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Joining a Disaster Management Association
David Alexander University College London
Why join an association?
• to enjoy a sense of belonging to something
• to identify oneself with a phenomenon
• the "weight of numbers" - together, people have a more authoritative voice
• improve one's curriculum vitae - demonstrate greater seriousness or more command of the field.
• to have the products of the association (take courses, read newsletters and journals, etc.)
• to get to know people, institute a dialogue with experts or others
• to gain greater visibility in the social environment of work.
Why join an association?
International Association of Emergency Managers
www.iaem.com
IAEM-Europa www.iaem.eu
UK Emergency Planning Society www.the-eps.org
Institute of Civil Protection and Emergency Management
www.icpem.net/Home/tabid/55/Default.aspx
International Civil Defence Organisation www.icdo.org
International Research Committee on Disasters
www.ijmed.org/exec_board.php
i-Rec Post-Disaster Reconstruction Group www.grif.umontreal.ca/i-Rec.htm
The International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation
of Natural Hazards www.umanitoba.ca/institutes/natural_ resources/naturalhazards/home.htm
WADEM wadem.medicine.wisc.edu
The Society for Risk Analysis www.sra.org
TORRO: The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation
www.torro.org.uk
Reuters Foundation AlertNet www.alertnet.org
And last but not least....
Discussion groups, for example:
[email protected] c/o www.radixonline.org
Join up!
