RISE 2019 Conference

Transforming University Engagement In Pre- and Post-Disaster Environments: Lessons from Puerto Rico

Peer to Peer: Collaborating With Colleagues in Extreme Operating Environments (EOEs)

 

Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, November 18

Location: Boardroom - Campus Center Expansion

Academia is based on very well established cultural institutions like “reciprocity” and “peer-to-peer collaboration.”  However, when disaster strikes and our colleagues are directly affected, it could be very taxing for them to engage in collaborations with colleagues that were not impacted.  After all, in addition of being academics and scientists, they have to deal with their own response to and recovery from the event. Moreover, as endogenous critical infrastructure, local academic and scientists have a moral responsibility to respond to local authorities and communities well being before responding to outside needs. This panel looks into the singular dynamics while engaging in peer-to-peer collaborations during disasters.