Communication networks play a key role following a disaster such as a fire, structural collapse or earthquake. They can be used to locate victims, track emergency rescue workers, and provide communication capabilities to victims and rescue workers. They can also provide communication capabilities to concerned parties such as family members as well as to other assistance providers such as police, government agencies, etc.

The 1st IEEE Workshop on Disaster Recovery Networks invites participation in this international forum on innovative network technologies, architectures, and services that can be effectively deployed during disaster recovery. DIREN is sponsored (pending) by the IEEE Communications Society and will be co-located and organized in conjunction with INFOCOM.

Related resources and events:

Disaster Recovery: Communications and Information Systems in the Financial Industry: Lessons from the World Trade Center Attacks and the City of London, Conference organized by CITI, Columbia University, October 17, 2001.

Engineering Responds to Terrorism, IEEE USA resource page.

Forum on Technical Implications of the World Trade Center Collapses, Department of Civil Engineering, Columbia University, November 12, 2001.