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U.S. Hurricane News & Resources
 

If you would like to share information about a call for articles, papers or presentations with IAEM members, please e-mail Karen Thompson, IAEM Web Site Content Manager, at thompson@iaem.com.

Call for Authors: Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief (10/27/08) Academic editorial contributors are being sought for the Encyclopedia of
Disaster Relief, a new 2-volume reference to be published in 2010 by
SAGE Publications. This comprehensive work will be marketed and sold to college, public, and academic libraries and includes some 450 articles, covering all aspects of disaster relief and related disciplines in the social sciences, including terms and practices, profiles of relief organizations, biographies, and descriptions of past relief efforts worldwide. We are now making assignments with a deadline of July 1, 2009. Each article, ranging from 800 to 4,000 words, is signed by the
contributor. The General Editors for the encyclopedia are K. Bradley Penuel and Mathew Statler, Ph.D. of New York University,  who will review all the articles for editorial content and academic consistency.
     If you are interested in contributing to the encyclopedia, it can be a
notable publication addition to your CV/resume and broaden your
publishing credits. Payments for the articles are honoraria that range from a $50 book credit at SAGE Publications for article submissions totaling up to 1,000 words to a free set of the finished encyclopedia (a $250 value) for contributions totaling 10,000 words. More than this, your involvement can help assure that credible and detailed data, descriptions, and analysis are available to students of disaster-relief issues.

     The list of available articles (Excel file) and Style Guidelines are
prepared and will be sent to you in response to your inquiry. Please
then select which unassigned articles may best suit your interests and
expertise. If you would like to contribute to building a truly outstanding
reference with the Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief, please contact me by the e-mail information below. Please provide a brief summary of your background in disaster-relief related issues. Thanks for your time and interest. -- Sue Moskowitz, Managing Editor, Author Recruitment
Golson Media, relief@golsonmedia.com.
 

CCEP Issues Call for Presentations for WCDM 2009 (09/25/08)

The Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness (CCEP) has released a Call for Presentations for the 19th World Conference on Disaster Management (WCDM). WCMD 2009 will be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Canada, June 21-24, 2009. WCDM is an annual event that addresses issues common to all aspects of disaster management. The conference program includes speakers from many parts of the world and provides excellent opportunities for training and networking among those in the fields of Emergency Planning/Management, Business Continuity, Emergency Response, Risk Management, IT Disaster Recovery, Disaster Management Research, Emergency Communications, Emergency Health, Security, HR, Environmental, Community Planning, as well as for the organizations which supply and service these professions. The 2009 conference theme will be: " A Climate for Change - Communication, Collaboration and Co-operation." Deadline: Dec. 5, 2008.

Wessex Institute of Technology Issues Call for Abstracts for Three Conferences (07/30/08) The call for abstracts is now open for the three conferences listed below, offered through the Wessex Institute of Technology and supported by IAEM-Europa:

• ERES 2009 7th International Conference on Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures, May 11-13, 2009, Cyprus learn more
• SAFE 2009 3rd International Conference on Safety and Security Engineering, July 1-3, 2009, Rome, Italy learn more
• 1st International Conference on Disaster Management and Human Health, Sept. 23-25, 2009, New Forest, UK learn more

Call for Papers: International Symposium on Human Behavior in Fire (07/07/08) The International Symposium on Human Behaviour in Fire is unique in that it is the recognized platform to discuss and debate current human behavior in fire issues, review strategies and scan the horizon for emerging trends and long term developments. The theme for the 4th Symposium, set for July 13-15, 2008 at Robinson College, Cambridge, is "Fire Safety – Putting People First." In putting people first, the Program Committee wishes to encourage new voices in the field, interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary activities and global participation. Participants are invited to focus on current serious issues, areas of contention, advances in knowledge and future developments in the field of human behaviour in fire and related fields. In so doing the symposium will: attempt to address the human behaviour data deficit;• seek new insights in the field and related fields; promote innovation through fresh ideas; and encourage translation of research into practice. Submission deadline: Nov. 3, 2008  details here

IAEM Bulletin 2008 Special Focus Topics. IAEM welcomes articles for the 2008 Special Focus Issue topics for the IAEM Bulletin.

The IAEM Bulletin Invites Submissions. The IAEM Bulletin, the monthly newsletter of the International Association of Emergency Managers is always looking for articles of interest to our readers. Learn more.

Journal of Emergency Management Invites Submissions. The Journal of Emergency Management comes out six times a year, and is peer-reviewed. The journal's Web site has advice for authors.