Brownie, Blanco, Landrieu, Witt at free NYC Conference 3/7

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FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2006 • 8:00 AM TO 1:00 PM
John L. Tishman Auditorium
66 West 12th Street
(between Fifth and Sixth Avenues)
New York City

PROGRAM

8:00 AM
Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM
Welcoming Remarks - Fred P. Hochberg, Dean, Milano

9:00 AM
Conversation I -
Planning for Catastrophe: The Benefit of Hindsight

When it came to planning for and responding to the September 11th attacks and Hurricane Katrina, local, state and federal government did some things remarkably well-and failed badly at others. Looking back, what critical pieces of information did officials in New York and New Orleans lack that would have helped mitigate the effects of the catastrophes? Did these cities have their disaster planning priorities in order? From intelligence gathering to communication needs to evacuation plans to emergency medical services and shelter, what concrete lessons can we take away from these and other past experiences that will help public officials plan for and respond to the next man-made or natural catastrophe?

Moderator:
Brian Lehrer, Host, "The Brian Lehrer Show," WNYC, New York Public Radio

Panelists:
Michael Brown, former Director, Federal Emergency Management
Association (FEMA)
Clark Kent Ervin, Director, Aspen Institute Homeland Security Initiative
Mayor Martin O'Malley, Baltimore, Maryland
James Lee Witt, CEO, James Lee Witt Associates, LLC

10:30 AM
Conversation II -
Renewal:  Getting It Right This Time Around

Disasters wreak havoc on cities but also create unique opportunities for improvement. Given this (involuntary) second chance, what alternate visions of recovery might cities develop that permit them to rectify past planning, economic or social problems? What issues do New York and New Orleans have the opportunity to rethink now? What sort of city might emerge? Whose city will it be? What ideas about the nature of cities ought to guide our recovery and renewal efforts?

Moderator: Soledad O'Brien, Anchor, "American Morning," CNN

Panelists:
Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, Louisiana
Peter Eisinger, Henry Cohen Professor, Milano
John Norquist, former Mayor of Milwaukee and President, Congress for the New Urbanism
Judith Rodin, President, The Rockefeller Foundation
Lawrence Vale, Chair, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Techonology

12:00 PM
Keynote Address -
US Senator Mary L. Landrieu, Louisiana
Attendance is free, but reservations are required.
To reserve a seat, please call 212.229.5400 x1482 or
email [e-mail].

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