On March 3, 2008, the CCPR LaSER Symposium convened university leaders, researchers, and applied users from industry, business, government, and the first responder community to demonstrate how multidisciplinary collaboration at New York University has produced a robust model to assist in planning for diverse catastrophic health emergencies. The objectives of the LaSER Symposium were threefold:

  1. To highlight the multidisciplinary approach employed by the LaSER Program
  2. To showcase the PLAN C computer model and demonstrate its potential uses
  3. To promote a critical ongoing discussion and analysis of the applied value of the LaSER project
      
      » Read the program booklet (.pdf)


About LaSER
The Large Scale Emergency Readiness (LaSER) project is a research effort to improve the capabilities of federal, state, and local governments, as well as private organizations, to prepare for and respond to catastrophic health emergencies.
LaSER is composed of five inter-related projects, which creates a range of tools and new knowledge that support the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s mission to mitigate against, respond to and recover from hazards and threats to the nation. The five projects are:

  • Computational Modeling of Large-Scale Casualty Disaster
  • Organization-Based Incident Management
  • Organizational Safety Net
  • Risk Communication
  • Legal Dimensions of Large Scale Response

LaSER draws on faculty and staff from NYU's School of Medicine, College of Dentistry and Nursing, the Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, the Silver School of Social Work, and the Courant Institute of Mathematics.




Presentations and Materials

Executive Briefing
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The Work of LaSER
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Outside Analysis
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Publications Packet
A collection of peer-reviewed papers, reports and white papers produced by the LaSER project


» Read LaSER Publications Packet (.pdf)

Media
NY1: "New Computer Program Prepares Better Responses To Disasters," March 5, 2008
New York 1's Adam Balkin reports:
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Symposium Press Release
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