1) Emergency Management
   a) What is EM?
   b) Why has it become a timely subject?
   c) Transition to EM evolution in the US

2) History of EM in the US
   a) US culture 
   b) Drivers
     i) Risk exposures (weather, health, man-made, etc)
     ii) Social 
     iii) Economic –can tie in with historical development of our infrastructure 
   c) Late 19th century developments
   d) Early 20th century (up until WWII) –ad hoc specific disaster relief
   e) Post WWII –Preparedness Era
      i) Civil Defense
      ii) Federal programs (up until 1979)
      iii) State programs worth mentioning

3) Government Roles 
   a) Local – first responders
     i) Responsibilities
     ii) Capabilities
   b) State
     i) Responsibilities
     ii) Capabilities
     iii) Cases:  Examination of several State’s capabilities
       (1) Pre FEMA
       (2) 1980 to present
   c) Federal - FEMA and other Federal programs post 1979—Modern Era of Response and Recovery
   d) International

4) Business Role
   a) Non-profits
   b) For profits

5) EM in the 21st Century
   c) Where EM is heading in the US –Mitigation Era
   d) Where EM is heading in foreign countries
   e) Trends in research activities and programs
     i) Challenges
     ii) Opportunities

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