You might have noticed a flurry of activity at the Natural Hazards Center lately, but if not, let us catch you up. We’ve been busy looking for new ways to communicate and have several new offerings:
Disaster Research, now in HTML. One of the most obvious changes, if you’re reading this newsletter from your e-mail, is that we can now send Disaster Research in an easy-to-read HTML format. Of course, if you (or you’re e-mail client) liked your lightweight, plain-text version better, you can change your preferences by clicking the link at the bottom of this e-mail. You can also update your information with more details on professional or research interests and affiliations. We’ll use the information to focus Disaster Research to its audience.
We’re on Twitter. In between editions of Disaster Research and the Natural Hazard Observer, we come across tons of great information we want to share, but how? Twitter solves our problem byletting us send out info 140 words at a time. Check out our Twitter stream—we’re HazCenter. Don’t Tweet? You don’t have to—click on the link and you can scroll through our posts like a regular website.
Hazards Workshop, full steam ahead! There’s been lots of movement in the planning of our Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop. Our focus this year will be on hazards and the economy, with tracks on organizational and government relationships, community planning and recovery, assessing risk, training and preparedness, and cutting across disciplines and cultures. We’re adding information on sessions and speakers every day, so check back often for new info.