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

2. 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

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

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

5. 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

6. 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)

7. Establishment of the ITU-Center of Excellence for Disaster Management

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

9. Publications ITU Press, since 2001

10. 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.

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

12. RT MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR STRATEGIC PLANNING CENTER
RTMI - ITU National Research Projects ( )
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

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

14. 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

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

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

17. 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

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

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

20. 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

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

22. 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
Istanbul, Turkey