Population, Water, and Information Networks

Wednesday, June 12, 2002

: Arrival Day at the Hyatt Downtown Tampa; 3:00 pm Check in at the Conference Registration Desk near the meeting rooms and prepare for transportation to the Port of Tampa
4:00 pm Reception on the Catamaran compliments of the Port of Tampa (Limited to first come first served. Wear casual clothing, hats and sunscreen are appropriate)
6:00 pm Return to the Hyatt
Evening on your own

Thursday, June 13, 2002

7:30 am Networking Continental Breakfast
8:30 am Welcome and Introductions
9:00 am General Session 1 - Trade Corridors and Risk Management: An Emerging Agenda in the Americas
9:30 am General Session 2 – Natural Hazards – Their Patterns in the hemisphere and Their Significance in a Global Context
10:00 am General Session 3 – Cultural and Public Health Impediments to Reconstruction and Recovery Following Exposure to Hazards: Effects on Trade Corridors –
10:30 am Networking Break
11:00 am General Session 4 – Safeguarding Water and Related Natural Resources in a Corridor Context
11:30 am General Session 5 – Securing Public and Private Records Against Natural Hazard Impact
12:00 pm Networking - Box Lunches Provided
1:30 pm Topic A: Water and Natural Resources
3:00 pm Networking Break
3:30 pm Topic B: Information Networks
5:00 pm Adjourn; dinner on your own

Friday, June 14, 2002

8:00 am General Session 6 – Business View of Investment in Disaster Reduction Through Trade Corridor Development; 8:45 am General Session 7 – Public Sector Strategy for Trade Corridor Vulnerability Reduction; 9:30 am Networking Break; 10:00 am Topic C – Populations and Settlement
11:30 am Luncheon – Focusing on Caribbean Issues
1:00 pm Concluding General Session: Summations and Call to Action
3:00 pm Final adjournment