TIEMS 2022 Hybrid Annual Conference

Challenges in Emergency Management

Toward 2030 and Beyond

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The TIEMS 2022 Annual Conference will take place at Kennesaw State University in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Participants may attend in person or online! The conference will be presented in a hybrid concept, with physical participation and the possibility to join virtually, both presenting or only attending. A program for the whole week 17^th – 21^st October will be provided. A Pre-conference Tour to a local emergency management center may be arranged on Monday, and a guided tour in Atlanta and the surrounding area is planned for Friday. Monday and Friday will also be used for virtual presentations of submitted papers.

Each evening during the conference in Atlanta there will be a social event, allowing time for participants to network and get to know each other better, and to learn more about the local culture and cuisine of Georgia. The conference will be hosted by the TIEMS-USA Chapter in partnership with Capacity Building International (CBI). TIEMS was established in 1993 as a platform for stakeholders within the global emergency and disaster management community to meet, network, and learn about best practices as well as new technical and operational methodologies. Since 1994 TIEMS has hosted conferences in over 20 different countries.

Sponsored by ProctorFree, which is an on-demand, easy-to-use, and cost-effective online proctoring solution for higher education institutions and professional organizations. TQC & TQAC exam is monitored by ProctorFree. If you are interested in sponsoring this event, please contact Tom Robertson at tvrobertson@yahoo.com

Conference Agenda

Attend in Person or Virtually

The conference will be presented in a hybrid concept, with physical participation and the possibility to join virtually, both presenting or only attending. A program for the whole week of 17th – 21st October will be provided. A Pre-conference Tour to a local emergency management center is being arranged on Monday, and a guided tour in Atlanta and the surrounding area is planned for Friday. Monday and Friday may also be used for virtual presentations of submitted papers. Each evening during the conference in Atlanta there will be a social event, allowing time for participants to network and get to know each other better and learn more about the local culture and cuisine of Georgia.

TIEMS 2022 TQC & TQAC Workshops and Hybrid Conference Fees

Please note the various fee structures based on physical attendance or virtual attendance, and based on member status (Regular, Transition Economy, or Student)

Physical Attendance -- Workshop only (17th October)

TIEMS Membership Regular Fee: 225 USD

Transition Economy Fee: 160 USD

Student Fee: 150 USD

Physical Attendance -- Workshop (17th October) & Conference (18–20th October)

TIEMS Membership Regular Fee: 425 USD

Transition Economy Fee: 310 USD

Student Fee: 250 USD

Physical Attendance -- Conference only (18–20th October)

TIEMS Membership Regular Fee: 350 USD

Transition Economy Fee: 250 USD

Student Fee: 150 USD

Virtual Attendance -- Conference only (18–20th October)

All Categories: 0 USD

Virtual Attendance -- Workshop only (21st October)

TIEMS Membership Regular Fee: 95 USD

TIEMS Membership Transition Economy Fee: 35 USD

TIEMS Membership Student Fee: 25 USD

Conference Sponsorships

Sponsorship Bronze level: 1000 USD - Benefits of 1 option 4 above

Sponsorship silver level: 2000 USD - Benefits of 2 option 4 above

Sponsorship gold level: 3000 USD - Benefits of 3 option 4 above

If you have any questions about the fee structure please contact Tom Robertson at tvrobertson@yahoo.com.

TIEMS International Qualification Certifications

(TQC & TQAC) Workshops

TIEMS International Qualification Certifications (TQC & TQAC) are gaining strong interest worldwide, and candidates from 9 countries, USA, Japan, Australia, India, South Africa, Jordan, Nigeria, China, and Botswana, are already certified or undergoing the certification process. TIEMS, therefore, plans to arrange TQC & TQAC workshops Monday (physical attendance) and Friday (virtual attendance) during the conference which will lead the participants through the application and compliance process, and prepare them for the final examination, which the candidates can take from home after the conference.

In order to prepare the workshops, TIEMS wants to know the interest in these workshops and in being TQC or TQAC certified. Furthermore, if interested, we also need to know if you plan to join physically in Atlanta or like to join virtually to the workshop.

Please indicate your interest in participating in the TQC & TQAC workshops at TIEMS 2022 Annual Conference, and if you plan to join physically or want to join virtually by sending the e-mail to khdrager@online.no.

TIEMS is a voluntary organization, where all members, officers, and directors work for free for the organization. Having financial support through new TIEMS memberships and donations will help TIEMS to reach our goals quite faster. New memberships and donations to TIEMS will assist the Society in working towards improving emergency and disaster management and establish resilient communities worldwide.

The following topics will be presented during the conference:

Sendai Framework implementation and emergency management

Armed conflict and the implications for emergency management

Making cities smart and resilient to meet health, climate, and energy challenges

Adaptation of rescue and response forces to climate and energy change

Energy security and emergency management in the context of the UN’s SDGs

Food security and emergency management in the context of SDGs

Triggers for international conflicts and cascading emergency management considerations, e.g., the Ukraine conflict

Gender aspects of emergency management and disaster risk reduction

Ethics of emergency management in 21st century

Refugee health and immigration implications for emergency management

Food security and emergency management

International humanitarian law, its application, and the equality of states in terms of international justice

Crisis management and the politics of emergency response

How warfare affects emergency management

New resilience policies: how institutions can act towards a shared agenda for action

Managing uncertainty in emergency and disaster management

Citizen preparedness: how to make people part of a genuine culture of resilience

Artificial Intelligence (AI), new technologies, and cybersecurity to mitigate new emergency management challenges

How new emergencies impact the safety and security of first responders

Other subjects related to the previous topics

There will be two types of papers given during the sessions at the conference:

Completed or ongoing academic research – for this type of paper the author(s) final submissions to the conference will be a full, publishable paper, and PowerPoint slides summarizing the paper. The paper will be presented at the conference either as one of the 20-minute presentations in a themed session or less formally at a poster session. The best of these papers will be published through the TIEMS website and several collaborating journals

Practitioner’s talks – we strongly encourage submissions describing real-world experiences, case studies, and lessons learned for this TIEMS conference. For this type of paper, the author(s) final submission will be PowerPoint slides. The conference presentation will be either as one of the 20-minute presentations in a themed session or less formally at a poster session.

Video recordings will be produced from the conference presentations and shared after the conference. The organizing and scientific/review committees of the conference are in contact with various publishers. The aim is to investigate the possibility of disseminating papers from the 2022 TIEMS Annual conference via peer-reviewed journals. The journals are Indexed in WOS and SCOPUS, or DOAJ databases.

Accommodation

Wyndham Garden Marietta Atlanta North

455 Franklin Gateway SE, Marietta, GA 30067

Sales Contact: Stephanie Little - 770-425-9977

KSU Rate: $94 per night

Link: https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/wyndham-garden/mariettageorgia/wyndham-garden-marietta/overview

Radisson Hotel Atlanta Marietta I-75

1775 Parkway Place SE, Marietta, GA 30067

Sales Contact: Richard Leon - 770-420-3533

KSU Rate: $89 per night

Link: https://www.radissonhotelsamericas.com/en-us/destination/usa/georgia/marietta

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