Roundtable Workshops

ROUNDTABLE WORKSHOP 20:
Creating and Using Multi-Hazards Knowledge and Strategies

 Thursday, June 28, 2007 (9:00 am - 4:45 pm)

Keck Center - Room 100
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001

Objective:
This workshop will consider the opportunities and challenges for multi-hazards research and planning. Examples of scientific research on natural, technological and human-induced hazards and resultant technologies will be discussed, along with efforts to achieve multi-hazards mitigation and preparedness goals at the local, state, and national level and in the public and private sector. Factors that facilitate effective multi-hazards research and all-hazards planning will be considered with an eye towards future as well as current needs and opportunities in the nation.

Download Agenda (Updated June 15, 2007)

9:00 am Welcome and Introductions
William H. Hooke, American Meteorological Society,
and Chair, Disasters Roundtable

9:05 am SESSION I:

Moderator: Gerard Hoetmer, PERI

9:45 am DISCUSSION

10:00 am Break

10:10 am SESSION II: Science, Technology, and Decision Support Tools

Moderator: Stephen Ambrose, NASA

11:30 am DISCUSSION

12:00 pm LUNCH (Cafeteria available on the 3rd floor)

1:00 pm SESSION III: Panel on Multi-Hazards Planning in the Public Sector

  • Michel Pawlowski, FEMA
  • Paul Jacks, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
  • Ellis M. Stanley, Sr., Los Angeles Emergency Preparedness Dept.
  • Eric Holdeman, IFC International, Inc.

Moderator: Juan M. Ortiz, Tarrant County Office of Emergency Management

2:20 pm DISCUSSION

 2:40 pm BREAK

 2:55 pm SESSION IV: Panel on Multi-Hazards Planning in the Private Sector

  • Robert A. Olson, Robert Olson Associates
  • Melissa Cole, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
  • Frank Best, PB Alltech

Moderator: John R. Harrald, George Washington University

4:15 pm DISCUSSION

4:40 pm CLOSING REMARKS
William H. Hooke

4:45 pm Adjourn