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Conference Chairman:
Councilman Greig Smith
Platinum Sponsor
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
- Megacities and Earthquakes: an L.A. Story
- Life Line Security
- Methods of Preparedness
- Land Use Planning in a Seismic City
- Legislative Process
- How to Deal with What You Have
- Earthquake Technology in Disaster Management
- Creating the Great ShakeOut
Thursday, November 13, 2008
- Science of the ShakeOut
- Field trips to various locations to experience the Great Southern California ShakeOut
- “Share Fair” to exchange information with the various cities present
- Earthquake Technology: Early Warning & Prediction
- Gala Dinner
Friday, November 14, 2008
- Communicating Messages of Preparedness
- Economic & Business Recovery
- Community Resiliency
- Medical Response & recovery
- Disaster Risk Financing
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Plenary 1: Opening Ceremony
Formal welcome and opening by Los Angeles City Officials & EMI leadership, followed by an EMI presentation of Disaster Risk Reduction in Megacities from an international perspective.
Dr. Fouad Bendimerad, Chairman, EMI, Presentation
James Featherstone, General Manager, LA City Emergency Management Department
Greig Smith, Los Angeles City Councilman
Ellis Stanley, Director of Western Emergency Management Services, Dewberry, Presentation
Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles Mayor
“How do MegaCities – metropolises like Los Angeles – live and deal with earthquakes?”
Mr. Ellis Stanley, Sr. of Dewberry and former head of the Los Angeles Emergency Preparedness Department for 10 years will present what has worked and what has not in a seismic city. Using examples from Los Angeles, information will be provided to illuminate the importance of this conference and its outcomes.
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