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Industry Associations Bulletin Board
September 2006
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National Volunteering Organizations Active In Disaster
NVOAD may have begun by serving as a point of communication among voluntary organizations engaged in disaster response, but the founders had much more in mind. From its very early days the goal was to bring national voluntary organizations active in disaster together to foster more effective service to people affected by disaster. The key words for the principles have been cooperation, coordination, communication, education, mitigation, and convening mechanisms, to which was later added outreach. The first statement of principles and structure of NVOAD was adopted at the annual meeting on January 30, 1978. It contained descriptions of purpose, structure and program of NVOAD and was published as an introduction to the NVOAD National Directory, the first edition of which was published in 1979. These principles of purpose and structure have been revised to become more clearly articulated over the years as NVOAD has expanded in function and grown in stature. www.nvoad.org
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The National Watershed Coalition
The NWC is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) Coalition made up of national, regional, state, and local organizations, associations, and individuals, that advocate dealing with natural resource problems and issues using watersheds as the planning and implementation unit. The NWC Advocates uses total resource management principles in planning, and believes the USDA assisted small watershed programs are among the best planning and implementation vehicles available for wise water and land management. They represent the concerns and needs of watershed project sponsors at the national level. The NWC offers assistance on watershed planning when requested, sponsors biennial national watershed conferences, other specialty resource conferences, publishes a monthly electronic newsletter, Watershed e-News and conference proceedings. The NWC provides resource testimony before Congress on watershed programs and policy, and believes proper care of our nation’s natural resources a top national priority. The NWC is governed by a Steering Committee of over 30 conservation organizations. Associate membership is $20.00 annually for individuals and $50.00 for organizations. www.watershedcoalition.org
Natural Hazards Center
The mission of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder is to advance and communicate knowledge on hazards mitigation and disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. Using an all-hazards and interdisciplinary framework, the Center fosters information sharing and integration of activities among researchers, practitioners, and policy makers from around the world; supports and conducts research; and provides educational opportunities for the next generation of hazards scholars and professionals. www.Colorado.edu/hazards
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National Fire Protection Association
The mission of the international nonprofit NFPA is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education. NFPA membership totals more than 79,000 individuals from around the world and more than 80 national trade and professional organizations. Established in 1896, NFPA serves as the world's leading advocate of fire prevention and is an authoritative source on public safety. In fact, NFPA's 300 codes and standards influence every building, process, service, design, and installation in the United States, as well as many of those used in other countries. NFPA's focus on true consensus has helped the association's code-development process earn accreditation from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). www.nfpa.org
National Institute For Urban Search And Rescue
The NIUSR continues to work on the leading edge of strategic planning for the future in emergency response. The NIUSR finds ways to fill the gaps in national systems that are recognized as society and culture hurtle rapidly in this new millennium. What does it mean by "the future"? It means in the next 30 years, and perhaps the next 50 years. It does not mean the next quarterly program review, nor the next quarter's "bottom line." Watching the next quarter's bottom line did not help the buggy-whip company's future profits after Henry Ford built the Model A. Someone needs to watch the strategic future and perhaps suggest a new product, system or focus. The NIUSR finds that the combination of the best of the known with the riskier path of the new can be a serendipitous mix for long-range success. www.niusr.org
National Safety Council
The National Safety Council is a nonprofit, nongovernmental, international public service organization dedicated to protecting life and promoting health. The NSC is a membership organization, founded in 1913 and chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1953. Members include more than 46,000 businesses, labor organizations, schools, public agencies, private groups and individuals. www.nsc.org
National Emergency Management Association
NEMA is the professional association of and for state emergency management directors. NEMA’s mission is to provide national leadership and expertise in comprehensive emergency management; serve as a vital emergency management information and assistance resource; and advance continuous improvement in emergency management through strategic partnerships, innovative programs, and collaborative policy positions. www.nemaweb.org
National Emergency Number Association
NENA's mission is to foster the technological advancement, availability, and implementation of a universal emergency telephone number system. In carrying out its mission, NENA promotes research, planning, training and education. The protection of human life, the preservation of property and the maintenance of general community security are among NENA's objectives. www.nena.org
National Environmental Health Association
Drawing on the original effort that led to the creation of NEHA, the association today stands as a strong professional society with over 4,500 members across the nation. Clearly NEHA’s mission, “to advance the environmental health and protection professional for the purpose of providing a healthful environment for all,” is as relevant today as it was when the organization was founded. Advancement has been defined by NEHA in terms of both education and motivation. The basis for the association’s activities is the belief that the professional who is educated and motivated is the professional who will make the greatest contribution to the healthful environmental goals, which we all seek. Accordingly, great emphasis is placed on providing, through each of NEHA’s programs, both an educational as well as a motivational opportunity. At NEHA’s conferences, for example, tremendous attention is paid to developing a quality educational program that not only imparts knowledge to the attendee but, also, through the very quality of the presentations, inspires the attendee to do more upon returning to his or her job. www.neha.org
International Disaster Recovery Association
IDRA is a group originally comprised of those having a special interest in the voice, data, image, and sensory telecommunications aspects of Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP), Contingency Planning and Business Continuation. This is in its 17th year. A second IDRA special interest group (SIG) has developed due to members’ interests and concentrates on security, terrorism, employee safety and workplace violence. Members come from Argentina, Israel, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Canada and the United States of America. IDRA was founded in 1989 and has its offices in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA. IDRA is different from other disaster recovery organizations due to its special interest groups (SIGs) concentrating on specific contingency planning areas. IDRA holds annual, multi-day conferences at which all topics and exhibits are oriented towards its SIGs. Seminars and workshops are presented upon request. Presentations and cooperative meetings with other groups are scheduled on an as-needed basis. IDRA does produce additional educational sessions. These subject areas include workplace violence, physical security, executive protection, terrorism, notification systems, policy and procedures, present system documentation and job descriptions. www.idra.com
International Facility Management Association
IFMA’s mission is to provide exceptional products, services, and opportunities that support and advance the facility management profession. They set out to serve as the resource and representative for facility management. IFMA is a member-centered association that exists to guide and develop facility management professionals. In support of its members, IFMA promotes the Facility Management profession by providing leadership, recognition and standards of excellence. www.ifma.org
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research
MCEER is comprised of a consortium of researchers from numerous disciplines and Member Institutions throughout the United States. The center's mission is "...to enhance the seismic resiliency of communities through improved engineering and management tools for critical infrastructure systems (water supply, electric power, hospitals). Seismic resilience (technical, organizational, social and economic) is characterized by reduced probability of system failure, reduced consequences due to failure, and reduced time due to system restoration....." Toward this end, the center coordinates a nationwide program of multidisciplinary team research, education and outreach activities. The Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) is a national center of excellence in advanced technology applications that is dedicated to the reduction of earthquake losses nationwide. Headquartered at the State University of New York at Buffalo, the center was originally established by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 1986, as the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (NCEER). Mceer.buffalo.edu
National Association for Search and Rescue
The National Association for Search and Rescue, Inc., (NASAR) is a not-for-profit membership association dedicated to advancing professional, literary, and scientific knowledge in fields related to search and rescue. NASAR is comprised of thousands of paid and non-paid professionals interested in all aspects of search and rescue - the humanitarian cause of saving lives - throughout the United States and around the world. "...that others may live." Response to persons in distress has long been an honorable, charitable tradition. The professionals in search and rescue have carried on this tradition of helping others by dedicating time, information, skills, equipment and funding to the relief of suffering. We are actively working toward the development of improved coordination and communications among federal, state, local, and volunteer groups. Our primary goal is to aid in the implementation of a total integrated emergency response, rescue and recovery system. www.nasar.org
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