Evan Lloyd | DRRN Research Seminar - ONLINE ONLY

Note: Due to winter weather conditions, this seminar has been moved to online-only. Please join us at 3:30pm at the following link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/68112322261?pwd=bXRIS1ZMUWJZd3ZBd2doUzdldVNmZz09

Title:

Overview of Municipal Emergency Management at UBC

Speaker:

Evan Lloyd
Emergency & Continuity Planning Advisor, Safety & Risk Services, UBC

Abstract:

The Emergency Program Act (EPA) requires municipal governments to identify hazards and plan for major emergencies that could impact their communities. UBC exists in a unique circumstance, as although the Local Authority for UBC (V) is Metro Vancouver the municipal responsibility for EM has been divested to the University itself. Therefore UBC has its own Office of Emergency Management (OEM) which is responsible for all facets of EM to account for the population of students, residents, staff and visitors, that number roughly 85,000 people on a given day, making us the 8th largest community in the province by population. This presentation will describe the overall structure of how emergency management is applied at UBC and some of the program projects, both recently completed, currently underway and planned for the near future. There will also be a brief update on provincial trends in emergency management.

When?

3:30 - 5:00 PM | Wednesday, November 30

Where?

Online only, due to winter weather: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/68112322261?pwd=bXRIS1ZMUWJZd3ZBd2doUzdldVNmZz09

The idea for this year's seminar series is to encourage DRRN members to share their work and how it relates to the network. In this spirit, members will consider how to share their work accessibly to a transdisciplinary audience with a shared interest in disaster research. This will be a great chance to learn what other members are up to, while communicating our very different forms of knowledge to a diverse academic audience.

The seminars will be 1-1.5 hours, with talks lasting 30-40 minutes, leaving plenty of time for Q & A and discussion. While we encourage in-person attendance as conditions allow, we will be holding the seminars in a hybrid format, in order to provide for virtual participation, as well.