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Date:         Fri, 18 Dec 1992 12:09:25 -0700
From:         HAZARDS@COLORADO.BITNET
Subject:      Disaster Research - 106

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Here's the latest from DISASTER RESEARCH  December 18, 1992

                DISASTER RESEARCH 106
                 TABLE OF CONTENTS:
 (Just a few tidbits before taking off for the Holidays)

1)  ADPC on the Internet
2)  A Message from DR
3)  Meetings
4)  Help Wanted

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                  ADPC on the Internet

Joining the many world disaster organizations now accessible via the Internet,
is the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) at the Asian Institute of
Technology in Bangkok. Their e-mail address is:

                    adpc@cs.ait.ac.th

The ADPC is enthusiastic about becoming part of the Internet and says, "we
hope [this new facility] will open up new and more active communication with
our colleagues in the field of disasters and disaster management. . . . We
also have a UNIENET E-mail address: UNX016."

We urge readers who have or know of resources on the Internet that the ADPC
might find useful to contact the center.

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                           A Message from DR

      To All Our Friends On
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                                 Meetings

"Reducing the Risks of Nonstructural Earthquake Damage" - Earthquake Education
Center Mitigation Workshops. Sponsor: South Carolina Emergency Preparedness
Emergency Management Division. Columbia, South Carolina: January 29, 1993;
Spartanburg, South Carolina: February 5, 1993; Charleston, South Carolina:
February 19, 1993. Contact: The Earthquake Education Center, Charleston
Southern University. P.O. Box 10087, Charleston, SC 29411, (803) 863-8090.

Establishing an Incident Command System for Emergency Response-Short Course.
Sponsor: Department of Engineering Professional Development, College of
Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension. Houston, Texas:
February 8-9, 1993. Contact Engineering Registration, The Wisconsin Center,
702 Langdon Street, Madison, WI 53706, (800) 462-0876; fax: (608) 263-3160.

Sixth Annual Hunger Research Briefing and Exchange. Sponsor: The Alan Shawn
Feinstein World Hunger Program and Interaction, The American Council for
Voluntary International Action. Providence, Rhode Island: April 14-15, 1993.
Contact the World Hunger Program, Brown University, Box 1831, Providence, RI
02912, (401) 863-2700; fax: (401) 863-2192; telex: 952095; e-mail:Robert_Chen
@brown.edu.

Fire-Rescue International 93. Sponsor: International Association of Fire
Chiefs (IAFC). Dallas, Texas: August 28-September 1, 1993. Contact: IAFC, 4025
Fair Ridge Drive, Fairfax, VA 22033-2868, (703) 273-0911; fax: (703) 273-9363

The Practical Approach to Hazardous Substances Accidents. Sponsors: Major
Industrial Accidents Council of Canada (MIACC), Air & Waste Management
Association, and Environment Canada. Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada:
September 7-10, 1993. Contact: MIACC, 265 Carling Avenue, Suite 600, Ottawa,
Ontario, K1S 2E1, Canada; (613) 232-4435; fax: (613) 232-4915.

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                           Help Wanted

EMERGENCY PLANNING DIRECTOR - Immediate opportunity to administer the Dane
County Emergency Management functions based in Madison, Wisconsin. These
functions include emergency management planning and implementation of plans
for public protection and services before/during/after natural and other
disasters, emergency medical services, and hazardous materials emergency
management. Supervises a staff of nine professional and clerical personnel.
For job description and application, contact: Dane County Employee Relations
Office, Room 418, City-County Building, Madison, WI 53709, (608) 266-4123.

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        Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center
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