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The seminar in Belfast took place on the 11th June, 2010. The details are as follows.
Date and Time: 11 June 2010, 10:00-16:45
Venue: Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Training Centre (79 Boucher Crescent, Belfast)
Theme: Questions on UK Disaster Education, Learning and Resilience Building
Programme:
| 10:00 - 10:35 |
Opening Session |
| 10:00 - 10:10 | Welcome address:
Louis Jones, Acting Chief Fire Officer & Chief Executive Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service |
| 10:10 - 10:35 |
Dr. Andrew Collins, Disaster and Development Centre, Northumbria University
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| 10:35 - 11:40 |
Session One |
| 10:35 - 11:05 | Presentation:
Gerry Killen, Emergency Planning Society, Northern Ireland
'Emergency Planning: Enhancing the Profession'
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| 11:05 - 11:40 | Presentation:
Dr. Mark Pelling, Kings College, London |
| 11:40 - 11:50 |
Coffee/ Tea Break |
| 11:50 - 13:20 |
Session Two |
| 11:50 - 12:20 | Presentation:
Dr. Yilmaz Ozmen, Association of Natural Disasters and Road Safety, Turkey
'NGO's and Their Activities for the Disaster Prevention and Management: Turkish Case' |
| 12:20 - 12:50 | Presentation:
Dr. Christine Hagar, Dominican University, USA
'Crisis Informatics: Educating Information Professionals'
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| 12:50 - 13:20 | Presentation:
Dr. Anne Wilson, Public Health Agency lead for Emergency Preparedness, Northern Ireland
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| 13:20 - 14:10 |
Lunch |
| 14:10 - 16:45 |
Session Three |
| 14:10 - 14:40 | Presentation:
Mr. Tilahun Tesfaye Bekele, Independent Consultant, Ethiopia
'Disaster Education in Ethiopia: Overview'
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| 14:40 - 15:10 | Presentation:
Claire Carleton, Belfast Resilience Forum, Northern Ireland
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| 15:10 - 15:40 | Presentation:
Richard Kotter, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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| 15:40 - 15:50 |
Coffee/ Tea Break |
| 15:50 - 16:30 | Discussion (Chair: Dr. Mark Pelling) |
| 16:30 - 16:45 | Summing up and Closing (Dr. Andrew Collins) |
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