Call for Information
National Conference of State Legislatures
Nicholas Farber of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) is requesting information from disaster practitioners and researchers on state practices regarding residents without disaster insurance coverage. What, if anything, do states do for those residents and are there provisions in place to aid that population with financial, in-kind, or other assistance?
The information is being collected for the New Hampshire legislature and will also be included in a guide NCSL is writing on how legislatures can assist with disaster preparedness and response.
To share what you know, contact Farber by e-mail or at (303) 364-7700 Ext. 1433.
Call for Papers
2009 Meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society
Deadline: October 27, 2008
The Midwest Sociological Society is calling for papers for two sessions—"Social Climate Change: Exposing Inequality and Vulnerability in Disasters" and "What Floods Teach Us: Floods, Resource Management and Resilience." Both sessions will be presented at the group’s annual meeting in Des Moines, Iowa, April 2-5, 2009.
Social Climate Change papers should highlight differences and changes in preparedness, disaster response, recovery, and mitigation efforts that reflect concern for vulnerable populations. Preference will be given to papers that help generate an understanding of these issues within the classroom and the community. Papers for the flood session, which will be a roundtable discussion, should focus on understanding resilience and successful mitigation efforts to improve the social and physical environment in a way that reduces future events. Preference will be given to papers whose findings link these areas and integrate knowledge benefitting researchers and practitioners.
All papers should be submitted online at the Meeting Savvy website. Detailed instructions and meeting information are available. Questions can be directed to session co-organizers Christine Bevc and Lee Miller; however e-mailed papers will not be accepted.