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International Workshop on Standardization for Emergency
Preparedness
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), with support from and in cooperation with the
New York University (NYU) International Center for Enterprise Preparedness (INTERCEP),
is pleased to announce an international workshop on the subject of emergency preparedness.
This workshop is being convened in direct response to the urgent request from the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) Strategic Advisory Group on Security, to address the
critical need for an international standard for emergency preparedness.
| Dates: |
April 24-26, 2006 |
| Location: |
Villa La Pietra
International Conference Center
of New York University
Florence, Italy |
| Purpose: |
No international standard currently exists for emergency preparedness.
Yet, recent large-scale disasters ranging from tsunamis and hurricanes to earthquakes
and terrorism underscore the importance of consensus guidance and international
coordination in emergency readiness, response, and recovery efforts.
The purpose of the meeting will be to reach an International Workshop Agreement (IWA),
to be published by ISO, for emergency preparedness and operational continuity.
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| Process: |
Given the urgency of the need and the significant time frame necessary to develop
a new standard, the forum will focus on existing consensus-based national standards and
guidance in the area of emergency management. These standards have been submitted and
provided to all registered participants for review and comment. At the meeting,
activity will focus on the evaluation of submitted standards and their applicability
for the International Workshop Agreement. The IWA will be published by ISO and is anticipated to
be subject to further evolution into an ISO standard.
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| Participation: |
All ISO member bodies are invited to promote the workshop nationally and to
encourage participation. Organizations involved with emergency preparedness and
operational continuity are welcome and encouraged to attend.
To make the necessary meeting arrangements and insure sufficient space, pre-registration is required.
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| Agenda and Documents: |
The second
draft agenda has been recently circulated. The document
register lists the contributions that have been submitted, including the
national standards that will be reviewed at the meeting.
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| Registration: |
The deadline for registering for this meeting is
15 March 2006. To help cover the costs of the event, there is a $250
(USD) meeting fee. The registration
form is available for download, or attendees can also register directly on-line. For those which this meeting fee poses a
financial hardship, waiver of the fee will be considered. A block
of hotel rooms has been reserved by the host for meeting attendees. The
cut-off date for reserving rooms from this block is
20 March 2006.
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| Contacts: |
The contact from NYU InterCEP is its Executive Director, Bill Raisch (intercep@nyu.edu,
1.212.998.2000).
The ANSI contact for this event is Matt Deane (mdeane@ansi.org,
1.21.642.4992).
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