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Beyond September 11th: An Account of Post Disaster Research
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NSF Media Briefing

Beyond September 11th: An Account of Post-Disaster Research

Engineers Week
Monday, February 23, 2004

National Science Foundation
Arlington, Virginia


Welcoming Remarks and Introductions
John Brighton, Assistant Director for Engineering, NSF
Arden Bement, Acting Director, NSF
Dennis Wenger, program director, Infrastructure Systems Management and Hazard Response Program, NSF
View webcast segment. (18:43 min.)

The Events of September 11: From the Eyes of the Research Community
Miriam Heller, Competition Coordinator for Human and Social Dynamics, NSF
View webcast segment. (11:50 min.)

Researcher presentations

Topic: September 11 disaster research
Dennis Mileti, professor and chair, Department of Sociology at the University of Colorado at Boulder and past director of the Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center
Speaker biography.
View webcast segment. (9:28 min.)

Topic: Disrupted infrastructure at the WTC site
William "Al" Wallace, professor of decision sciences and engineering systems, School of Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Speaker biography.
View webcast segment. (11:54 min.)
View presentation only (captioned).

Topic: Digital mapping and spatial data at ground zero
Susan Cutter, Carolina Distinguished Professor and director of the Hazards Research Lab, Department of Geography, University of South Carolina
Speaker biography.
View webcast segment. (11:46 min.)
View presentation only (captioned).

Topic: Outburst of volunteerism following September 11 attacks
Alice Fothergill, assistant professor of sociology, University of Vermont
Speaker biography.
View webcast segment. (10:04 min.)
View presentation only (captioned).

Topic: Business outreach and response following September 11 attacks
David McEntire, program coordinator and assistant professor of emergency administration and planning, Department of Public Administration, University of North Texas
Speaker biography.
View webcast segment. (10:33 min.)
View presentation only (captioned).

Topic: Service flexibility in response and recovery at WTC
Rae Zimmerman, professor of planning and public administration and director of the Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems (ICIS), Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University
Speaker biography.
View webcast segment. (12:59 min.)
View presentation only (captioned).

Closing Remarks/Q+A
View webcast segment. (12:37)


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