Agenda (Draft)

8:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions - Format of the workshop - Sharad Mehrotra
9:30 a.m. Presentation from Jim Goltz - History of the initiative, intended goals, progress, etc.
9:45 a.m. Panels
  9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Earthquake Scientists and Engineers
Thomas Heaton
Richard Allen
10:15 a.m. Break
  10:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. Social Scientists/Policy Experts
Deb Riopelle
Mark Benthien (information transfer) *
  10:50 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. Emergency Managers and Stakeholders
Wendy Milligan (SoCal school district emergency management consultant)
Mark Bassett (Regional OES)
Ellis Stanley (City of LA) *
Parents
School district
12:00 p.m. Lunch
12:45 p.m.

Presentation from RESCUE - Nalini Venkatasubramanian

  • What is RESCUE working on for earthquake information dissemination
  • Earthquake scenario and introduction to afternoon workshop session
1:30 p.m. Presentation from School Broadcasting Company **
1:45 p.m. Afternoon Session (discussion)
  • What are the barriers and solutions to earthquake information dissemination - social issues?
3:00 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m.

Afternoon Session continued

  • What are the barriers and solutions to earthquake information dissemination - technological issues?
4:15 p.m. Wrap up and next steps
5:00 p.m. Adjourn

* did not attend
** slides were presented but unavailable