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Project Title:
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Increasing National Resilience to Hazards and Disasters
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PGA-COSEPUP-09-01
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Major Unit:
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Division on Earth and Life Studies
Policy and Global Affairs
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Sub Unit:
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Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy
Division on Earth and Life Studies
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RSO:
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Eide, Elizabeth
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Subject/Focus Area:
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Earth Sciences; Environment and Environmental Studies; National Security and Defense; Policy for Science and Technology; Transportation and Infrastructure
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Increasing National Resilience to Hazards and Disasters
January 18, 2011 - January 21, 2011
Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel
739 Canal Street at Bourbon
New Orleans, Louisiana
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If you would like to attend the sessions of this meeting that are open
to the public or need more information please contact:
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| Contact Name:
Eric Edkin
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eedkin@nas.edu
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Fax:
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Agenda:
Tuesday, January 18th
Open session | “Grand A” room*, Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel | 1730-1830 hours
1730-1830 Craig Colten, Louisiana State University, Keynote presentation
“Forgetting the Unforgettable: Social Memory and Resilience in New Orleans”
*Limited room space for this open session; please indicate your intent to attend this presentation to Eric Edkin (eedkin@nas.edu); attendance will be permitted as long as space is available
1830-1930 Committee Dinner
End of open session
Closed session | 1930-2030, Committee and NRC staff only
End of closed session
Wednesday, January 19th
Closed session | 0700-0745 hours, Committee and NRC staff only, working breakfast
End of closed session
Open session | Bus | 0800-1700
0800-1130 New Orleans, guided by Pam Jenkins, University of New Orleans & Doug Meffert, Tulane University
(Bus is now filled to capacity)
1130-1230 Drive to Waveland, Mississippi
1230-1500 Visit stops in Waveland, Gulfport, and Biloxi, Mississippi
1500-1700 Discussion (in meeting room of a local facility in Gulfport or Biloxi)
Discussion about resilience topics with ~6-8 invited, local individuals/groups (including NGOs, local government officials, university researchers). Individuals currently being confirmed.
End of open session
Committee return to New Orleans by bus—arrive ca. 1900 at Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Thursday, January 20th
Workshop | “Toulouse A&B” room | 0715 – 1730
Closed session | “Toulouse A&B” room, Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel | 0715-0815
Committee, staff, and facilitators only; working breakfast
End of closed session
Open session | Toulouse A&B | 0830-1730
0830-0845 Welcome and opening remarks Susan Cutter, Committee chair
0845-0930 Keynote presentation
Allison Plyer, Greater New Orleans Community Data Center
“The New Orleans at Five: From Recovery to Transformation”
0940–1500 Panel sessions (5)
Facilitated by Ann Olsen, Meridian Institute
0940-1025 Business-Insurance-Real Estate panel
Eric Nelson – Travelers Vice President, Personal Insurance
Julie Rochman – President and CEO, Institute for Business and
Home Safety
Ommeed Sathe -- Director of Real Estate Strategy, New Orleans Redevelopment agency
1025-1040 Break
1040-1125 Critical Infrastructure panel
Marcia St. Martin – Executive Director, Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans
Justin Augustine – CEO, New Orleans Regional Transit Authority and
Vice President, Veolia Transportation
Greg Grillo – Entergy Corporation, Director-Transmission Project Management Construction and Incident Commander
NN – Verizon Wireless (confirmed, awaiting name of individual)
1130-1215 Governance panel
Earthea Nance – University of New Orleans
Bill Stallworth – Executive Director/Councilman East Biloxi Coordination and Relief Center/Biloxi City Council
Stephen Murphy – Director of Planning, City of New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Response
1215-1315 Lunch
1315-1400 Social Capital panel
Natalie Jayroe – CEO Greater New Orleans and Acadiana Food Bank
Pam Jenkins – University of New Orleans
Steven Bingler – Concordia
1405-1450 Healthy Populations and Responsive Institutions panel
Joseph Donchess – Executive Director, Louisiana Nursing Home Association
Knox Andress – Emergency Preparedness Director, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Anthony Speier – Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Behavioral Health, Louisiana
Paul Byers – Acting State Epidemiologist, Mississippi State Department of Health
1450-1510 Break
1510-1630 Breakout sessions
Committee, panelists, and audience move to one of five breakout sessions, representing each of the five panels
1630-1730 Plenary session
End of open session
Friday, January 21st
Closed session | “St. Louis” Room | 0800 – 1400
Committee and NRC staff only
End of closed session and end of meeting
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Closed Session Summary Posted After the Meeting
The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the meeting:
Susan Cutter
Bud Ahearn
Patrick Crawford
Gerald Galloway
Michael Goodchild
Howard Kunreuther
Meredith Li-Vollmer
Monica Schoch-Spana
Susan Scrimshaw
Ellis Stanley
Gene Whitney
The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:
1. Content/information learned from the field trip, workshop and keynote presentations.
2. Plan for upcoming meeting in Iowa.
3. Writing assignments.
The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:
None.
Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:
February 1, 2011
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