DRC 40th Conference

Conference Agenda

Friday, April 30

11:50 Lunch and Photo Exhibit

SESSION THREE:

1:15 “From Theory to Praxis: The Impact of Disaster Research for Practitioners and Needs for the Future”

PANELISTS: Roy Popkin, Sarah Norman, Everett Ressler, and Richard Rotanz
MODERATOR: Everett Ressler
RECORDER: Jennifer Wilson

DESCRIPTION:Topics covered in this session included discussion of the successfulness of disaster research versus other types of research in meeting the needs of practitioners. Panelists and audience contributors also analyzed the need for increased collaboration between the academic and practitioner world.

SESSION FOUR:

3:00 “The Role, Importance, and Need for Multidisciplinary Research in the Disaster Field: Challenges and Opportunities”
- PANELISTS: Risa Palm, Anthony Oliver-Smith, and Linda Bourque
- MODERATOR: David Simpson
- RECORDER: Arthur Oyola-Yemaiel

DESCRIPTION: This session reviewed challenges that arise in multidisciplinary work, the areas that are most desperately in need of it, and actions that can be taken to encourage this type of research in the future.

4:20 Tour of the DRC Facilities
5:30 Dean's Reception