Past Events

World Conference on Disaster Management (Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from 2008-06-15 00:00 to 2008-06-18 00:00) — by Randall Kemp

There is no other conference quite like the WCDM. Whether you are in Emergency Management, Business Continuity, Emergency Response, Risk Management, IT Disaster Recovery, Emergency Health, or other related Disaster Management disciplines, this is the ONE conference you can't afford to miss. We provide a unique venue for Disaster Management professionals from around the world to present, network and learn.

Awareness Creation Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction Management (Ghana, from 2008-05-28 00:00 to 2008-05-29 00:00) — by Randall Kemp

ActionAid Ghana is organising a workshop to broaden the knowledge base on issues of disaster risk reduction and climate change.

International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (Washington, D.C., USA, from 2008-05-04 00:00 to 2008-05-07 00:00) — by Randall Kemp

ISCRAM. Conference theme: “Creating Advanced Systems for Inter-organizational Information Sharing and Collaboration.”

International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Disaster Mitigation (Jakarta, Indonesia, from 2008-04-14 00:00 to 2008-04-15 00:00) — by Randall Kemp

This international conference will be an opportunity to share view and experiences regarding lessons learned from most recent and past earthquakes, enabling all scientists and practicing engineers, including government officials to formulate action plans for anticipating future earthquakes.

Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR) On-line Course (On-line, from 2008-04-09 00:00 to 2008-04-26 00:00) — by Randall Kemp

ADPC has been organizing CBDRR Regional Training program annually. This year, ADPC through its project called: PDRSEA (Partnership for Disaster Reduction - South East Asia) phase 4 is trying to launch an online course on CBDRR. This initiative was raised due to the fact that Disaster Management Practitioners most of the time is busy with task at the field.

Civilian - Military Association in Disaster Risk Reduction, Response and Relief: Past, Present and Future (Washington, D.C., from 2008-01-22 07:45 to 2008-01-23 17:00) — by Randall Kemp

Two days of enlightened discussion and determination of a best way forward.

2nd Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (New Delhi, India, from 2007-11-07 08:00 to 2007-11-08 20:00) — by Randall Kemp

This Conference would be attended by more than 500 delegates from all over the Asia and the world. Ministers, high level delegations, scientists, practitioners, civil society members and representatives from the United Nations, international and regional organizations will meet in the same platform for two days of intensive discussion on various issues and aspects of disaster risk reduction.

Building Bridges: Connecting Disaster Professionals and Academics (Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA, from 2007-10-25 08:00 to 2007-10-26 17:00) — by Randall Kemp

The focus of the conference is to enhance the relationship between emergency management and public safety professionals and the university and academic world.

International Workshop on “Climate Change and Adaptation in Africa - the role of Space Technologies" (Algiers, Algeria, from 2007-10-22 08:00 to 2007-10-24 18:00) — by Maya Schaerer

The UN-affiliated African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology and the Algerian Space Agency (ASAL) are organizing a workshop on “Climate Change and Adaptation in Africa – the Role of Space Technologies” which will be held in Algiers, Algeria from 22 to 24 October 2007. This scientific meeting aims at identifying major stakes for Africa by analyzing the important obstacles and by developing strategic ways for the future.

NSF Workshop on Humanitarian Service Science & Engineering (University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA, from 2007-10-08 09:00 to 2007-10-08 17:00) — by Randall Kemp

A growing community of scientists, engineers, communication experts, and humanitarian practitioners has been exploring innovative approaches to research on the delivery of service in the context of human disasters and emergencies.

Consultation on Disaster Risk Reduction and Humanitarian Action (Johannesburg, South Africa, from 2007-08-28 00:00 to 2007-08-29 23:00) — by Randall Kemp

Emerging transdisciplinary priorities for higher education in Africa to incorporate disaster risk reduction and humanitarian action as core areas of scholarship, research and social responsiveness.