Founded in 1997, IDER is a conference, with exhibits, where best practices and solutions to ensure readiness for, response to, recovery from and resilience for disasters and major emergencies, whether caused by nature, accident or terrorism are identified, implemented and shown. It has also become an international network of emergency responders.
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IDER 2011
The 11th IDER will be held in at Leopoldine, Florence, Italy, on Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th April 2011 and is hosted by the University of Florence, Centre for Civil Protection and Risk Studies (CESPRO). The main theme for IDER 2011 is Community Resilience – the impact of climate change and natural and man-made disasters.
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GOLD SPONSOR:
With annual sales of more than $800 million, Esri is the world leader in the Geographic Information System (GIS) software industry. Esri's GIS software and solutions provide the power to solve problems emergency and public safety organizations encounter every day. Integrating spatial data with alphanumeric data (descriptive data, statistical data, etc.) and applying analytical tools is the power of GIS which makes it such an excellent tool for organizations involved in disaster management. Esri's ArcGIS family of products can be used at all levels in the organization and can be installed on many platforms, from enterprise servers to handheld devices.
SILVER SPONSOR:
Hi Tech International Srl (HTI) Hovercraft make rescue possible in minutes, rather than hours, by keeping the rescuer above the danger – not in it. The ability to hover above land, thin ice, and water, even during flood conditions, is a lifesaving asset to both victims and rescuers. Due to their unique capability to safely access areas that no other rescue vehicle can reach, hovercraft are used in a diverse rescue scenarios. Operational capability:- Rescue operations on rivers, lakes and oceans, on ice, fast-running water and mud - Search and rescue missions in floods, shallows, wetlands, bogs, marshes and sand - Animal rescue and wildlife retrieval - Dive team recovery missions - Aircraft crashes. HTI has patented a system using elements called 'inverter cups' that, in addition to conventional directional control, also allows the hovercraft to brake, reverse and rotate around a vertical axis when stationary or moving, just like a helicopter.
Registration for IDER 2011 is now closed.
Please call us on +44 1985 846181 if you need to contact us.
Special Forum 1400 – 1445 on Thursday 14th April
Community resilience and the Japanese Tsunami - the response and its ongoing impact
CHAIRED BY: PROFESSOR DAVID ALEXANDER, CESPRO, UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE, ITALY
