I'm at a conference with founder and host of WCDM. I'll see if I can discuss with him over next couple of days.
Doug Allport (613) 294-4425 Blackberry (613) 271-1040 Office
From: "Patrick Gannon" <pgannon@warningsystems.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:54:55 -0400 To: <emergency-adopt-events@lists.oasis-open.org> Cc: <emergency-adopt@lists.oasis-open.org> Subject: [emergency-adopt] FW: 2nd Call for Presentations - WCDM 19-22 Jun 2011
Events SC,
After the IAEM InterOp, let’s plan to discuss whether to
submit presentation proposals and/or plan for an InterOp demo at WCDM.
Patrick Gannon
From: World Conference on Disaster Management
[mailto:eventemails@divcomevents.ccsend.com] On Behalf Of World
Conference on Disaster Management
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 11:34 AM
To: tlaten@warningsystems.com
Subject: 2nd Call for Presentations
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Call for
Presentations
Deadline to Submit - November 26, 2010
The
World Conference of Disaster Management (WCDM) and The Canadian Centre for
Emergency Preparedness (CCEP) is now calling for presentations for the 21st
WCDM taking place June 19 - 22, 2011 in Toronto, Canada.
For
this year's call for presentations we are particularly interested in
receiving abstracts on case studies and resilience as well as submissions
in the categories listed below.
PLEASE
REVIEW INFORMATION BELOW BEFORE CLICKING TO SUBMIT
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Conference Overview
& Audience
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The 21st
WCDM will bring delegates from over 40 countries within the fields of
Emergency Management, Business Continuity, Emergency Response, Risk
Management, IT Disaster Recovery, Disaster Management Research, Emergency
Communications, Emergency Health, Security, HR, Environmental,
Community Planning, as well as for the organizations which supply and
service these professions.
A major
goal of the WCDM is to offer a program that challenges delegates by
examining traditional concepts and methods, and provides:
- new ideas and approaches to problem
solving
- both leading edge and topical
presentations
- opportunities to connect with key
individuals and organizations across the disaster management spectrum
The
2011 Conference theme
will be based around: Innovative
Solutions to the Increasingly Complex World of Disaster Management
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Who Should Submit
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If you
have some knowledge to share with international delegates within disaster
management fields mentioned above and comply with the theme and objectives
below, please submit your abstract today. Or if you know of someone who
might be interested in presenting, please pass on this Call for Presentation
onto them.
Submissions
of abstracts have to comply with the Theme
and Objectives of the conference. In addition For this year's call for
presentations we are particularly interested in receiving abstracts on case
studies and resilience as well as submissions in the categories listed
below:
- Real Events/Lessons Learned
- Emerging Trends in Disaster
Management
- The Human Element in Disaster
Management
- Technical Issues/Threats
- Disaster Management Principles &
Practices
- Academic//Research and Development
- Resilience
- Case Studies
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Steps to Submit
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Please
visit our web site at http://www.wcdm.org/Toronto/call-for-papers.html to
access the Call for Presentations
Submitters
will be guided through four submission steps:
- Create an Account (if you haven't
previously OR if you have forgotten
your log-in
you can click on the hyperlink within the returning users to have your
password emailed to you)
- Add Speakers (or view the list of
"My Speakers" that you already submitted. If you would like
to update your speaker details please email acarley@wcdm.org)
- Add Presentation
- Assign Speakers to the Presentation
(you can assign speakers you have previously submitted)
- Submit for Review
Submission
of abstracts (Deadline November 26, 2010)
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Questions
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If you
have any questions please call Adrian Gordon at (905) 330-4069 or email: agordon@ccep.ca
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Presented
by: The
Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness (www.ccep.ca)
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