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From: Fundter, Dick <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: 16 April 1999 11:18
Subject: International Conference
>International Conference on Disaster Management and Medical Relief
>(DMMR)
>
>Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 14 to 16 June 1999
>
>Conference Web-site: http://dmmr.minbzk.nl/
>
>The Netherlands Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations has
>created a follow-up to the successful 'International Conference on Local
>Authorities confronting Disasters and Emergencies (ICLA)', held in
>Amsterdam in 1996.
>
>The June 1999 'International Conference on Disaster Management and
>Medical Relief' (DMMR) will be jointly organised in alliance with two
>more Dutch ministries, Health, Welfare & Sport, and Defence. The event
>will be part-sponsored by the European Commission.
>
>The International Conference on Disaster Management and Medical Relief
>will examine how all levels of authority, from governmental top to
>relief managers 'at the sharp end', respond to the needs of the
>community. This will cover aspects ranging from basic safety conditions
>to specialised medical trauma care.
>
>In a nutshell, the four-fold conference objective is to:
> - encourage discussion around an alert, pro-active stance by all
>layers of governments, to ensure the community's 'right to safety';
> - exchange information and fresh ideas around the organisation of
>Disaster Medicine in its broadest context;
> - highlight the operational and technical chances and restraints
>of Disaster Medicine;
> - provide a forum focusing on the management of psycho-social
>impact of large-scale emergencies.
>
>Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 June 1999 will begin and end with plenary
>sessions during which leading national and international authorities
>will share their specific experiences from their political and
>administrative perspectives. Keynote speakers will include M Pierre
>Bourque, Mayor of Montreal, Canada, Mr. Bill Campbell, Mayor of Atlanta,
>USA and Mr. Wang Shou Hai, Mayor of Wuhan, Peoples Republic of China.
>The Conference will comprise four half-day sessions, each with up to
>seven parallel workshop topics in-and-around Disaster Management and
>Medical Relief.
>
>Several Field Trips on Wednesday 16 June 1999 will give participants a
>first-hand view of scenarios and contingency planning for Disaster
>Management and Medical Relief in the Netherlands.
>
>
>
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