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1 Introduction
Pages 13-20

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From page 13...
... Indeed, the NRF states that "during an incident, key private sector business partners should be involved in the local crisis decision-making process or at least have a direct link to key local emergency managers. Communities cannot effectively respond to, or recover from, incidents without strong cooperative relations with the private sector" (U.S.
From page 14...
... Presentations addressed the DHS voluntary private sector preparedness accreditation and certificate program, and the critical importance of community and cross-sector partnerships. BOX 1-1 Statement of Task An ad hoc committee will assess the current state of the art in private-public sector partnerships dedicated to strengthening community resilience, identify gaps in knowledge and practice, and recommend research areas that could be targeted for research investment by the DHS Human Factors Division.
From page 15...
... Presentation: The Critical Importance of Community and Cross-Sector Partnerships Arif Alikhan, Assistant Secretary for Policy Development, Office of Policy Development, Department of Homeland Security PANEL 3: MAKING THE BUSINESS CASE: MOBILIZING BUSINESS TO HELP ENSURE COMMUNITY AND NATIONAL DISASTER RESILIENCE 1:00 Sustaining Business Involvement in Business-Government Collaboration Moderator: Lynne Kidder, Business Executives for National Security Mickie Valente, President, Valente Strategic Advisers, LLC Stephen Jordan, Executive Director, Business Civic Leadership Center, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Gene Matthews, Senior Fellow, North Carolina Institute for Public Health, University of North Carolina 1:45 Discussion
From page 16...
... , President and CEO, The Aidmatrix Foundation, Inc. Ron Carlee, County Manager, Arlington County, Virginia Leslie Luke, Group Program Manager, County of San Diego, Office of Emergency Services 9:15 Discussion 10:15 The DHS Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Accreditation and Certification Program Emily Walker, Consultant and Member, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States 11:00 Discussion 12:30 p.m.
From page 17...
... Chief of those principles are that • Community disaster resilience is essential to sustainable economic vitality and community quality of life; • Collaboration is essential to build community disaster resilience; and • Private-public collaboration implies engagement between governmental entities; diverse industry sectors; nongovernmental organizations including faith-based, voluntary, and citizen organizations; and other elements of the community that comprise the full fabric of the community. Implicit in the discussion of building resilience in a community is that all sectors of the community can and should participate in all phases of a disaster -- from preparedness and mitigation to long-term recovery.
From page 18...
... Because communities constantly change, the ability to withstand disaster constantly changes. Building and maintaining resilience depends on the ability of a group to monitor changes and appropriately modify its plans to deal with adversity.
From page 19...
... The committee invited researchers; representatives from private and nonprofit organizations; emergency management practitioners and leaders from local, state, and federal governments; community organizers; and private-public sector partnership sponsors, facilitators, and members. Researchers and community leaders from different regions of the country with varying disaster experiences were invited so that a broad range of issues and perspectives could be considered.
From page 20...
... Chapter 3 explores challenges and barriers to successful and sustainable collaboration. Chapter 4 describes potential research themes and mechanisms identified by workshop participants that could inform or enhance the ability of communities to develop private-public sector collaborations for enhancing community resilience.


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