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SESSION 2 TUESDAY, June 18, 2:00 PM-3:00 PM (EDT)
Mass Evacuation Speaker Series Panel
Mass Evacuation and First Nations
- Dr. Tara K. McGee
- Jennifer Jesty
- Maia Foster-Sanchez
- Michelle Gervais
- Dr. Eric Kennedy
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Dr. Tara K. McGee: Professor, University of Alberta
Jennifer Jesty: Emergency Resiliency Manager, Union of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq
Maia Foster-Sanchez: Stronger Together: Evacuation Partnerships
Michelle Gervais: Stronger Together: Evacuation Partnerships
SESSION 1 TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2:00 PM-3:00 PM (EDT)
Mass Evacuation Speaker Series Panel
Chain Reaction: The Role of Transportation and Humanitarian Supply Chains in Mass Evacuation Planning
- Dr. Ahsan Habib
- Erica Fleck
- Dr. Ali Ülkü
- Dr. Aaida Mamuji
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Dr. Ali Ülkü
Dr Ali Ülkü, Ph.D., P.Eng., is the Director of the Centre for Research in Sustainable Supply Chain Analytics. Dr. Ülkü’s research includes studies in circular and sustainable supply chain and (humanitarian) logistics systems, analysis of manufacturing/retailing and service operations, green marketing and optimal contract designs, analytical modelling of sustainable consumption and development, and interdisciplinary research on big data and societal/environmental problems. Ali believes in the “science and teaching of better” and is an avid supporter of student-led research.
Erica Fleck
Erica is currently the Director of Emergency Management for Halifax Regional Municipality. Prior to this position, she was the Assistant Chief of Community Risk Reduction with Halifax Fire & Emergency. Prior to her moving to the Municipality, Erica was a proud member of the Canadian Armed Forces, where she served in Canada and overseas for different missions. Erica focuses her work to prepare and educate individuals, families, and communities in all pillars of Emergency Management.
Dr. Ahsan Habib
Ahsan Habib is a transportation professor at Dalhousie University. He received a PhD degree in civil engineering from the University of Toronto in 2009. He held a professional position at the Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) prior to joining Dalhousie University in 2010. He is the founder of the Dalhousie Transportation Collaboratory (DalTRAC) under the Leaders Opportunity Grant program of the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). His research interests include travel behavior analysis, travel demand forecasting, and the microsimulation of urban systems. Dr. Habib believes multi-modal mobility options are the key to ensuring sustainability for Canadian cities.
Dr. Aaida Mamuji
Aaida Mamuji is an Associate Professor in the School of Administrative Studies in the Disaster & Emergency Management program. Her areas of interest are social vulnerability and capability in the disaster context, hosting and resettlement, international responses to natural disasters, and risk assessment. She has received excellence awards for her research and teaching and is the recipient of a number of internal and external research grants. In 2020, she was named a York Research Leader and was nominated for the Minister’s Award of Excellence by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities, Ontario. Dr. Mamuji is currently working on a book project capturing the lived experience of various vulnerable groups facing disasters across Canada. Prior to joining York University, Dr. Mamuji was a policy advisor and researcher in the former Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (now Global Affairs Canada). She completed her Ph.D. in Public Administration from the University of Ottawa.
TARGET AUDIENCES
- Emergency managers and practitioners
- Mass evacuation experts and planners
- Researchers
- Students
- Local and provincial emergency management staff involved in mass evacuation planning and response
- Representatives of intergovernmental organizations
- NGOs involved in mass evacuation support
- Civil Society and Community Leaders
- Federal government agencies, including Public Safety Canada, Indigenous Services Canada, Royal Mounted Police, Environment Canada, Transport Canada
- Provincial and Local Government Agencies, including Emergency Management Organizations
- NGOs such as Red Cross, Saint John Ambulance, Salvation Army
- Indigenous communities and Associations that represent them
- Critical Infrastructure owners, operators, and associations that represent them
- Insurance sector
- Military (CAF, CJOC)
- Disability organizations
- Post-secondary institutions, colleges, and universities with training programs in disaster and emergency management
ORGANIZERS
CIFAL York is part of UNITAR’s global network of training centres for knowledge-sharing, training, and capacity-building for public and private leaders, local authorities, and civil society. CIFAL Centres are local and regional hubs for innovative, participatory and co-creative knowledge exchange opportunities to support decision-making processes, build capacity, and accelerate the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals. Established in 2020, CIFAL York started its operation in June 2021 as the first CIFAL Centre in Canada. Health and Development training and knowledge sharing are among the key focus areas of CIFAL York. For more information or questions, please contact: cifaldirector@yorku.ca
Y-EMERGE builds on York’s exceptional expertise to develop, grow, and sustain transformative and multidisciplinary research and teaching in transformative disaster risk reduction, emergency preparedness, response, and recovery. Y-EMERGE brings together a wide variety of disciplines, including mathematical modelling, social and behavioural study, geospatial technology, artificial intelligence, participatory research, and the humanities and social sciences. Y-EMERGE fosters strong relationships with governmental agencies, stakeholders, and communities beyond the campus, emphasizing research and training opportunities that contribute to community and organizational resilience.
Institute for Intergovernmental Relations.
The Institute of Intergovernmental Relations at Queen’s University is Canada’s premier university-based centre for research on all aspects of federalism and intergovernmental relations, both in Canada and in countries around the world. Over the years, it has been a leader in contributing to public debate on issues such as national unity, Canada-Quebec relations, fiscal federalism, constitutional reform, and the social union. Active in an international network of federalism scholars, IIGR was the first Canadian member of the International Association of Centres for Federal Studies, which now has 24 institute members from six continents.
Located in and working closely with the School of Policy Studies, as well as a number of Faculty Associates in other departments at Queen’s University, the Institute is interdisciplinary in orientation, drawing on the latest research in political science, economics, philosophy, law, and sociology; providing a neutral venue to encourage dialogue among federal and provincial officials, key decision-makers and prominent scholars concerning many of the issues and challenges confronting the country.
MacEachen Institute for Public Polic
The MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance at Dalhousie University is a nationally focused, non-partisan, interdisciplinary institute designed to support the development of progressive public policy and to encourage greater citizen engagement. The MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance at Dalhousie University is a nationally focused, non-partisan, interdisciplinary institute designed to support the development of progressive public policy and to encourage greater citizen engagement. The Institute looks at progressive ways to tackle public policy and governance issues through open discussion with a variety of informed players and aims to serve as the “go to” place provincially, regionally and nationally for rich, robust public policy debate, discussion and research. The MacEachen Institute at Dalhousie University engages scholars, students and community members in the development of policy options, policy research and other outputs of the Institute.