1 THE INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SOCIETY Newsletter - ISSUE 30 – September 2017 ISSN 2033-1614 In this issue TIEMS Organization Update Cocktails and a crisis CPE: Cocktail Party Exercise The ASSET High Level Policy Forum Insights on Relevant Science- in-Society Related Issues in Public Health Emergencies of International Concern TIEMS Philippines Chapter th Inaguration of TIEMS Philippines Chapter 18 July 2017 Pre-announcement of Inte Global Facility for Disaster Reduction The International Emergency Management Society and Recovery (GFDRR) Joint Workshop DRS- TIEMS continues its international development, and is spreading 7&14 projects: out its activity more and more worldwide, welcoming new members and chapters. These new members and chapters add Aligning the Resilience-Related valuable expertise and cultural diversity to the TIEMS Research Efforts in international network, which comprises users, planners, the EU DRS Projects researchers, industry, managers, response personnel, practitioners, social scientists, and other interested parties The ASSET Final Event within the emergency management and disaster response community. This network constitutes a large international China (Shanghai) multidisciplinary group of experts, with an exceptional range of International Fire & educational backgrounds and varied experience. Read more about Emergency Expo this network and its activities in this newsletter. And more....... Joseph Pollack TIEMS Newsletter Editor DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed herein are solely those of TIEMS and those responsible for the different articles and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Law and Justice. It remains for the National Courts and ultimately the European Court of Justice to interpret the Law. Under no circumstances will TIEMS be liable for any direct or indirect damages arising in connection with the use of this newsletter. 2 Table of Contents Message from TIEMS President ......................................................................... 3 Editor’s Message ......................................................................................... 5 TIEMS UPDATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS .......................................................... 6 TIEMS – www.tiems.org ................................................................................. 6 TIEMS 2017 Annual Conference in Kyiv, Ukraine .................................................... 7 TIEMS 2017 Annual Conference Draft Program ...................................................... 8 TIEMS 2017 Deadlines and Link for Submitting a Paper or Poster Abstract ..................... 8 TIEMS 2017 Annual Conference Payment & Registration ........................................... 9 TIEMS 2017 Annual Conference Sponsorship Packages ........................................... 10 TIEMS 2017 Annual Conference Practical Information ............................................ 12 TIEMS 2017 Conference Workshop – Web based Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction ... 21 TIEMS Emergency Medicine Committee (TEMC) 2017 Conference .............................. 23 TIEMS Partnering with the World Bank in a Civil Protection Study ............................. 27 TIEMS New Web-site ................................................................................... 29 TIEMS Philippines Chapter Newsletter .............................................................. 31 REPORTING ON TIEMS EU PROJECTS ............................................................. 66 The ASSET Project Findings and Conclusions ...................................................... 66 A Survey on ASSET project Findings and Conclusions ............................................. 85 The ASSET EU Project Final Event ................................................................... 86 MICELLANEOUS ARTICLES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS .............................................. 88 Pre-announcement of Inte Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) .. 88 Cocktails and a crisis CPE: Cocktail Party Exercise ............................................... 93 China (Shanghai) International Fire & Emergency Expo ......................................... 105 TIEMS NEXT NEWSLETTER ......................................................................... 110 Next TIEMS Newsletter ............................................................................... 110 3 Message from TIEMS President Tropical storms Harvey and Irma are protect the public during disaster situations. threatening the islands and countries in and The World Bank has Launched a Study on the around the Caribbean, and South East Asia is State of Civil Protection in the World: experiencing more heavy rain and floods Typologies, Good Practices and Economic than ever before, with tragic consequences Returns. As part of this study, TIEMS is including loss of life, many homeless, and partnering with the Global Facility for huge material damage. Mexico just had an Disaster Risk Reduction (GFDRR) of the earthquake of 8.1 magnitude, also with loss World Bank to address the growing need to of life and heavy material damage. This was support civil protection systems’ response to the strongest earthqauke felt in Mexico in disasters worldwide. the last 100 years. The only way to fight against the devastating The first status and progress report of this consequences of the above and other work will be presented at the TIEMS 2017 disaster events, is to focus more on disaster Annual Conference, which will be held in preparedness, including the preparedness of Kyiv, Ukraine, 4 – 6 December this year. each individual, i.e., teaching people that they are themselves “the first responders”, TIEMS chapters will be involved in this World and they must be prepared to look after Bank project, as part of the TIEMS mission to their own safety and be ready to take care ensure the education, training and of family and friends before any help can be certification necessary to maintain a high expected. level of professionalism in emergency and disaster management, across civil protection Unfortunately, as a consequence of climate organizations, and supporting organizations change, we can expect an even greater including academia, NGO’s and others. magnitude and frequency of natural TIEMS will add value to this work through disasters. the TIEMS Academy and the TIEMS QIEDM Certification concept. A joint TIEMS-World We are constantly considering what we can Bank workshop will disucss these TIEMS do in TIEMS to improve global disaster initiatives in the context of the World Bank preparedness, and in this newsletter we project at the TIEMS annual conference in report on our latest activities to contribute December. to the creation of more resilent societies worldwide. TIEMS ORGANIZATION UPDATE I am proud to announce the establishment of the TIEMS 14th chapter, the TIEMS Philippines Chapter, which was inaugurated in Manila the 18th of July this year. There is an exceptionally qualified local TIEMS team in Oslo 10th September 2017 Manila, and their first Philippines Chapter K. Harald Drager Newsletter is included in this newsletter, TIEMS President describing the chapter’s focus, activities, and founding members. They are a very TIEMS Korean Chapter has also taken an welcome addition to the TIEMS family. initiative to hold a workshop in Kyiv during the TIEMS 2017 Annual Conference, with the Civil Protection organizations are relied title, upon in disasters, and it is important that “Leveraging TIEMS DM Expertise to they are well prepared with the right strengthen local community resilience knowledge and equipment to help and through Global DRR Platform2.” The International Emergency Management Society (www.tiems.org) Rue Des Deux Eglises 39, B - 1000 Brussels, Belgium, Tel: +32 2 286 80 38, Fax: +32 2 286 80 39 E-mail: [email protected] 4 Both the World Bank and the Korean findings of an ASSET High Level Policy Forum initiative are described later in this (HLPF) discussion on three topics: newsletter. The full announcement and call for papers for TIEMS 2017 annual confernce 1. Particiaptory Governance in Public is included in this newsletter, and I look Health forward to another excellent TIEMS event in 2. Ethical Issues in Pandemic Kyiv, with good international and local Preparedness Planning participation. 3. Vaccination Hesitancy Since 2012, TEMC (TIEMS Emergency I encourage the readers to answer a survey Medicine Committee) & BHGF (Beijing on these findings included in the newsletter, Huatong Guokang Foundation) have and add their own views and comments on cooperated with world-known universities these issues. and medical institutes in US, UK, Germany, Canada, Italy, Ireland, Sweden, Israel and New Volunteers in TIEMS many other countries, including Harvard The TIEMS International Group of Experts Medical School, Johns Hopkins University (TIGE), consisting of all TIEMS Directors, School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Officers and TIEMS Chapter Board members, Clinic, University of Cambridge and so on, to has grown with the addition of new carry out over 50 international education Philippines Chapter founding members and programs for healthcare leaders and hospital recruitment of new TIEMS Board members. department leaders. Around 750 healthcare The TIGE has now has 102 members from 23 leaders and 1200 department directors/ countries. The list of TIGE members, academic leaders have participated in the including names, positions, and fields of programs, which have promoted medical expertise, is found at