Washington, DC - Impact 2008--One Voice • One Vision 

Thursday Sep 11 - 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Communicating from the Frontline: Research-Based Tools and Techniques for Communicating Effectively about High Concern/High Stress Issues

Dr. Vincent Covello is founder and Director of the Center for Risk Communication. Over the past 25 years, he has held numerous positions in academia and government, including Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences and Clinical Medicine at Columbia University. Prior to his joining the faculty at Columbia, Dr. Covello was a senior scientist at the White House Council on Environmental Quality in Washington, DC, a Study Director at the National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences, and the Director of the Risk Assessment Program at the National Science Foundation.

Dr. Covello received his doctorate from Columbia University and his B.A. with honors and M.A. from Cambridge University in England. He is on the editorial board of several journals and is the Past President of the Society for Risk Analysis, a professional association with over 2,500 members. Dr. Covello has authored or edited over 25 books and over 75 published articles on risk assessment, management, and communication.

The handouts referenced in his talk are below.

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http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/WHO_CDS_2005_31/en/

http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/WHO%20MEDIA%20HANDBOOK.pdf

http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/WHO%20MEDIA%20FIELD%20GUIDE.pdf

http://www.who.int/entity/csr/resources/publications/WHO%20MEDIA%20HANDBOOK%20WALL%20CHART.pdf

http://www.wpro.who.int/internet/files/eha/toolkit/web/technical_guidelines.htm#tools

Generously sponsored by Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company

Thursday Sep 11 - 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Speaker to be announced.

Friday Sep 12 - 8:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Dennis Anderson - FM Global

Is your budget a roll of the dice? How do you play the odds so revenue is preserved and operations continue? Tables will compete in the ultimate game of risk survival by prioritizing risks and allocating budget money to complete loss prevention recommendations in an effort to reduce the possible impact of property loss at the world renowned Capitol Hill University.

Come one, come all, and roll the dice if you dare. Each team member will be assigned a “role” to play, putting you in the shoes of higher education risk professionals. Can your team choose the best mitigation strategies while gambling on uncertainties and perils facing campus property? Are you up for the challenge?

Friday Sep 12 - 12:15 PM - 1:35 PM

At lunch on Friday, we will hold our annual business meeting. The agenda will include the official passing of the gavel, induction of new officers, and a preview of the 2009 and 2010 conferences.

The honors committee will also announce the individual(s) selected to receive the DRM distinction and the Innovative Risk Management Solutions Award. This event will also recognize all emeritus members.

The 2007 annual conference minutes from the business meeting at the conference in Denver.

Generously sponsored by United Educators

Saturday Sep 13 - 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Jeff Allison - FBI - Homeland Security

This session will address the issue of Campus Public Safety in a Homeland Security Environment. Given growing concerns over the potential eruption of violence on campuses, crisis management is a concern to us all. Come to this general session and hear from Mr. Allison, whose job involves coordinating with higher education on FBI and Department of Homeland Security Issues.

National Summit on Campus Public Safety

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