CCRRIA’s Inaugural Conference
Agenda For Exploring Local Community Resilience Imaginaries
November 27th
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4:00 – 5:30p.m.
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Challenging Resilience (Bronco Room) | Organized by “Disaster Researchers in Place” Disaster research is in a state of flux. An enormous amount of research has been produced by this prolific discipline since its inception. Today the discipline finds itself pressured toprovide not only scientific explanations but visions of just and sustainable futures after what is arguably a consistent increase in extreme operating conditions across the globe. More importantly the pressure is on for disaster research to better connect with communities on the ground in the co-production of new knowledge and wisdom that can enhance community resilience. This workshop is an opportunity to engage in a transboundary convergent dialogue with the different perspectives in and outside of disaster research to plant the seed for change. |
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Advocacy for Resilience (Cenizo Room) | Organized by Dr. Kim Diana Conolly, Vice Dean for Advocacy and Experiential Learning for the University at Buffalo School of Law, and Director of the Clinical Legal Education Program. As both a professional and academic field the legal community has been increasingly active in advocacy on behalf of vulnerable communities impacted by extreme events. University law clinics in particular play a crucial role both as training grounds for future legal professionals and at the same time play an even “therapeutic” role in the midst of chaotic conditions that often pin communities against agencies and other interests. This workshop brings together legal professionals and scholars to share experiences develop, pathways and co-design strategies that can better address both their internal student communities and the vulnerable populations they attempt to serve. |
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First Responders Mental Health Workshop (Ballroom) | Workshop organized by Dr. Amy Nitza, Executive Director of the Institute for Disaster Mental Health at SUNY New Paltz. She is a psychologist who specializes in providing mental health training in academic and nonacademic settings both nationally and internationally, with an emphasis on disaster mental health and trauma recovery. |
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| 6:00 p.m. |
Pre-Event Reception (UTRGV Ballroom) |
| 6:15 – 6:30 p.m. |
Welcome Remarks |
| 6:30 – 7:30 pm |
Presidents’ Roundtable Discussion | The Role of Universities in the Search for Community Resilience |
| 7:30 p.m |
Networking and Mariachi |
| 8:00 p.m. |
Pre-Event Reception Ends |
November 28 UTRGV Ballroom
| 8:00 – 8:45 a.m. | Breakfast & Registration |
| 8:45 – 9:00 a.m. | Welcome Remarks | Rosalia Guerrero, TEPHI |
| 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. |
Plenary Keynote | Dr. Arturo Massol | Casa Pueblo “Casa Pueblo: a community model of self-decolonization for social well-being |
| 9:45 – 10:00 a.m. | Break |
| 10:00 – 11:45 a.m. |
Morning Breakout Sessions
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| 1:45 a.m.–12:00p.m. | Break |
| 12:00 p.m.–1:00p.m. | Lunch & Luncheon Keynote Address | Dr. Irasema Coronado Resilience Beyond Borders: Nurturing Sustainable Futures in Transboundary Contexts |
| 1:10 p.m.–2:10 p.m. | Plenary Student Panel Student And Young Scholars’ Panel: The Future Of Resilience |
| 2:15 p.m.–3:45 p.m. | 3 Afternoon Breakout Sessions
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| 4:00 – 4:45 p.m. | Arm Chair Discussion among City/County Judges County Government Visions of Community Resilience Convened by Christian Corrales Hidaldo County Judge Richard F. Cortez Edingburg Mayor Ramiro Garza Harlingen Mayor Norma Sepulveda |
| 4:45 pm |
Closing Remarks Walter Diaz, Dean of College of Liberal Arts |
