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  <body><![CDATA[<p><strong>WHAT: Disaster Management Forum: Pre-Planning to Mitigation</strong><br />
<strong><strong>WHEN: </strong></strong>April 27, 2016<strong><strong>, </strong></strong>12:30-6:30PM<br />
<strong><strong>WHERE:&nbsp;</strong></strong><a href="http://www.sandboxatl.com/public-events">The Garage</a>@ on 5th (Tech Square, 848 Spring Street, NW)<br />
<strong>REGISTER</strong>: online at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/disaster-response-and-mitigation-forum-tickets-24292304938" target="_blank" title="Cmd+Click or tap to follow the link">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/disaster-response-and-mitigation-forum-tickets-24292304938</a>. There is no charge for the event, but please register in advance.</p>

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<p>The&nbsp;<a href="http://ipat.gatech.edu/">Georgia Tech Institute for People and Technology (IPaT)</a>&nbsp;with the <a href="http://hhscenter.gatech.edu/home">Georgia Tech Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems </a>(CHHS) will bring together <strong>governmental experts, policy makers, researchers, and decision makers to share current efforts, research, and new problems identified in the space of disaster and humanitarian response.</strong> Through this limited engagement, stakeholders will share, learn, and build problem solving coalitions against the many new and rapidly emerging population-level problems affecting our country and the world at-large.</p>

<p><strong>The objectives of the Forum are to:</strong></p>

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	<li>discuss current state of the art practices and strategies to respond to disaster</li>
	<li>learn about the ongoing research and technology development to support and enhance our capabilities for disaster responses</li>
	<li>understand the role of community in response, and;</li>
	<li>explore the gaps and opportunities to improve response systems.</li>
</ul>

<p><strong><strong>To submit a poster</strong>&nbsp;</strong>to present at the event on technologies and applications to meet the challenges of disaster response, visit:<strong>&nbsp;</strong><a href="http://ipat.gatech.edu/disaster-response-and-mitigation-forum-poster-session">http://ipat.gatech.edu/disaster-response-and-mitigation-forum-poster-session</a>.</p>

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<p><strong><strong>The Institute for People and Technology (IPaT)</strong></strong>&nbsp;connects Georgia Tech researchers to a network of industry, government and nonprofit partners to create game-changing ideas and new technologies that drive economic growth and empower people through&nbsp;five main areas of research: health, media, education, humanitarian systems and enterprise transformation. To learn more about IPaT partners and initiatives on and off campus, visit:&nbsp;<a href="http://ipat.gatech.edu">ipat.gatech.edu</a>.<br />
&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>The Center for Health &amp; Humanitarian Systems (CHHS)</strong> is&nbsp;an Interdisciplinary Research Center (IRC) at Georgia Tech&nbsp;aiming to improve healthcare delivery and operations, public health, and humanitarian response and development though education, outreach and innovative solutions. To learn more about the center&#39;s educationla offering, events and projects, visit <a href="http://hhscenter.gatech.edu">hhscenter.gatech.edu</a>.</p>

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