About This Event

Title: Inaugural Japan – U.S. Sister Cities Natural Disaster Preparedness and Response Exchange

Date: September 15-17, 2010

Location: Seattle, WA – Seattle Office of Emergency Management Operations Center

To address the critical need of disaster preparedness and bi-lateral exchange, Peace Winds America (PWA) is hosting its inaugural Natural Disaster Preparedness and Response Exchange from September, 15-17 at Seattle’s state-of–the-art Office of Emergency Management Operations Center. The Exchange will bring together high-level Japanese and U.S. disaster management professionals from municipal, state, and national levels to build capacity and increase collaboration in the field of natural disaster preparedness and response. The program goal is to exchange best practices, explore innovative methods, and enhance public-private collaboration to improve disaster preparedness and response on both sides of the Pacific.

Topics of the Exchange Include:

·      Earthquakes: Lessons Learned

·      Cyclones/Typhoons, Tsunamis, and Floods

·      Emergency Operations Centers

·      Chains of Command

·      Role of National Authorities & Regulating Agencies

·      Disaster Assessments and Info Distribution

·      New Technologies in Prediction & Preparedness

·      Transition from Response to Recovery

·      Role of the Military

·      Working Across Jurisdictions

·      Working with NGOs & Community Action Groups

·      Public – Private Collaboration

·      Pandemic Disease (H1N1)

·      Working with the Media

Public Sector Participation Includes:

Honolulu Department of Emergency Management

City of Seattle Office of Emergency Management

San Francisco Department of Emergency Management

State of Washington

State of California

State of Hawaii

Department of Homeland Security

FEMA

City of Hiroshima

City of Osaka

City of Kobe

Hiroshima Prefecture

Osaka Prefecture

Hyogo Prefecture

Select Members – Japanese Cabinet

Japan Ministry of Defense

Private Sector Participation Includes:

The Boeing Company

KING/KONG Communications, Inc.

Microsoft

Puget Sound Energy

Sister Cities International

Takeda Pharmaceuticals

Peace Winds Japan

For information regarding participation please contact Maya Winkelstein at winkelstein@peacewindsamerica.org