Disaster Preparedness Symposium
Transforming Mitigation Awareness into Action
Richburg, South Carolina
December 11, 2013
On December 11, 2013, the Travelers Institute, the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS), and the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center co-hosted "Transforming Mitigation Awareness into Action." The symposium convened mitigation researchers and insurance professionals at the IBHS Research Center in Richburg, South Carolina, to share perspectives on how mitigation research can be used to educate stakeholders, motivate change, and, ultimately, transform society through public policy and consumer-oriented mitigation initiatives. Attendees also had the opportunity to tour the IBHS facility and hear about the research being conducted there, in addition to viewing wildfire ember intrusion testing in the facility’s large test chamber. Click for a full summary.
Welcoming Remarks
- Ray Farmer, Director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance
Speakers
Debra Ballen, IBHS
Dr. Lorilee Medders, Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center
Dr. Jeffrey Czajkowski, Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center
Dr. Howard Kunreuther, Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center