Courses: Seminars, Workshops, and Conferences, UW-Madison Disaster Management Center

Seminars, Workshops and Conferences

Upcoming programs

Disaster Management Workshops (pdf)

This year, the annual disaster management workshop series will address, "Managing Mass Population Displacement Emergencies" during a five-day workshop.

In this popular workshop series you will learn fundamental concepts, practical planning strategies, proven application details and bottom-line costs for immediate application. You will learn:

  • practical details of The Sphere Project
  • disaster communications systems, options, and standards for humanitarian organizations
  • application of guidelines generated within international response community
  • use of qualitative and quantitative standards for humanitarian programs

Next Scheduled: March 12 to May 14, 2003 (ONLINE) and September 22-26, 2003 (in Madison)

Fundamentals of Disaster Communications (pdf)

This NEW hands-on workshop will provide the basic knowledge and skills you need to set up and manage an emergency communications system for any international disaster or humanitarian emergency. Non-technical disaster management professionals will learn the basics of field communications and experienced communications professionals will benefit as they learn to apply their technical expertise for improved humanitarian assistance.

Next scheduled: May 14-16, 2003

Selected past programs

Symposium on Distance Learning Strategies for International Humanitarian Organizations

This Symposium will explore distance learning needs, options and solutions unique to United Nations agencies, NGOs, government organizations and donors with mandates in international humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and/or human rights. You will build on your attendance at the 17th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning, August 8-10, 2001.

Last Offered: August 11, 2001

Emergency Information Management and Communications

This two-day seminar provides presents an overview of disaster communications and emergency information management issues for natural or human-made disaster management.

Last offered: August 6-7, 1998

Improving Local Emergency Management (pdf)

This one-day workshop provides practical new tools and methods for effective development and implementation of Emergency Management Plans (EMPs) by local groups within the framework of county, state and federal planning programs.

Last offered: July 22, 1998

Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Disaster Management (pdf)

This three-day workshop is an opportunity to learn more about innovative GIS approaches to emergency management--nationally and internationally.

Last offered: October 22-24, 1997

International Emergency Settlement Conference

This conference brought together professionals from throughout the world to examine practical solutions for emergency settlements which arise when people are displaced by natural and human-made events.

Last offered: April 15-19, 1996

Women's Issues in Emergency Settlement

This one-day workshop built on the 24 working sessions of the International Emergency Settlement Conference, compiling and comparing the gender issues contained in all aspects of emergency relief and development.

Last offered: April 20, 1996