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Appendix D Breakout Session Descriptions
Pages 69-70

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... , the concern is how to empower and engage such communities and foster collective behavior in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters. Session 3a: Improvisational Disaster Response and Social Network Analysis: Networks of Organizational Connections This session examines opportunities for social network analysis in understanding and facilitating preparedness and response to emergencies in two different venues: networks among and between organizations and networks within local communities.
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... , the concern is how to empower and engage such communities and foster collective behavior in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters.  Participants are provided the following questions to help guide the discussion. The session rapporteur will summarize the discussion for all workshop participants during the plenary session following the discussion.
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