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The seminar in Newcastle took place on
3rd March, 2009. The details are as follows.
Date and Time: 03 March 2009, 10:00-16:00
Venue: Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters (Nissan Way, Sunderland)
Programme:
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Opening Session |
| 10:00 - 10:10 | Welcome address:
Iain Bathgate, Chief Fire Officer, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service
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| 10:10 - 10:20 | Guest of Honour:
Kenichi Suganuma, Consul General of Japan in Edinburgh
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| 10:20 - 10:30 | Inauguration of ESRC Disaster Education Seminar Series by:
Kenichi Suganuma, Consul General of Japan
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| 10:30 - 13:00 |
Session One |
| 10:30 - 10:55 | Andrew Collins, Director, Disaster and Development Centre, School of Applied Sciences, Northumbria University
'Introduction to Disaster Education Seminar Series' |
| 10:55 - 11:35 | Presentations:
Dr. Hiromi Kurosaki, Tokushima University, Japan
'Development of Disaster Management Education Tools'
Hideyuki Shiroshita, DPRI, Kyoto University
'Importance of Taking Holistic Approach to Disaster Education in Schools' |
| 11:35 – 11:50 |
Tea Break |
| 11:50 - 12:20 | Presentation:
John J. Walsh, Assistant Director, National Center for Emergency Preparedness, Vanderbilt University, USA
'Disaster Education in U.S. Schools' |
| 12:20 - 12:40 | Presentation:
Ian Robertson, Group Manager, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Services
'Fire Service Engagement with Schools and Young Children'
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| 12:40 - 13:00 | Presentation:
Alex Bennett, Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Northumberland Fire and Rescue
Services
'The 2008 Northumberland Floods and their Impact on Education
Infrastructure' |
| 13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00 - 16:00 |
Session Two |
| 14:00 - 14:25 | Presentation by:
Beth Steiner, Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
'UK HE and Disasters'
Jessica Camburn, Save the Children and ELRHA
'The Enhanced Learning and Research for Humanitarian Assistance (ELRHA) project'
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| 14:25 - 15:40 | Discussion (Chair Andrew Collins) |
| 15:45 - 15:55 | Special Guest Remarks and Inauguration of Series:
John Shipley, Leader, Newcastle City Council
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| 16:00 | Closing:
Kevin Hepple, Area Manager, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Services |
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