Call for Applications
Disaster Preparedness Fellowship
Butler Koshland Fellowship Program
Deadline: September 14, 2011
The Butler Koshland Fellowship Program is accepting applications for a paid fellowship at the San Francisco Foundation. The fellow will work closely with foundation CEO Sandra Hernández on projects such as internal disaster preparedness, neighborhood readiness for disaster, and foundation governance. Applicants should have a strong interest in disaster preparedness. Full information can be found online.
Call for Abstracts
National Evacuation Conference
Louisiana State University and University of New Orleans
Deadline: September 30, 2011
Abstracts are now being accepted for presentation at the National Evacuation Conference to be held February 7-9 in New Orleans. Papers should address evacuation issues, including issues facing the medical community, pedestrian evacuations, social media use in evacuation, and evacuation modeling. Full papers will be considered for publication in special issues of the Natural Hazards Review or the International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters.
Call for Nominations
Uniformed Services Award Competition
International Association of Emergency Managers
Deadline: September 30, 2011
The International Association of Emergency Managers-USA is accepting nominations for its 2011 Uniformed Services Award honoring members of U.S. Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, Navy, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and NOAA Commissioned Corps. Nominees should primarily perform emergency management activities, contribute significantly to the field, and demonstrate consistent growth as an emergency manager. Full details on how to nominate a colleague are available on the IAEM website. Self-nominations are not accepted.