Citation
(2004), "Workshop Redux 2003 session summaries now available", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 13 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/dpm.2004.07313aab.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2004, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Workshop Redux 2003 session summaries now available
Workshop Redux – 2003 session summaries now available
For the hazards community, 2003 brought with it the most significant national change to the institutional arrangement for managing disasters in the USA since the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was established – the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Many of the discussions at the 28th Annual Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, held in Boulder, Colorado, from 13-16 July 2003, focused on the implications of this shift for the management of natural hazards. And many of the discussions did not – workshop participants continued to debate, explore, and share information on drought, risk, warning, tornadoes, wildfires, hurricanes, public health issues, GIS technology, and of course, the myriad topics involved with all-hazards mitigation. Plenary sessions focused on communicating risk, all-hazards mitigation, the hidden victims of disaster, and mitigation strategies from around the globe.
To share the ideas and discussions presented during the workshop, the Hazards Center publishes brief summaries of each session, abstracts of the hazards research presented, and descriptions of the projects and programs discussed at the meeting. This is a valuable resource for those who were unable to attend the workshop, as well as for those who were. A set of all workshop materials, including the agenda, participant list, and workshop notebook, is available for $25.00, plus $5.00 shipping.
Currently, the list of all session summaries is available on-line at: www.colorado.edu/hazards/ss/ss.html. In the near future, the complete text of all session summaries and abstracts will also be available at that URL.
To order these materials, contact the Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center, 482 UCB, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0482; Tel: (303) 492-6819; Fax: (303) 492-2151; e-mail: hazctr@colorado.edu; www.colorado.edu/hazards. Checks should be in US dollars and written on a US bank (payable to the University of Colorado). Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Diner's Club cards are also accepted.