Sen. Nelson and Rep. Diaz-Balart to host forum on disaster-resilient communities

FIU, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart and members of the Florida congressional delegation will participate in a forum to discuss how federal, state and local policies, along with innovations in design, can yield safer, more disaster-resilient communities. The forum will be held at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, June 25 at 5:30 p.m.

Forum participants will include:

• FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg
• U.S. Senator Bill Nelson
• U.S. Congressman Mario-Diaz-Balart
• Representatives from the Florida congressional delegation
• Kathryn Sullivan, undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator
• David Miller, associate administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Richard Olson, director, Extreme Events Institute, FIU
• Caitlin Lucchino, representative of BuildStrong Coalition

An interactive exhibit on FIU’s one-of-a-kind hurricane simulator, the 12-fan Wall of Wind, is part of a new “Designing for Disaster” exhibition at the National Building Museum. Watch a video on the exhibit: