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APPENDIX A June 13, 2003 Washington, DC AGENDA 8:30 AM Welcome and Introductions William H. Hooke, DR Chair, American Meteorological Society 8:35 AM Emergency Management Overview and Forum Objectives Ellis M. Stanley, Sr., CEM, DR Steering Committee, General Manager, City of Los Angeles Emergency Preparedness Department 8:45 AM Facing New Challenges "A World in Flux: Emergency Management Challenges and Opportunities" Thomas Drabek, Professor of Sociology, University of Denver Dr. Drabek will address the future from the perspective of his fork years of conducting research or' emergency management. 9:15 AM Today and Tomorrow's Challenges: Views of Practitioners and Decision Makers Moderator: Ellis M. Stanley, Sr., CEM, DR Steering Committee, General Manager, City of Los Angeles Emergency Preparedness Department Moderated discussion with emergency management experts and decision makers to discus challenges that future emergency managers willface based on the anticipated vulr~erabili~ of the nation to particular types of risks, such as rural, technological and humar~-induced hazards. The challenges they consider will include resource and ir~stitutior~alproblems, and the reed for all- ha~ards planning arid ir~teroperabilly. Possible solutions to such challenges will be discussed ire later sessions. Eric Tombed, Director, Response Division, FEMA, Department of Homeland Security J.R Thomas, CEM, Director, Franklin Co. Emergency Management Agency, and President, the International Association of Emergency Managers 10:00 AM Questions and Discussion 10:30 AM Break 10:45 AM Higher Education Needs of the Emergency Manager of the Future 21
Moderator: Lacy Suiter, Napery Post Graduate School Moderated discussion with exerts involved ire emergency management studies programs. They will offer their views on hour universiy-basedirograms car best meet the reeds of future emergency managers arid decision' makers given the challenges they wi~lface this center. John R Harrald, Director, Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management, George Washington University B. Wayne Blanchard, Higher Education Project Manager, Emergency Management Institute, Federal Emergency Management Agency Brenda Phillips, Professor, Institute for Emergency Preparedness, Jacksonville State University, Alabama 11:30 AM Questions and Discussion 12:00 noon Lunch break (cafeteria available) 1:10 PM Research Needed to Support the Emergency Manager of the Future Moderator: Ann-Margaret Esnard, DR Member, Cornell University Moderated discussion with representative~from the research andiractice communities to discus mayor research that is needed to help advance the f eld of emergency management and how to transfer the knowledge to er~d-~sers once the research results have beer obtained. Denr~is Weeder, Program Director, National Science Foundation Michae!Lindell, Director, Hazard Reduction And Recovery Center, Texas A&M University John Pine, Professor, Louisiana State University 1:55 PM Questions and Discussion 2:15 PM The Role of Technology in Furthering the Effectiveness of Emergency Management Moderator: HI Wallace, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York Moderated disc~sior~ with exerts familiar with modern technological tools, such as GIN, that ca'' help meet today arid tomorrow's emergeny management challenges. They mill discus the place of such tools for emergeny management plar~nir~g, response and communication arid other relevant activities. Malt Walton, President, E-Team, Inc. John Young, Director, Enterprise Solutions, ESRI 3:00 PM Questions and Discussion 3:20 PM Break 22
3:55 PM The Next Generation Moderator: David >4pplegate, DR Steering Committee Member, Director, Government Affairs, American Geological Institute Moderated discussion with emerging exerts at the begir~r~ing of their careers. They Jill provide their perspectives regarding tomorrow's challenges and opport~r~itie~ for research ar~diractice in the emergency mar~agemer~tield. James Ker~dra, Research Coordinator, Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware and Assistant Professor, University of North Texas Ethan Beckcom, Student, Arkansas Tech University Chris Wright, Manager, Emergency Operations, Amgen Inc. 4:20 PM Questions and Discussion 4:40 PM Wrap Up: Where have we come from and where are we going? Moderators: William Hooke, DR Steering Committee Chair, American Meteorological Society and Ellis Stanley, Sr., CEM, DR Member, General Manager, City of Los Angeles Emergency Preparedness Department All participants should be thinking about key research questions and lessons learned from the day. This will be an open discussion to sum up what we learned, what we still need to learn, and how we may go about doing this. Audience members are the key participants in this discussion. 5:30 PM Adjourn 23
