The past week I have been on holiday, making my way to Toronto for the Conference. The sessions here kicked off Sunday afternoon with a workshop – was looking forward to this as an opportunity to meet John Bircham from New Zealand. I have read a lot of his writing on the net, and he [...]
… my first webcast (pt1)
April 7, 2010 By 2 Comments
Eventually! To make things more manageable, both for me to get a good recording, and for you to make viewing easier, I have split the Presentation into 2 webcasts. This is using Slideshare, and if you want to go there rather than use the embedded player, there is a link. As always, appreciate your questions [...]
… BCI Summit Day 2
March 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Day 2 is over. Started with a presentation from the ABC (national broadcaster) on the critical role of broadcasting on an emergency. Interesting survey (show of hands) by presenter – only 2% of room full of BC people have an emergency plan, that they have practised, at home. Interesting to hear how the ABC used [...]
… uncertainty and resilience
March 25, 2010 By 3 Comments
… a trip to Toronto
January 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The World Conference on Disaster Management is celebrating its 20th birthday this year. June 6-9 in Toronto, Canada. I have been accepted as a presenter for the conference, which is a great honour. My session was inspired by the themes of the event – 20 years of progress and Emergency Management and BC working together. It occurred to me [...]
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