Webcast
Extreme Events Reconnaissance
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
February 7, 2018, 12:00 p.m. MST
Cost and Registration: Free, live webcast available
This seminar featuring Natural Hazards Center Director Lori Peek will discuss a new National Science Foundation-funded project that creates a new platform and communication network for social science and interdisciplinary disaster research. Topics include identifying a lack of formal structure for organizing and coordinating disaster research, drawing on information from the science of team science, and effectively using existing resources and databases.
Webinar
Managerial Perspectives on the Role of Public Libraries in Disaster Response
Disaster Information Management Research Center
February 8, 2018, 10:30 a.m. PST
Cost and Registration: Free
This webinar will highlight Linder Zarankin’s research on the role of public service libraries in disaster response. Topics include managerial perceptions of their organization’s responsibility, how organizations can best support their communities during disasters, and incorporating libraries in response planning.
Webinar
Risk Communication for Dams
Association of State Dam Safety Officials
February 12, 2018, 12:00 p.m. EST
Cost and Registration: $130, register before the event
This webinar will focus on the importance of effective risk communication and stakeholder participation for dam safety. Topics include gaining new techniques for communicating with organizations, community leaders, and the public, understanding how to build relationships and create trust, and learning to harness the power of storytelling to communicate messages to diverse audiences. Continuing education credits are available.
Webinar
Preparing for the Worst: Best Practices for Emergency Preparedness
National Network of Libraries of Medicine South Central Region
February 14, 2018, 10:00 a.m. CST
Cost and Registration: Free, register online before the event
This webinar will discuss the best practices in emergency preparedness and operational resilience at the organizational level. Topics include identifying vulnerability in organizations, effective communication and resource allocation skills, and applying mitigation strategies and policies to prepare for the worst.
Webcast
Informing Environmental Health Decisions Through Data Integration
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
February 20-21, 2018
Cost and Registration: Free, register online before the event
This webcast will discuss the new opportunities and challenges that accompany our ability to integrate larger quantities and more diverse types of environmental health data. Topics include designing a new framework for data visualization, incorporating those techniques into environmental health decision making, and evaluating the future of data integration in the field.