Conference on Disaster Preparedness and Response; held at Georgia Tech

？备灾和救灾？？ 提议在佐治亚理工学院举行的会议？将侧重于各种主题相关的规划，准备和应对灾害，以及恢复和缓解。会议的主要目标是从人道主义和企业/经济的角度阐明准备和应对灾害的机遇和挑战，确定重要的研究问题，为研究机会创造学术意识，并为非政府组织（ngo）、企业和政府在其战略、政策和投资方面确定优先事项。在过去十年中，自然灾害和人为灾害席卷了世界各地，受到了广泛关注。除了自然灾害之外，还有恐怖活动、战争等造成的人为危机，这些危机在危险和缺乏基本必需品（包括住房、水、食物和安全）方面往往对人口产生类似的影响。这些灾害往往破坏或摧毁基础设施，改变社会和经济条件，对人民产生重大影响。的生活。它们对企业和整体经济也有很大的影响。现在大家都很清楚，灾难的规划、准备和应对需要多方的合作，包括非政府组织、私营部门和政府。注重备灾（而不仅仅是反应）成为所有有关各方感兴趣的一个关键领域。鉴于所面临问题的复杂性和生命的利害关系，在这一领域有巨大的学术研究需求和潜力，预计这项研究的影响将在可以拯救的生命数量和经济价值方面都是显著的。拟议的会议将侧重于确定备灾和救灾方面的研究领域，这些研究领域很可能取得成功并具有很高的潜在影响。

?Disaster Preparedness and Response? ? a proposed conference to be held at Georgia Tech ? will focus on various topics relevant to planning, preparing, and responding to disasters, as well as recovery and mitigation. The main objectives of the conference are to articulate the opportunities and challenges in preparing and responding to disasters, both from a humanitarian and a corporate/economic perspective, to identify important research issues, to create academic awareness for the research opportunities and to establish priorities for non-government organizations (NGOs), corporations, and the government in terms of their strategies, policies, and investments. Natural and man-made disasters swept through various parts of the world and received much attention over the past decade. In addition to natural disasters, there are also manmade crises that result from terrorist activities, war, etc., which often have similar effects on populations in terms of danger and lack of basic necessities, including shelter, water, food, and safety. These disasters often damage or destroy the infrastructure, change the social and economic conditions, significantly affecting peoples? lives. They also have a big impact on businesses and the economy overall. It is now well understood that planning, preparing, and responding to a disaster requires the collaboration of many parties, including NGOs, the private sector, and the governments. Focusing on preparedness (rather than on response only) emerged as a key interest area for all parties involved. Given the complexity of the problems faced and the lives at stake, there is a tremendous need and potential for academic research in this area, and the impact of this research is expected to be significant both in terms of the number of lives that can be saved and the economic value. The proposed conference will focus on the identification of research areas in disaster preparedness and response that are likely to be successful and have high potential impact.