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Emergency Management Higher Education Virtual Symposiums for 2013


Emergency Management Institute, Emmitsburg, MD

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  • Session 1 - Introduction to the Principles of Emergency Management and Course Orientation
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  • Session 2 - Definition, Vision, and Mission of Emergency Management
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  • Session 3 - Comprehnsive Emergency Management
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  • Session 11 - Origins and Implications of the Principles of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
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  • Session 12 - Principles of Emergency Management in the Private Sector
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  • Session 13 - Principles of Emergency Management in Nongovernmental Organizations
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  • Session 14 - Toward an International Emergency Management
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  • Session 15 - Conclusions: The Principles of Emergency Management and the Emergency Manager
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