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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211007T100000
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SUMMARY:Conflict in the Horn of Africa: What You Need to Know
DESCRIPTION:Georgia State University will host a webcast lecture featuring Laetitia Bader\, Horn of Africa Director at Human Rights Watch on the “Conflict in the Horn of Africa: What You Need to Know” on 7 October 2021. \nThe event is open to the public. \n\nWhat countries make up the Horn of Africa?\nWhat are the major ongoing conflicts and humanitarian emergencies in the region?\nHow have these conflicts impacted the international community with respect to economic\, fiscal and social costs?\nWhat is currently being done by the international community\, if anything\, to address these conflicts?\nWhat is needed/how can we help?\n\nPlease visit the Georgia State University Prevention Research Center website for more information. \n 
URL:https://cbrnecentral.com/event/conflict-in-the-horn-of-africa-what-you-need-to-know/
CATEGORIES:Symposium,Webcast-Remote
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211014
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211015
DTSTAMP:20210925T044349Z
CREATED:20210925T044205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210925T044349Z
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SUMMARY:Addressing Today’s Nuclear Challenges: Findings from a UNIDIR Dialogue
DESCRIPTION:This side event to the UN First Committee will contribute to informed discussion on today’s broad nuclear challenges: consolidating the non-use of nuclear weapons\, recrafting strategic arms control for the 21st century\, and revitalizing pursuit of nuclear disarmament. It will engage some of the participants in the dialogue for their reflections on the discussions\, their views on these challenges\, and the actions they see as most important or ripe for pursuit now. \nAGENDA\nWelcoming Remarks \n\nRobin Geiss\, UNIDIR\n\nIntroductory Remarks \n\nIzumi Nakamitsu\, High Representative for Disarmament Affair\n\nDiscussion of Dialogue Findings\, including: \n\nLewis Dunn\, UNIDIR\nKarim Haggag\, American University in Cairo\nAndrey Baklitskiy\, PIR Center\nManpreet Sethi\, Centre for Air Power Studies\nWilfred Wan\, UNIDIR (moderator)\n\nFollowed by Q&A \nPARTICIPANTS\nUNIDIR encourages the participation of representatives and experts interested in nuclear disarmament\, nuclear deterrence\, and strategic arms control. \nBACKGROUND \nIn July 2020\, UNIDIR launched an informal dialogue on nuclear disarmament\, nuclear deterrence\, and strategic arms control\, bringing together a diverse group of policymakers\, experts\, and civil society representatives from around the world. In September 2021\, the Institute issued a findings paper that showcases key propositions\, findings\, and recommendations from the dialogue. Together\, its points offer a promising vision and the elements from which to craft an agenda for enhanced global collaboration to reduce today’s nuclear dangers.
URL:https://cbrnecentral.com/event/addressing-todays-nuclear-challenges-findings-from-a-unidir-dialogue/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Webcast-Remote
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211014T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211014T160000
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SUMMARY:Like Wildfire: How Climate Justice Should Change Disaster Response
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by DBASSE and Issues in Science and Technology magazine\, the 2021 Henry and Bryna David lecture will feature Dr. Michael A. Méndez\, assistant professor of environmental planning and policy at the University of California\, Irvine. \nAs climate change advances\, communities across the United States are adapting to the increased threat of wildfires. Such disasters are expected to become more frequent and severe. \nIn this lecture\, Dr. Méndez explores why it is crucial to understand how these events amplify existing inequalities\, and how to lessen the resulting harms\, in particular for the most stigmatized populations\, such as undocumented Latino/a and Indigenous migrants. \nDr. Michael Méndez is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Planning and Policy at the University of California\, Irvine. He most recently served as the inaugural James and Mary Pinchot Faculty Fellow in Sustainability Studies and Associate Research Scientist at the Yale School of the Environment. Michael has more than a decade of senior-level experience in the public and private sectors\, where he consulted and actively engaged in the policymaking process. This included working for the California State Legislature as a senior consultant\, lobbyist\, a member of the California State Mining & Geology Board\, and as vice chair of the Sacramento City Planning Commission. In 2021\, California Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Dr. Méndez to the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board. The board regulates water quality in a region of 11 million people. \nDr. Méndez’s research on climate-induced disasters and social vulnerability has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Early Faculty Career grant\, in conjunction with the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). \nPlease visit NASEM’s Like Wildfire: How Climate Justice Should Change Disaster Response meeting page for more information.
URL:https://cbrnecentral.com/event/like-wildfire-how-climate-justice-should-change-disaster-response/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211018
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211019
DTSTAMP:20210925T044704Z
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SUMMARY:Nuclear Risk Reduction: Friction Points
DESCRIPTION:Competitive dynamics between the United States and the Russian Federation\, and the United States and China\, colours interpretations of each other’s national security strategies and nuclear doctrines. The intent that each projects onto the other (for instance\, around lowered thresholds of nuclear use\, or the pursuit of escalation dominance) then filters into their readings of specific capabilities. Consequently\, the “friction points” between them – the issues of contention that can spark potential conflict and escalation\, including to nuclear use – are unfortunately numerous. \nThis side event to the UN First Committee will contribute to informed discussion on nuclear weapon risk reduction\, considering ways that the ‘great powers’ can bridge strategic perception gaps (including through the ongoing Russia-US bilateral strategic stability dialogue).  Panelists will also discuss technological developments – including in other domains – that are increasing the risks of nuclear weapon use\, as well as means to address these. \nUNIDIR encourages the participation of representatives and experts interested in nuclear risk reduction\, strategic stability\, and related topics. \nDISCUSSION\nAnna Péczeli\, Center for Global Security Research \nPolina Sinovets\, Odessa Center for Nonproliferation \nWilfred Wan\, UNIDIR (moderator)
URL:https://cbrnecentral.com/event/nuclear-risk-reduction-friction-points/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211019
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211021
DTSTAMP:20210924T213126Z
CREATED:20210924T213126Z
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UID:26460-1634601600-1634774399@cbrnecentral.com
SUMMARY:The Fifth Gilbert W. Beebe Webinar: Radiation Health
DESCRIPTION:The National Academies’ Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board is planning for two webinars on radiation health: \nOn October 19\, 12-2 PM (ET) on cardiovascular effects at low doses of radiation.\nOn October 20\, 12-2 PM (ET) on radon health effects. \nThe webinars will be part of the Gilbert W. Beebe Webinar Series. Agenda and registration information are forthcoming. \nThis meeting will be held entirely online. \nThe Gilbert W. Beebe Webinars are organized by Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board members and staff and are designed to promote discussions on ionizing and non-ionizing radiation health effects. The webinar series is an extension to the Gilbert W. Beebe Symposium established in 2002 to honor the scientific achievements of the late Dr. Gilbert W. Beebe (National Academy of Sciences; National Cancer Institute). Dr. Beebe was one of the designers and key implementers of the epidemiologic studies of populations exposed to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Chernobyl accident. \nPlease visit NASEM’s Radiation Health webinar page for more information.
URL:https://cbrnecentral.com/event/the-fifth-gilbert-w-beebe-webinar-radiation-health/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211019T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211019T143000
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SUMMARY:Transportation Resilience Metrics
DESCRIPTION:Natural hazards\, from hurricanes to earthquakes\, too often become disasters that wreak havoc on transportation systems. \nThe Transportation Research Board will host a webinar on Tuesday\, October 19\, 2021 from 1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern to discuss transportation systems resilience\, which is the ability to prepare for and adapt to changing conditions and to withstand and recover rapidly from disruption. \nResilience is vitally important\, but increasingly challenging when resilience enhancement investments compete against projects that may produce more certain and immediate returns. Presenters will discuss measuring resilience and using resilience measures within a strong decision support framework to help make the case for investments in resilience. \nThis webinar will present the findings\, conclusions\, and recommendations from the recently published Consensus Study report Investing in Transportation Resilience: A Framework for Informed Choices. This webinar was organized by TRB’s Consensus Studies Division. \nThere is no fee for this webinar\, but sign into MyTRB.org to view registration information. \nWebinar agenda and presenters \n\nOverview of study: Joseph Schofer\, Northwestern University\nCurrent practices of measuring and assessing resilience: Susanne DesRoches\, New York City Mayor’s Office\nReview of academic research on resilience and resilience metrics: Paolo Bocchini\, Lehigh University\nRecommendations for integrating resilience in transportation investment decisions: Joseph Schofer\, Northwestern University\nQuestion and answer session: Moderated by Joseph Schofer\, Northwestern University\n\nThe first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions. \nLearning objectives \n\nDiscuss how transportation agencies are approaching resilience evaluations and investment decisions\nDescribe the multi-step\, multi-hazard analytic framework recommended for measuring resilience and informing investment decisions
URL:https://cbrnecentral.com/event/transportation-resilience-metrics/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211026T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211026T140000
DTSTAMP:20230707T185252Z
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SUMMARY:The Chemistry of Urban Wildfires: Committee Meeting 4 Day 1
DESCRIPTION:Destructive fires at the wildland-urban interface (WUI) have burned thousands of acres of residential space in recent years. This study will convene experts to examine the chemical processes that occur during urban wildfires\, the identity of resulting chemicals\, and what is known about human exposure pathways. The committee will also identify challenges in data collection and potential knowledge gaps. The final report will provide decision-makers with recommendations for additional chemistry research needed to inform their work to mitigate the adverse chemical impacts of wildfires at the WUI. \nMeeting 4 of the Committee will take place over several non-consecutive days: \n\nOct 26 10:00 – 2:00PM: Meeting 4 Day 1\nOct 28 11:00 – 3:00PM: Meeting 4 Day 2\nNov 2 10:00 – 2:00PM: Meeting 4 Day 3\n\nPlease visit NASEM’s The Chemistry of Urban Wildfires website for more information.
URL:https://cbrnecentral.com/event/the-chemistry-of-urban-wildfires-committee-meeting-4-day-1/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Webcast-Remote
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211027T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211027T150000
DTSTAMP:20210924T224815Z
CREATED:20210924T224621Z
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SUMMARY:Safe Transportation of Liquefied Natural Gas by Railroad Tank Car - Session 5
DESCRIPTION:The committee on Safe Transportation of Liquefied Natural Gas by Railroad Tank Car\, part of the Transportation Research Board\, will meet on 27 October 2021 in a closed session. This is the 5th Session of Phase II review. \nBackground: \nAn ad hoc committee appointed by the National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine will review\, per request of Congress\, current U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) plans and activities to inform government and industry decisions about the transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail and consider ways to ensure the continued safety of these shipments over the longer-term. The committee’s review will be carried out in two phases\, each producing a report with findings and recommendations as appropriate. \nPhase 1\nThe committee will review ongoing and planned USDOT efforts\, as documented and reported by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)\, that are intended to inform pending decisions about whether and how bulk shipments of LNG can be safely transported by railroad tank car. The review will focus specifically on the plans and progress of the PHMSA-FRA LNG Task Force\, which has developed and begun executing a multi-task program of research\, data gathering\, analysis\, testing\, modeling\, and risk assessment. Based on the expert judgment of its members\, and drawing largely on the Task Force’s reports of results\, ongoing and planned tasks\, and other relevant information\, the committee will produce a report with findings on specific tasks and the program overall with regard to quality\, completeness\, and relevance to the agencies’ near-term decision making needs. The committee may make recommendations in this first report that can be acted upon quickly to strengthen the program. \nPhase 2\nThe committee will engage in information-gathering and analysis to conduct an in-depth study of topics relevant to ensuring the safe movement of LNG by rail if allowed by special permit or regulatory authorization. At a minimum\, the committee will examine: \nThe experience transporting LNG in bulk shipments by other modes\, including by water and truck\, to identify basic principles applied for safety assurance that can inform measures taken by government and industry to ensure the safe movement of LNG by rail; \nWhat is known about the effectiveness of special regulatory and industry measures intended to assure the safe transportation of other relevant bulk rail shipments of hazardous materials\, especially any routing\, speed\, and other operational controls applied to high-hazard flammable trains and accompanying enhanced track inspection regimes; \nThe applicability to bulk rail transportation of LNG of current emergency response plans\, protocols\, and guides for responding to LNG transportation incidents\, such as in PHMSA’s Emergency Response Guidebook. \nIn carrying out its review of these topics\, the committee may determine that there are other topics directly relevant to the safe transportation of LNG by rail that warrant examination\, and it may elect to do so. Based on findings from the study\, the committee will issue a second report containing recommendations as appropriate to Congress\, PHMSA\, FRA\, industry\, emergency responders\, and other relevant parties on actions\, both nearer- and longer-term\, that are warranted to improve understanding of the risks associated with transporting LNG by rail\, mitigate risks\, and prevent and prepare for potential incidents. \nPlease visit NASEM’s Safe Transportation of Liquefied Natural Gas by Railroad Tank Car page for more information and resources.
URL:https://cbrnecentral.com/event/safe-transportation-of-liquefied-natural-gas-by-railroad-tank-car-4/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211028
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211030
DTSTAMP:20210924T233055Z
CREATED:20210924T233055Z
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SUMMARY:National Science\, Technology\, and Security Roundtable Meeting 4
DESCRIPTION:This is the fourth meeting of the National Science\, Technology\, and Security Roundtable. The Roundtable is a neutral venue where individuals from the national intelligence and law enforcement communities can meet with representatives from industry and the academic research community to discuss current threats\, benefits\, and potential risks. Members and speakers will continue their discussion from the last three meetings (Nov. 30\, 2020\, March 11\, 2021\, July 7-8\, 2021)\, hear from additional experts\, and chart the Roundtable’s future path. \nThe open exchange of scientific and technical information has long been a fundamental tenet of science and an important feature of academic and federally-funded research in the United States. Recent reports of foreign governments acquiring information and materials from foreign students and faculty studying and working in U.S. institutions and from U.S. faculty engaged in collaborative research activities abroad are raising concerns that the open exchange of U.S. scientific and technical know-how may be presenting new national and economic security risks in an increasingly global and competitive environment. \nNASEM established a National Science\, Technology\, and Security Roundtable to provide a neutral venue where individuals from the national intelligence and law enforcement communities can meet with representatives from industry and the academic research community to discuss current threats\, benefits\, and potential risks. The Roundtable will: \n1) explore critical issues related to protecting U.S. national and economic security \n2) identify and consider security threats and risks associated with federally funded research and development \n3) identify effective approaches to communicating threats and risks \n4) share best practices for addressing and mitigating the threats and risks \n5) examine potential near- and long-terms responses by stakeholders in the research enterprise to mitigate and address the risks associated with foreign threats. \nProceedings of the Roundtable discussions will be produced as will an overarching summary at the end of four years. \nPlease visit NASEM’s National Science\, Technology\, and Security Roundtable webpage for more information.
URL:https://cbrnecentral.com/event/national-science-technology-and-security-roundtable-meeting-4/
CATEGORIES:Conferences + Meetings,Webcast-Remote
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211028T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211028T150000
DTSTAMP:20230707T185252Z
CREATED:20210924T222456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230707T185252Z
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SUMMARY:The Chemistry of Urban Wildfires: Committee Meeting 4 Day 2
DESCRIPTION:Destructive fires at the wildland-urban interface (WUI) have burned thousands of acres of residential space in recent years. This study will convene experts to examine the chemical processes that occur during urban wildfires\, the identity of resulting chemicals\, and what is known about human exposure pathways. The committee will also identify challenges in data collection and potential knowledge gaps. The final report will provide decision-makers with recommendations for additonal chemistry research needed to inform their work to mitigate the adverse chemical impacts of wildfires at the WUI. \nMeeting 4 of the Committee will take place over several non-consecutive days: \n\nOct 26 10:00 – 2:00PM: Meeting 4 Day 1\nOct 28 11:00 – 3:00PM: Meeting 4 Day 2\nNov 2 10:00 – 2:00PM: Meeting 4 Day 3\n\nPlease visit NASEM’s The Chemistry of Urban Wildfires website for more information.
URL:https://cbrnecentral.com/event/the-chemistry-of-urban-wildfires-committee-meeting-4-day-2/
CATEGORIES:Conferences + Meetings,Webcast-Remote
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