The 1st Annual NCEM-ECU Hurricane Workshop Presentations (Part 3 & 4)

ECU Author/Contributor (non-ECU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)

Tom Allen (Creator)

Donna Kain (Creator)

Jamie Kruse (Creator)

Patrick Long (Creator)

Burrell Montz (Creator)

Catherine Smith (Creator)

Mike Sprayberry (Creator)

Ken Wilson (Creator)

Institution

East Carolina University (ECU )

Web Site: http://www.ecu.edu/lib/

Abstract: During the week that coastal communities turned their attention to hurricane preparedness the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management in partnership with the East Carolina University's Center for Natural Hazards Research and the Renaissance Computing Institute Engagement Center at ECU (RENCI at ECU) held a Hurricane Workshop for Emergency Managers. About 100 emergency management personnel ECU faculty National Weather Service meteorologists and emergency technology specialists from Renci attended the May 26 2010 workshop at The Murphy Center at ECU in Greenville. The workshop provided participants with information about the technological improvements in hurricane forecasting response and decision-making. Sessions focused on meteorology Hurrivac software evacuation and sheltering and recovery.

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Publication

Other

Greenville NC: East Carolina University

Language: English

Date: 2013

Keywords

Hurricane, emergency management, emergency disaster, NCEM

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