There was an interesting article in the San Francisco Chronicle on Saturday about the Taiwanese government finally agreeing to accept international aid for Typhoon Morakot. Sadly, we've seen this sort of thing before in numerous instances such as Cyclone Nargis in Burma last year or during the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. There seems to be […]
I just spent two and a half days getting up to speed on the new ASIS SPC.1-2009 Organizational Resilience standard. Aside from getting up close and personal with the standard, an interesting part of the course was an insight into how standards are developed and the rivalry between standards setting bodies. We often forget that […]
Last week I was asked to participate in a conference by a government agency seeking to improve its emergency plans. One of the main areas of interest for the agency was identifying research topics that could help improve their plans. I'm not sure why I was invited but fortunately there were a number of well-regarded academics […]
As a consultant, I read a lot of newsletters and blogs related to my areas of interest or expertise to try and stay current. One of my favorite commentators is Jonathan Bernstein, of Berstein Crisis Management, Inc. I highly recommend his newsletter and blog. His latest post shows what can happen to your reputation […]
A colleague on the International Association of Emergency Managers list recently asked this question. I foolishly thought that I could dash off a quick reply. Instead I found myself doing one of those mini-research projects that keeps me up later than anticipated and earns me a sigh from my long-suffering wife. The question was specifically […]