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Superstorm Sandy: Transportation Challenges and Research Opportunities in the Aftermath of a Disaster
Sunday, January 13, 2013 7:00PM - 9:30PM  Signin to Reveal Location Environment, Security and Emergencies, Transportation, General
John Menzies, American Logistics Aid Network, presiding
Sponsored By:
Critical Transportation Infrastructure Protection (ABE40)
Logistics of Disaster Response and Business Continuity (AT065T)

“Superstorm Sandy” is the focus of this special evening session, with presentations from those on the front lines of preparation, response, and recovery associated with an event that led to cascading failures across all transportation modes, as well as other critical infrastructure sectors. Throughout the 2013 Annual Meeting, there are an array of sessions and workshops on preparedness and adaptation in the face of increasingly extreme weather, weather impacts on mobility and operations, emergency evacuations, making transportation more resilient,, estimating future flood flows, infrastructure design for severe events, catastrophic modeling and funding policies, risk assessment, and post-disaster humanitarian logistics. No agenda available
 Abstracts:

TitlePresentation Number
The Hybrid Cyclone/Nor'easter Known as Sandy: Helping Coastal Communities Prepare for and Recover from Disaster Events
Holly A. Bamford, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Ocean Service, presenter
 P13-7070
The Impact of Sandy on Transit Infrastructure and Operations
Peter G. Cafiero, MTA New York City Transit, presenter
 P13-7071
Keeping People and Goods Moving: Challenges for Airports, Seaports, Rail, and Vehicular Crossings
Stephanie Dawson, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, presenter
 P13-7072
Sandy's Fury from A Weather Perspective
David Robinson, Rutgers University, presenter
 P13-7076
Role of FEMA/DOD Transportation Support and the Interface with the Private Sector, NGO’s and State Emergency Management Agencies
Eric Smith, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, presenter
 P13-7073
The Role of Social Media in Preparation, Response, and Recovery
Sarah Kaufman, Rudin Center, New York University, presenter
 P13-7074