Session 2: During + Active Response – Experience on the Front (10 AM – 10:50 AM ET)

Presenters:

• Jonathan Marvel, Founder, Resilient Power Puerto Rico

• Ron Snyder, Solutions Architect, Cisco Systems, Tactical Operations

• Jose A. Sanchez, Seismic Design Engineer, Voluntariado de Ingenieros y Profesionales de Puerto Rico

• Yanel de Angel, Principal, Perkins&Will and AREA Research / resilientSEE initiative

Moderator:

• Illya Azaroff, President and State Disaster Coordinator, AIA NYS and Director of Design+Lab Architect

ResilientSEE shared three Community Resilient Center projects in the southern part of Puerto Rico: Guánica Emergency Preparedness Plan & Shelter Design; Arenas Community Emergency Center in Guánica; and Programming & Conceptual Design for Tricoche Community Center in Ponce (FEMA Safe Community Room Mitigation Grant).

Session 4: Tools for Engagement + Collaboration – Digital interfaces (12 Noon – 12:50 PM ET)

Presenters:

• Nico Di Tada, CTO and software engineer, Instedd

• Ariana Armelli, CEO, Dorothy

• Ryan Kurlbaum, Associate, Perkins&Will and volunteer at AREA Research / resilientSEE initiative

Moderators:

• Robert Cody, NYIT SoAD

• Farzana Gandhi, NYIT SoAD

• Jim Martinez, NYIT CAS

resilientSEE shared the collaborative work for the Toa Baja Municipality, one of the most affected during hurricanes Irma and María. This works spans three scales of analysis and strategic planning: Island-wide, Municipal and neighborhood. Collaborators include NASA DEVELOP, MIT Urban Risk Lab and Alvarez-Díaz-Villalón.