One Day Seminar at Birchwood Executive Hotel & Conference Centre - 14 November 2006, 08:30 – 16:00

 

The South African Red Cross Society (Gauteng Region) in a joint venture with the Disaster Management Institute of Southern Africa (Southern Gauteng Region) proudly offer you an opportunity to attend a seminar aimed at covering various key aspects not previously presented at seminars, conferences and workshops, at an affordable price to delegates.

Topics to be covered will include:   

Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina.
The New Orleans disaster. (Overseas speaker)

• The International Committee of the Red Cross relief involvement during the Lebanon/Israeli war (ICRC speaker)
• The impact of new legislation on safety at sports and recreational events on Disaster Management.
• The new SA Red Cross policy on disaster management. The mutual benefit of closer liaison between all levels of government and the
• SA Red Cross.
• Why disaster management needs a higher priority within the public and private sectors.
• The need to include trauma handling as a major component of planning.
• The key role of the private sector in planning matters.
  
  

What are the ten most pressing issues still needing attention to firmly establish and maintain disaster management (delegates’ input).

The registration fee is R550-00 per delegate.

For more information and booking form – please visit http://www.saifundraising.org.za/noticeboard.htm or contact Eve Murley on 082 200 3717 or Henk van Elst on 082 822 3022.