1) Welcome and Introductions Naomi Kelly and Chris Poland, Co-Chairs
– A recap of Lifelines Council activities 2009-present and
setting the agenda for 2012.
2) Lifelines Interdependency Study Pilot Laurie Johnson, Ph.D., AICP, Principal,
– Report on the progress of the interdependency study with Laurie Johnson Consulting | Research
participating partners.
3) Lifeline System Interdependencies: Field Observations and Leonardo Dueñas-Osorio, Ph.D.,
Modeling Challenges (Presentation & follow-up discussion on Assistant Professor, Rice University
interdependencies)
– Observations and recommendations on lifeline
interdependencies during disaster response and postdisaster recovery.
4) Group Discussion Laurie Johnson, Ph.D., AICP, Principal,
– Reactions to the interdependency study progress report and Laurie Johnson Consulting | Research
research study insights. Are there interdependencies being
identified that surprise or concern you? Does the work shed any
new light on critical nodes or chokepoints in system
interdependency? Are your planning assumptions incorrect about
another system? Are your planning assumptions incorrect about
availability and mobility of key resources? How reliable are your
system damage assessment methods?
– Recommendations for the Council to consider for its upcoming
meetings. Issues that we should collectively work on, such as
cooperative planning or exercise opportunities, development of
collective restoration priorities, resource or communications issues,
or any legislative, regulatory or mitigation issues. Education forum
topics. Exchanges with key agencies/organizations.
5) Next Steps and Announcements Naomi Kelly and Chris Poland, Co-Chairs
