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In addition, Quick Response researchers are now invited to present their findings on-line, via the Emergency Information Infrastructure Partnership (EIIP) Virtual Forum - see http://www.emforum.org for a schedule of upcoming events.
The latest Quick Response reports include:
Caporale examines the sociocultural context of the Italian landslides and argues that response and recovery, indeed the entire disaster itself, were determined by the existing "negative culture of disaster" - a concept that he goes on to explore and elucidate. He argues that this cultural outlook "make(s) it inevitable that, like several other previous major disasters in the area . . . there will be no real recovery and reconstruction after the Sarno mudslide, but only an ongoing patch-up leading to further disastrous happenings in the future."
Langley and Jones conducted statistical analyses to determine the degree of and antecedent correlates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among adolescents who experienced the Florida wildfires. They particularly look at coping efficacy and coping strategy as predictors that can help identify those children and adolescents who are most likely to experience PTSD symptoms.
The project began with a University of California-Berkeley study of the economic consequences of a disaster on that school and its surrounding community and state. Concluding that such a disaster would have severe economic consequences, UC-Berkeley also developed a plan to limit future disaster losses and guidelines for other universities to use.
The Disaster Resistant Universities initiative will encourage these new participants to identify risks and undertake preventive actions at the local level, establish public-private partnerships, and encourage long-term efforts and investments in risk reduction. For more information, contact FEMA, Mitigation Directorate, Project Impact, 500 C Street, S.W., Washington, DC. 20472; and/or see: http://www.fema.gov/nwz00/nwz00_56.htm.
U.S. public emergency alerting and interagency notification infrastructure is an incomplete puzzle of obsolete technologies and uncoordinated systems. The federal government has commissioned no R&D for better solutions in 50 years despite vast technological and societal changes, and new threats like domestic terrorism.
Applied correctly, modern communication, computer, and consumer electronic technology can be an effective, low-cost, all-hazard solution to major U.S. emergency alert and notification problems. Existing federal programs can fully fund modernization. Actions needed:
http://www.animaldisasters.com
The purpose of the Animal Management in Disasters Web site is
to provide "a resource to professional emergency managers and animal
care providers who have an interest in improving the care of animals
and their owners in disasters" (relevant material is provided on the
information and publications pages); and to provide "an opportunity
for [users] to contribute to the development of training material to
help the livestock industry mitigate the impact of disasters"
(provided through the meetings, discussion, and discussion summary
pages). The newly revised site offers much information about animal
management in disasters for pet owners, livestock owners, and farmers,
as well as business continuity information for veterinarians and
humane shelter managers.
http://disaster.ifas.ufl.edu
The Cooperative Extension Service of the Institute of Food and
Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, has published on-line
The Disaster Handbook, with a guide and list of resources, as well
as sections entitled "Disaster Preparedness, "During the Disaster,"
"After the Disaster," "Home Recovery," "Farm Recovery," "Hurricanes,"
"Lightning," "Floods," "Tornados," "Hazardous Materials,"
"Radiological Accidents," "Residential/Farm Fires," "Wildland Fires,"
"Terrorism," "Extreme Heat and Drought," "Extreme Cold and Winter
Storms," "Earthquakes," "Radio Spots," and "Stress and Coping." The
site also offers numerous links to other Web resources.
http://www.udel.edu/DRC
The Disaster Research Center (DRC) at the University of Delaware
has announced that effectively immediately DRC publications not
copyrighted by others will be available for free downloading from its
World Wide Web site. This includes all new publications. DRC
publications since 1985 will be on-line by the end of this year, and
the center will attempt to put all its earlier publications from 1963
to 1984 on-line during next year. Paper copies will still be available
by mail for those without Internet access. Anyone with questions about
this new DRC policy should contact Susan Castelli, DRC Library
Coordinator, e-mail: castelli@udel.edu.
http://www.disasterlinks.net
Just what it says - dozens of links to disaster Web sites
arranged in about 30 categories (from "Satellite Images" to
"Icebergs") - brought to you by CBS News.
http://www.eclacpos.org/sustdev/CARLINKS/dislink.htm
If you're just looking for links to disaster information about
the Caribbean, try this recently revised site prepared by the Economic
Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pub/ltg/crh_colo_ltg_res_center.html
Stephen Hodanish, a senior meteorologist with the National
Weather Service in Pueblo, Colorado, has created this Colorado
Lightning Resource Center Web site focusing on the lightning threat in
the Centennial State. It covers the phenomenon of lightning, lightning
safety, and recent news about lightning hazards in Colorado. Anyone
with comments or suggestions about the site should contact: Stephen
Hodanish, Senior Meteorologist/Convective and Thunderstorm
Electrification Specialist, National Weather Service, 3 Eaton Way,
Pueblo, CO 81001; e-mail: steve.hodanish@noaa.gov.
The program enables selected U.S. researchers to visit host institutions in the People's Republic of China for both short-term (1-2 weeks) and long-term (3, 6, or 12 months) intervals. Successful applicants will engage in cooperative research as outlined in Annex III to the U.S./PRC Protocol for Scientific and Technical Cooperative Research in Earthquake Studies, Earthquake Engineering and Hazards Mitigation.
The protocol objective is to develop safe, cost-effective engineering design methods and construction practices and other countermeasures to improve seismic safety. It also covers application of engineering knowledge of earthquake strong-ground motion, its effects on structures, and the dynamic behavior of soils, as well as mitigation measures, emergency management, social and economic effects, and education.
Some support for exchange travel and subsistence costs will be provided by sponsors. No funding is provided for salaries. Length of funded exchange periods will be determined based on extent of research proposed. Exchanges are expected to begin as early as January 2001. Deadline for application is November 30, 2000.
A U.S. selection panel will review applications to determine the relevance of proposed studies to objectives of the U.S./PRC Protocol. Awards will be contingent upon approval of the NSF.
Completed applications must include a current curriculum vitae; prospectus statement outlining proposed research topic, past related work and anticipated outcomes (three pages or less); and statement of qualifications relative to the specific protocol-defined research objectives. They must also state support requested for work proposed; availability of supplemental support (i.e., in-kind or other financial or institutional support); potential host-country collaborators; and anticipated host institution.
For an application and information packet, contact Andrea Dargush, Assistant Director for Education and Research Administration, MCEER, State University of New York at Buffalo, Red Jacket Quadrangle, Buffalo, NY 14261; (716) 645-3391 ext. 106; fax: (716) 645-3399; e-mail: dargush@acsu.buffalo.edu.
To address these problems, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), through the Multihazard Mitigation Council (MMC) of the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), sponsors Hazard Mitigation Planning Fellowships for graduate-level planning students. The fellowships are intended to foster integration of hazard mitigation principles into graduate-level curricula of planning schools; encourage the use of planning policies, tools, and techniques to reduce the impacts of natural hazards in the U.S.; help determine how FEMA can best assist communities, regional organizations, and states in developing and maintaining effective hazard mitigation planning programs and how FEMA can best integrate planning principles and approaches into its mitigation and recovery programs.
The graduate student or students selected will be provided funding for one year of field research in local and state hazard mitigation planning. The fellowships will involve orientation work at FEMA headquarters in Washington, D.C.; extensive fieldwork within communities to be selected by FEMA; and independent follow-up work during the 2001-2002 academic year.
All applicants must have completed one year of graduate study before the summer of 2001, be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, demonstrate an understanding of and interest in planning and disasters, have the support of a faculty advisor who shares that interest, and be willing to prepare a paper, articles, and a presentation on their research.
Interested persons must submit an application and supporting materials by January 8, 2001. For an application form and additional information, contact Claret M. Heider, National Institute of Building Sciences, Multihazard Mitigation Council, 1090 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005-4905; (202) 289-7800, ext. 134; fax: (202) 289-1092; e-mail: cheider@nibs.org.
The Environment and Behavior Program is the parent organization of the Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center.
Recruiting is targeted at the advanced Associate Professor level; however, individuals at a higher rank may be considered. The director is expected to lead the Environment and Behavior Program in conducting research into socially relevant, human-environmental problems; in securing external funding; in fostering interdisciplinary research; and in establishing links with the larger academic community engaged in environmental research on the Boulder campus.
The position is fully rostered in the Institute of Behavioral Science. The successful candidate will also have teaching and service responsibilities and tenure in his or her cognate department. Candidates must demonstrate a track record of external support, a commitment to collaborative, multidisciplinary research, and experience in program development. More information concerning the Environment and Behavior Program can be found in the Institute of Behavioral Sciences brochure, available on-line at http://www.colorado.edu/IBS/brochure/.
Applications should include a statement of research and teaching interests and experience, a perspective on how the applicant would advance the program, a curriculum vitae, and key publications, along with the names and addresses of three references. The University of Colorado at Boulder is committed to diversity and equality in education and employment.
Applications must be received by January 1, 2001 and should be sent to Dr. J. Terrence McCabe, Search Chair, Environment and Behavior Program, Institute of Behavioral Science, 468 UCB, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309-0468; e-mail: tmccabe@colorado.edu.
The network will provide researchers across the U.S. access to advanced research equipment, databases, and computer modeling and simulation tools. The university's National Center for Supercomputing Applications will lead a six-month study and design project, partnering with the university's Department of Civil Engineering, the Mid-America Earthquake Center, the Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, the University of Michigan's Collaboratory for Research on Electronic Work, and the University of Southern California's Information Sciences Institute and Department of Civil Engineering. NSF expects to provide additional funds late this year to upgrade existing earthquake research facilities and build new ones.
For more information on the NEES project, see the NSF Web site: http://www.eng.nsf.gov/nees.
Reconstruction of Drought and Streamflow Over the Coterminous United States from Tree Rings, with Extensions in Mexico and Canada. Funding: National Science Foundation, $35,674, 36 months. Principal Investigators: Connie A. Woodhouse, University of Colorado-Boulder, 450 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0450; e-mail: woodhous@ngdc.noaa.gov; and David M. Meko, University of Arizona, Tree Ring Laboratory, West Stadium 105, Tucson, AZ 85721; (520) 621-3457; e-mail: dmeko@ltrr.arizona.edu.
Coastal Tsunami Effects: Mitigation Component. Funding: National Science Foundation, $128,000, 36 months.Principal Investigator: Jane Preuss, GeoEngineers, Inc., 600 Stewart Street, Suite 1215, Seattle, WA 98101; e-mail: jpreuss@geoengineers.com.
Strategic Renewal of Large Floodplain Rivers: Integrated Analysis. Funding: National Science Foundation, $795,000, 12 months. Principal Investigators: Richard E. Sparks, David C. White, John B. Braden, Andrew M. Isserman, Daniel W. Schneider, Douglas M. Johnston, Misganaw Demissie, and Zorica Nedovic-Dubic, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. For information, contact Richard Sparks, River Research Laboratory, Forbes Biological Station, P.O. Box 590, Havana, IL 62644; (309) 543-3950.
Hurricane Engineering: A New Curriculum for a Planet at Risk. Funding: National Science Foundation, $500,000, 36 months. Principal Investigators: Marc L. Levitan, Vijay P. Singh, William M. Moe, Brian Wolshon, and Emir Jose Macari, Hurricane Center, 3513 CEBA Building, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-6405; (225) 578-4445; e-mail: levitan@hurricane.lsu.edu.
Collaborative Research: Damage Assessment, Control, and Restoration of the Electric Power Grid Following Catastrophic Disturbances. Funding: National Science Foundation, $80,000, 12 months. Principal Investigators: Arun G. Phadke and Virgilio A. Centeno, Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 340 Whittemore Hall, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0111; e-mail: aphadke@vt.edu; and Vijay Vittal and Manimaran Govindarasu, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011; e-mail: vittal@ee.iastate.edu.
Analysis of Institutional Response to the Taiwan Earthquake. Funding: National Science Foundation, $74,999, 12 months. Principal Investigators: Carla S. Prater, Dennis E. Wenger, and Michael K. Lindell, Hazards Reduction and Recovery Center, College of Architecture, C.B. 3137, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3137; e-mail: carla@archone.tamu.edu.
Doctoral Dissertation Research: Social and Political Aspects of Flooding in the Tensas Basin of Louisiana, 1865-1930. Funding: National Science Foundation, $4,915, 24 months. Principal Investigator: Arthur F. McEvoy, 975 Bascom Mall, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706; (608) 265-4771; e-mail: amcevoy@facstaff.edu.
Hurricane Risk Modeling and Forecasting. Funding: National Science Foundation, $25,000, 18 months. Principal Investigator: Rachel A. Davidson, 373 Hollister Hall, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14855; (607) 255-7155; e-mail: rad24@cornell.edu.
Real-time Capture, Management, and Reconstruction of Spatio-Temporal Events. Funding: National Science Foundation, $649,837, 36 months. Principal Investigators: Ouri Wolfson and Bo Xu, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1137 SEO, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL 60612; (312) 996-6770; e-mail: wolfson@uic.edu.
Technological Disaster, Resource Loss, and Long-Term Social Change in a Subarctic Community. Funding: National Science Foundation, $139,756, 12 months. Principal Investigator: J. Steven Picou, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Humanities Building, Room 34, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688-0002; (205) 460-6347.
Biocomplexity-Incubation Activity: Integrated Modeling of the Complementarities and Conflicts Between Ecological Systems and Economic Activities in North Carolina. Funding: National Science Foundation, $99,999, 24 months. Principal Investigators: V. Kerry Smith and Leonard J. Pietrafesa, Department of Economics, Box 8110, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695; (919) 737-7888; e-mail: kerry_smith@ncsu.edu.
Understanding Individual Differences in Judgmental Performance. Funding: National Science Foundation, $184,500, 24 months. Principal Investigators: Thomas R. Stewart and Elise A. Weaver, Department of Public Administration and Policy, Center for Policy Research, State University of New York Albany, Albany, NY 12201; e-mail: t.stewart@albany.edu.
Impact of a Natural Catastrophe on Animal Populations. Funding: National Science Foundation, $24,258, 12 months. Principal Investigators: George W. Uetz, Guy N. Cameron, and Michal Polak, A&S Biological Sciences, Crosley 1507, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0006; e-mail: uetz@uc.edu.
The Collection, Synthesis, and Quality Assessment of Data Describing the Response to Human Needs Following the 1999 Turkey Earthquakes. Funding: National Science Foundation, $74,999, 12 months. Principal Investigators: John R. Harrald, Johan R. Van Dorp, and Joseph Barbera, Institute for Crisis and Disaster Management, Gelman Library, Suite 904, 2130 H Street, N.W., George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052; e-mail: harrald@seas.gwu.edu.
Earthquake Damage Detection Using Remote Sensing Technologies: Validation Using Data from the 1999 Earthquakes in Turkey and Taiwan. Funding: National Science Foundation, $75,000, 12 months. Principal Investigators: Masanobu Shinozuka and Ronald T. Eguchi, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mail Code 2531, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089; (213) 740-9528; e-mail: shino@usc.edu or eguchi@aol.com.
Development of a Database from the Dusce-Bolu Region in Turkey to Enable Testing Hypotheses Relating Urban Building Damage to Structural, Geotechnical, and Geological Parameters. Funding, National Science Foundation, $74,999, 12 months. Principal Investigators: Robert J. Frosch, Mete A. Sozen, Antonio Bobet, Julio A. Ramirez, and Kenneth D. Ridgway, Department of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1284; (765) 494-5904; e-mail: frosch@purdue.edu.
Hazardous Materials Releases and Associated Emergency Response Efforts in the Turkey Earthquake of August 17, 1999: Implications for Future Risk Management Planning. Funding: National Science Foundation, $74,801, 12 months. Principal Investigator: Laura Steinberg, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118; e-mail: lauras@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
Spatial Based Integrated Assessment of Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery for the Kocaeli (August 17, 1999) and Duzce (November 12, 1999) Earthquakes. Funding: National Science Foundation, $74,970, 12 months. Principal Investigator: Ted S. Vinson, 107 Apperson Hall, Department of Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331; (541) 737-3494; e-mail: vinsont@ccmail.orst.edu.
The National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal (NSET-Nepal) is one of the active participants in this program. NSET develops and executes a variety of activities that extend for a week and become part of National Earthquake Safety Day.
The Earthquake Safety Day program in January 2000 included airing of a public message by the Prime Minister, a march through the streets of Kathmandu City by school children and scouts accompanied by police bands and officials of disaster management institutes and NGOs, a ceremonial public meeting with the Prime Minister as the Chief Guest, a children's essay/painting competition, publication of awareness posters, street drama on earthquake safety, a five-day-long Earthquake Safety Exhibition, a Symposium on Experiences in Earthquake Risk Management, and three thematic seminars on earthquake risk management. Representatives of several national, regional, and international institutions and noted scientists from Nepal, India, Pakistan, USA, Japan, and Thailand participated in the symposium. Likewise, 32 national and international agencies and businesses involved in disaster management exhibited their processes and materials in the Earthquake Safety Day Exhibition.
The main objectives of the ESD and the Earthquake Safety Exhibition are to raise awareness regarding the affordability of earthquake risk reduction measures to save lives and property, to educate the Nepalese public on successful measures implemented in other countries, to demonstrate details of safer construction for typical Nepalese buildings, and to develop synergy among individuals and institutions in reducing the extremely high level of earthquake risk in Nepal.
NSET plans to celebrate Earthquake Safety Day 2001 by organizing a week-long program (January 14-19, 2001), including an Earthquake Risk Management Symposium, Earthquake Safety Exhibition, demonstration of a shake table with models of traditional buildings with and without seismic safety elements, exhibitions of paintings, historical photographs, etc. NSET will also organize a public meeting and a press conference to report the achievements of the Kathmandu Valley Earthquake Risk Management Action Plan.
Earthquake Safety Day has become a major forum for discussing and portraying current earthquake risk and mitigation efforts in Nepal and the surrounding region. Al interested institutions and individuals are cordially invited to participate in the Earthquake Safety Day programs. Further details can be obtained from: Amod Mani Dixit, Secretary General, NSET-Nepal, GPO Box 13775, Kha 2-731, Mahadevsthan, Baneshwor, Kathmandu-10, Nepal: tel: +977-1-474 192 or +977-1-493 233 (direct); fax: +977-1-490 943; e-mail: adixit@nset.org.np, nset@nset.org.np.
Details on NSET-Nepal or on The Kathmandu Valley Earthquake Risk
Management Project (KVERMP) can also be obtained from:
http://www.nset.org.np
http://www.adpc.ait.ac.th/audmp/nepal/nepal.html
http://www.geohaz.org/kvermp.html
Research in Support of Hazard Mitigation: A Symposium on Science in Service of Society. Hosted by: North Carolina Division of Emergency Management. Raleigh, North Carolina: October 30-31, 2000. Presentation abstracts due September 29. Contact: Gina White, Outreach Coordinator, North Carolina Division of Emergency Management, 1830-B Tillery Place, Raleigh, NC 27604-1356; (919) 715-8000; fax: (919) 715-9763.
Slope Stability and Landslides - Short Course. Offered by: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Engineering Professional Development. Madison, Wisconsin: November 8-10, 2000. Contact: Engineering Registration, Department 107, The Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, Madison, WI 53706; 1-800-462-0876 or (608) 262-1299; fax: 1-800-442-4214 or (608) 265-3448; e-mail: custserv@epd.engr.wisc.edu; WWW: http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu/brochures/9419.html.
International Conference on the Seismic Performance of Traditional Buildings: "Earthquake-Safe - Lessons to be Learned from Traditional Construction." Sponsors: UNESCO, Kress Foundation, and others. Istanbul, Turkey: November 16-18, 2000. For more information see: http://www.icomos.org/iiwc/seismic-c.html.en, or contact: Emine Erdogmus (Turkey); tel: 90-212-292-38-64; fax: 90-212-292-38-67; e-mail: eerdogmus@ahsap.com; or David Michelmore (U.K.); tel: 44-1924- 277552; e-mail: build.conserve@geo2.poptel.org.uk; or Andrew Powter (Canada); tel: 819-997-9023; e-mail: andrew_powter@pch.gc.ca.
First Orlando Workshop on Aviation Emergencies. Orlando, Florida: November 17, 2000. Contact: First Orlando Workshop on Aviation Emergencies, c/o Emergency & Disaster Management, Inc., 1888 Century Park East, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90067; (310) 284-3194, fax: (310) 284-3195; e-mail: gjk@emergency-management.net; WWW: http://www.emergency-management.net.
Third ADRC International Meeting. Host: Asian Disaster Reduction Center. Kobe, Japan: December 5-6, 2000. Contact: Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC), 3rd Floor, IHD Bld. 1-5-1, Wakihamakaigan-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe 651-0073, Japan; tel: +81-78-230-0346; fax: +81-78-230-0347; e-mail: editor@adrc.or.jp; WWW: http://www.adrc.or.jp.
Short Course: Engineering for Extreme Wind. Offered by: Wind Engineering Research Center, Texas Tech University. Lubbock, Texas: February 7-9, 2001. Contact: Wind Engineering Research Center, Box 41023, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1023; (806) 742-3476; fax: (806) 742-3446; e-mail: webmaster@wind.ttu.edu; WWW: http://www.wind.ttu.edu.
Floodplain Management Association Spring 2001 - 20th Semi-Annual Conference. San Diego, California: March 13-16, 2001. Abstracts due December 15, 2000. Contact: Laura Hromadka, Conference Coordinator, Floodplain Management Association, P.O. Box 2972, Mission Viejo, CA 92692; (949) 766-8112; fax: (949) 459-8364; e-mail: fmalaura@pacbell.net.
European Geophysical Society (EGS) XXVI General Assembly. Nice,
France: March 26-30, 2001. Includes the session NH8 - "Tsunamis," the
aim of which is to "present current understanding of tsunami
generation, propagation, and impact, as well as the tools available to
assess and mitigate tsunami hazard." The symposium is open to all
contributing disciplines - from geophysics to economics. Abstracts are
due by December 1, 2000. The EGS abstract format as well as other
information about the congress may be found at:
http://www.mpae.gwdg.de/EGS/EGS.html, and
http://www.mpae.gwdg.de/EGS/egsga/nice01/nice01.htm.
For general information about the assembly, interested persons can
also contact: EGS Office, Max-Planck-Str. 13, 37191 Katlenburg-Lindau,
Germany; tel: +49-5556-1440; fax: +49-5556-4709; e-mail:
egs@copernicus.org; WWW: http://www.copernicus.org/EGS/EGS.html.
Symposium conveners:
Prof. Stefano Tinti,
Department of Physics, Sector of Geophysics,
Universita di Bologna,
Viale Berti Pichat 8,
40127 Bologna, Italy;
tel: 0039-051-209-5025;
fax: 0039-051-209-5058;
e-mail: steve@ibogfs.df.unibo.it
and
Prof. Efim Pelinovsky,
Laboratory of Hydrophysics and Nonlinear Acoustics,
Institute of Applied Physics,
46 Ulianov Street, 603600,
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia;
tel: 007-8312-384339;
fax: 007-8312-365976;
e-mail: enpeli@hydro.appl.sci-nnov.ru
Risk Assessment and Policy Association Third Biennial International
Conference. Alexandria, Virginia: March 29-30, 2001. Deadline for
abstract submission is November 15, 2000. See:
http://cobweb.creighton.edu/gleason/rapa/cfp3.htm, or contact: John M.
Gleason, RAPA Conference, Department of Information Systems and
Technology, College of Business Administration, Creighton University,
Omaha, NE 68178; (402) 280-2624; e-mail: rapa@creighton.edu.
More information about the association is available from
http://www.fplc.edu/tfield/rapa.htm.
2001 National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Conference. Dallas, Texas: April 21-25, 2001. Contact: NDMS, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 360, Rockville, MD 20857; (301) 443-1167, (800) 872-6367; fax: (301) 443-5146, (800) 872-5945; e-mail: ndms@usa.net; WWW: http://www.oep-ndms.dhhs.gov.
Landslides: Causes, Impacts and Countermeasures. Davos, Switzerland: June 17-21, 2001. Contact: Conference Secretary, Deutsche Montan Technology, Franz-Fischer-Weg 61, 45307 Essen, Germany; tel: 49-201- 172-1886; fax: 49-201-172-1777; e-mail: kuehne@dmt.de.
Damage Assessment of Structures (DAMAS 2001). Cardiff, Wales, U.K.: June 25-27, 2001. Contact: C. Summers, DAMAS Secretariat, CPD Unit, Cardiff School of Engineering, P.O. Box 685, The Parade, Cardiff CF2 3TA, U.K.; e-mail: summersc@cardiff.ac.uk.
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