Good news! The Unthinkable comes out in paperback on June 16, 2009. Still working on the new cover, but it should be out just in time for Father’s Day.
I’ll be speaking about disaster mythology at the Illinois Public Health Emergency Preparedness Summit on July 15. Drop by if you’re in the neighborhood.
For what may be the first time in my life, I’m looking forward to going to Crystal City, VA. On Aug. 10, I’ll be talking at the National Conference on Community Preparedness. This year, the conference is all about Citizen Corps. I am looking forward to hearing if, under a new administration, Citizen Corps will finally get the kind of support it deserves… It’s a powerful concept that most people, unfortunately, still know little or nothing about.
Citizen Corps was created after 9/11. In some towns and states, Citizen…
Just got word that the book will be published in Poland, as well! Coming in September 2009.
I’ll be giving the keynote talk at the Disaster Planning for California Hospitals conference on Sept. 14 in Sacramento. I’m looking forward to learning something myself, seeing as California does disasters better than almost any other place.