1. World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM) WADEM has founded as the Club on Mainz on 2 October 1976 in Mainz, Germany with the goal of focusing its members' expertise on the scientific investigation and improvement of disaster and emergency response. Following the constant development of its scope and extension worldwide, and to better reflect its nature, the organization's name was changed to the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine. http://www.wadem.org

2. Mission The World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine is a multidisciplinary professional association whose mission is the global improvement of prehospital and emergency health care, public health, and disaster health and preparedness. WADEM will be a leading international organization recognized for working with partners to disseminate scientific evidence and best practices in prehospital and emergency health care, public health, and disaster health and preparedness and provide academic and evidence-based input into the development/review of relevant policies and educational programs. Vision

3. Organization  Professional association with 600 members worldwide  Multidisciplinary (doctors, nurses, disaster researchers, emergency managers, first responders, and students)  Members span the globe representing more than 55 countries.  Executive Committee (appointed by Board of Directors for two-year terms)  Board of Directors (elected by membership every two years through online election)  Professional Interest Sections, Committees, and Regional Chapters

4. Functions  Facilitate academic and research-based education and training  Interpretation and exchange of information via an international network of members and publications  Development and maintenance of evidence-based standards of emergency and disaster health standards  Encouraging publication and presentation of evidence-based research findings in scientific publications, international conferences  WADEM Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine - biennial - next in Toronto, Canada, 25-28 April 2017  Prehospital Disaster Medicine (PDM)

5. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine  WADEM’s peer-reviewed journal, scientific journal  Published bimonthly (February, April, June, August, October, December) by Cambridge University Press (CUP)  Currently in its 30 th volume of publication  Distributed in more than 55 countries and available in over 6,000 institutions  Volumes 1-29 have been digitally archived  Current Editor-in-Chief - Dr. Sam Stratton, MD, MPH (University of California - Los Angeles)

6. Benefits of Membership  Annual print/electronic to Prehospital and Disaster Medicine (PDM), WADEM’s scientific journal  Unlimited access to the entire digital archive of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine (28 Volumes) through Cambridge Journals Online  Registration discounts for the WADEM Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine - next in Toronto, Canada, 25-28 April 2017  Global networking, contact, and collaboration opportunities  Participation opportunities in WADEM Professional Interest Sections, Committees, and Regional Chapters  Voting privileges for the Board of Directors  Special opportunities/discounts for students

7. WADEM Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine Co-hosted by Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Toronto, Canada, 25-28 April 2017