{"525151":{"#nid":"525151","#data":{"type":"event","title":"2016 Disaster Response and Mitigation Forum","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EApril 27\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E, 12:30-6PM\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Garage @ Square on Fifth\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E848 Spring Street NW\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAtlanta, GA 30308\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) and the Georgia Tech Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems (CHHS) are pleased to host the 2016 Disaster Response and Mitigation Forum on April 27, 2016.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThrough our keynote and two panel sessions, we are bringing together governmental experts, policy makers, researchers, and decision makers from the public and private sector to share current efforts, research, and new problems identified in the space of disaster and humanitarian response.\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E The goal for the Forum relates to understanding ways in which to advance science and technology to improve disaster response. The Forum will feature two panels including federal, state and local agency representatives, as well as speakers from NGOs, industry, and academic researchers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETopics we will explore include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003Ethe current state of the art practices and strategies for disaster response and mitigation\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Eongoing research and technology development to support and enhance our current capabilities\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Ethe role of community in response\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Ethe gaps and opportunities to improve response systems, and\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Eunderstanding the ways in which to advance science and technology to improve response and mitigation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThrough this limited engagement, stakeholders will share, learn, and build problem solving coalitions against the many new and rapidly emerging population-level problems affecting our country and the world at-large.\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E We are pleased to announce Director Jim Butterworth, Director of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency\/Homeland Security, as our keynote. Please\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/disaster-response-and-mitigation-forum-speakers\u0022\u003Eclick on the Speakers link\u003C\/a\u003Eto learn more about the speakers who will be with us that day to share their insights and experiences.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThose who are interested in submitting posters, please go to: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/disaster-response-and-mitigation-forum-poster-session\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/disaster-response-and-mitigation-forum-poster-session\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E Registration cost is free, however registration is required for participation. Please click on the Registration Tab and sign up to join us! We will follow up with a networking reception featuring a poster session at the end of our day.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"2016 Disaster Response and Mitigation Forum"}],"uid":"27187","created_gmt":"2016-04-15 10:33:52","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:15:59","author":"Anita Race","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2016-04-27T13:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2016-04-27T19:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2016-04-27T19:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2016-04-27 17:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2016-04-27 23:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2016-04-27 23:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/disaster-response-and-mitigation-forum\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/disaster-response-and-mitigation-forum\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}