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Here's the latest from DISASTER RESEARCH  January 12, 1993

                DISASTER RESEARCH 107
                 TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1)  Looking for Contacts in OZ
2)  IDNDR Secretariat Calls for More National Committees
3)  The Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program
4)  Caribbean Landslide Project Launched
5)  EPICC - A Canadian Project to Prepare for Disasters
6)  A New Publication from the Hazards Center
7)  Scholarships Available for Emergency Personnel
8)  A Recent Grant of Note
9)  Meetings

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                    Looking for Contacts in OZ
                     (A request from the U.K.)

In March of this year I am doing a tour around some of the Universities in
Australia. Having commenced on a three year programme of research into the
design and construction of emergency shelter for disaster relief in November
1992, I would like to use the opportunity of being in Australia to make
contact with disaster relief/management institutions in the cities that l will
be visiting. I have included an itinerary below and if there are any
institutions who would have the time for a possible visit/discussion then l
would be grateful if they could get back to me at The Research Centre, 24,
Crawley Green Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 3LF, England.

4 March - arrive Adelaide
13 March - arrive Melbourne
28 March - arrive Sydney
1 April - arrive Newcastle
3 April - arrive Brisbane
8 April - return to England.

Contact: Sue Ellis.
[e-mail]

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           IDNDR Secretariat Calls for More National Committees

(Adapted from "Stop Disasters," the newsletter of the United Nations
International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction [IDNDR])

By June 1992, 102 countries had already established national committees and/or
focal points for the IDNDR; however at least another 70 countries with
interests in disaster management and mitigation had yet to establish such
institutions. Indeed, of the 102 countries that had nominated IDNDR officers,
only 60 had actually formed national committees. Although some nations have
clearly already made significant progress, others are in need of international
assistance to establish and accomplish their goals. To meet this end, the U.N.
IDNDR Secretariat in Geneva has announced that it will be pleased to assist
any country that wishes to establish an IDNDR national committee. For further
information, contact Ms. Maris Kohn, National Committee Expert, IDNDR
Secretariat, United Nations, Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10,
Switzerland.

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               The Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program

(Adapted from "EOS-Transactions of the American Geophysical Union", December
1, 1992)

The Scientific and Technical Committee of the United Nations International
Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) has endorsed, as an
international demonstration project, the Global Seismic Hazard Assessment
Program (GSHAP), with the full support of UNESCO and the International Council
of Scientific Unions (ICSU). The primary goal of GSHAP is to ensure that
national agencies are able to assess seismic hazard in a regionally
coordinated fashion and with advanced methods. . . .

The GSHAP strategy is to establish regional centers on all continents for
coordinating the compilation of unified geophysical and geological data bases
and assessing seismic hazard. A global goal of GSHAP is to define common
guidelines for dealing at each regional center with the four main components
of seismic hazard assessment: earthquake catalogs, seismotectonics and
earthquake source zones, strong seismic ground motion, and seismic hazard
computation. . . .

The Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica of Rome has been designated to serve as the
GSHAP Coordinating Center. . . .

For more information, contact D. Giardini, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica,
Rome; or P. Basham and M. Berry, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada.

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                  Caribbean Landslide Project Launched

(Taken from the "International Landslide Research Group Newsletter," December,
1992)

The Cuban Academy of Sciences in collaboration with the University of Mexico
is undertaking a project dealing with landslides, avalanches, and other
processes shaping landforms at the interfaces of the North American, Cocos,
and Caribbean Plates. Scientists interested in more information should contact
Dr. Jose R. Hernandez Santana, Instituto Geografia, Calle 13, No. 409 esquina
a F. Vedado, CP 10400 La Habana, Cuba; fax: [phone].

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             EPICC - A Canadian Project to Prepare for Disasters

Recognizing that the Canadian province of British Columbia is vulnerable to
several natural hazards - including potentially catastrophic earthquakes - the
provincial government and private enterprise have joined to form the British
Columbia Emergency Preparedness for Industry and Commerce Council (EPICC), an
organization to help business and industry prepare for earthquakes and other
major disasters. EPICC will distribute research and preparedness information
through a newsletter, a business preparedness manual, and seminars. The
organization will be funded by both the business community and emergency
preparedness organizations. For more information contact: Emergency
Preparedness for Industry and Commerce Council, c/o Munich Reinsurance Co. of
Canada, 1110-1040 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6E 4H1, (604)
687-5522; fax: [phone].

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                 A New Publication from the Hazards Center

The Hazards Center has a new working paper available: "Sullivan's Island,
South Carolina - The Hurricane Hugo Experience: The First Nine Months," by
Jamie W. and Dorothy P. Moore (Working Paper #81, 1993, 55 pp., $4.50 [$5.50
beyond North America]). WP81 can be ordered from the Publications Clerk,
Natural Hazards Information Center, IBS #6, Campus Box 482, University of
Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0482, USA, [phone]; fax: [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail].

A complete list of Hazards Center publications is available from the same
address.

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               Scholarships Available for Emergency Personnel

The Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Association of Alexandria, Virginia, has
announced the availability of a series of $500 scholarships for career and
volunteer fire and emergency services personnel from all ranks of public,
private, military, and industrial organizations. The scholarships are available
for study at any school that awards a degree in the fire or emergency services
disciplines. Applications can be obtained from Friendship Veterans Fire Engine
Association Scholarships, 4611 Strathblane Place, Alexandria, VA 22304, (703)
751-6416. Closing date for applications is April 26, 1993. For more
information, contact Bill Kehoe at the above address.

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                       A Recent Grant of Note

"Long-Term Effects of Reconstruction on Vulnerability as Defined by Urban
Patterning and Urban Form," National Science Foundation, $79,800, 12 months.
Contact: Jane Preuss, Urban Regional Research, 1809 7th Avenue, Suite 1000,
Seattle, WA 98101, [phone].

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                             Meetings

(These are the most recent meetings of which we have become aware. Prior
issues of DR contain additional notices.)

"Who's in Charge" - National Institute for Urban Search and Rescue (NIUSR)
Winter Conference. Memphis, Tennessee: February 4-7, 1993. Contact: Lois Clark
McCoy, NIUSR, P.O. Box 91648, Santa Barbara, CA 93190, [phone]; fax:
[phone].

Disaster '93. Sponsor: Florida Chapter of the American College of  Emergency
Physicians and the national chapter of the American College  of Emergency
Physicians (ACEP). Orlando, Florida: February 25-28. Contact: Registrar, 3717
South Conway Road, Orlando FL 32812, [phone].

International Conference on Disasters and Development: The Philippine
Experience. Tagaytay City, Philippines: March 27-31, 1993. Contact: Citizens'
Disaster Response Center, P.O. Box 996, Manila CPO, Philippines; fax: (63) 2-
994624

Floodplain Management Association 1993 Conference. Santa Barbara County,
California: March 31-April 2, 1993. Contact: Michael J. Parker, Santa Barbara
County Flood Control District, 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA
93101, [phone].

World Conference on Human Health and Chemical Accidents. Utrecht, Netherlands:
April 13-16, 1993. Contact: The Secretariat, World Conference on Human Health
and Chemical Accidents, CEP Consultants Ltd, 26-28 Albany Street, Edinburgh,
EH1 3QH, Scotland, U.K.

Workshop: Climate Change, Natural Disasters and Agricultural Strategies.
Beijing, China: May 26-29, 1993. Contact: Prof. Lu Guangming, Beijing
Agricultural University, 100094 Beijing, China; fax: [phone].

Seminar: Inventorying and Monitoring Techniques in the Context of Catastrophic
Events. Pennsylvania, USA: June 21-24, 1993. Contact: IUFRO, Pennsylvania
State University, 306 Agricultural Administration Building, University Park,
PA 16802, USA; fax: [phone].

8th Latin American Seminar on Earthquake Engineering. Merida, Venezuela: July
5-9, 1993. Contact: DEAPRIS, Apartado Postal 110, Merida 5101, Edo. Merida,
Venezuela.

19th Annual North American Victim Assistance Conference. Rochester, New York:
August 22-27, 1993. Contact: Christopher Greenslade, National Organization for
Victim Assistance Conference Coordinator, 1757 Park Road, N.W., Washington, DC
20010, [phone]; fax: [phone].

Fire-Rescue 93. Sponsor: International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC).
Dallas, Texas: August 28-September 1, 1993. Contact: IAFC Conference
Department, 4025 Fair Ridge Drive, Fairfax, VA 22033-2868, [phone];
fax: [phone].

International Congress on Geomorphological Hazards in the Asia-Pacific Region.
Tokyo, Japan: September 6-10, 1993. Contact: Masahiko Oya, Department of
Geography, Waseda University, Tokyo 169-50, Japan; fax: [phone].

6th International Conference on Urban Storm Drainage. Sponsors: IAHR, IAWPRC,
Environment Canada, and others. Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada: September 12-
17, 1993. Contact: J. Marsalek, 6th ICUSD, National Water Research Institute,
867 Lakeshore Road, P.O. Box 5050, Burlington, Ontario, Canada L7R 4A6; fax:
[phone].

5th Annual Conference, Canadian Dam Safety Association (CDSA). St. John's
Newfoundland: September 19-23, 1993. Contact: CDSA, P.O. Box 4490, South
Edmonton Postal Station, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 4X7, [phone].

Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) 1993 Annual Conference.
Kansas City, Missouri: September 26-29, 1993. Contact: ASDSO, P.O. Box 55270,
Lexington, KY 40555-5270, [phone]; fax: [phone].

8th International Seminar on Earthquake Prognostics - Forward-Strategy Against
the Impact of Future Earthquakes. Tehran, Iran: September 27-29, 1993.
Contact: Secretariat, 8th ISEP, Natural Disaster Prevention Center of Iran
(NDPCI), Housing Foundation of I.R. of Iran, P.O. Box 15875-4913, Tehran,
Iran; tel: [phone]; fax: [phone];
or
Prof. Andreas Vogel, Chair, International Steering Committee on Earthquake
Prognostics, Department of Mathematical Geophysics, Free University of Berlin,
Pobdielskialle 60, D-1000 Berlin 33, Germany; tel: [phone]; fax:
(4930) 832 6561; telex: 018 4019 - fubln - d.

Symposium: The Contribution of European Engineers to Reduction of Natural
Disasters. Lausanne, Switzerland: September 29-30, 1993. Contact: Symposium
IDNDR, M. Santiago Schuppisser, Secretariat General de la SIA, Seinaustrasse
16, CH-8039 Zurich, Switzerland; fax: [phone].

Conference: Disasters - Recovery. Sydney, Australia: October 1993. Contact:
The Convention Manager, AE Conventions Pty Ltd, Engineering House, 11 National
Circuit, Barton, ACT 2600, Australia; fax: [phone].

First International Workshop on Environmental Volcanology. Morelia, Michoacan,
Mexico: November 15-17, 1993. Contact: Universidad Michoacana de S. Nicolas de
Hidalgo, Instituto de Investigaciones Metalurgicas, Departamento de Geologia y
Mineralogia, Edificio Q, Ciudad Universitaria, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico;
tel/fax: [phone].

South and East Asia Regional Symposium on Tropical Storm and Related Flooding.
Guangzhou, China: November 22-25, 1993. Contact: Mr. Liang Zhixin, Deputy
Secretary General, Chinese National Committee for the IHP, 1 Xikang Road,
Nanjing 210024, China; tel: [phone], ext. 201 or 736; fax: [phone];
telex: 34101 ECTUW CN; Cable: 5478 Nanjing.

2nd International Conference on River Flood Hydraulics. York, United Kingdom:
March 22-25, 1994. Contact: Jacqueline Watts, Conference Organiser, HR
Wallingford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BA, U.K.; tel: [phone]; fax:
44 491 32233; telex: 848552.

5th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Chicago, Illinois:
July 10-14, 1994. Contact: Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, 499 14th
Street, Suite 320, Oakland, CA 94612-1902; fax: [phone].

International Symposium on Flood and Inundations Related to Large Earth
Movements. Italy:summer/autumn 1994. Contact: Prof. G. di Silvio, Instituto di
Idraulica, Via Loredan, Padova, 35131, Italy; tel: [phone]; fax: 39 49
871463.

10th Annual European Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Vienna, Austria:
August 28-September 2, 1994. Contact: Dr. R.G. Flesch, Austrian Association of
Earthquake Engineering, c/o Technische Universitat Wien, A-1040 Wien, Wiedner
Hauptstrasse 8-10/20, Austria.

Regional Conference on Disaster Housing in the Pacific. Lae, Papua New Guinea:
September 1994. Contact: Ms. S. Rebano, Department of Architecture and
Building, The Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Private Mail Bag,
Lae, Papua New Guinea; fax: [phone].

24th International Conference on Coastal Engineering. Kobe, Japan: October 23-
28, 1994. Contact: Prof. Yoshito Tsuchiya, LOC 24th ICCE, Disaster Prevention
Research Institute, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611, Japan; tel: 81
774 32 3111; fax: [phone]

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