1. Forum On RISK MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENTS OF NATURAL HAZARDS “Toward a Safer America: Building Natural Hazard Resistant Communities Through Risk Management and Assessments” February 5 - 6, 2001

2. James Harrison, Deputy Federal Coordinator Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research James Harrison, Deputy Federal Coordinator Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research ADMINISTRATIVE REMARKS DAY 2 RISK MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENTS OF NATURAL HAZARDS “Toward a Safer America: Building Natural Hazard Resistant Communities Through Risk Management and Assessments”

3. ! This forum is being audio recorded to aid in the development of the proceedings. Audio tapes will NOT be made available or distributed!

4. LOGISTICS BALLROOM Registration and Coat Room General Session Refreshment Breaks and Luncheon @ Day One Breakout Session @ Day (Sessions 1B & 2B) Poster and Display Area Restrooms - Just Outside, Near Elevator Phones: Just outside near elevator and in Hotel Lobby Phone Messages: Use (202) 638-5900, Posted by Coat Room MEZZANINE LEVEL (MZ) 2 Breakout Sessions @ Day: Council Room (Sessions 1A & 2A) Caucus Room (Sessions 1C & 2C)

5. AGENDA Today Recap of Day 1 Panel and Breakout Sessions by Moderators Panel - Col (sel) Mark Welshinger, (USAF) Assistant Federal Coordinator for Department of Defense/ Air Force and Army Affairs, OFCM 1AMr. Michael Buckley, Director, Technical Services Division, Mitigation Directorate, FEMA 1BDr. David Cleaves, National Program Leader, Fire Systems Research, Research and Development, Vegetation Management and Protection Research, USFS 1CDr. Christopher Adams, Research Scientist, CIRA, Colorado State University

6. Contributions to Natural Disaster Reduction and Risk Assessments Moderator: Dr. Stuart Nishenko, Earthquake Policy Advisor, Mitigation Directorate, FEMA SNDR Strategic Plan, Dr. Stuart Nishenko US Forest Service - Dr. David Cleaves, National Program Leader, Fire Systems Research US Dept. Agriculture - Dr. Steven Shafer, National Program Leader, Global Change National Institute of Standards and Technology - Dr. David Evans, Chief, Fire Safety Engineering Division National Weather Service - Mr. Donald Wernly, Chief, Performance and Awareness Division, Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services US Geological Survey - Dr. Timothy Cohn, Theme Coordinator for Hazards AGENDA Today

7. Contributions …..(con’t) US Army Corps of Engineers - Mr. Ronald R. Conners Environmental Protection Agency - Mr. James Makris, Director, CEPPO Housing and Urban Development - Mr. William E. Freeborne, Mechanical Engineer NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research - Dr. John Gaynor, Director, US Weather Research Program National Science Foundation- Dr. Ann Bostrom, Program Director, Decision, Risk, and Management Sciences Program Bureau of Economic Analysis - Dr. Barbara Fraumeni, Chief Economist Federal Emergency Management Agency - Ms. Donna Dannels, Director, Policy and Assessment Division, Mitigation Directorate US Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Dr. Andrew J. Murphy, Senior Technical Advisor, Division of Engineering Technology National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service - Ms. Frances Holt, Chief, Atmospheric Research and Applications AGENDA Today

8. Luncheon Address Media and Disasters: Why we are not the Enemy Mr. Daniel Dubno Producer and Technologist, CBS News Special Events AGENDA Today

9. Breakout Sessions: Risk Management Discussions -Ramifications of Risk Assessment and Decision Making for Natural Hazards 2A: How to Characterize/Reconcile the Tradeoffs… (Council Room, MZ ) Moderator: Dr. John Sorensen, Director, Emergency Management Program, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (DOE) 2B: How do we improve/change policies…. (Ballroom ) Moderator: Dr. Ben Wisner, Environmental Studies Program, Oberlin College 2C: Risk Management and Public Perception of (Caucus Room, MZ ) Vulnerabilities... Moderator: Dr. Betty Hearn Morrow, Director, Lab for Social and Behavioral Research, International Hurricane Center, Florida International University AGENDA Today

10. Recap of Breakout Sessions by Moderators 2A Dr. John Sorensen, Oak Ridge National Laboratory 2B Dr. Ben Wisner, Oberlin College 2C Dr. Betty Hearn Morrow, Florida InternationalUniversity AGENDA Today

11. Panel: National Perspectives on Risk Assessment and Decision Making for Natural Hazards Moderator: Dr. Susan Cutter, President, Association of American Geographers and Director, Hazards Research Laboratory, University of South Carolina Dr. Ronald McPherson, Executive Director, American Meteorological Society Dr. Robert Hamilton, Deputy Executive Director, Division on Earth andLife Studies, National Research Council Dr. Margaret Davidson, Acting Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Dr. Robert Hirsch, Associate Director for Water, U.S. Geological Survey Mr. Robert F. Shea, Director, Program Support Division, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency AGENDA Today

12. Next Steps/Action Plan Mr. Samuel P. Williamson, Federal Coordinator for Meteorology Ms. Margaret Lawless, Chairperson of the Subcommittee for Natural Disaster Reduction (SNDR) and Acting Executive Associate Director for Mitigation, FEMA AGENDA Today

13. Next Recap of Day 1 Day 1 Panel: Colonel (Sel) Mark Welshinger, OFCM (USAF) 1A: Mr. Michael Buckley, FEMA 1B: Dr. David Cleaves, USFS 1C: Dr. Christopher Adams, CIRA, Colorado State Univ.