Save the Date! 11/1 – Bay Area Regional Disaster Resilience Initiative

Workshop to Build a Disaster Resilient Region

Where: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field

When: Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

How: The Workshop will engage Bay Area stakeholder organizations to discuss and provide input on several high-priority issues and what needs to be done to enhance Bay Area disaster recovery capabilities:

  • Transitioning from response to recovery decision-making:  who and how?
  • Planning for long-term housing for displaced residents and rebuilding homes and businesses
  • Enhancing resilience by developing regional capabilities through innovative use of technologies
  • Keeping businesses in the Bay Area
  • Financing needed actions before and after disaster strikes to speed recovery

We Need Your Help!

  • Local and regional government organizations
  • —Businesses, business associations, and unions
  • Community and educational institutions and social service organizations
  • Utilities and other service providers
  • Hospitals and health care providers
  • Organizations that focus on environmental issues, economic development, and housing and construction
  • State and federal agency partners

More information about the Initiative http://quake.abag.ca.gov/resilience