International Conference on Disaster Management 2007 March 19, 2007

19th to 21st March, 2007, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India

A review of the headlines alone reminds us that a Disaster, Natural or Manmade, can strike in the workplace, at home or abroad. In order to plan, prepare, educate and fight disasters cross boundaries, we need to exchange and share views & technologies on the learning’s from all disciplines of disaster and emergency management. Disaster management 2007 is being held with a global participation where the exhibitors and stakeholders from all over the world share the technologies in fighting disasters and towards gaining expertise at focusing on Disaster Mitigation, both preparedness and recovery for the future. As a trade show Disaster Management 2007 offers a huge platform for buyers and sellers across the world to tap opportunities of increased investments in all developing as well as developed countries towards Disaster Management, Reduction and Mitigation.

Objective:

To take the learning across to a broad segment of Stakeholders, Responsenet in association with Omaxe Foundation is organizing an International conference on Disaster Management with a focus on Supply Chains and Learning’s of stakeholders for proactive scalable collaborations.

Disaster Management 2007 Conference is a platform that we have chosen to highlight the most critical Goal of Disaster Management and to reach out promptly in both the urban and the remotest areas and reduce the vulnerability to disasters with the integrated technological advancement, reach of Media and collaboration of likeminded organizations.

This conference calls for a multi-pronged strategy involving the Industry, International Agencies, Non Government Organisations, Community Based Organisations, and Institutions to put together resources and learning of efforts in preparedness and managing disasters. Floods, Earthquakes, Landslides, Droughts and Cyclones are recurrent phenomena, but if preparedness can be managed, the impact of such disasters can be reduced significantly.

Objectives of the Conference

This specialized conference will enhance the skills of disaster professionals to carry out their responsibilities for effective, timely relevant information dissemination for preparedness, warnings, search and rescue operations , first aid, trauma, damage, values etc. The conference will highlight the following:
o Preparedness and Coordinating Response for Disaster Management, Reduction and Mitigation
o Means and methods for establishing effective models of Relief, Rehabilitation, and Preparedness, involving Industry, Government, Organizations working on Rescue and Relief and stakeholders for supply chain optimisation.
o Sharing Innovative Ideas and best practices and the importance of innovations in Disaster management.
o Networking knowledge on effective approaches, methods and tools for disaster risk management and mitigation.
o Potential of the business sector in providing both emergency help and long term assistance at the time of Natural Disasters.
o Promotion and facilitation of the sharing of information and knowledge about disasters through use of Information Communication Technology, and meeting the relief needs arising from such a situation.
o Engaging media to create and manage linkages and synergies between the Industry people, the Government, and the Humanitarian organizations to meet challenges of supply and demand during a disaster.

Methodology:

o Presentations
o Interactive discussion
o Successful Case studies and analysis
o Participatory

Contents:

o Learning & Coordination Experience from our past.
• Disasters in Indian Scenario
• Preparedness and Relief coordination learning’s
• Role of various stakeholders in disaster management:
 Industry and Corporate.
 Developmental Agencies.
 Government Bodies
 Civil Societies
o Evolving an Efficient Supply Chain for Preparedness, Relief & Rehabilitation:
• Strategies to involve Industry, Government, Developmental Agencies and Civil Societies in a coordinated way to meet relief and rehabilitation challenges.
• Transportation and Coordination challenges and ways to bridge them.
• How to ensure the availability of resources and securing the continuity of the supply.

o Innovative solutions through Products & Services

• Structural Mitigation solutions.
• Environmental Solutions
• Preservation Techniques for nutritional and medical needs
• Logistics Movement

o Effective engagement of Communication Technology and Media.
• How telecommunications helps in Disaster Management Lifecycle, its challenges and the new developments.
• Incorporation of the utilisation of technologies for development planning, increasing the efficiency of societies, and disaster mitigation.
• Media in felicitating early warning, rescue, relief, and coordination efforts.

Target Audience:

• Companies involved in services and products for Disaster Preparedness, Relief and Rehabilitation
• Existing Civil Society disaster preparedness and management organisations
• Fresh Graduates - chooses to career in Development Arena
• Students from Schools/Colleges and Institutions
• Managers (Middle/Senior level)
• Armed Forces Personnel
• Disaster response organisations and individuals
• Media

Exhibitors and Industry participants Category, for the Expo and the conference.

Rescue & Safety Tools:-
Cutting Equipment, Diving Equipment, Forcible Entry Tools, Jacks (Hydraulic / Pneumatic), Life rafts, Lighting (Torch, Lamps, Searchlights), Location Beacons, Night Vision Equipment, Pneumatic / Hydraulic Equipments & Tools, Rescue Equipment, Rescue Tools, Rope Rescue Systems, Rescue Belts, Safety Equipment, Search Equipment , Spreading Tools, Thermal Imaging Equipment, Water Rescue Equipment, Winches.

Major Incident Management / Emergency Response Equipment: -
Ambulance Vehicles, Bomb Handling Equipment, Barriers, Controlled Burning Equipment, Disaster Recovery Planning, Earthquake Safety Equipment & Services, Emergency Lighting, Environmental Systems, First Aid Kit & Equipment, Helicopters, Landing Kits (Portable), Helicopters (Rescue / Firefighting), Rescue Boats / Hovercraft, Shelters & Tents, Stretchers

Disaster Relief and Assistance: -
Command & Controlled Systems, Environmental Systems, Land-Mine Clearance Systems, Location Beacons, Minefield Clearance, Mobile Catering, Mobile Heating & Cooling, Rapid Intervention Vehicles, Respirators, Shelter & Tenting, Toxic Waste Clearance, Water Purification and Supply, NGO's, Training Institutes

Emergency medical Services (EMS):
Ambulance Vehicles & Accessories, Burn Treatment & Kits Supplies, Decontamination / Safety Showers , First Aid Kits & Supplies , Oxygen & Respiratory Equipment & Airlines, Spine board, Stretchers, Telemedicine

Extinguishing Systems Fire Fighting: -
Aerial / Articulated Boom Extinguishing Systems, Compressed Foam Systems, CO2 Gas & Extinguishing Systems, Extinguishers, Extinguishing Agents, Fire Blankets, Fire Extinguishers Service Equipment, Fire Suppression Systems, Foam Agents, Foam Trailers / Trucks, Halon substitute & Systems, Monitors, Sprinklers & Deluge Systems, Water Mist Systems, Aircraft Firefighting, Chemicals (Fire Resistant), Coatings (Fire Resistance), Explosion Protection Systems, Safety Clothing, Passive Fire Protection Systems.

Communication:-
Communication / Radio Systems, Mobile Command Systems, Radios & Pagers, Software's

Detection Systems: -
Alarm Bells, Alarm Detection, Alarm Panels & Accessories, Beam, Smoke Detectors, Detector Testing Equipment, Detectors (Flame / Spark), Detectors (Hazard / Radiation), Detectors (Heat/ Smoke)

The following are the names of some of the exhibitors who have confirmed their participation for the Disaster Management 2007 Exposition.

Groupe Leader, New Age Industries, Safety Publication, Aska Equipment Ltd. ,Pacific Helements(ltd), YIF Ltd, EMERCOM of Russia., Zenith Fire Services (I) Pvt Ltd., Super Safety Services., Swan, P.S.Telecom Pvt Ltd., System 5S Pvt Ltd., EADS Defence and Security Systems., Joseph Leslie and Company, Respo Products., Calcutta Commercial Corporation., BL Health and Safety., Hindustan Marine., Seeds India, New Age Industries, Kings Infomedia, Techno Relief/Techno Trap, Hospimedica Group of Industries., Vijay Sabre Safety Ltd., Proilite(Professional Lighting Ltd), Shree Lalita, Firel Systems Ltd., Safety Publication, Nuswift Pvt Ltd., NICEE, IIT Kanpur, Solaroy Engineers Pvt Ltd., Brijabasi fire safety solutions., Hospitals Designers and Developers (I) Pvt Ltd., Insta Sol, Jyotech Engineering and Mktg Consultants., Paras Equipments and Engineers Pvt Ltd., Joseph Leslie Drager Mfg Pvt Ltd., Monsher Fire Protection Systems., Life Gear Safetech Pvt Ltd., Bacou Dollaz Hongkong Ltd, ROC Asia, Andreas HTSIL Ltd., Daelim Electronic Co, Foremost Technico Pvt Ltd., Agni Industial Fire Services Ltd.

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arvind.bhatta@responsenet.org/k.angela@responsenet.org
or our postal address-E-13, Anand Niketan, Ground Floor, New Delhi -21.contact no.-01165422890.

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