1. Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning: A Step-by-Step Approach. Sponsor: International Quality and Productivity Center (IQPC). Chicago, Illinois: February 12-13, 2002; San Francisco, California: February 19-20, 2002. http://www.iqpc.com.

2. Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Annual Meeting. Long Beach, California: February 6-9, 2002. http://www.eeri.org.

3. Critical Incident Stress Management Conference. Sponsored by: International Critical Incidence Stress Foundation. In association with: Idaho Emergency Medical Services. The four-day conference offers 11 different one- and two-day courses. Boise, Idaho: February 7-10, 2002. http://www.icisf.org/dates.htm

4. Solutions to Coastal Disasters 2002. San Diego, California: February 24-27, 2002. The four main conference tracks are Coastal Storms, Seismic Effects, Impacts on Climate Change, and Shoreline Change. http://www.asce.org/conferences/cd2002/index.html. 

5. Cites on Volcanoes Conference - Auckland, New Zealand -February 12th – 16th, 2001. An international  meeting to bring together volcanologists, sociologists, psychologists, emergency managers, economists  and city planners to re-evaluate volcanic crises preparedness and management in cities and densely populated areas.

6. A NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON: HOSPITAL/WMD CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT  February 25-26, 2002 • Harrah’s Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV. http://www.nigi.org/nigi.htm This conference will provide you with the tools to: 

· Create a comprehensive emergency management system (risk assessment, hazard analysis, response & recovery) for your hospital 
· Clearly define the role of your Hospital and Hospital Networks for better preparedness and response on state and local levels 
· Plan the integration of Hospitals into Community Emergency Response Systems.
· Formulate an Internal Disaster Plan to improve your hospital’s capacity to respond