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Here's the latest from DISASTER RESEARCH  October 28, 1993

                  DISASTER RESEARCH 129
                    TABLE OF CONTENTS:
[A highly eclectic bunch of messages and info requests this week]

1)  Seeking Disaster Information for Schools
2)  Seeking Information on Evacuations for Chemical Emergencies
3)  Information Available on Flood Recovery at Midwest Universities
4)  Job Opening at UNT
5)  Announcing EMED-L
6)  Concerned about RF Microwave Radiation?
7)  Call for Contributions to Loma Prieta Papers
8)  Developing Performance-Based Seismic Design Standards
9)  (Ever more) Meetings

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                Seeking Disaster Information for Schools

Through my volunteer organization, The Greater Victoria School Board Emergency
Preparedness Steering Committee, I am publishing a quarterly emergency
preparedness newsletter for British Columbia schools. I am finding it
difficult sourcing disaster information concerning schools, especially real
case scenarios with photos. If anyone can be of assistance I would appreciate
hearing from you.

Gary Carleton
72Hours newsletter
228 St. Charles St.
Victoria, B.C.
Canada, V8S 3M7
Tel/Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

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      Seeking Information on Evacuations for Chemical Emergencies

In connection with a course we teach on math modeling in environmental
management, I would like to have an idea of the number of evacuations of
different sizes in recent years in the U.S. as a result of chemical spills,
fires, or related incidents, as well as brief summaries of the most
spectacular. Information directing me to any statistical summaries would be
useful. Thanks.

Charles Hadlock
Bentley College
Waltham, MA  02154
617-891-2178
[e-mail]

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      Information Available on Flood Recovery at Midwest Universities

An article in the fall 1993 edition of Facilities Managers magazine details
how Iowa State University used the Internet to get advice on cleaning up the
mess left by the flood this summer and dealing with FEMA (Federal Emergency
Mangement Agency) and contractors. Having an Internet connection also helped
the University of Kansas provide a quick response to a different emergency.

If you would like the full text of this article, written by me, Jayne Levin,
editor of The Internet Letter, please e-mail me at [e-mail],
and I will send you the article.

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                       Job Opening at UNT

The Department of Public Administration and Institute for Emergency
Administration and Planning at the University of North Texas are seeking
applications for a tenure-track position in public administration at the
assistant professor level to begin September 1, 1994. Preference will be given
to candidates with a terminal degree and demonstrated research interest in
emergency planning and administration. ABDs nearing completion of their degree
will be considered. Degrees need not be in Public Administration; related
disciplines will be considered. Candidates should submit a letter of
application, curriculum vitae, and the names of three references by December
1, 1993; however applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Appplications should be mailed to Bob Bland, Chair, Department of Public
Administration, P.O. Box 13136, Denton, TX 76203-6176. For more information,
contact Dave Neal, Institute for Emergency Administration and Plannning,
[phone]; e-mail: [e-mail].

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                      Announcing EMED-L

EMED-L is an electronic mailing list for health care professionals in
emergency medicine. The list functions as an automatic mail/distribution
system for the exchange of information and issues relating to a particular
subject - in this case - emergency medicine. As a member of the list you will
be able to pose questions or opinions that will automatically be distributed
to all other members of the list. As the list grows, you will be able to
seemlessly communicate with members throughout the country - if not the world.

To subscribe to the list send an e-mail message to [e-mail]
Leave the subject area blank (it will be ignored anyway). In the body of the
message just type the following:

subscribe [e-mail] <email-address>

where <email-address> is your email address.

That's all. If you have a signature automatically appended to your email you
may get a notice back that majordomo doesn't recognize your signature as a
command. If you can, turn off your signature for this message. Any questions?
Drop me a line. Spread the word. Emergency Medicine is one of the only medical
specialties utilizing the internet in this way. This list is sponsored by the
Emergency Medicine group at UCSF. All questions pertaining to the list should
be forwarded to [e-mail] (Chris Barton).

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              Concerned about RF Microwave Radiation?

[Received the following from [e-mail]:]

Brazil is installing a large scale program on cellular personal communication
without any discussion on its potential hazards in exposing the population to
RF microwaves. They are injuring our National Constitution since there is a
law that any large-scale program should be preceded by a ecological study made
by brazilian and invited foreign scientists. Also this study must be made
public. They have done nothing!

The frequency used is 900 MHz, but will be changed to 1.8 GHz in the future.
Europe is using 450 MHz. The telephone companies are not taking any care of
excessive radiation and they are following 1950 American specifications.

If you have any information about potential hazards, please reply. Thank You
very much for your cooperation.

V.Baranauskas. Fac.Electr.Engr. State University of
Campinas, 13100 Campinas SP BRAZIL

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            Call for Contributions to Loma Prieta Papers

The four-volume NEHRP (National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program) Report
to Congress describing the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake is now being finalized.
The report is intended to be the reference archival document for this
disaster. Abstracts are being sought from professional engineers and
architects, researchers, government officials, and owners of structures for
the third volume, "Performance of Man-Made Structures." Brief descriptions of
proposed papers should be sent as soon as possible to Stephen Mahin, Editor,
or Guillermo Santana, Volume Coordinator, NEHRP Volume on Performance of
Man-Made Structures, c/o Earthquake Engineering Research Center (EERC),
University of California at Berkeley, 1301 South 46th Street, Richmond, CA
94804, [phone]; fax: [phone]. The section on lifelines is being
prepared by Anshell Schiff, and abstracts on lifeline issues should be sent to
him at 27750 Edgerton Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022, [phone].

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Speaking of the EERC . . .
           Developing Performance-Based Seismic Design Standards

The Earthquake Engineering Research Center (EERC) at the University of
California at Berkeley has been awarded a contract from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency to investigate user needs and develop a plan of action for a
future "Problem Focused Study" project. The project will identify issues
related to seismic performance characteristics and performance-based design
for new and existing construction. To foster national involvement in these
issues, EERC will seek input from experts around the country. A "User Needs
Colloquium" will be organized for spring 1994, bringing together
representatives from the differenct disciplines involved. For
more information contact Dr. Andrew S. Whittaker, Associate Director, EERC,
University of California at Berkeley, 1301 South 46th Street, Richmond, CA
94804-4698, [phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail: admin@eerc.
berkeley.edu.

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                       (Ever more) Meetings

[These are the latest conferences for which we have received announcements.
Other notices appear in most prior issues of Disaster Research.]

National Community Crisis Response Team Training Institutes. Sponsor: National
Organization for Victim Assistance. Washington, D.C.: January 24-28 and
February 7-11, 1994. Contact: Director of Training, National
Organization for Victim Assistance, 1757 Park Road, N.W., Washington, DC
20010, [phone].

International Workshop on Seismotectonics and Seismic Hazards in South East
Asia. Hanoi, Vietnam: January 27-February 4, 1994. Contact: National Centre
for Scientific Research of Vietnam, Institute of Geophysics, Box 411, Buu dien
Bo Ho, Hanoi, Vietnam; fax: [phone].

The Biswell Symposium: Fire Issues and Solutions in Urban Interface and
Wildland Ecosystems. Walnut Creek, California: February 15-17, 1994. Poster
presentations of fire issues or solutions in the urban interface or wildland
ecosystems are being solicited. Abstracts should be submitted by December 1,
1993. Contact: Dr. David R. Weise, USDA Forest Service, Forest Fire
Laboratory, 4955 Canyon Crest Drive, Riverside, CA  92507, [phone];
fax: [phone]; Internet:fswa/s=d.weise/ou=s27L05a@ mhs.attmail.com.
To obtain conference registration materials, contact University Extension,
University of California, Davis; within California: [phone]; from
Davis, Dixon, Woodland or outside California: [phone]. For technical
inquiries contact Robert Martin, Department of Environmental Science,
University of California-Berkeley, [phone].

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