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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Committee Meetings and Public Agendas." National Research Council. 2012. Disaster Resilience: A National Imperative. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13457.
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Appendix B

Committee Meetings and Public Agendas

PUBLIC SESSIONS

FIRST COMMITTEE MEETING
Wednesday September 29, 2010
The Venable Conference Center
575 7th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004-1601

Wednesday, September 29th

10:00-10:20 Welcome and introductions
Susan Cutter, chair
     
10:20-15:30 Discussion with study sponsors
Susan Cutter

Each sponsor has been asked to respond to four questions:

1. What is your agency's working definition of resilience?

2. What are your agency's expectations from this study?

3. Who are the target audiences for this study to meet those expectations?

4. What products should be produced from this study and for which audiences?

     
10:20-12:00 Department of Homeland Security,Human Factors Behavioral Sciences Division
Michael Dunaway

DHS.Federal Emergency Management Agency
Keith Turi

U.S. Geological Survey
David Applegate and Paula Gori
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Committee Meetings and Public Agendas." National Research Council. 2012. Disaster Resilience: A National Imperative. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13457.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Margaret Davidson and KeeHn Kuipers

Community and Regional Resilience Institute
Warren Edwards and Heather Lair
     
13:00-14:15 Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Directorate of Contingency Operations, International Emergency Management Program
Andrew Bruzewicz

Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. U.S. Department of Energy
Anthony Lucas

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Craig Dobson

Department of Agriculture Forest Service
Mike Hilbruner
     
14:30-15:30 General discussion
Susan Cutter
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Committee Meetings and Public Agendas." National Research Council. 2012. Disaster Resilience: A National Imperative. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13457.
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WORKSHOP & SECOND COMMITTEE MEETING
Wednesday-Thursday. September 29-30, 2010
Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel
739 Canal Street at Bourbon, New Orleans

Tuesday, January 18th

Grand A Room      
17:30-18:30 Forgetting the Unforgettable: Social Memory and
Resilience in New Orleans

Craig Cohen, Louisiana State University Keynote presentation

Wednesday, January 19th

08:00-11:30 Guided Tour of New Orleans
Pant Jenkins, University of New Orleans
Doug Meffert, Tulane University
     
11:30-12:30 Drive to Waveland. Mississippi
     
12:30-15:00 Visit stops in Waveland. Gulfport. and Biloxi. Mississippi
     
15:00-17:00 Discussion with Local Staff

Discussion about resilience topics with
Alice Graham, Executive Director, Mississippi Coast Interfaith Disaster Task Force
John Hosey, Disaster Behavioral Health Project Manager, Mississippi Coast Interfaith Disaster Task Force

Discussion on Disaster Task Force
John Kelly, Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Gulfport
Rupert Lacy, Director, Harrison County Emergency Management Agency
Tom Lansford, Academic Dean and Professor, Political Science, University of Southern Mississippi

Discussion on Mississippi, Gulf Coast

Reilfy Morse, Senior Attorney, Mississippi Center for Justice

Kimberly Nastasi, CEO, Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce

Trade Sempier, Coastal Storms Outreach Coordinator,
Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Committee Meetings and Public Agendas." National Research Council. 2012. Disaster Resilience: A National Imperative. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13457.
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  Lori West, Gulf Region Director. IRD. U.S. Gulf Coast Community Resource Centers

Thursday, January 20th

Toulouse A & B Rooms

     
08:30-08:40

Welcome and introductions
Susan Cutter, Committee Chair

     
08:40-08:45

Opening Remarks
Senator Mary Landrieu, opening remarks (via videotape)

     
08:45-09:30

Keynote presentation: The New Orleans at Five: From Recovery to Transformation
Allison Plyer. Greater New Orleans Community Data Center

     
09:40-15:00

Panel Sessions
Facilitated by Ann Oslen, Meridian Institute

     
09:40-10:25

Busiuess-Insurance-Real Estate Panel
Julie Rochman, President and CEO. Institute for Business & Home
Safety Eric Nelson, Travelers Vice President. Personal Insurance
Ommeed Sathe, Director of Real Estate Strategy, New Orleans Redevelopment Authority

     
10:40-11:25

Critical Infrastructure Panel
Marcia St. Martin. Executive Director. Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans
Justin Augustine, CEO. New Orleans Regional Transit Authority and Vice President, Veolia Transportation
Greg Grillo, Entergy Corporation. Director-Transmission Project Management Construction and Incident Commander
Frank Wise. Executive Director of Network Operations, Florida, Verizon Wireless

     
11:30-12:15

Governance Panel
Earthea Nance, University of New Orleans
Bill Stallworth, Executive Director/Councilman East Biloxi Coordination and Relief Center/Biloxi City Council

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Committee Meetings and Public Agendas." National Research Council. 2012. Disaster Resilience: A National Imperative. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13457.
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  Stephen Murphy, Director of Planning. City of New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Response
Charles Allen, III, Advisor to the Mayor and Director. New Orleans Office of Coastal and Environmental Affairs
     
13:15-14:00

Social Capital Panel
Natalie Jayroe, CEO Greater New Orleans and Acadiana Food Bank
Steven Bingler, President. Concordia
Mary Claire Landry. Director. Domestic Violence Programs (Family Justice Center; Crescent House: Sexual Assault Services: and Project SAVE) Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans
Pam Jenkins, University of New Orleans

     
14:05-14:50

Healthy Populations and Responsive Institutions Panel
Joseph Donchess, Executive Director, Louisiana Nursing Home Association
Knox Andress, Designated Regional Coordinator, Louisiana Region 7 Hospital Preparedness: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport. Louisiana Poison Center
Anthony Speier, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Behavioral Health, Louisiana
Paul Byers, Acting State Epidemiologist, Mississippi State Department of Health

     
15:10-16:30

Breakout Sessions
Committee, Panelists, and Audience Discussion


WORKSHOP & THIRD COMMITTEE MEETING

Monday-Wednesday, March 7-9,2010
The Hotel at Kirkwood center
7725 kirkwood Blvd. SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Monday, March 7th

07:30-12:00

Guided Tour of Cedar Rapids, IA
Christine Btitterfield, Director, Community Development. City of Cedar Rapids

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Committee Meetings and Public Agendas." National Research Council. 2012. Disaster Resilience: A National Imperative. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13457.
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  Adam Lindenlaub, Long-Range Planning Coordinator. Corridor MPO, Cedar Rapids' Community Development Department
Dave Elgin. Director of Public Works, City of Cedar Rapids
Anne Strellner, St. Luke’s Hospital
Julie Stephens, Linn County Public Health
Mike Goldberg, Linn County EMA
Drew Skogman, Skogman Realty
Steve Dummermuth, Downtown landowner
     
07:30-08:50 West Cedar Rapids
     
07:30-08:45

Block by Block Headquarters and Vicinity with local staff

     
08:50-12:00 East Cedar Rapids
     
09:05-09:45 African-American Museum
     
10:00-11:00 Mercy Hospital
     
11:00-12:00 Small business/downtown commerce and properties
     
12:00-12:40

Iowa City and University of Iowa, Iowa Flood Center

     
12:40-13:00

C. Maxwell Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory
Larry Weber, Director of IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering and Co-organizer of the Iowa Flood Center

     
13:15-17:00

Iowa Memorial Union Building. University of Iowa
Discussion with faculty and students at campus

     
13:15-13:30

Opening remarks on the immediate effects of the flood on campus
Larry Weber, Director of IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering and Co-organizer of the Iowa Flood Center

     
13:30-13:35 Introductions to study and committee
Susan Cutter, Committee chair
     
13:35-15:15

University faculty/research pane discussions
Moderated by Gerry Galloway, Committee member
Jerry Anthony, School of Urban and Regional Planning

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Committee Meetings and Public Agendas." National Research Council. 2012. Disaster Resilience: A National Imperative. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13457.
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  Witold Krajewski, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Director of the Iowa Flood Center
Kevin Leicht. Department of Sociology
Alan Macvey, Theatre Arts Department
Marizen Ramirez. Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
John Beldon Scott, School of Art and Art History Kathleen Stewart, Department of Geography
Peter Thorne, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
James Throgmorton, School of Urban and Regional Planning
Larry Weber, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Director of IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering
Michael Wichman, State Hygienic Laboratory
     
15:15-15:30 Break
     
15:30-17:00

Student panel discussions: Facilitated discussion with S-12 students, undergraduate and graduate, from University of Iowa (UI) and University of Northern Iowa (UNI) Moderated by
Meredith Li-VoIImer, Committee member
Luciana Cunha, Civil & Environmental Engineering (UI)
Emily White, Geography (UI)
Achilleas Tsakiris, Civil & Environmental Engineering (UI)
Kimberly Hoppe, Occupational and Environmental Health (UI)
Maria Elisa Mandarim de Lacerda, Theater Arts (UI)
Amy Costliow, School of Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services (UNI)
Kari Dirksen, School of Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services (UNI)

Tuesday, March 8th

Ballroom B & C, Hotel at Kirkwood Center

08:30-08:40

Introductions
I, Committee chair

     
08:40-09:10

Opening remarks
Mayor Ron Corbett, Cedar Rapids
Jeff Pomeranz, City Manager, Cedar Rapids

     
09:15-15:30 Panel sessions
     
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Committee Meetings and Public Agendas." National Research Council. 2012. Disaster Resilience: A National Imperative. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13457.
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09:15-10:25

Private sector
Moderated by Howard Kunreuther, Committee member
Terri Vaughan, CEO, National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Jeff McClaran, Vice President, Incident Management, Central and Gulf States, Wells Fargo
Dee Brown, Director, Energy Delivery Operations Support, Alliant Energy

     
10:40-11:50

Government
Moderated by Gene Whitney, Committee member Patty Judge, PJJ Solutions, Inc. (former Lt. Governor of Iowa)
Kamyar Enshayan, Cedar Falls City Council; Professor, University of Northern Iowa
Chuck Wieneke, City of Cedar Rapids City Council
Christine Butterfield, Community Development Director, City of Cedar Rapids

     
12:50-14:00

First and second responders
Moderated by Patrick Crawford, Committee member
Lt. General Ron Dardis, former Rebuild Iowa Office Executive Director and former Adjutant General of the Iowa National Guard
Clark Christensen, Logistics Officer, Public Health Response Team Coordinator, & State Coordinator for the Medical Reserve Corps, Iowa Department of Public Health, Center for Disaster Operations and Response
David Miller, Private consultant; former Administrator, Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division
Rick Wulfekuhle, Emergency Manager, Buchanan County
Mark English, Assistant Fire Chief, Cedar Rapids Fire Department

     
14:00-15:10

Community representatives
Moderated by Susan Scrimshaw, Committee member
Donna Harvey, Director, Iowa Department on Aging
Nancy Beers, Director of Disaster Services and Camp Noah Lutheran Social Service

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Committee Meetings and Public Agendas." National Research Council. 2012. Disaster Resilience: A National Imperative. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13457.
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  Mitch Finn, Deputy Executive Director, Hawkeye Community Action Program
Bill Gardam, President and CEO, Horizons, A Family Service Alliance
Cindy Kaestner, Vice President/Executive Director, Abbe Center for Community Mental Health

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Committee Meetings and Public Agendas." National Research Council. 2012. Disaster Resilience: A National Imperative. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13457.
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WORKSHOP & FOURTH COMMITTEE MEETING
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Beckman Center of the National Academies
100 Academy Way
Irvine, California

08:15-08:30 Welcome and introductions
Susan Cutter, Chair
     
08:30-09:30 Keynote
Laurie Johnson, Principal, Laurie Johnson Consulting
     
09:30-10:45

Infrastructure and economic recovery panel
Moderated by Mary Lou Zoback, Committee member John Holmes, Deputy Executive Director of Port Operations for
the Port of Los Angeles
Chris Poland, Chairman, CEO, and Senior Principal, Degenkolb
Engineers
Ezra Rapport, Executive Director of the Association of Bay
Area Governments
Michael Morel, Manager of Operations and Planning for the
Metropolitan Water District

     
11:00-12:15

Risk communication and resilience indicators panel
Moderated by Monica Schoch-Spana, Committee member
Roxane Silver, School of Social Ecology, University of
California, Irvine
Sarah Karlinsky, Deputy Director of San Francisco Planning +
Urban Research Association (SPUR)
Baruch Fischhoff, Departments of Social and Decision Sciences
and of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University

     
13:00-14:15

Disaster communication and impacts panel
Moderated by Meredith Li-Vollmer, Committee member
Lucy Jones, Chief Scientist for the Multi Hazards Initiative in
Southern California, U.S. Geological Survey
Mariana Amatullo, Vice President, Designmatters at Art Center
College of Design
Barbara Andersen, Strategic Partnerships Director, Orfalea
Foundations

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Committee Meetings and Public Agendas." National Research Council. 2012. Disaster Resilience: A National Imperative. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13457.
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   David Eisenman, UCLA Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research
     
14:15-15:30 IT/social media and disaster resilience panel
Moderated by Michael Goodchild, Committee member
Leysia Palen, Department of Computer Science, University of
Colorado, Boulder
Matt Zook, Department of Geography, University of Kentucky Alan Glennon, Department of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara Nalini Venkatasubramanian, Department of Computer Science, University of California, Irvine
     
15:40-16:30 Open plenary session

WORKSHOP & FIFTH COMMITTEE MEETING
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Keck Center of the National Academies
500 5th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20024

Wednesday, September 21st

Room 101  
     
10:00-10:10 Welcome and introductions
Susan Cutter, Chair
     
10:10-13:20 Presentations
Paul Brenner, Senior Vice President, ICF International Claire Rubin, Claire Rubin & Associates
Ben Billings, Senior Policy Adviser for Homeland Security and Disaster Recovery, Office of Senator Mary Landrieu
     
13:20-13:45 Open discussion
     

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No person or place is immune from disasters or disaster-related losses. Infectious disease outbreaks, acts of terrorism, social unrest, or financial disasters in addition to natural hazards can all lead to large-scale consequences for the nation and its communities. Communities and the nation thus face difficult fiscal, social, cultural, and environmental choices about the best ways to ensure basic security and quality of life against hazards, deliberate attacks, and disasters. Beyond the unquantifiable costs of injury and loss of life from disasters, statistics for 2011 alone indicate economic damages from natural disasters in the United States exceeded $55 billion, with 14 events costing more than a billion dollars in damages each.

One way to reduce the impacts of disasters on the nation and its communities is to invest in enhancing resilience—the ability to prepare and plan for, absorb, recover from and more successfully adapt to adverse events. Disaster Resilience: A National Imperative addresses the broad issue of increasing the nation's resilience to disasters. This book defines "national resilience", describes the state of knowledge about resilience to hazards and disasters, and frames the main issues related to increasing resilience in the United States. It also provide goals, baseline conditions, or performance metrics for national resilience and outlines additional information, data, gaps, and/or obstacles that need to be addressed to increase the nation's resilience to disasters. Additionally, the book's authoring committee makes recommendations about the necessary approaches to elevate national resilience to disasters in the United States.

Enhanced resilience allows better anticipation of disasters and better planning to reduce disaster losses-rather than waiting for an event to occur and paying for it afterward. Disaster Resilience confronts the topic of how to increase the nation's resilience to disasters through a vision of the characteristics of a resilient nation in the year 2030. Increasing disaster resilience is an imperative that requires the collective will of the nation and its communities. Although disasters will continue to occur, actions that move the nation from reactive approaches to disasters to a proactive stance where communities actively engage in enhancing resilience will reduce many of the broad societal and economic burdens that disasters can cause.

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