The will to act, even when it is unpopular, is a sign of leadership, but great leadership is acting even when the benefits may not accrue for years or decades. When it comes to preparing for natural disasters, building and business owners, the financial sector, and our community, state and national leaders are not leading if they kick the can down the road to avoid short term pain, leaving the problem to future generations. Resilience, the ability to recover quickly from adverse events, needs to be everyone’s responsibility; each generation of leaders needs to contribute in a meaningful way to this mission. Evan Reis, Executive Director of the US Resiliency Council, will talk about how the USRC is helping leaders take positive steps toward making our communities more resilient.
About the USRCThe US Resiliency Council’s mission is to establish and implement meaningful rating systems that describe the performance of buildings during earthquakes and other natural hazard events, to educate the general public to understand these risks, and to thereby improve societal resilience.
More InformationRemarks by
Mayor David Condon, City of Spokane
Introduction of new regional consuls general:
Brandon Lee, Consul General, Consulate of Canada Seattle;
Lucia Piazza, Consul General, U.S. Consulate of Calgary; and
Kathrine Dhanani, Consul General, U.S. Consulate of Vancouver
Hosted by the Pacific Northwest Building Resilience Coalition
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