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Reflections on the Turkish-Syrian Earthquakes of 6th February 2023: Building Collapse and its Consequences

Emergency Planning

A view on how to mitigate earthquake damages in Turkey from a civil engineering perspective. Mosalam 2003. Earthquake disaster risk assessment and evaluation for Turkey. Environmental Geology 57: 307-320. Ozmen, H.B. Research on Engineering Structures and Materials 7(1): 1-11. Whittaker, K.J. Elwood and K.M.

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Coronavirus and China’s Decision-Making in a Crisis

Marketpoint Recall

By February 10, the number of infections had surpassed 40,000, with over 900 deaths , superseding the 2002-2003 SARS outbreak in sheer numbers. This trade-off can be seen in several non-military crises such as the 2002-2003 SARs virus outbreak.

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Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

Expansion of pre-disaster mitigation funding such as through the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, and new funding for infrastructure resilience embedded in the bi-partisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act are also steps in the right direction. And that is just the federal programs.

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Statutory Cyber Incident Reporting in the USA

Plan B Consulting

The first state to have this type of law was California in 2003 and all states have, on the whole, followed the basic tenets of their law. In some states, the law permits delayed notification “if a law enforcement agency determines that it would impede a criminal investigation”.

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SIA New Member Profile: Plugout

Security Industry Association

John Aksoy, founder and CEO of Plugout John Aksoy : In 2003, I founded Plugout with a vision to revolutionize the field of IP network video integration. This could involve detecting and mitigating natural disasters, climate-related events or other environmental threats. Tell us the story of your company.

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SIA New Member Profile: TAM-C Solutions

Security Industry Association

Our company was established in 2003 by security professionals with extensive experience in both government and private sectors. Our vision for the future centers on expanding and maintaining this talent pool, enabling us to operate in all major conflict areas across the globe and effectively mitigate threats posed by threat actors.

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Pandemic Planning: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) – Should We Panic?

Plan B Consulting

In the last serious outbreak of a similar type of flu, SARS in 2003, the outbreak ‘only’ killed less than 800 worldwide, so I think we have to view the fatalities in terms of the average impact of seasonal flu.