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Katrina and Cultural Heritage: Lessons Applied from the 2005 Hurricane Season

Welcome to the LAIR – the Lessons Applied Information Room. Lessons Applied is an initiative of Heritage Preservation. Through five issue panels, members of the Heritage Emergency National Task Force and invited experts are developing solutions to problems that Hurricane Katrina brought to light. The LAIR is available to all members of the National Task Force and Lessons Applied Panels. Posted are profiles of the five panels, notes from panel meetings, and other information related to the Lessons Applied initiative. Material will be added periodically and by request to taskforce@heritagepreservation.org.

All documents are in Microsoft Word unless otherwise noted.

Preparedness | First Responders | Ensure Informed, Coordinated, and Expedient Response | Funding | Collaboration


General Documents

Lessons Applied Interim Report

Information for Panels

Task Force Member Reports (PDF; activities during hurricane season 2005)


Panel 1: Preparedness

February 8 conference call notes

December 8 meeting notes

October 6 meeting notes

Panel 1 profile


Panel 2: First Responders

May 10 conference call notes

March 23 conference call notes

February 20 conference call notes

January 4 conference call notes

November 28 conference call notes

Panel 2 profile


Panel 3: Ensure Informed, Coordinated, and Expedient Response

May 8 conference call notes

April 13 conference call notes

April 2 conference call notes

March 6 conference call notes

February 13 conference call notes

February 6 conference call notes

January 23 conference call notes

December 19 conference call notes

October 6 meeting notes

Panel 3 profile


Panel 4: Funding

October 30 and November 17 conference call and December 4 meeting notes

October 6 meeting notes

Panel 4 profile


Panel 5: Collaboration

March 30 conference call notes

December 1 meeting notes

October 6 meeting notes

Panel 5 profile