Stevens hosts seminar on emergency operations centers
Event discussed a number of emergency preparedness initiatives
HOBOKEN , N.J. – Citing the importance of preparedness in the face of disaster , the Center for Secure and Resilient Maritime Commerce (CSR) at Stevens Institute of Technology recently hosted a workshop on emergency operations centers.
The June 10 event examined commonalities and gaps that exist among centers at the federal, state, and county levels, as well as the public and private sectors and their impact on Maritime and Port Resilience, said Dr. Hady R. Salloum, Director of Maritime Security Technology Applications at Stevens.
“As we move toward a unified approach to dealing with threats, whether caused by natural disasters or man-made, the workshop looked at ways to enhance our ability to efficiently use the various emergency operations centers and improve their operations, functions, and processes,” said Salloum. “This workshop provided an opportunity to discuss areas that have worked in the past and areas that need improvement, while sharing experiences and lessons learned among participants.”
Many federal, state, public, and private organizations have their own emergency operations centers to ensure business continuity in case of an emergency.
Even though emergencies may be specific to each organization, many of them are similar in nature and more importantly the functions, processes and operating the centers are similar and even identical at some level.
The day-long event featured presentations from the New Jersey State Police, the United States Army, PSE&G, the United States Coast Guard the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness and the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services.
Additional information may be found at: http://www.stevens. edu/csr/.About Stevens Institute of Technology
Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.
Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,150 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students, with about 250 full-time faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.
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