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Welcome to the 12th annual International Crisis and Risk Communication Conference (ICRCC)<\/strong> sponsored by the Nicholson School of Communication and Media<\/strong> at the University of Central Florida. We are delighted that you are here.<\/p>\n

Now that the conference is again in person here in the beautiful sunshine state, we hope you find time to enjoy, not only engaging in intellectual exchange among conference colleagues, but also experiencing some social fun in sunny central Florida. The Atlantic ocean\u2019s famous Cocoa Beach and historic \u201cspace coast\u201d is only 60 miles east on FL-528. The Disney and Universal Studio theme parks are just minutes away on I-4, and Lake Eola\u2019s Swan Boat rides are within walking distance from the hotel.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s conference theme\u2014Bridging the Gaps: Dialogue and Debate in Difficult Times\u2014is anchored by two keynote and plenary sessions. The first focuses on local communities of practice (CoP)\u2014featuring colleagues representing disparate organizations as they work together to address issues of risk and crisis. Keynote speaker, Dr. Ronald C. Arnett, professor and chair at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, opens with \u201cThe Pandemic of Everyday Crisis.\u201d In the keynote address, he piques curiosity about the competing narratives we find ourselves trying to manage in post-pandemic times. Invited speakers representing the City of Orlando (Chris Castro), the Urban Resilience Initiative (Yue \u201cGurt\u201d Ge), Colectivo A\u0301RBOL (Isaret Jeffers), Orange County Public Schools (Shayla Cannady), and Advent Health (Roy Reid, Jr.) will link Dr. Arnett\u2019s remarks to their unique experiences as on-the-ground professionals working in areas of risk and crisis.<\/p>\n

The second keynote and plenary focuses on global communities of practice (CoP)\u2014emphasizing \u201ccommunity\u201d as global in order to tackle mega-crises events that \u201cknow no borders.\u201d Dr. Mohan Dutta, Dean\u2019s Chair Professor at Massey University in New Zealand, kicks off this discussion with his keynote speech entitled \u201cRe-imagining crises as anchors for culture-centered structural transformations: The pandemic times.\u201d Professors Martin L\u00f6ffelholz and Andreas Schwarz–both from the Technische Universit\u00e4t Ilmenau in Germany\u2014follow with an overview of the multinational grant funded research DECIPHER project: \u201cHow to decipher the \u201cpandemic public sphere:\u201d Opportunities and Challenges of Cross-national Risk and Crisis Communication on Global Health Crises. Dr. Marsha Vanderford discusses her global perspective from working as a risk communication consultant for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization, followed by Maria Eduardo Lander\u2019s summary of her work with [il]literacy as a global epidemic that has been exacerbated by the educational lockdowns worldwide and in Mexico specifically.<\/p>\n

We hope you are as eager as we are to engage in dialogue and debate about pressing issues of crisis and risk communication post-pandemic. In so doing, our goal is to nurture communities of practice that foster transformative best practices via a strategic discourse of renewal.<\/p>\n

On behalf of the entire ICRCC CoP Planning Team, welcome! We are so glad you are here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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