List members may be interested to hear of this upcoming conference
PROPOSED SESSIONS OF THE “DISASTER AND SOCIAL CRISIS RESEARCH NETWORK” FOR
THE 5TH EUROPEAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
The 5th European Sociological Association Conference, “Visions and
Divisions: Challenges to European Sociology”, will be held in Helsinki,
August 28th - September 1st 2001.
The newly recognized by the ESA, “Disaster and Social Crisis Research
Network,” plans to organize five regular sessions during the Conference (See
Below). Sociologists and other Social Scientists who are interested in
making a presentation in one of these sessions should submit an abstract of
not more than 250 words, no later than January 31, 2001, to the respective
session coordinators.
Details regarding the conditions for publishing the abstract in the
Conference Abstracts, the deadlines for submission of the papers and the
terms of presentation will be provided to the prospective participants at a
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Now that I have been co-ordinating the network for some time (16 =
months), I thought it would be useful to review - with all of you - how =
it is going. For this reason, I am sending a SHORT questionnaire =
(below). Please type your answers after the questions and return by the =
end of July 2000 to [log in to unmask] The results will be collated and =
circulated to the list, together with some analysis of the messages =
posted to the network in this period. =20
I look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes
John
Dr John Twigg, Benfield Greig Hazard Research Centre
Department of Geological Sciences, University College London
Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT
phone 020-7679-2436, website http://www.bghrc.com=20
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NATURAL-HAZARDS-DISASTERS MEMBERSHIP SURVEY=20
June 2000
Please write your answers in CAPITAL LETTERS after the questions.
1. Which country do you live/work in?
2. What kind of organisation do you work for?
a) University/higher education/research
b) Non-governmental organisation
c) National/local government
d) UN/other multilateral agency
e) Company
f) Independent/self employed
g) Other (please specify)
3. What is your professional discipline/interest?
a) Physical sciences
b) Social sciences
c) Disaster management
d) Engineering
e) Other (please specify)
4. How did you learn about the natural-hazards-disasters network?
a) Article in newsletter/journal
b) Hypertext link from website
c) From colleague/friend
d) Other (please specify)
5. Have you promoted the network among friends and colleagues (yes/no)?
6. How useful has the network been to you in your work/interests?
a) Very useful
b) Useful
c) Not useful
7. In what ways has the network been useful to you? Please =
explain/describe briefly.
8. =20
a) Have you ever posted a message to the network requesting information =
(yes/no)?
If the answer to was yes,=20
b) How many replies did you receive (less than 10, 10-19, 20-29, etc.) ?
c) Were some of the replies useful (yes/no)?
d) If appropriate, give an example of how replies have benefited your =
work.
9. =20
a) Have you ever offered to share information with others by posting a =
message to the network?
b) If the answer was yes, how many replies/requests did you receive =
(less than 10, 10-19, 20-29, etc.)?
10. What do you think is the network's
a) best feature?
b) worst feature?
11. How do you think the network could be improved?
Thank you for helping. Please email this reply to [log in to unmask] by =
the end of July 2000.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Now that I have been co-ordinating the =
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of you=20
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questionnaire=20
(below). Please type your answers after the questions and =
return by=20
the end of July 2000 to <A =
href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]</A>=20
</FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The results will be collated and =
circulated to=20
the list, together with some analysis of the messages posted to the =
network in=20
this period. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I look forward to hearing from =
you.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Best wishes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>John</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dr John Twigg, Benfield Greig Hazard =
Research=20
Centre<BR>Department of Geological Sciences, University College =
London<BR>Gower=20
Street, London WC1E 6BT<BR>phone 020-7679-2436, website <A=20
href=3D"http://www.bghrc.com">http://www.bghrc.com</A> <BR>Join the=20
natural-hazards-disasters network <A=20
href=3D"http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists/natural-hazards-disasters">http:/=
/www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists/natural-hazards-disasters</A>=20
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><U>NATURAL-HAZARDS-DISASTERS MEMBERSHIP =
SURVEY=20
</U></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>June 2000</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Please write your answers in CAPITAL =
LETTERS after=20
the questions.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1. Which country do you live/work =
in?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2. What kind of organisation do =
you work=20
for?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>a) University/higher=20
education/research</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>b) Non-governmental =
organisation</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>c) National/local =
government</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>d) UN/other multilateral =
agency</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>e) Company</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>f) Independent/self =
employed</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>g) Other (please specify)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>3. What is your professional=20
discipline/interest?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>a) Physical sciences</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>b) Social sciences</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>c) Disaster management</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>d) Engineering</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>e) Other (please specify)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>4. How did you learn about the=20
natural-hazards-disasters network?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>a) Article in =
newsletter/journal</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>b) Hypertext link from =
website</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>c) From =
colleague/friend</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>d) Other (please =
specify)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>5. Have you promoted the network =
among=20
friends and colleagues (yes/no)?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>6. How useful has the network =
been to you in=20
your work/interests?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>a) Very useful</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>b) Useful</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>c) Not useful</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>7. In what ways has the network =
been useful=20
to you? Please explain/describe briefly.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>8. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>a) Have you ever posted a message to =
the network=20
requesting information (yes/no)?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If the answer to was yes, =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>b) How many replies did you receive =
(less than 10,=20
10-19, 20-29, etc.)</FONT> <FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>c) Were some of the replies =
useful=20
(yes/no)?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>d) If appropriate, give an =
example of how=20
replies have benefited your work.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>9. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>a) Have you ever offered to share =
information with=20
others by posting a message to the network?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>b) If the answer was yes, how many =
replies/requests did you receive (less than 10, 10-19, 20-29,=20
etc.)?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>10. What do you think is the=20
network's</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>a) best feature?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>b) worst feature?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>11. How do you think the network =
could be=20
improved?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thank you for helping. Please =
email this=20
reply to <A href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]</A> by =
the end of=20
July 2000.</FONT></DIV>
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