World Conference on Disaster Management WCDM

June 19 – 22, 2011, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto/Canada – presented by the Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness –
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  • WCDM) is the pre-eminent conference of its kind – providing you with the opportunity to gain valuable education, training and best practices to assist you, your organization and your community mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies and disaster.
  • The 2011 WCDM will offer a unique and distinguished experience in a climate that fosters change.
  • World Renowned Experts: Learn from industry experts on how to develop effective resiliency tactics to sustain your business operations and communities during critical times – choose from an array of educational workshops, plenary and concurrent sessions … (full text Why).

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Program Overview – Innovative Solutions for a Modern World: WCDM recognizes the many challenges that our unique industry is faced with. 

It will take progressive minds and collective thoughts to develop innovative strategies that will sustain future infrastructures.  WCDM 2011 has injected this forward thinking into our program and is ready to share it with you!

WCDM’s program continued focus is to help break down silos and encourage professionals in all fields of disaster management, in both public and private sectors, to work together. WCDM offers the greatest opportunity to network with peers and colleagues from over 35 countries who share the same challenges and have the same goals. Our international selection of expert presenters from around the world are carefully selected from over 280 to deliver 74 ground-breaking sessions that will leave you inspired when you return to your office. Not only will they help you to learn, they will challenge you to solve problems with innovative solutions and theories and to look into the future to better understand emerging risks and threats.

Please join us and hear from industry experts in our educational workshops, plenary and concurrent sessions covering the following topics: … (full long text).