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Welcome to The George Washington University,
Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management:
Crisis and Emergency Management
Newsletter Website

November 2002                                                 Volume 3 - Number 2
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About this site...
The EMSE 232 Disaster Newsletter is produced by the students in the Fall 2002 class EMSE 232: Crisis and Emergency Management at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. The student authors include Brandy Berker, Scott Burnotes, Sadatoshi Koike, Nilgün Sarp, Dana Griffin, Molly Weber, Raymond Cheung, Erdem Ergin, Falah Al-Mahan, Sarp Yeletaysi, Ana Hill, Tom Ruffini, Joaquin Toro, Alan Petro, Charlotte Sullivan, Jeffrey Good, Jeff Miller, Chris Upham, Thom Carr, Jerry Conley, Eric Schmidt and Elizabeth Whitaker.  
   The purpose of the EMSE 232 Disaster Newsletter is to provide its readers with a current perspective of activities in the disaster managment field in the United States and around the world.  The Newsletter iscluded information on current disaster management trends in the areas of research, funding, technologies and consulting.  This information is provided in brief summaries of current activities accompanied by computer link or reference to more detailed information.  
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   If you would like more information about  GW's Crisis and Emergency Management class, or if you have any coments about the intent or content of this website, feel free to contact:
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 - the students authors
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Table of contents...
Perspectives:
- Alluvium On Gorge of Macul, Santiago De Chile
     by Joaquin Toro

- Man Made Disaster, The Evacuation of Vietnam in Retrospect
     by Dana Griffin

- Same Incident, Two Perspectives 
     by Eric R. Schmidt

- Personal Experience 
     by Falah Al-Mahan

- Improvised Response to the Marmara Earthquake
      by Erdem Ergin

- My Experiences in Disaster Management
      by Tom Ruffini

- Use of Military Forces for Humanitarian Disaster Relief: Revisiting Somalia 
      by Jerry Conley

- The First Hours of The Major Kocaeli Earthquake on August 17th, 1999: 
     From the Viewpoint of a Survivor 
        by Sarp Yeletaysi

- My Disaster Experience
     by Jeffery Good

- U.S Military Response to Hurricane Mitch 
     by Jeff Miller

Red Crescent Society:
- Mission & Activities of Red Crescent Society
     by Sadatoshi Koike

Hurricane Season Update:
- 2002 Hurricane Season Update
     By Chris Upham

International Update:
- Have You Ever Heard Of ISDR?
     by Scott Burnotes 

Conference Update:
- Upcoming Conferences in January and February, 2003 
     by Brandy Christine Berker-Keippala

Training Update:
- Training Programs for Economic Development officials 
     sponsored by the Economic Development Administration (EDA) and FEMA 
        by Ana Lucia Hill

Community Programs:
- Citizen Corps Update 
     by Raymond Cheung

- DC Community Citizen Response Program 
     by Alan Petro

FEMA Update:
- Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration (FIMA) 
     by John F. Smith

World Trade Center Update:
- What the IFG Has to Offer Victims of the World Trade Center Attacks 
     by Charlotte Sullivan

- WTC Tenants: Where are they now? 
     by Elizabeth Whitaker

Oregon Study:
- GAO Report on Oregon Inlet Jetty Project
     by Thom Carr

Communications Issues:
- Protecting America’s Freedom in the Information Age:
     A Report of the Markle Foundation Task Force (October 7, 2002)
         by Molly Weber

Disclaimer: The EMSE 232 Disaster Newsletter is produced and distributed as an information tool to its readers.  Should you wish to remove your name from the distribution list please contact George Haddow at george_Haddow@hotmail.com or at (301) 270-5554.