Do yourself a favour

This entry is part 1 of 8 in the series WCDM 2011

This entry is part 1 of 8 in the series WCDM 2011I attended WCDM for the first time in 2010, and it is fair to say I probably only went because they accepted my proposal to present a paper. It was such a great experience that I was very keen to return again this year, [...]

Social Media as a preparedness tool

This entry is part 2 of 8 in the series WCDM 2011

This entry is part 2 of 8 in the series WCDM 2011The 21st World Conference on Disaster Management got underway in Toronto today with a program of half and full day workshops. If you have not been to WCDM before, then you are missing one of the best education events in the industry. As they have been [...]

Crisis Leadership

This entry is part 3 of 8 in the series WCDM 2011

This entry is part 3 of 8 in the series WCDM 2011My second session for Sunday was Peter Power’s Crisis Leadership Workshop. The session provided a very wide ranging summary of ideas and theories around the subject of Leadership. A subject that seems to have many varied definitions and meanings – as became obvious by [...]

Meaning of life the universe and everything

This entry is part 4 of 8 in the series WCDM 2011

This entry is part 4 of 8 in the series WCDM 2011This essentially sums up two of the sessions I attended on Monday morning at WCDM. The keynote presentation of the conference was entitled “World on the Edge”, presented by Lester Brown. Brown is President of the Earth Policy Institute. It was refreshing to receive [...]

Ethics and interactions

This entry is part 5 of 8 in the series WCDM 2011

This entry is part 5 of 8 in the series WCDM 2011Sometimes the best information exchanges at a conference occur outside the formal sessions. This was certainly the case for me this afternoon. I attended an interesting session from John Orlando, “Ethical Issues in Business Continuity Management and the Future of the Profession“.  I have [...]