{"72640":{"#nid":"72640","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Offers New Humanitarian Logistics Professional Certificate Program","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/humlog2011\/\u0022\u003EThe\nGeorgia Tech Health \u0026amp; Humanitarian Logistics Center\u003C\/a\u003E will be offering a\nnew \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.pe.gatech.edu\/subjects\/humanitarian-logistics?utm_source=DemandMarketer\u0026amp;utm_medium=email\u0026amp;utm_term=Health+and+Humanitarian+Logistics+Professional+Education+Program\u0026amp;utm_content=barbara.christopher%40arch.gatech.edu\u0026amp;utm_campaign=05b_SCL_HHL_Course+Anncouncement_+Email_%231\u0022\u003EHumanitarian\nLogistics Professional Certificate Program\u003C\/a\u003E in 2012.\u0026nbsp; This executive\nlearning program is designed for practitioners in non-governmental\norganizations, government, industry, and military who are active participants\nin humanitarian relief operations and seeking to build skills to improve\ndecision making in preparedness, response, and system design.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe three course series fulfills the need for greater capacity building in the\nhealth and humanitarian sectors and the completion of all three courses results\nin a logistics certificate. The courses will be taught by three professors from\nthe H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Associate\nProfessor Ozlem Ergun, Joseph C. Mello Professor Pinar Keskinocak, and Harold\nR. and Mary Anne Nash Associate Professor\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003EJulie Swann.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\nClick on a course below for more information: \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.pe.gatech.edu\/courses\/pre-planning-strategy-humanitarian-organizations\u0022\u003EPre-planning\nStrategy for Humanitarian Organizations\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWednesday, February 1, 2012 \u003Cbr \/\u003EThursday, February 2, 2012 \u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.pe.gatech.edu\/courses\/tactical-decision-making-public-health-and-humanitarian-response\u0022\u003ETactical\nDecision Making in Public Health and Humanitarian Response\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWednesday, May 9, 2012 \u003Cbr \/\u003EThursday, May 10, 2012 \u003Cbr \/\u003EFriday, May 11, 2012 \u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.pe.gatech.edu\/courses\/systems-operations-humanitarian-response\u0022\u003ESystems\nOperations in Humanitarian Response\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWednesday, September 12, 2012\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EThursday, September 13, 2012\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EFriday, September 14, 2012 \u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe courses will include many interactive components,\nsuch as case studies and games, which help professionals in the humanitarian\nworld link the challenges and decision-making trade-offs they face in practice\nwith the systematic approaches, tools, and techniques presented.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Center for Health \u0026amp; Humanitarian Logistics at Georgia Tech, a unit of\nthe Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute and a part of the School of\nIndustrial and Systems Engineering, works to improve humanitarian logistics\n(including short or long term, man-made or natural disasters) and ultimately the\nhuman condition by system transformations through education, outreach, projects\nand research.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/humlog2011\/\u0022\u003EThe\nGeorgia Tech Health \u0026amp; Humanitarian Logistics Center\u003C\/a\u003E will be offering a\nnew \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.pe.gatech.edu\/subjects\/humanitarian-logistics?utm_source=DemandMarketer\u0026amp;utm_medium=email\u0026amp;utm_term=Health+and+Humanitarian+Logistics+Professional+Education+Program\u0026amp;utm_content=barbara.christopher%40arch.gatech.edu\u0026amp;utm_campaign=05b_SCL_HHL_Course+Anncouncement_+Email_%231\u0022\u003EHumanitarian\nLogistics Professional Certificate Program\u003C\/a\u003E in 2012 designed for practitioners in non-governmental\norganizations, government, industry, and military.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27511","created_gmt":"2011-11-14 10:04:49","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:38","author":"Ashley Daniel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-11-15T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2011-11-15T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"72674":{"id":"72674","type":"image","title":"The pre-planning course will explore the significant value that is obtained through informed decision-making in advance of an unpredictable event.","body":null,"created":"1449177942","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:25:42","changed":"1475894661","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:21","alt":"The pre-planning course will explore the significant value that is obtained through informed decision-making in advance of an unpredictable event.","file":{"fid":"193702","name":"dsc02388.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dsc02388_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dsc02388_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":204352,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/dsc02388_0.jpg?itok=_WYVnLtl"}},"72673":{"id":"72673","type":"image","title":"Numerous tactical decisions must be made when responding to a humanitarian event, such as the earthquake in Haiti.","body":null,"created":"1449177942","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:25:42","changed":"1475894661","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:21","alt":"Numerous tactical decisions must be made when responding to a humanitarian event, such as the earthquake in Haiti.","file":{"fid":"193701","name":"dsc02446.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dsc02446_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dsc02446_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":308161,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/dsc02446_0.jpg?itok=kNkjiijv"}}},"media_ids":["72674","72673"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"14451","name":"Georgia Tech Health and Humanitarian Logistics Center"},{"id":"15048","name":"H. 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