Istanbul Technical University Disaster Management Center Dr Hikmet ISKENDER Vice Director 1

Outline I. Kick Off II. Establishment of the Center of Excellence for Disaster Management III. Educational and Training Activities IV. Research and Service Activities V. International Opportunities 2

The Kocaeli and Düzce Earthquakes - 1999 I. Kick Off The Kocaeli and Düzce Earthquakes - 1999

“A Cooperative Hazard Impact-reduction Effort Via Education” Istanbul Technical University US Federal Emergency Management Agency Project ACHIEVE September 2000 - February 2001 “A Cooperative Hazard Impact-reduction Effort Via Education” ITU-CEDM

Training Topics (TTT) 1. Introduction to Emergency Management 2. Emergency Planning Basic Emergency Operations 3. Incident Command System 4. Emergency Operations Center 5. ICS/EOC interface Mitigation 6. Introduction to Mitigation 7. Mitigation for Emergency Managers 8. Earthquake Program for Schools Exercise Capability Building 9. An Orientation to Community Disaster Exercises 10.Exercise Design 11.Exercise Evaluation 12.Exercise Development

Training Topics Disaster Resilient Communities 13. “Project Impact” Developing Volunteer Resources Public Information Community Preparedness 16. Local Assessment 17. Donations Management 18. Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

Establishment of the ITU-Center of Excellence for Disaster Management

Some Activities of the Center (2001 – present) Publications – ITU Press International Conferences Research and Implementation Projects Educational Programs National Programs

Publications ITU Press, since 2001

Some of Our Publications The Restructuring of the Turkish Fire Brigades under the Light of International Experiences, ITU Press, 2001. A Model for Restructuring the Turkish Fire Bridade (in Turkish), ITU Press, 2002. A National Emergency Management Model Study (in Turkish), ITU Press, 2002. Proceedings, FEMA-ITU Higher Education Conference in Turkey, 2003. Disaster Management Planning for Schools, ITU Press, 2004. The Disaster Management Reconaissance Report for the Nov.15 and Nov. 20 Terrorist Attacks in Istanbul, ITU Press, 2004.

International Conferences The Restructuring of the Turkish Fire Brigade (2001) 2. FEMA – ITU Higher Education Conference (2003)

RT MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR STRATEGIC PLANNING CENTER RTMI - ITU National Research Projects (2001-2003) RT MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR STRATEGIC PLANNING CENTER Turkish National Emergency Management, Education and Exercise Implementation Program Development of a National Emergency Management Model The Restructuring of the Turkish Fire Brigades The Development of a National Database (GIS/RSS) & Standard for a Disaster Management Decision Support System

Training at ITU: III. Educational and Training Activities Principles of Disaster Management

Training for Local Mayors with Japan’s (JICA) support Training for Local Government Officials Training for Local Mayors with Japan’s (JICA) support (2003 – 2005) KOCAELİ, EDİRNE, KIRKLARELİ, TEKİRDAĞ and SİVAS (2003) Governors & Mayors

Principles of Disaster Management Course Training Programs for NGO’s Principles of Disaster Management Course

Cooperative Agreements AKUT Search & Rescue (NGO) TRAC Turkish Amateur Radio Society Turkish Red Crescent

Some Training Courses ITU Conducted İstanbul Technical University Personnel, 6 days, 300 participants Kocaeli Governor and Deputy Governors, 2 days, 75 participants Kocaeli Governor Disaster Employees, 5 days, 65 participants Edirne Governor Disaster Employees, 5 days, 50 participants Kadıköy Municipality and NGO’s 1 day, 30 participants NGO’s in Istanbul, 3 days, 153 participants Private Sector in Istanbul , 3 days, 50 participants TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center 4 days, 28 participants ERDEMİR Corporation, 3 days, 30 participants

DISASTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Master of Science Degree Program Istanbul Technical University initiated in cooperation with: Texas A&M University Oklahoma State University 2002 - 2003

Student Profile Professions include: Medical Doctors Journalists Engineers Architects NGO representatives First Graduation in February 2004! Graduating Class with US Consul General David Arnett

Research and Service Activities Training/Certificate Programs for: ITU Personnel Non-Governmental Organizations Public Officials Disaster Planning for the Erdemir Steel Corporation Disaster Planning for the IPRAGAZ Corporation

V. International Opportunities Accreditation Standard Publications Web-Based Learning Regional Training & Education International Partnerships

ITU Disaster Management Center Istanbul Technical University Many T h a n k s For Your Attention For further information : ITU Disaster Management Center Istanbul Technical University Ayazaga Campus - 34469 Istanbul, Turkey e-mail: aym@itu.edu.tr