and Emergency Management and 2) Business and Industry Crisis Management. Both classroom-based courses are designed to be taught within an emergency management curriculum at the junior/senior college level. Each could be taught independently of an emergency management curriculum however.

The Public Administration and Emergency Management course has been developed under contract by Dr. William Waugh, Jr., Graduate School of Public Administration, Georgia State University. It is an approximately 400-page course that includes sessions on inter- and intragovernmental relations, public policy and hazard/disaster/ emergency management issues, disaster legislation, and implementation of emergency management public policies.

The Business and Industry Crisis Management course was developed by Greg Shaw, Institute for Crisis & Disaster Management, George Washington University. This course consists of approximately 400 pages of instructor material and another 400 pages of overheads, handouts, and readings. It includes sessions on crisis management, business continuity, vulnerability/probability/impact analysis, quantitative and qualitative risk assessment, risk perception/communication/ management, crisis decision making and communication, legal and ethical issues, and trends in corporate crisis management.

For those willing to commit to review and comment upon either draft course, thirty days will be provided after receipt of the priority-mailed paper copy to review and return comments. It is requested that no one seek a review copy for information purposes only - within just a few months a final version of these courses will be uploaded to the FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Web site and will be available for downloading free of charge. Printing and mailing of these documents will be expensive, so, again, it is requested that only serious and qualified reviewers who intend to provide written comments on the course reply with a request for a review copy. Interested persons should contact:

B. Wayne Blanchard, Ph.D., CEM
Higher Education Project Manager
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Emergency Management Institute
16825 South Seton Avenue
Building N. Room 430
Emmitsburg MD 21727
e-mail: wayne.blanchard@fema.gov


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Seeking Articles for the Hazardous Materials Journal

We are looking for and would highly appreciate receiving papers for a special issue of the Hazardous Materials Journal (HMJ) on social issues of managing compound crises (emergencies and disasters inclusive) provoked by hazardous materials accidents. The issue is scheduled for publication in late 2001 with the editing to be finished by 1 December, 2000; the deadline for paper submission set as 1 March, 2000.

The special issue will comprise seven to ten papers from Europe (including Russia), U.S., and other world regions on compound crises and crisis management that involve hazardous materials. However, papers on radioactive materials and associated radiation accidents will not be included. Some papers from the Netherlands, Germany, France, U.S., and Russia have already been scheduled, but there still would be a room for additional good articles, which will be reviewed.

For further comments and submissions, please contact the co-editor of the special issue: Dr. Boris Porfiriev, Leading Researcher and Professor, Institute for Systems Analysis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prosp. 60-let Octiabria 9, 117312 Moscow Russia; tel: 7-095-244-7886 (home); fax: 7-095-158-6965 (office); e-mail: pm@prin.msk.su (attn: Boris Porfiriev).

Thank you,
Prof. Boris Porfiriev


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Seeking Fellow Researchers of Scientific Communication of Natural Hazards

Dear Fellow DR Subscribers,
I'm Ze' Manel, Portuguese, based in Brussels, MSc part-time student and I am new to this list. I am doing research with the British Open University on Science Communication of Natural Hazards (trying to bridge the gap between scientists and the public), and I am looking for interesting collaboration with all of you.
Cheers,
Ze' Manel

Ze' Manel Alves-Pereira
General Secretariat Manager
Marie Curie Fellowship Association
1A rue du Champs Mars B-1050 Brussels Tel +32 2 511 06 78; Fax +32 2 511 50 55
WWW: http://www.mariecurie.org - mcfa1@mariecurie.org
E-mail: ze.alves-pereira@mariecurie.org


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Seeking Digital Images of Hazards Research

We are planning a brochure for ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) about disaster risk management. It would be a short informational piece with a more general orientation concerning disaster risk research and prevention. For the illustration of this 12-page brochure we are now looking for pictures. As today most research is completed on a computer screen, we are interested in computer pictures, diagrams, graphics, but also in meteorological, geologic and cartographic representations and photos. As regarding subject matter we have no limits, the illustrations can concern worldwide research in earthquake, fire, landslides, food, storm, climate change, nuclear safety, and more. We hope you can help us and send a picture selection of interesting projects. Please note that in our brochure we don't want to show typical disaster situations, such as destroyed cities, devastated landscapes, and similar subjects, we are only interested in scientific/research material.
Thank you very much for your help,
and kind regards,
Rene Obrecht
Kulling+Partner Identity
Muhlebachstrasse 20
8008 Zurich
Switzerland
Tel: 01 252 1600
Fax: 01 252 1624
E-mail: Rene.Obrecht@kpi-identity.ch
WWW: http://www.kpi-identity.ch


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A Y2K Question and Proposal for Emergency Managers

[Taken from the "Networks in Emergency Management" e-mail list - nets-em@sfu.ca]

What are you doing (on-line) on New Years Eve?

No, no... wait! I know that looks like the subject of some get-rich-quick spam, but it's actually a serious question for NETSfolk [and others involved in Y2K emergency management].

Seems like most emergency management agencies and organizations plan to spend Y2K Eve on some sort of alert (if only because we don't dare not to!) But are any of us planning any sort of special on-line presence (Web pages, webcasts, etc.) as part of that plan?

It occurs to me that it might be interesting . . . and maybe even useful . . . to set up some sort of global network (like a "web ring" or something like that) of Y2K event pages . . . as a sort of informal global info-mutual-aid activity.

Does that make sense to anyone here? Might be a nice way for the [emergency management Internet] community to make its first mark on the 21st century.

- Art
Art Botterell
E-mail: acb@incident.com, nets-em@sfu.ca


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On the Net

[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.dir.ucar.edu/esig/camille
The people at the National Center for Atmospheric Research's Environmental and Societal Impacts Group (ESIG) just keep grafting more and more interesting stuff onto their Web site. This latest addition is an entire section entitled, "Thirty Years After Hurricane Camille: Lessons Learned, Lessons Lost."

In August 1969, Camille battered the U.S. with unprecedented fury. It was the strongest storm to directly strike the United States in the twentieth century, and, after wreaking havoc along the Gulf Coast, its remnants caused flooding as far north as West Virginia. Camille caused more than 200 deaths and billions of dollars in damage. Indeed, the storm was called the greatest catastrophe ever to strike the U.S. and perhaps the most significant economic weather event in world history.

Recognizing that Camille is not just an historical footnote, but also a harbinger of disasters to come, ESIG has prepared a study and this Web site to inform interested persons (and those who should be interested) about the consequences of Camille, the risks that the U.S. coast faces now more than ever before, and actions that can be taken to mitigate the next great hurricane that is sure to come. Besides the report, the Web site includes extensive bibliographies on both Camille and hurricanes in general; well-organized Web links; data on historical hurricane damage, and much other information. If you doubt the power of these tropical storms, see the "Hurricane Camille Image Gallery."

http://www.fema.gov/Y2K/y2k0621.htm
http://www.fema.gov/y2k/sp_ccmp.htm
FEMA's Contingency and Consequence Management Planning for Year 2000 Conversion, a guide for state and local emergency managers, is now available in Spanish. This guide is designed to assist state and local governments in preparing Y2K contingency and consequence management plans. It provides information on identifying potential problems and risk assessment; keeping the emergency management organization operational; informing and assisting the public; and developing and implementing Y2K consequence management plans. Printed copies are also available from the FEMA Distribution Center, (800) 480-2520.

http://www.idi.or.jp/river/
As one of the world's most disaster-prone countries, Japan has undertaken measures to protect against natural hazards for centuries. Currently, the nation spends a considerable portion of its annual budget on such activities; for example, annual expenditures against flood disasters are around $20 billion. In the course of these activities, disaster managers in Japan have accumulated much experience and knowledge concerning countermeasures against flood disasters and droughts. In order to share this knowledge with others, the Infrastructure Development Institute-Japan (IDI), in collaboration with Ministry of Construction, Japan, have prepared this Web site on "Water Policy in Japan."

csar-subscribe@onelist.com
http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/csar
The new "CSAR - Computers in Search and Rescue" list will host discussion of all aspects of the use of computers and computer-related technology in the execution and management of search and rescue (SAR) operations. This can include mapping programs, geographical information systems (GIS), global positioning systems (GPS), the Incident Command System (ICS), and other SAR-related applications. To subscribe, e-mail to the address above or, on the World Wide Web, see http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/csar.


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Disaster Declaration Posters Available for Public Education

Michael Baker Jr, Inc., an engineering and GIS consulting firm, recently announced that it is distributing its "Presidential Disaster Declaration" poster as part of its support for FEMA's Project Impact.

FEMA provided the data on historic disaster declarations needed to create this poster, which uses color to show the frequency of major disasters for each U.S. county. Since 1965, presidents have declared over 1,200 disasters, including floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, and hurricanes.

Copies of the 17"x24" poster and accompanying letter-size flyer will be sent to state emergency management agencies and floodplain coordinators. High resolution digital files, including close-ups for each FEMA region, can be downloaded from http://www.bakerprojects.com/fema. The media and educational, nongovernmental organizations may request hard copies by e-mailing rtrott@mbakercorp.com.


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UNEP/NCAR El Nino Emergency Study Launched

[Taken from Network Newsletter - a publication of the National Center for Atmospheric Research]

The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)/U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) project, "Reducing the Impact of Environmental Emergencies through Early Warning and Preparedness: The Case of the 1997-98 El Nino" held its first meeting of the 15-country case study team leaders in Geneva July 8-10, 1999. UNEP was awarded a grant from the U.N. Fund for International Partnerships to carry out a 19-month study that began May 15. The assessment will review forecasts and impacts of the 1997-98 El Nino, as well as the climate-related early warning and natural disaster preparedness systems in the selected countries, in order to improve coping mechanisms for the next event. The 16 case studies include Bangladesh, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Panama Canal, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, and Vietnam. The project's core advisors are the World Meteorological Organization, UNEP, NCAR, the IDNDR (International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction), and the United Nations University (UNU). For more information, contact the Principal Investigator, Michael Glantz, NCAR, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307, USA; (303) 497-8119; fax: (303) 497-8125. The project Web site is located at http://www.dir.ucar.edu/esig/un.


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NCAR to Publish The ENSO Signal

[Also adapted from Network Newsletter]

In the fall of 1999, the Environmental and Societal Impacts Group at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (ESIG/NCAR) will assume publication of The ENSO Signal, a newsletter that has been published by NOAA's Office of Global Programs ever since it convened the November 1995 International Forum on Forecasting El Nino. The newsletter will provide news and identify publications such as newsletters, Web sites, and reports regarding ENSO events. Previous subscribers to the Signal will continue to receive the newsletter. Interested persons are invited to submit relevant information to D. Jan Stewart, Managing Editor, no later than September 30, 1999 for inclusion in the fall issue. Contact The ENSO Signal, ESIG/NCAR, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307, USA; (303) 497-8134; fax: (303) 497-8125; e-mail: jan@ucar.edu.


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Regarding the Multihazard Mitigation Council

The Multihazard Mitigation Council (MMC) was founded to help reduce losses associated with natural and anthropogenic hazards by fostering consistent, effective multihazard risk mitigation strategies, guidelines, practices, and related efforts. The MMC, officially established as a council of the National Institute of Building Sciences in November 1997, is the first national organization of its kind to reflect the diverse concerns of the many organizations across the country that are involved in the various aspects of emergency management - preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery. Serving as an important source of information and providing input to policy makers, the MMC has the support and backing of key federal officials.

As a way to prevent and reduce the vulnerability of individuals, homes, businesses, and communities to natural hazards, the MMC will collect and share success stories of actual public and private efforts that have proven valuable. Currently, the MMC is conducting a national peer review of FEMA's National Pre-disaster Mitigation Plan.

Persons with questions regarding the MMC, and/or anyone who would like to participate in the Pre-disaster Mitigation Plan review, should contact Stephen Gates, Public Relations Manager, MMC; (202) 289-7800; e-mail: sgates@nibs.org.


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Introducing the EDM

[Adapted from the INCEDE Newsletter - the newsletter of the International Center for Disaster-Mitigation Engineering]

The Great Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe) Earthquake in January 1995 resulted in over 6,000 deaths, the collapse of many buildings and civil infrastructure, and other widespread socioeconomic impacts. The disaster dramatically revealed the vulnerability of structures in modern urban areas and prompted researchers in Japan to review and reorganize the entire Japanese earthquake disaster management system that hitherto relied heavily on structural earthquake-resistant technologies.

To address these issues, the Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Research Center (EDM) was established in Hyogo Prefecture in January 1998 within the framework of the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN). Beginning with lessons learned from the Kobe earthquake, the EDM carries out multidisciplinary research encompassing physical, engineering, and social sciences and includes researchers both within and outside of the center. Indeed, the EDM aims to become the foremost center for earthquake disaster mitigation research in the Asia-Pacific region by exchanging information and personnel with domestic and overseas organizations. Research topics are selected with a view to bridging the gap between fundamental research by universities and practice-oriented research by disaster management agencies.

The stated purpose of the EDM is to produce "Frontier Research on Earthquake Disaster Mitigation for Urban Regions." The major research activities are performed by three research teams: the disaster process simulation team, the disaster information system team, and the structural performance team. In the future, their results will be amalgamated to create a database for disaster management in order to promote a comprehensive understanding of disaster processes involving "physical, societal, and information agendas." In addition, methods are being developed for using advanced technologies to disseminate and promote the work of the EDM.

For more information, contact the Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Research Center, Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, 2465-1 Mikiyama, Miki, Hyogo Prefecture 673-0433, Japan; tel: +81-794-83-6651; fax: +81-794-83-6685; WWW: http://www.miki.riken.go.jp.


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Hazards Land Use Planning Guide Being Developed for Australia

[Taken from the Australian Journal of Emergency Management, Vol. 14, No. 1]

Bob Graham of the University of Tasmania and Russell Blong of the Natural Hazards Research Centre, Macquarie University, have been awarded a contract to develop an Australian Emergency Manual - Land Use Planning for Natural Hazards - which will be among the first in a series dedicated to disaster mitigation. The primary audience will be local government land use planners and officials; a secondary audience will be state planning departments and state, regional, and local emergency managers. The project will document best practices in land use planning for natural hazards, summarize land-use planning policies and practices relevant to natural hazards In Australia; and provide guidance on how these policies can be effectively implemented. For further information, contact Jonathan Abrahams, Emergency Management Australia; tel: (02) 6266 5219; e-mail: jabrahams@ema.gov.au.


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Help Wanted: Interns, Natural Hazards Project, OAS

Would you like to spend three months in Washington, D.C.? Can you speak any two of the four official OAS languages: English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese? Are you interested in international work experience related to Latin America and the Caribbean?

The Natural Hazards Project (NHP) of the Organization of American States (OAS) is looking for energetic, well-rounded undergraduate and graduate students interested in natural disaster vulnerability reduction and prevention to work as interns with the Unit for Sustainable Development and Environment (USDE). The NHP works on flood hazard mitigation, transportation corridor vulnerability reduction, and school building vulnerability reduction to natural hazards in the Americas. Applicants with architecture, cartography, civil engineering, economics, environmental science, geography, new media (Internet), or statistics backgrounds are encouraged to apply; however all interested applicants will be fully considered.

The OAS offers three-month internships starting in January, June, and September of each year. For more information about the Organization of American States and the internship program see the OAS Web Page: http://www.oas.org.

Interested persons should send their applications directly to USDE/NHP. To find out more about the Natural Hazards Project and current activities, please see the project Web page: http://www.oas.org/nhp/nhp.html; or contact the project directly: Organization of American States, Natural Hazards Project, Unit for Sustainable Development and Environment, 1889 F Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20006; (202) 458-6295; e-mail: natural-hazards-project@oas.org.


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The EIIP in August

The Emergency Information Infrastructure Partnership (EIIP) Virtual Forum schedule for August 1999 includes:

(All times eastern) Round table discussions - Tuesdays, 12:00 noon

Formal sessions - Wednesdays, 12:00 noon

*** EIIP Celebrates Second Birthday! ***
Note the August 18 event above! Circle August 18 on your calendar - come to the EIIP Virtual Forum birthday bash! Everyone is cordially invited to attend the celebration. Dress is casual. BYOB. The EIIP only has room for fifty guests this year, so come early and reserve a place. If you would like to send the EIIP a birthday card, please e-mail to asebring@emforum.org.

In addition, the EIIP is celebrating the second anniversary of the Virtual Forum by launching a pledge drive - asking those of you who find this service valuable not to donate money, but to support this effort with your active participation. The EIIP Virtual Forum is the only place where emergency/disaster managers can go twice a week for live presentations of timely issues and information, and interact directly with a wide variety of professionals concerned about improving the way we deal with disasters.

The EIIP Virtual Forum is asking participants to MAKE the time to be involved in the forum. The organizers are asking you to pledge the number of sessions per month you can/will attend for professional development and as a contribution to the field. Please send pledges by using the "Pledge" link on the EIIP Virtual Forum homepage (http://www.emforum.org). The goal for the year is 100 pledges.

Pledging is simple - just review the published schedule of events each month, select the topics that appeal to you, and mark them on your personal calendar. Those who complete their pledges over the coming year will receive special recognition at our annual birthday party during August 2000.


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EENet in August

EENET, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Emergency Education Network, has the following broadcasts scheduled for July (all times eastern):

For a description of each of these programs and broadcast information, visit the EENET Web site: http://www.fema.gov/home/EMI/eenet.htm; or contact EENET, National Emergency Training Center, 16825 South Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, MD 21727; 1-800-500-5164; (301) 447-1068; e-mail: eenet@fema.gov.


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EMI Catalog Available

The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) Emergency Management Institute (EMI) in Emmitsburg, Maryland, is a national center for the development and delivery of emergency management training. The institute creates and conducts both resident and nonresident courses for U.S. (and occasionally, non-U.S. [see DR #289, item #15]) citizens. EMI recently issued its resident course catalog for the fall 1999 - summer 2000 academic year. It includes programs covering a broad spectrum of emergency management skills. The catalog also provides detailed information on how to apply. To obtain a copy, or to receive detailed information about a specific course, contact FEMA/EMI, 16825 South Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, MD 21727; or see the EMI Web site: http://www.fema.gov/EMI.


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Conferences and Training

[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]

Illinois Emergency Management Conference. Sponsor: Illinois Emergency Management Agency. Springfield, Illinois: September 1-3, 1999. Call: (217) 782-6598.

SMIP99 - Seminar on the Utilization of Strong-Motion Data. Sponsors: California Division of Mines and Geology, Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), and others. Burlingame, California: September 15, 1999. Contact: Sharon Kendrick, ABAG Training Center, P.O. Box 2050, Oakland, CA 94694-2050; (510) 464-7964.

Y2K Zero Day Strategies and Beyond. Offered by: International Quality and Productivity Center (IQPC). Scottsdale, Arizona: September 27-28, 1999. (IQPC offers numerous Y2K preparedness, response, and mitigation workshops; see their Web site for a complete calendar.) Contact: IQPC, 150 Clove Road, P.O. Box 401, Little Falls, NJ 07424-0401; 1-800-882- 8684 -or- (973) 256-0211; fax: (973) 256-0205; e-mail: info@iqpc.com; WWW: http://www.iqpc.com.

Critical Incident Stress Management Workshops. Offered by: International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF).
- Denver, Colorado: October 7-10, 1999
- Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: October 21-24, 1999
- Portland, Oregon: November 11-14, 1999
- San Diego, California: December 2-5, 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.

International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) Symposium: "The RADIUS Initiative - Towards Earthquake Safe Cities." Tijuana, Mexico: October 11-14, 1999. Contact: Kenji Okazaki, United Nations IDNDR Secretariat, Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland; tel: (41 22) 917 9714; fax: (41 22) 917 9098; e-mail: kenji.okazaki@dha.unicc.org; WWW: http://www.idndr.org; or http://www.geohaz.org/radius.

Disaster Management for Public Health Training Course. Cairns, Queensland, Australia: October 10-15, 1999. For registration materials, contact the course convenor, Paul Endres; tel: (07) 4050 3616; e-mail: endresp@health.qld.gov.au. More information is available from Anne Outram, tel: (07) 3854 1113; or George Hapgood, tel: (07) 3234 0948.

1999 Annual Business Survival and Recovery Seminar. Sponsor: Contingency Planners of Ohio. Columbus, Ohio: October 26, 1999. Contact: Contingency Planners of Ohio, P.O. Box 340825, Columbus, OH 43234; e-mail: John P. Wloszek, jwloszek@email.msn.com.

11th Global Warming International Conference and Expo (GW11): Kyoto Compliance Review - Year 2000 Conference. Sponsors: Global Warming International Program Committee and Global Warming International Center. Boston, Massachusetts: April 25-28, 2000. Contact: Professor Sinyan Shen, GWIC-USA, 22W381-75th Street, Naperville IL 60565; (630) 910-1551; fax: (630) 910-1561; e-mail: syshen@megsinet.net; WWW: http://GlobalWarming.Net.

2000 National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Conference. Sponsors: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Federal Emergency Management Agency. Las Vegas, Nevada: April 29-May 3, 2000. Contact: NDMS, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 360, Rockville, MD 20875; (301) 443-1167 or (800) 872-6367 (press the "star" key); fax: (301) 443-5146 or (800) 872-5945; e-mail: ndms@usa.net; WWW: http://www.oep-ndms.dhhs.gov.

Illinois Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management (IAFSM) First Annual Conference. Peoria, Illinois: May 3-5, 2000. Contact: IAFSM, 153 Nanti, Park Forest, IL 60466; (312) 408-5597.

CPM 2000 - Contingency Planning and Management Annual Conference: "Furthering Business Continuity in the New Millennium." Sponsor: Contingency Planning and Management Magazine. Baltimore, Maryland: May 8-11, 2000. Contact: CPM 2000, WPC Expositions, 84 Park Avenue, Flemington, NJ 08822; (908) 788-0343, ext. 135; fax: (908) 788-9381; e-mail: CPM2000@witterpublishing.com; WWW: http://www.contingencyplanexpo.com.

Technology Partnership for Emergency Management Workshop and Exhibition: "Moving Preparedness, Mitigation, and Response into the Next Century." Sponsor: Federal Emergency Management Agency; organizer: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Colorado Springs, Colorado: June 11-15, 2000. Contact: Wendy Larsen, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401-3393; (303) 384-6497; e-mail: wendy_larsen@nrel.gov; WWW: http://www.nrel.gov/surviving_disaster.

Watershed Management 2000 Conference: "Science and Engineering Technology for the New Millennium." Sponsors: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and others. Fort Collins, Colorado: June 21-24, 2000. Abstracts are due August 31, 1999. Contact: ASCE, 1801 Alexander Bell Drive, Reston, VA 20191-4400; 1-800-548-2723 or (703) 295-6300; fax: (703) 295-6222; WWW: http://www.asce.org/conferences/index.html.

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NOTE: The International Symposium on Earthquake Engineering - ISEE '99, which was to be held in Montenegro in September, has been POSTPONED. ISEE 2000 will be held at the same venue in September 2000. However, the proceedings of ISEE 99 will be issued in November 1999 and all papers received by October 15 will be taken into consideration. Hence, the organizers are again kindly calling on all registered authors to submit their papers.

Here is information about ISEE 2000:

International Symposium on Earthquake Engineering (ISEE 2000). Organizers: Institute of Earthquake Engineering, University of Montenegro. Budva, Montenegro, Yugoslavia: September 2000. Contact: ISEE '99 Secretariat, University of Montenegro, Faculty of Civil Engineering, 81000 Podgorica, Cetinjski put bb, Montenegro, Yugoslavia; tel: +381 81 245 510; fax: +381 81 241 903; e-mail: isee99@cg.yu.


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