Symposium on Wind Hazards

9988226 mehta美国的风暴，如飓风和龙卷风，目前造成大量伤亡、商业中断、大量财产损失和人民生活中断。据估计，每年平均有3万多所房屋或住宅单元因极端风事件而被摧毁或无法居住。在过去的二十年里，仅飓风一项，美国的损失就达到1999年的1000亿美元。将于1999年冬季在华盛顿特区举行一次专题讨论会。研讨会的目的有两个方面：1)从建筑师、工程师、建筑规范官员、建筑商、贷款人和其他参与建筑行业的人以及决策者那里确定科学和技术项目以及公共政策问题；2)采取措施，以创新系统为导向的研究发展，为减轻风暴的影响提供短期和长期的方法。选择研讨会的地点是为了方便连接行业的所有利益相关者和决策者访问。研讨会将对公众开放。研讨会的形式是在两天的上午和下午分别有四名主题演讲者和六场小组讨论。此格式旨在邀请所有研讨会与会者参与。本次研讨会由美国风力工程协会主办，并由美国土木工程师协会（ASCE）、国家标准与技术研究院（NIST）、国家海洋与大气管理局（NOAA）、联邦紧急事务管理局（FEMA）、全国住宅建筑商协会（NAHB）等组织共同主办。

9988226MehtaWindstorms in the United States, such as hurricanes and tornadoes, currently cause high levels of deaths and injuries, business interruption, a large amount of property damage, and disruption in the lives of people. It is estimated that an average of more than 30,000 homes or dwelling units are destroyed or made uninhabitable each year as a result of extreme wind events. Over the last twenty years, from hurricanes alone, the losses in the United States are $100 billion in 1999 dollars.A symposium will be held in Washington, DC, during the winter of 1999. The purpose of the symposium is two-fold: 1) to identify scientific and technical programs as well as public policy issues from architects, engineers, building code officials, builders, lenders and others involved in the construction industry, as well as decision-makers, and 2) to take steps toward innovative system-oriented developments of research thrusts in technologies for immediate and long-term approach for mitigating the impact of windstorms. The venue for the symposium is chosen to permit easy access by all stakeholders in the connection industry and decision-makers. The symposium will be open to the public.The format for the symposium will be four keynote speakers in the mornings and afternoons of the two days and six panel discussions. This format is designed to solicit participation by all attendees of the symposium. The symposium is sponsored by the American Association for Wind Engineering and co-sponsored by several organizations including the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), and others.