Professional Development

Learning Organizations

ASCE Webinars & Distance Learning Opportunities

The American Society of Civil Engineers hosts numerous live interactive Web seminars, in addition to providing Distance Learning courses. To view a comprehensive list of upcoming events and courses please visit:

• ASCE Webinars
• ASCE Distance Learning

Disaster Emergency Management: Webcasts & Podcasts

The Emergency Information Infrastructure Project (EIIP) offers frequent seminars via webcasts and podcasts serving the disaster management community. Upcoming topics include:

• USFA Executive Fire Officer Symposium – Politics, Policy, and Practice: What the Fire Service Needs to Know and Do
• Department of Health and Human Services – Webcast Series on Pandemic Influenza
• SUNY at Albany, Center for Public Health Preparedness – Alternative Marketing & Messaging to Prepare Vulnerable Populations

For additional information about upcoming events and about EIIP, please visit Emergency Information Infrastructure Project

The International Consortium for Organizational Resilience (ICOR)

Specializing in organization resilience, ICOR offers extensive courses from ten core areas:

• Buisness Continuity
• Crisis Management and Communication
• Technical Infrastructure
• Emergency Management
• Facility Management
• Legal Compliance and Audit
• Organization Behavior
• Risk Management and Insurance
• Social Resilience
• Supply Chain Logistics and Transportation Management

ICOR has courseware for several learning environments in both the public and private sector that include presentations, workshops, traditional classroom, university, self-study and elearning courses. For a complete schedule, please visit the course calendar.

Seismic and Building Code Seminars

S.K. Ghosh Associates, Inc. hosts various live and Web seminars addressing seismic and building code provisions. To view upcoming events and to register, visit SK Ghosh Associates seminars.