Upcoming Event: November 20, 2008
GWU Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management
Homeland Security, Emergency and Risk Management Forum
Title: Two Missions, One Department: De-conflicting ‘homeland security’ and ‘emergency management’ in the post-President Bush era
Moderator:
- Joseph A. Barbera, MD, Co-Director, Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management, GWU
Discussants:
- Janet Benini, Former Director of Planning and Response White House Homeland Security Council
- Peter G. LaPorte, Former Director Washington DC Emergency Management Agency during 9/11 and Anthrax 2001
When: Thursday - November 20, 2008 4:00 - 6:00
PM
Where: GWU Marvin Center, Room 308 (800 21st Street
@ H Street NW, Washington, DC convenient to the
Foggy Bottom Metro Station)
The George Washington University Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management (ICDRM) is proud to announce the Third Homeland Security, Emergency and Risk Management Forum of the 2008 - 2009 academic year on Thursday, November 20, 2008.
Forum Description:
As the federal government transitions to a new Presidential administration, it is imperative that the past two decades’ experience with emergency management and homeland security be examined at both the strategic and tactical levels. Policy change is required to clarify the current tangled state of readiness for emergencies and disasters in the U.S.
Future policy must address clarification of roles at the federal, state and local levels, delineation of authority to match responsibility and re-emphasis on respect for federalism. Because of the inherent differences between the doctrine and practices of homeland security and emergency management, addressing their relationship and interface should be the starting point for this analysis. The future relationship between ‘homeland security’ and ‘emergency management’ will therefore be the focus for the November 20, 2008 GWU ICDRM Forum..
Please note:
Like all GWU/ICDRM Forums, this is expected to be a frank discussion under "not-for-attribution" rules, and therefore it is not open to the media.
Additional Information:
Refreshments will be available at 4:00 PM. The program will commence promptly at 4:30 PM. There is no registration fee for the forum series, however we do request that you RSVP to Sergio De Cosmo, Research Assistant, The GWU Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management. Email to sdecosmo@gwu.edu is preferred, however, please feel free to call with any questions to 202-994-6736.
