Shelter Meeting 12b

<p style="text-align: justify;"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/20120531_website_header_newversion.jpg" style="width: 700px; height: 75px;" /></p> <p><a href="http://www.sheltercentre.org/sites/default/files/images/SM12b_session.jpg" style="margin: 5px; text-align: justify; border-bottom-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-bottom-width: 1px; float: right;" target="_blank"><img alt="Shelter Meeting 12b" src="http://www.sheltercentre.org/sites/default/files/images/SM12b_session.jpg" style="margin: 5px; width: 250px; height: 173px; text-align: justify; float: right;" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: justify;">The Shelter Meeting is a biannual global forum, organised by Shelter Centre, for stakeholders responding to the shelter needs of populations affected by conflict and natural disasters, from preparedness through to the completion of reconstruction.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: justify;">The theme of SM12b was Knowledge Management with one of the main topics being the new Shelter and Settlements Library project funded by USAID OFDA.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">SM12b had 53 participants attending in-person and 28 participants registered online, representing 45 organisations. Presenters joined us online from New Zealand to Bangladesh to the United States. </p> <h3 style="text-align: justify;">Agenda </h3> <p style="text-align: justify;">Individual presentations can be downloaded through links below. Agenda is also available for <a href="http://www.sheltercentre.org/sites/default/files/SM12b-Agenda.pdf" target="_blank">download as pdf</a>.</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; height: 10px;" width="345"> <colgroup><col style="text-align: justify;" /><col style="text-align: justify;" /></colgroup> <tbody> <tr height="20"> <td bgcolor="#98b0d5" height="20" style="width: 281px; height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 224);">Day 1</span></strong></td> <td bgcolor="#98b0d5" style="width: 64px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 224);"><span style="background-color: rgb(152, 176, 213);">Wednesday 30th October 2012</span></span></strong></td> </tr> <tr height="20"> <td height="20" style="width: 281px; height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://sheltercentre.org/library/challenges-and-opportunities-post-disaster-waste-management" target="_blank">The Challenges and Opportunities of Post-Disaster Waste Management</a></td> <td style="width: 64px; text-align: justify;">Charlotte Brown - University of Canterbury - New Zealand</td> </tr> <tr height="20"> <td height="20" style="height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://sheltercasestudies.org" target="_blank">sheltercasestudies.org</a></td> <td style="text-align: justify;">Sandra D'Urzo - IFRC, Joseph Ashmore - Independent</td> </tr> <tr height="20"> <td height="20" style="height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://sheltercentre.org/library/community-resilience-action-model-project-choco-colombia" target="_blank">Community Resilience in Action: A Model Project in Choco' Colombia <p></p></a></td> <td style="text-align: justify;">Sandra D'Urzo - IFRC</td> </tr> <tr height="20"> <td height="20" style="height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://sheltercentre.org/library/structural-mitigation-disaster-risks" target="_blank">Structural Mitigation of Disaster Risks</a></td> <td style="text-align: justify;">Sujoy Chaudhury - GOAL - India</td> </tr> <tr height="20"> <td height="20" style="height: 20px; text-align: justify;">IASC CCCM Cluster Update</td> <td style="text-align: justify;">Nuno Nunes - IOM</td> </tr> <tr height="20"> <td height="20" style="height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://sheltercentre.org/library/early-recovery" target="_blank">IASC Early Recovery Cluster Update</a></td> <td style="text-align: justify;">Stuart Kefford - UNDP</td> </tr> <tr height="20"> <td height="20" style="height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://sheltercentre.org/library/forum-publication-forum-event" target="_blank">The Forum Publication / The Forum Event</a></td> <td style="text-align: justify;">Kip Schiedler - Habitat For Humanity International</td> </tr> <tr height="20"> <td height="20" style="height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://sheltercentre.org/library/interaction-ss-working-group-update" target="_blank">InterAction S&S Working Group Update</a></td> <td style="text-align: justify;">Kip Scheidler, Sohini Sarkar - Interaction SSWG</td> </tr> <tr height="20"> <td height="20" style="height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://sheltercentre.org/library/update-transitional-learning-space-emergency-2012" target="_blank">Update on Transitional Learning Space in Emergency 2012</a></td> <td style="text-align: justify;">Annika Grafweg - Humanitarian Schools</td> </tr> <tr height="20"> <td height="20" style="height: 20px; text-align: justify;">CARE Update</td> <td style="text-align: justify;">Bill Flinn - CARE International</td> </tr> <tr height="20"> <td height="20" style="height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.sheltercentre.org/library/knowledge-management-panel-discussion">Knowledge Management Panel Discussion</a></td> <td style="text-align: justify;">Dave Curtis</td> </tr> <tr height="20"> <td height="20" style="height: 20px; text-align: justify;">IASC Emergency Shelter Cluster Update</td> <td style="text-align: justify;">Anna Pont</td> </tr> <tr height="20"> <td height="20" style="height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://sheltercentre.org/library/update-esc-hlp-initiatives" target="_blank">Update on ESC HLP Initiatives</a></td> <td style="text-align: justify;">Jake Zarins - NRC</td> </tr> <tr height="20"> <td height="20" style="height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> </td> <td style="text-align: justify;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="20"> <td bgcolor="#98b0d5" height="20" style="height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 224);">Day 2</span></span></strong></td> <td bgcolor="#98b0d5" style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 224);">Thursaday 31st October 2012</span></span></strong></td> </tr> <tr height="20"> <td height="20" style="height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://sheltercentre.org/library/performance-indicators-shelter-nfis-and-critical-infrastructure" target="_blank">Performance Indicators for Shelter, NFIs and Critical Infrastructure</a></td> <td style="text-align: justify;">Mark Wooding - Medair</td> </tr> <tr height="20"> <td height="20" style="height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.sheltercentre.org/library/neighbourhood-based-ss-response-urban-disasters" target="_blank">Neighbourhood Based S&S Response to Urban Disasters</a></td> <td style="text-align: justify;">Sohini Sakar - CHF International</td> </tr> <tr height="20"> <td height="20" style="height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.sheltercentre.org/library/seismic-hazard-reduction-and-mitigation" target="_blank">Seismic Hazard Reduction</a></td> <td style="text-align: justify;">Mustafa Omar - Shelter For Life</td> </tr> <tr height="20"> <td height="20" style="height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://sheltercentre.org/library/no-fixed-address-housing-land-and-property-issues-stateless-somalia" target="_blank">No Fixed Address: HLP in Stateless Somalia</a></td> <td style="text-align: justify;">Brett Moore - World Vision International</td> </tr> <tr height="20"> <td height="20" style="height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.sheltercentre.org/library/reconstructing-city" target="_blank">(Re)constructing the City</a></td> <td style="text-align: justify;">Alison Killing and Kate Crawford - Independent</td> </tr> <tr height="20"> <td height="20" style="height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://sheltercentre.org/library/qatar-shelter-initiative-knowledge-management-review" target="_blank">Qatar Shelter Initiative: Knowledge Management Review</a></td> <td style="text-align: justify;">Samantha Stratton-Short - Arup International Development Division</td> </tr> <tr height="20"> <td height="20" style="height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Breakout Sessions on Knowledge Management</td> <td height="20" style="height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Shelter Centre</td> </tr> <tr height="20"> <td height="20" style="height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.sheltercentre.org/library/education-cluster-update" target="_blank">IASC Education Cluster Update</a></td> <td style="text-align: justify;">Simon Devine - Education for All</td> </tr> <tr height="20"> <td height="20" style="height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://sheltercentre.org/library/working-groups-applying-principles-drr-shelter-sector" target="_blank">Working Groups - Applying Principles of DRR to the Shelter Sector </a></td> <td style="text-align: justify;">Seki Hirano and Rick Bauer  - Oxfam GB & CRS</td> </tr> <tr height="20"> <td height="20" style="height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://sheltercentre.org/library/shelter-and-settlement-training">Shelter and Settlements Training</a></td> <td style="text-align: justify;">Fred Krimgold - Virginia Tech</td> </tr> <tr height="20"> <td height="20" style="height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Homeowner-driven Retrofitting and New Construction</td> <td style="text-align: justify;">Elizabeth Hausler and Noll Tufani - Build Change</td> </tr> <tr height="20"> <td height="20" style="height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://sheltercentre.org/library/affects-shelter-assistance-recovery-and-resilience-communities" target="_blank">Affects of Shelter Assistance on Recovery and Resilience of Communities</a></td> <td style="text-align: justify;">Victoria Maynard - Habitat For Humanity Great Britain</td> </tr> <tr height="20"> <td height="20" style="height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://sheltercentre.org/library/multi-hazard-gis-analysis-optimal-urban-evacuation-centre-locations">Multi-hazard GIS Analysis for Urban Evacuation Centre Locations</a></td> <td style="text-align: justify;">Lukasz Kruk - Shelter Centre</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <h3 style="text-align: justify;">Venue</h3> <p style="text-align: justify;">The SM12b took place at National History Museum, Route de Malagnou 1, 1208 Genève.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <h3 style="text-align: justify;">Previous Meeting</h3> <p style="text-align: justify;">As an indication of the participation and topics covered at Shelter Meetings, the previous event hosted by the <a class="ext" href="http://www.nrc.no/" target="_blank">Norwegian Refugee Council </a>with funding from <a class="ext" href="http://www.norad.no/en/front-page" target="_blank">Norad</a> and the "Qatar Shelter Initiative", a CoDI project of <a class="ext" href="http://www.qf.org.qa/" target="_blank">Qatar Foundation</a>, involved participation in Geneva and online from over 70 different agencies, including 8 donors, 5 United Nations bodies, 6 academic institutions and 34 independent consultants.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Presentations from the event may be found at: </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.sheltercentre.org/meeting/shelter-meeting-12a" target="_blank">http://www.sheltercentre.org/meeting/shelter-meeting-12a</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/sheltercentre" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); 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