VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- While examining two of the world's largest environmental crises in recent history – the 2011 Japanese earthquake, tsunami and nuclear emergency and the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the U.S.'s Gulf of Mexico – a group of experts will discuss how communities can better bounce back from disasters. The Saturday Feb. 18 symposium's speakers will discuss how governments can work with the public, groups and businesses to help communities prepare to more quickly overcome the hardships that inevitably follow an emergency. The symposium participants and what they will discuss are as follows:
REFERENCE: "Responding to and Recovering from Catastrophic Events: The Road to Resilience," Feb. 18, 10-11:30 a.m., Room 211, West Building, Vancouver Convention Center. Media contact: Franny White, franny.white@pnnl.gov , cell phone at conference: 360-333-4793.
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