Program
Below is the program for this year's conference. You can also review the 2009 program and 2009 proceedings from the archive of last year's gathering.
- PDF download available
- Zip file of all available presentations [27MB]
- A video archive of the session is available. To view the video, you will need to have Microsoft Silverlight installed.
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
| 7:30 - 8:30AM | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
|---|---|
| 8:30 - 9AM |
Introduction & Welcome to the Conference Chelsea “Chip” White, Chair, H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering Ozlem Ergun, Pinar Keskinocak, Julie Swann, Conference Co-Chairs |
| 9 - 10:30AM |
Long Term Development and Sustainability Moderator: Brent Woodworth, Los Angeles Emergency Preparedness Foundation |
| 10:30 - 11AM | Break and Poster Presentations |
| 11 - 12:30PM |
Education, Community Preparedness, and Capacity Building Moderator: Leigh Fitzpatrick McCook, Georgia Tech Research Institute |
| 12:30 - 2:15PM | Working Lunch and Group Discussions (to be summarized on Friday) |
| 2:30 - 4:00PM |
Improving Public Health Moderator: Carladenise Edwards, Georgia Department of Community Health |
| 4:00 - 4:30PM | Break and Poster Presentations |
| 4:30 - 5:30PM |
Keynote (Health) Rear Admiral Scott Deitchman, Associate Director for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, National Center for Environmental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Introduction by Gregory Abowd, Health Systems Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 5:30PM | Announcements |
| 5:40PM | Reception/Dinner: Georgia Tech Hotel |
Friday, March 5th, 2010
| 8 - 8:50AM | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
|---|---|
| 9:00 - 9:15AM |
Summary of Group Discussion Ellen Zegura, College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 9:15 - 10:15AM |
Keynote (Disasters) Armond Mascelli, Vice President for Disaster Services, Operations, American Red Cross Introduction by Terry Blum, Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship, Georgia Tech |
| 10:15 - 10:45AM | Break and Poster Presentations |
| 10:45 - 12:15PM |
Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Post-Disaster Operations Moderator: Nancy Brockway, American Red Cross |
| 12:15 - 12:30PM | Concluding Remarks |
| End of Conference | |
| 2:00 - 4:30PM | Concurrent Workshops |
Workshop A :: Pre-Planning and Response to Large-Scale Domestic Events (Instructors: Dan Stowers Planning Director, and William Doyles Senior Research Scientist, Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) & Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI))
Experience has demonstrated that the skills required for planning and responding to any type of large-scale incident are similar, whether they are man-made or natural in origin. This workshop will identify general requirements and issues associated with response to large-scale incidents and then provide example scenarios to be used as a basis for comparison. The attendees will participate in a discussion of the elements of responses that are similar and unique to each type of incident.
Workshop B :: Dynamic Decision Making During Emergencies (Instructor: Paulo Goncalves, Ph.D., Associate Professor & Academic Director, Humanitarian Logistics and Management Master, University of Lugano & Research Affiliate, MIT Sloan School of Management)
How many people need assistance in a disaster affected area? How many items (water jerry-cans, blankets, etc.) should be pre-positioned in a regional depot? How much money should organizations appeal for? Correctly answering such questions during emergencies may make the difference between an effective and an ineffective relief operation. In this workshop you will have the opportunity to make important decisions in humanitarian relief settings and evaluate the results and causes of such decisions. Some of these decisions will take place in an online computer game. Participants are encouraged to bring their laptops to play the game.
Workshop C :: From Preparedness to Response: Humanitarian Logistics (Instructor: Bernard Chomilier, Head, Logistics Development Unit World Food Programme (WFP))
We will cover topics including the coordination of logistics operations with the UN Humanitarian Response Depots, the UN Logistics Cluster, partnership with private sector and civilian-military cooperation. We will also discuss the training programs developed within the World Food Programme which are broadly used for training within the UN Logistics Cluster. We will link the importance of logistics preparedness to Haiti response.
