This symposium may be of interest to those of you involved with disaster preparedness.
From: Breeden, Cara (NIH/NLM) [C] [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 9:22 AM
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Subject: [IFLA-L] Register now for the 2011 Disaster Information Outreach Symposium
I'd like to invite you to attend the Disaster Information Outreach Symposium for and about information professionals meeting disaster information needs. The symposium will be March 29-30, 2011 at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. There is no charge to attend.
Presentations will feature research results, project reports, and personal experiences of librarians active in managing health information and other library resources to improve disaster outcomes. Librarians' actions in response to the H1N1 influenza outbreak, the Haiti earthquake, major U.S. hurricanes, and local emergency events will illustrate practical ways to be involved. Speakers will discuss the online resources, communications, social media, and NLM programs that support responders’ abilities to make well-informed decisions and communicate health messages to the public.
There will be updates on the development of disaster information competencies and a new disaster information specialization being developed by the Medical Library Association.
The symposium will be a great opportunity to network with like-minded information, disaster medicine, public health and emergency management professionals and learn more about disaster information outreach.
For more information and to register, please visit http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/symposium2011.html.
Seats are limited, so I'd encourage you to register soon. To receive updates on the symposium and news on other disaster information outreach-related resources, you may also wish to join our DISASTR-OUTREACH-LIB listserv at http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/dimrclistserv.html.
Sincerely,
Cara Breeden, MLS
Aquilent, Inc., supporting the mission of the
National Library of Medicine
Specialized Information Services Division
Disaster Information Management Research Center
Democracy Plaza Bldg. 1
6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 1030
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4876
United States of America
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