DISASTER RESEARCH 337
January 12, 2001
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
- Seeking Information on HAZUS Use
- Seeking Information on Comparative Studies of National Systems for Emergency Management
- 2000: More Catastrophes, Fewer Casualties
- Bush Names New FEMA Director
- Introducing the Center for Disaster Management,
Bogazici University
- NASA Joins Project Impact
- Joint Funding Announcement on Climate Variability and Human Health
- Help Wanted: Rhode Island Disaster Resistant Showcase State
Vista/Americorps Position
- Help Wanted: National Weather Service, Climate Services Division
- Help Wanted: Greenhorne & O'Mara
- New Internet Resources
- ASDSO Offers Dam Safety Scholarships
- The EIIP Schedule for January 2001
- Conferences and Training
Seeking Information on HAZUS Use
A colleague is seeking descriptive information about the actual use of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency HAZUS (Hazards U.S.) loss
estimation technology for earthquakes - including any results. He
would like to determine any lessons from that use - what has been
particularly helpful and what has not - so that those lessons can be
used to inform the development of HAZUS for other hazards.
Please send any information to Gilbert White, Natural Hazards Center,
University of Colorado, 482 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0482; e-mail:
hazctr@colorado.edu.
Seeking Information on Comparative Studies
of National Systems for Emergency Management
I have been trying to find out if any studies have been published of
comparative research on national emergency management systems and
organizations. I am interested in examples (and hopefully comparisons
and contrasts) of nations with centralized governments and those with
federal or other decentralized forms of government. I would appreciate
any information or leads.
Thanks,
Claire B. Rubin
Adjunct Assistant Professor
The George Washington University
Washington, DC
E-mail: cbrubin@gwu.edu
2000: More Catastrophes, Fewer Casualties
The world was hit by a record number of natural disasters last year,
and global warming and a rising population could aggravate the
situation in the future, according Munich Reinsurance's (Munich Re's)
annual summary of global disasters announced in a press release on
December 28 (see http://www.munichre.com).
Although the number of natural disasters rose by over 100 last year,
to 850, the number of deaths was much lower than in 1999 because less
populated areas were affected. Some 10,000 people died as a result of
these disasters, compared to 75,000 in 1999. Natural disasters in 2000
caused an estimated $30 billion (compared to $100 billion in 2000),
with insured losses of $7.5 billion (compared to $22 billion). The
lack of major earthquakes and a relatively moderate cyclone season,
combined with the general absence of losses in heavily populated
areas, made 2000 a comparatively inexpensive year.
The year's greatest disaster was the flooding that left 500,000
homeless in Mozambique, while windstorms were also clearly at the top
of the year's list with more than 300 events. The latter dominate the
insurers' loss figures and account for 73% of the insured losses. At
the same time, as in previous years, floods, including severe
inundation in India, Southeast Asia, and Britain were also a
significant cause of damage (23% of insured losses). In addition,
storm surges, mudflows, and landslides in the Swiss and Italian Alps
in mid-October generated economic losses of about $8.5 billion, with
probable insured losses of roughly $470 million.
The cyclone season in the Pacific and the North Atlantic produced a
typical number of hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones in 2000;
fortunately, exposed countries came off lightly, with the greatest
damage in Taiwan, South Korea, and Belize.
In the U.S., perhaps the most notable natural disasters were the
summer's forest fires in the western United States, especially New
Mexico.
Despite the moderate losses in 2000, Munich Re is quick to point out
that there is no reason to be sanguine - the year's statistics are
likely an anomaly in the trend in recent decades toward greater and
greater losses due to increased population and property being at risk.
Moreover, a likely increase in weather-related and climate-related
natural catastrophes due to global climate change could also
exacerbate losses.
Munich Re has also recently published a CD-ROM in two languages
(German/English) - World of Natural Hazards - that provides a
multimedia source of information on global catastrophes. Digital
techniques provide the user with a simple and fast method of
identifying the natural hazards threatening any point on the globe and
permit an initial approximate evaluation. The CD-ROM provides a
modular world map of natural hazards; a tool for identifying local
hazards; information on hazards science and related insurance issues;
a catalog of world-wide catastrophes; a country-by-country database;
information on earthquake and windstorm scales; additional information
on topics of special interest, such as climate change, El Nino, and
megacities; and details on services provided by Munich Re. Information
about the CD is also available from the Munich Re Web site,
http://www.munichre.com.
Bush Names New FEMA Director
On January 4, president-elect George W. Bush named Joe Allbaugh, a
long-time adviser, the former governor's chief of staff, and the
manager of Bush's presidential campaign, to head the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) under the new administration.
Although the position remains subject to Senate confirmation, one
political observer commented that if Allbaugh is confirmed, his strong
association with Bush could bode well for FEMA and disaster management
generally, since it would continue the agency's close relationship
with and access to the president - a relationship initiated under the
Clinton administration with the appointment of Clinton associate James
Lee Witt as director and the subsequent elevation of the position to
cabinet status.
Senate committee hearings on Allbaugh's nomination have not yet been
scheduled.
Introducing the Center for Disaster Management,
Bogazici University
With the advent of the new millennium, Bogazici University in
Istanbul, Turkey, has established a new Center for Disaster Management
(CENDIM). This interdisciplinary research center will bring together
not only the considerable academic resources of the university but
also national and international partners to further disaster
understanding and mitigation in Turkey.
Specifically, the center intends to:
- Create and structure knowledge through interdisciplinary research
and to disseminate knowledge and best practices in disaster
management;
- Provide tools for building disaster-resistant communities and
supporting the national disaster management program;
- Conduct research and training to support risk reduction,
contingency planning, rehabilitation and mental health
intervention, and organizational and public awareness;
- Develop disaster, emergency, and risk management plans, actions,
and decision support tools, and facilitate ongoing improvement of
skills and knowledge to promote effectiveness in disaster
management.
In short, CENDIM intends to be a center of excellence for research in
vulnerability analysis, mitigation and prevention, prediction and
warning, response, and recovery and rehabilitation in order to reduce
the loss of life and property due to natural and technological hazards
in Turkey. Indeed, the center has already undertaken a dozen projects
in various areas of hazards assessment, management, and mitigation.
For more information about the new Center for Disaster Management at
Bogazici University, contact Professor Gulay Barbarosoglu, Chair,
Industrial Engineering Department, Bogazici University, Bebek 80815,
Istanbul, Turkey; tel: 90-212-257-5038; fax: 90-212-265-1800; e-mail:
barbaros@boun.edu.tr; WWW (after January 31, 2000):
http://www.cendim.boun.edu.tr.
NASA Joins Project Impact
In December FEMA and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) signed an agreement under which FEMA will use NASA science,
technology, and remote-sensing research to aid emergency management
and disaster prevention activities.
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by FEMA Director James Lee
Witt and NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin at NASA headquarters in
Washington, D.C. The FEMA-NASA partnership is part of the FEMA program
"Project Impact: Building Disaster Resistant Communities" and NASA's
Earth Science Enterprise, a coordinated research program that studies
the earth's land, oceans, ice, atmosphere, and life as a total system.
The cooperative agreement will result in updated and more accurate
maps of floodplains, a better understanding of wildfires, and maps to
improve disaster recovery and mitigation by state and local
communities throughout the U.S. The first cooperative activity under
the agreement involves using advanced technology to map floodplains in
California's Los Angeles basin, as well as around Sacramento,
California; Virginia Beach, Virginia; the Red River along the North
Dakota and Minnesota borders; and San Francisco, California.
As the agreement is further implemented, FEMA and NASA will use a
variety of public and private satellites and aircraft-mounted
earth-observing instruments to improve understanding of - and
preparedness for - flood, wildfire, and geologic hazards.
For more information about this new alliance, see the FEMA Web site:
http://www.fema.gov/impact/nasa1207.htm.
Joint Funding Announcement
on Climate Variability and Human Health
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the
National Science Foundation (NSF), the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and
the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) is pleased to announce
their second round of funding for the Joint Announcement on Climate
Variability and Human Health. The overarching goal of this program is
to develop and demonstrate the feasibility of new approaches or
studies that investigate or validate well-formed hypotheses or models
of climate variability and health interaction. This program is
intended to support the formation of multidisciplinary teams working
in close collaboration on integrated projects that will illuminate
pathways by which climate may affect human health and that will
explore the potential for applying climate information toward
prediction of public health problems.
Research proposals may also focus on adaptation or vulnerability of
human and public health systems to climate variability or economic
analysis of decision processes that incorporate climate information.
Research teams are encouraged to involve end users from the public
health arena and to address the means by which their research results
can be used by public health policy and decision makers. Proposals
received in the first round were highly competitive. We expect to have
approximately $1.5 million available for this second round of
proposals.
Pre-proposals are due by January 31, 2001; final submissions by April
6, 2001.
The full joint announcement can be found at http://www.ogp.noaa.gov.
The program can now accept proposals from or involving foreign
institutions. Persons unable to access the Internet, should call Irma
duPree, (301) 427-2089, ext. 107, for assistance.
Help Wanted:
Rhode Island Disaster Resistant Showcase State
Vista/Americorps Position
The Mission of the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA) is
to protect life and property. Rhode Island has been designated a
"Showcase State for Disaster Resistance and Resilience" by the
insurance industry, and RIEMA is coordinating the 14 elements of the
Showcase State initiative.
The low-income community is particularly vulnerable to natural
disasters, and that population's problems are compounded by its lack
of resources. Nevertheless, actions can be taken ahead of time to
reduce risk and exposure, improve peoples' ability to help themselves,
and expedite recovery. To support these aims, RIEMA plans to host a
Vista volunteer whose primary tasks will be to:
- Organize Showcase State Steering Committee meetings, provide staff
support for their activities, including a communications strategy;
- Work with an engineering team to include low-income populations in
hazard/vulnerability assessment;
- Communicate vulnerability assessment to state and local officials,
and other appropriate officials;
- Help organize/support a child care center retrofit work group;
- Develop a public education plan for homeowners and renters;
- Design outreach programs to businesses to provide information on
business continuity planning for natural disasters;
- Communicate business preparedness, response, and recovery needs to
the Showcase State Steering Committee;
- Integrate business continuity planning into the Small Business
Development Center (SBDC)/Bryant College counseling;
- Work with individual small businesses to help them become models
for disaster safety;
- Serve as a business representative at the State Emergency
Operations Center during disaster operations and training;
- Help raise funds and in-kind resources to support the RI Showcase
State Initiative.
AmeriCorps/Vista members are provided a monthly living allowance of
$791.00 and paid on a bi-weekly basis at a rate of $364.08. They also
are entitled to an education award of $4,725 after service is
completed.
Eligibility:
- Must be 18 years of age or older;
- Must be in a position to offer full-time service for one-year
without regard to regular working hours;
- Must participate in all training sessions and workshops provided on
a statewide level, including activities sponsored by the
Corporation for National Service and/or the RI Commission for
National & Community Service;
- Must be prepared to work a flexible schedule - 35-hour minimum
workweek;
Must attend a three-day Pre-Service Orientation (PSO);
- Cannot lobby, run for office, can transport people to the voting
poles, etc. while performing Vista duties;
- Cannot hold a job while serving as a Vista.
For more information about this position, contact: Albert Scappaticci,
Executive Director/RIEMA; (401) 946-9996; e-mail:
scappaticciA@ri-arng.ngb.army.mil
Help Wanted:
National Weather Service, Climate Services Division
The National Weather Service's Climate Services Division in Silver
Spring, Maryland, is seeking a multitalented person to undertake
interdisciplinary work translating climate forecasts into valuable
information. A single position is being advertised under three
different job classification series (but there is only one vacancy).
It may be filled as a meteorologist - see:
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/wfjic/jobs/IP9356.HTM
or as a hydrologist - see:
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/wfjic/jobs/IP9364.HTM
or as a physical scientist - see:
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/wfjic/jobs/IP9348.HTM
The closing date is 1/31/01.
The job announcement states, in part:
The incumbent will be responsible for the development of
technical program requirements for climate services; provide
education to user/provider community and perform outreach;
develop and maintain a web site and ability to produce graphics
in support of the web site, education/outreach materials, and
briefings/presentations; have working knowledge of operational
climate services coupled with the ability to work cooperatively
with others to meet program objectives, and to monitor the
effectiveness of the delivery process; provide expertise for
collaborative provision of climate services for Federal/State
agencies. . . .
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: . . .
- Knowledge of and working familiarity with climate variability
and/or its impacts.
- Ability to articulate the corporate climate service
objectives, vision, and philosophy to user community in a
self-confident, assuring manner.
- Proficiency with Web (HTML), presentations, and graphics
software.
- Provide program leadership in the development of operational
climate forecast services, and monitor the effectiveness of
program services.
- Ability to provide principal coordination and collaboration
for climate services with other line offices of NOAA and other
Federal agencies, most notably USDA, USGS, FEMA, and DOE, as well
as state and county agencies where appropriate. . . .
For additional information about this position please contact:
Toni Martin; (301) 713-0511.
Please submit your application package to: Department of
Commerce, NOAA, NWS/OFA HR Branch, Room 14220, 1325 East/West
Highway SSMC2, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Help Wanted: Greenhorne & O'Mara
Greenhorne & O'Mara, Inc., a leader in the engineering industry, is
recruiting for the following positions:
- Structural Engineer - The successful candidate will work in the
Greenbelt, Maryland, office of G&O and have a BSCE degree (Master's
degree preferred), hold a P.E. registration or have the ability to be
registered within one year, have residential and nonresidential design
and construction experience, and possess excellent written and verbal
communication skills. The successful candidate will have experience in
project management, cost estimating, report writing, forensic and wind
engineering, working with clients and the public, and making
presentations. Expertise in natural hazard-related engineering
(floodproofing, high wind design for hurricanes, tornadoes, and
earthquake engineering) including fieldwork experience is required.
Knowledge of and experience with model building codes is preferred.
- Senior Engineer, Water Resources - The successful candidate will work
in the Greenbelt, Maryland, office of G&O and have a BSCE (MSCE
preferred) and PE, with 10+ years experience in all facets of
hydrologic and hydraulic analysis. He/she must have a working
knowledge of computer models and analytic techniques used in standard
engineering practice, and familiarity with GIS capabilities; should
possess excellent oral and written communication skills and the
ability to provide technical instruction in a professional classroom
environment; must be able to manage multidisciplinary projects and
staff for both private and public sector clients. Pluses include
knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations concerning
floodplain management and environmental protection; experience
implementing approaches to natural hazard mitigation and vulnerability
assessments; and demonstrated ability to develop creative and
innovative solutions to water resources engineering problems. A record
of developing successful long-term relationships with clients is
highly desirable.
- Senior Engineer, Water Resources (multiple positions) - The successful
candidates will work in the Raleigh, North Carolina, office of G&O and
have a BSCE (MSCE preferred) and PE, with a minimum of 5 years
experience with hydrologic and hydraulic modeling software such as
TR-20, HEC-1, HEC-HMS, HEC-2 and HEC-RAS. Pluses include knowledge of
methods of coastal flooding analysis and FEMA flood zone mapping
requirements; experience with industry-standard GIS software;
knowledge of Web-based project management tools; and demonstrated
ability to provide team leadership. This position will manage junior-
level engineers assisting them in developing and running watershed
models. Candidates must have excellent verbal and written
communication skills. Strong client skills are a plus.
- Engineer, Water Resources (multiple positions) - The successful
candidates will work in either the Raleigh, North Carolina, or the
Greenbelt, Maryland, office of G&O and have a BSCE (EIT preferred)
with 1-3 years experience and significant course work in hydrology and
hydraulics. Pluses include experience with hydrologic and hydraulic
modeling software such as TR-20, HEC-1, HEC-HMS, HEC-2 and HEC-RAS;
standard methods of coastal flood analysis; experience with
industry-standard GIS software; or knowledge of FEMA flood zone
mapping requirements. Must have strong written and verbal
communication skills.
- Senior Project Manager - The successful candidate will work in the
Raleigh, North Carolina, office of G&O and must have a BSCE, PE, and
7+ years experience with water resources and general civil engineering
projects. Proven project management and client relations skills are a
must. A successful track record in running large multi-year programs
is a plus.
G&O offers a competitive salary and benefits package. To apply for any
of these positions, send resumes to Anne Wilkinson, G&O, 9001
Edmonston Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770; e-mail: awilkinson@g-and-o.com;
fax: (301) 220-1897.
New Internet Resources
[These are some Internet resources we've recently discovered. For an
extended list of Internet sites dealing with hazards, see
http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/sites/sites.html]
http://www.bluesky-foundation.com
The Blue Sky Foundation of North Carolina is a nonprofit
corporation chartered for the purpose of encouraging hazard-resistant
construction. The foundation provides information, public education,
and professional training to promote safe construction, wise land use,
disaster mitigation, and sustainable development. Its primary focus is
on measures to reduce losses resulting from flooding, hurricanes,
nor'easters, and other high-wind events. Blue Sky's Web site describes
the foundation's programs in detail and offers several complete
documents on hazard-resistant construction, as well as a bibliography,
and numerous other resources.
http://www.eqnet.org (click on "images" under
"Earthquake Information Services")
EQNET is a cooperative effort among several U.S. hazards
organizations; it is maintained by the Information Service at the
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER)
at the University of Buffalo. EQNET is a gateway to all kinds of
information about earthquakes - including many different collections
of photographs and other images. In a recent article in its
newsletter, the MCEER Information Service highlighted the following
sites:
http://greenwood.cr.usgs.gov/maps/factsheets.html
The Central Region of the U.S. Geological Survey publishes
numerous brief fact sheets on geologic issues, including these three
on land/soil failure:
- FS-0112-95 - Debris-Flow Hazards in the San Francisco Bay Region
- FS-0071-00 - Landslide Hazards
- FS-0072-00 - Peligros de Deslizamientos ("Landslide Hazards")
All are available in PDF format from the Web site above.
listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu
The "DisastMH" (Disaster Mental Health Professionals) e-mail
discussion forum provides a means for disaster mental health
professionals to discuss the central issues in their profession. To
subscribe, send an e-mail message to the address above with "subscribe
DisastMH " in the body of the
message. For more information, contact Dr. Denruth Lougeay, list
owner, e-mail: deneelou@znet.com.
ASDSO Offers Dam Safety Scholarships
The Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) has launched its
2001 Dam Safety Scholarship Program, providing scholarships of up to
$5,000 for the 2001/2002 school year. Recipients must be U.S. citizens
and enrolled at the junior or senior level in an accredited civil
engineering program or related field, and must demonstrate an interest
in pursuing a career in a discipline related to the design,
construction, and operation of dams. Applicants must have a cumulative
grade point average of 3.0 for their first two years of college and be
recommended by their academic advisor. They must also submit an essay
describing their goals and purpose for applying. Applications are
available on ASDSO's Web site: http://www.damsafety.org. The deadline
for applying is February 16, 2001. All application materials should be
sent to: ASDSO, 450 Old Vine Street, Second Floor, Lexington, KY
40507; tel: (859) 257-5140.
The EIIP Schedule for January 2001
The EIIP (Emergency Information Infrastructure Partnership) Virtual
Forum schedule for January is included below. Join these sessions by
logging on to the Virtual Forum - http://www.emforum.org - shortly
before 12:00 Noon, eastern time.
- January 17: Virtual Classroom - "Can You Pass the Road Test to Drive
on the Information Highway?" with Amy Sebring, EIIP.
- January 24: Virtual Forum - "World Congress on Disaster Reduction,"
with Walt Hays, Senior Program Manager, American Society
of Civil Engineers.
- January 31: Tech Arena - "RAMS (Responder Assets Management System),"
with Scott McKenney, DOE Y-12.
Conferences and Training
[Below are some recent announcements received by the Natural Hazards
Center. A comprehensive list of upcoming hazards-related meetings and
training is available from our World Wide Web site:
http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/conf.html]
Seminar on Design and Construction of Community Shelters (based on the
new FEMA publication, Design and Construction Guidance for Community
Shelters - FEMA 361). Offered by: American Society of Civil Engineers
(ASCE).
Orlando, Florida: January 18-19, 2001;
Kansas City, Missouri: March 15-16, 2001.
See: http://www.asce.org/conted/structural.html for details and on-
line registration.
2001 Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER) Annual
Meeting. Oakland, California: January 25-26, 2001. Contact: PEER, 1301
South 46th Street, Richmond, CA 94804-4698; (510) 231-9471; WWW:
http://peer.berkeley.edu.
Slope Stability and Landslides: Using Effective Engineering and
Geological Approaches to Identify and Analyze Unstable Slopes. Offered
by: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Engineering
Professional Development. Los Angeles, California: February 21-23,
2001. Contact: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of
Engineering Professional Development, 432 North Lake Street, Madison,
WI 53706; 1-800-462-0876; e-mail: C. Allen Wortley, Program Director,
wortley@engr.wisc.edu -or- Patricia Butler, Program Assistant,
butler@engr.wisc.edu.
2001 Virginia Emergency Management Conference. Sponsors: Virginia
Department of Emergency Management and Virginia Emergency Management
Association. Williamsburg, Virginia: March 14-16, 2001. Contact: Mary
Powell, Conventions Plus; (757) 474-3096; e-mail: mary.powell@gte.net
-or- Virginia Department of Emergency Management, 10501 Trade Court,
Richmond, VA 23236-3713; WWW: http://www.vdem.state.va.us.
Colorado Mitigation and Wildfire Conference. Longmont, Colorado: March
30-April 1, 2001. Contact: Colorado Mitigation and Wildfire
Conference, 100 Jefferson County Parkway - Suite 4550, Golden, CO
80419; (303) 271-8217; fax: (303) 271-8227; WWW:
http://www.wildfirecolorado.org.
Fourth Ukrainian Conference on Wind Engineering. Organized by:
Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and others. Sedovo
village, on the north coast of the Azov Sea, near Novoazovsk
wind-driven powerplant: May 28-30, 2001. Abstracts due March 30.
Contact: UCWE, Conference Office Donbas State Academy of Civil
Engineering and Architecture, ul. Derzhavina 2, Makeyevka, Donetsk
Region, Ukraine, 86123; fax: +380-62-3380396, +380-623-220616; e-mail:
wind@donace.edu.ua; WWW: http://wind.donace.edu.ua/ucwe2001.htm.
Emergency Management Higher Education Conference. Host: Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management Institute, Higher
Education Project. Emmitsburg, Maryland: June 6-7, 2001.
(Participation by invitation only.) Contact: Dr. Wayne Blanchard,
Higher Education Project Manager, FEMA, EMI, Building N, Room 430,
16825 South Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, MD 21727; (301) 447-1262; fax:
(301) 447-1598; e-mail: wayne.blanchard@fema.gov.
Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA) 2001 Annual Conference.
Chicago, Illinois: June 10-13, 2001. Contact: PRIMA, 1815 North Fort
Myer Drive, Suite 1020, Arlington, VA 22209-1805; (703) 528-7701; fax:
(703) 528-7966; e-mail: info@primacentral.org; WWW:
http://www.primacentral.org.
Note: The Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI) sponsors a "Small Entity
Scholarship Program" which provides financial assistance to help small
public entities and nonprofit organizations with limited budgets to
send representatives to the above-mentioned PRIMA conference. For
details, contact Audre Hoffman, PERI, 11350 Random Hills Road, Suite
210, Fairfax, VA 22030; (703) 352-1846; fax: (703) 352-6339; e-mail:
ahoffman@riskinstitute.org. The application form is also available
from the PERI Web site: http://www.riskinstitute.org. Applications are
due February 19.
Sustaining Communities: Creating Markets for Mitigation. Presented by:
Blue Sky Foundation. Raleigh, North Carolina: August 19-22, 2001.
Contact: Charles Dugger, Project Coordinator, Blue Sky Foundation, 920
Main Campus Drive, Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 27606; (919) 424-4558;
e-mail: cedugger@unity.ncsu.edu.
Western States Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC) Annual Conference.
Sacramento, California: October 21-24, 2001. Contact: Todd R. Fleming,
Program Manager, WSSPC, 121 Second Street, Fourth Floor, San
Francisco, CA 94105; (415) 974-6435; fax: (415) 974-1747; e-mail:
tfleming@wsspc.org; WWW: http://www.wsspc.org.
International Congress on Environmental Emergencies and Pollution.
Sponsor: Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment. Indore,
M.P., India: December 16-18, 2001. Contact: Dr. S.L. Gargh, Sector
A/80, Scheme 54, A.B.Road, Vijaynagar, Indore 452 010, India; tel: 91-
0731-552837; fax: 91-0731-552966; e-mail: chemjyot@bom4.vsnl.net.in;
WWW: http://www.chemenviron.com.
Tsecond Tsunami Tsymposium. Sponsor: The Tsunami Tsociety. Honolulu,
Hawaii: May 28-30, 2002. Abstracts due September 1, 2001. Contact: The
Tsunami Society, P.O. Box 37970, Honolulu, HI 96817 -or- James Lander,
Conference Chairperson, (303) 497-6446; e-mail: jfl@ngdc.noaa.gov.
Twelfth European Conference on Earthquake Engineering. London, U.K.:
September 9-13, 2002. Organizers: European Association for Earthquake
Engineering, Society for Earthquake and Civil Engineering Dynamics.
Abstracts due January 31, 2001. Full details are available from
http://www.12ecee.org.uk. Alternatively, contact: Rachel Coninx,
12ECEE Secretariat, Institution of Civil Engineers, One Great George
Street, London SW1P 3AA, U.K.; tel: +44 (0)20 7665 2312; fax: +44
(0)20 7233 1743; e-mail: 12ecee@ice.org.uk.
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