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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Before the Earthquake:
- Megacities and Earthquakes: an L.A. Story
- Life Line Security
- Messages of Preparedness & Communication
- Planning in a Seismic City
- Legislative Process
- Transportation in Earthquake Country
- How to Deal with What You Have
Thursday, November 13, 2008
- Field trips to various locations to experience the Great Southern California ShakeOut
- “Share Fair” to exchange information with the various cities present
- Gala Dinner
During the Earthquake:
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Earthquake Technology in Planning & Response
- Utilizing Volunteers
- Unified Command Response
Friday, November 14, 2008
After the Earthquake:
- Psychological Response to Earthquakes
- Economic & Business Recovery
- Community Resiliency
- Medical Response
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The City of Los Angeles is hosting an International Earthquake Conference in November, 2008, focusing on Policy, Planning, & Preparedness, in partnership with the Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative and in conjunction with the Great Southern California ShakeOut.
Academics, policy-makers, emergency managers, and responders from the high-earthquake-risk megacities of the world have been invited to present best practices & policies, new ideas, and cutting-edge technologies that reduce earthquake risk and minimize losses. They will discuss both policy approaches as well as present actual tools used to prepare communities and respond to disasters. All attendees will take a trip during the conference to observe different venues participating in the ShakeOut Drill on Nov. 13, such as emergency response centers, schools, major businesses, and other institutions.
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Additionally, there will be an information exchange session - the Share Fair - in which invited cities and institutions will offer one-on-one interaction and discussion of their respective earthquake programs.
The Conference will highlight what is being done in Los Angeles & California, as well as learn from cities around the globe. The Conference will be presented in partnership with the Earthquakes in Megacities Initiative (EMI), a UN-funded project that focuses on risk reduction in earthquake prone metropolises.
The Conference will be presented in partnership with the Earthquakes in Megacities Initiative (EMI), an international, not-for-profit, scientific
organization that works with several megacities and metropolises in the world to reduce disaster risk.
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- you are an emergency manager or first responder in a seismic city.
- you are an elected official concerned about your constituents.
- you are an academic or researcher in the area of earthquakes & disasters .
- you are in a position to save lives due to risk mitigation or response & recovery.
- you are a city manager or leader of a any jurisdiction within large metropolitan region interested in tools and techniques for dealing with and preparing for earthquakes for your city.
- you want to interact with leaders in the field of earthquake risk mitigation.
- you have an earthquake threat in your city.
- you want the opportunity to learn best practices for your city from those whove successfully implemented them in other cities around the world.
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