conference programme - CDEMA

6 th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management“CDM: Reflection, Introspection, Moving Forward “Hyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad5 th – 9 th December, 2011TIME SESSION ROOM10:30 am – 12:00 pm Topic: Understanding the Impact: Strategies for Effectively Capturing Disaster LossesSpeaker: Mr. Michael Hendrickson, Economic Affairs Officer, UN ECLAC, Trinidad & TobagoTIMEPanel Respondents Capturing Losses for Small and Large Events – A Synopsis of the Jamaica Experience 1991–2011Presenter: Mr. Ronald Jackson, Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and EmergencyManagement, JamaicaExperiences from BrazilPresenter: Major Marcio Luiz Alves, Secretariat of Civil Defense, Government of Brazil Lessons learned from Cyclone Pat in Aitutaki in 2010Presenter: Mr. Charles Carlson, Director, Emergency Management Cook Islands, Cook Islands Experiences from the St. Vincent Flood Event April 2011Presenter: Ms. Michelle Forbes, Director (Ag), National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO), St.Vincent and the GrenadinesDisinventar – Revealing what was once hiddenPresenter: Dr. Balfour Spence, Associate Professor & Chair, Applied Disaster and Emergency Studies(ADES) Program, Brandon University, CanadaQuestions, Discussion, Summary and Recommendations12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Chair: Mr. Don Corriette, Programme Officer, Office of DisasterManagement, DominicaRoom: JadeCONCURRENT: POSTER PRESENTATIONSPort of SpainBallroomChair: Mr. Benedict Peters, National Disaster Coordinator,National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA), GrenadaRoom: RubyPresentation A Focus: Potential Long-term Health Hazards from Exposureto Geothermal Emissions at Sulphur Springs, Saint Lucia:Community Hazard PreparednessPresenter: Ms. Erouscilla Joseph 1 , Dr. Richard Robertson 1 ,and Ms. Denise Beckles 2 , 1 Seismic Research Centre (SRC),University of the West Indies (UWI), Trinidad & Tobago;2 Earthquake Unit, University of the West Indies (UWI),Presentation AFocus: R3I CAP-based Emergency Alerting NetworkPresenter: Mrs. Danielle Evanson, R3I Project Officer,UNDP Barbados and the OECSQuestion and AnswerPresentation BFocus: Tsunami Ready!Page 12 – Version 10 (Updated 28 November, 2011)