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Monday, February 5, 2001 |
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Opening/Administrative Remarks |
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Ms. Cynthia Nelson, OFCM Senior Staff Meteorologist and Forum Coordinator |
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Welcoming Remarks |
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Mr. Scott B. Gudes, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Acting Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
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Forum Objectives |
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Mr. Samuel P. Williamson, Federal Coordinator for Meteorology |
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Ms. Margaret Lawless, Acting Chairperson of the Subcommittee for Natural Disaster Reduction (SNDR) and Acting Executive Associate Director for Mitigation, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) |
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FEMA Success Stories: Project Impact and Disaster Resistant Universities |
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Ms. Maria Vorel, Director, Community Outreach Division, FEMA |
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Mr. Brian Cowan, Director, Office of Strategic Initiatives, FEMA |
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The Role of Insurance in Hazard Resistant Communities |
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Dr. Paul R. Kleindorfer, Co-Director, Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, University of Pennsylvania |
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Introduction to Session on Interactive Tools, Poster Papers, and Displays |
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Dr. Stuart Nishenko, Earthquake Policy Advisor, Mitigation Directorate and FEMA Forum Coordinator |
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Interactive Tools |
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Mr. Joseph Szwarckop, Director, GDIN Committee Support Office: The Global Disaster Information Network (GDIN) |
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Mr. Mark Reichardt: Open Geographic Information System (GIS) Consortium |
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Ms. Susan C. Clark, Research and Communications Coordinator, Center for Integration of Natural Disaster Information (CINDI), U.S.Geological Survey (USGS): CINDI Project |
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Summary of Previous Studies/Reports Related to Risk Management of Natural Hazards and their Recommendations |
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Dr. Dennis Mileti, Director of the Natural Hazard Research and Applications Information Center, University of Colorado |
Speech |
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Panel: Risk Assessment: Methodology and Approach |
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Moderator: Col (sel) Mark Welshinger (USAF), Assistant Federal Coordinator for Department of Defense/Air Force and Army Affairs, OFCM |
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Panelists: |
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Ms. Karen Carson, Deputy Director, Office of Plant and Dairy Foods and Beverages, Food and Drug Administration - Methods used for Risk Assessment of Food Hazards |
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Mr. Clifford Oliver, Chief, Assessment Branch, Mitigation Directorate, FEMA - Hazards U.S. (HAZUS) |
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Dr. Michael MacCracken, Director, National Assessment Center, U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), NOAA - National Assessment of Global Change |
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Tuesday, February 6, 2001 |
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Reconvene General Session: |
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Mr. James Harrison, Deputy Federal Coordinator |
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Recap of Day 1 Panel and Breakout Sessions by Moderators |
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Day 1 Panel: Col (sel) Mark Welshinger (USAF), Assistant Federal Coordinator |
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1A: Mr. Michael Buckley, FEMA |
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1B: Dr. David Cleaves, USFS |
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1C: Dr. Christopher Adams, CIRA, Colorado State University |
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Contributions to Natural Disaster Reduction and Risk Assessments |
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Moderator: Dr. Stuart Nishenko, Earthquake Policy Advisor, Mitigation Directorate and FEMA Forum Coordinator |
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Subcommittee for Natural Disaster Reduction (SNDR) Strategic Plan |
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Dr. Stuart Nishenko, FEMA |
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U.S. Forest Service |
Dr. David Cleaves, National Program Leader, Fire Systems Research, Research and Development, Vegetation Management and Protection Research |
Transparencies |
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U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service |
Dr. Steven Shafer, National Program Leader, Global Change |
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National Institute of Standards and Technology |
Dr. Dave Evans, Chief, Fire Safety Engineering Division |
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National Weather Service |
Mr. Donald Wernly, Chief, Performance and Awareness Division, Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services |
Transparencies |
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U.S. Geological Survey |
Dr. Timothy Cohn, Theme Coordinator for Hazards, USGS National Center |
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
Mr. Ronald R. Conners |
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Environmental Protection Agency |
Mr. James Makris, Director, Center for Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (CEPPO) |
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Housing and Urban Development |
Mr. William E. Freeborne |
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Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (NOAA) |
Dr. John Gaynor, Director, U.S. Weather Research Program (USWRP) Interagency Program Office |
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National Science Foundation |
Dr. Ann Bostrom, Program Director, Decision, Risk, and Management Sciences Program |
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Bureau of Economic Analysis |
Dr. Barbara Fraumeni, Chief Economist |
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Federal Emergency Management |
Ms. Donna Dannels, Director, Policy and Agency Assessment Division, Mitigation Directorate |
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US Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
Dr. Andrew J. Murphy, Senior Technical Advisor, Division of Engineering Technology |
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National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service (NOAA) |
Ms. Frances C. Holt, Chief, Atmospheric Research and Applications Division |
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| National Ocean Service | Dr. Nathalie Valette-Silver, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science | ||||
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Media and Disasters: Why we are not the enemy. |
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Mr. Daniel Dubno, Producer and Technologist, CBS News Special Events |
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Recap of Breakout Sessions by Session Moderators |
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2A: Dr. John Sorensen, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, DOE |
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2B: Dr. Ben Wisner, Oberlin College |
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2C: Dr. Betty Hearn Morrow, Florida International University |
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Panel: National Perspectives on Risk Assessment and Decision Making for Natural Hazards |
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Moderator: Dr. Susan Cutter, President, Association of American Geographers and Director, Hazards Research Laboratory, University of South Carolina |
Transparencies |
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Panelists: |
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Dr. Ronald McPherson, Executive Director, American Meteorological Society |
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Dr. Robert Hamilton, Deputy Executive Director, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council |
Transparencies |
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Dr. Margaret Davidson, Acting Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Speech |
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Dr. Robert Hirsch, Associate Director for Water, U.S. Geological Survey |
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Mr. Robert F. Shea, Director, Program Support Division, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency |
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Next Steps/Action Plan |
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Mr. Samuel P. Williamson, Federal Coordinator for Meteorology Ms. Margaret Lawless, Acting Chairperson of SNDR and Acting Executive Associate Director for Mitigation, FEMA |
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