Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN)
EDEN Annual Meeting The Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) annual meeting will be October 18 to 20 in Fargo, North Dakota. With the theme of "Sharing Disaster Education Tools," this meeting is open to extension educators working and interested in the natural or manmade disaster arena. Hosted by the North Dakota State University Extension Service and University of Minnesota Extension Service, the meeting will feature keynote speakers; concurrent sessions; a business meeting; and information sharing through displays, posters, and presentations.Confirmed speakers include Mike Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota, who will speak about public health education, and Tim Sellnow, North Dakota State University communication professor, who will share best practices in risk and crisis communication.An optional pre-conference training session on "Crisis Intervention Tools" will be taught by Mary Young, National Organization for Victim Assistance Board Member and Missouri NOVA Community Crisis Team Director.The optional post-conference tour will go to Grand Forks, North Dakota, and East Grand Forks, Minnesota, to view flood recovery and mitigation. A meeting with border protection staff and high frequency radio ID livestock tag researchers and manufacturers will also be included.The meeting agenda features a wide variety of topics. Click on 2005 Annual Meeting in the left column on the EDEN Web site at http://www.eden.lsu.edu for more details and registration information.
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Oct 18, 2005 03:32 PM
to Oct 20, 2005 03:32 PM |
| Where | Fargo, ND |
| Contact Name | Becky Koch |
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