Collaborative Risk Assessment and Emergency Response:

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Collaborative Risk Assessment and Emergency
Response OSAC and You NAFSA Association of
International Educators Los Angeles,
California May 27, 2009
http//studyabroad.msu.edu/safety/presentations/co
llaborative_risk_assessment_LA_NAFSA.html
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Presenters
Julie Friend International Analyst for Travel
Health, Safety and Security Office of Study
Abroad and Intl Studies and Programs Michigan
State University friendju_at_msu.edu Landes
Holbrook International Security Advisor Kennedy
Center for International Studies Brigham Young
University landes_holbrook_at_byu.edu

• Elena Carrington
• Research Information and Support Center Analyst
• Overseas Security Advisory Council
• U.S. Department of State
• CarringtonEA_at_state.gov
• Inés DeRomaña
• Principal AnalystSafety, Security and Health
  Affairs
• Education Abroad Program Systemwide Office
• University of California
• ideromana_at_eap.ucop.edu

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What is OSAC?

• Yesterday
• Created 1985
• Promote security cooperation
• American private sector worldwide and the U.S.
  Government
• Today
• Joint venture
• Current constituency
• over 5,000 private sector organizations
• over 100 local OSAC country councils

• Yesterday
• Created 1985
• Promote security cooperation
• American private sector worldwide and the U.S.
  Government
• Today
• Joint venture
• Current constituency
• over 5,000 private sector organizations
• over 100 local OSAC country councils

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OSACs Strategic Objectives

• Establish continuing liaison between the U.S.
  government and the private sector
• Provide regular and timely exchange of security
  information in the overseas environment
• Provide guidance such as best practices for
  coordinated security planning and implementation
• Protect the global competitiveness of American
  organizations operating overseas

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OSAC Executive Council

• 30 Private Sector Organizations
• Including academic institutions, NGOs, and faith-
  based institutions
• Technical Advisors
• U.S. Government Agencies
• Co-Chaired by Director of Diplomatic Security and
  Private Sector Representative
• Meet quarterly to create and implement OSACs
  strategic plan
• HELD ACCOUNTABLE to private sector needs

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College and University Challenges Abroad

• Crime
• Civil Unrest
• Terrorism
• Political Violence
• Illness/Injury

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Research and Information Support Center

• 15 Analysts
• Regional coverage
• Major events
• Information security
• Outreach
• Phone, email, in-office consultations
• Event threat assessments
• Travel to region
• 24-hr crisis management

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How RISC Analysts can help
Moscow

• Arrange appointments with USG staff abroad
• South Africa (BYU)
• India (MSU)
• United Kingdom (BYU/MSU)
• Assist with program assessment or evaluation
• South Africa (UC/BYU)
• Russia (BYU)
• Madagascar (MSU)

South Africa
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How analysts can help, cont.

• Education and training
• Annual Brief, Washington, DC
• Analyst training (BYU)
• Campus visits (St. Johns Univ)
• Combined travel (MSU)
• Connect colleagues/institutions
• Israel (MSU)
• Africa group (UC/UM)

Agra, India
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How analysts can help, cont.

• Cross education and training
• Invite analysts to US program location abroad
• Helps increase awareness

OSAC Analysts at the 2008 Annual Briefing in
Washington, DC
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Study Abroad Safety and Security Seminars

• Free, One-day Events
• Generally One Per Semester
• Pepperdine University
• George Washington University
• Brigham Young University
• Michigan State University
• Georgia Tech University
• Paris, France
• Texas Tech University
• University of Washington
• London, England
• New York Fall 2009
• (date/location TBA)

Interested in hosting? Contact Elena!
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OSAC Website
http//www.osac.gov

• Daily News
• Email Newsletters
• Travel Warnings
• Warden Messages
• Analytic Reports
• Situation updates
• Incident PowerPoints
• Event Announcements
• Risk Assessments

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How the website can help
Featured Stories
Recent Reports

• Critical news events
• Notice and direct link
• Crime and safety reports
• Site assessment
• Orientation materials
• Emergency planning
• Webinars/PowerPoints
• Invite or forward
• Consular updates
• Share with students/on-site staff

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Special Interest Page Academia
https//www.osac.gov/majorEvents/index.cfm
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How the website can help, cont.

• Hot Topics
• Mexico border
• Israel/Gaza
• Australia Bikie Gangs
• Sample guidelines/plans
• Contingency/evacuation
• Personal security
• Major events
• Beijing Olympics
• World Cup 2010

Costa Rica
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Incident Reporting - CONFIDENTIAL

• To report incidents or critical issues affecting
  operations overseas
• Select categories that relate to the incident
  from the list of available categories
• Add any additional details regarding the incident
  in the space provided

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How incident reports help

• Track trends
• Provide warning signs to potentially affected
  institutions
• Germany, Russia Eastern Europe (Skinheads)
• Spain (targeted mugging)
• India (Hyderabad bombings Mumbai attacks)
• Guatemala (hijacking)

Guatemala
Slovakia
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Country Councils
http//London.osac.gov

• Goal Enhance security information exchange
• Private sector and Embassy
• Meeting Content
• Information-Sharing and Networking
• Discussing Best Practices
• Recognizing Trends
• Handling Crises
• Rumor Control
• Education Subcommittee

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How country councils help

• Resident Directors in country welcome and useful
  contributors to Country Councils
• Provide immediate access to
• Regional Security Officer (RSO)
• Changing conditions
• Security professionals in the private sector
• Collaborate on addressing shared concerns
• IFSA Butler in San José, Costa Rica
• Offer extra support layer during extreme crisis

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Crisis Management

• Information Sharing
• Duty officer and regional analyst
• Post-incident report
• Benchmarking
• Private sector response
• Evacuation
• USG efforts
• Transportation information

London
Mumbai
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Student Emergencies

• Disappearance
• China (BYU)
• Cambodia (UC)
• Burma (UC)
• Illness, Injury or Death
• France (UC)
• France (MSU)
• Natural Disaster
• China (BYU/UC)

Paris
Chengdu, China
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Student Emergencies, continued

• Political Unrest
• Bolivia (BYU)
• Victim of Crime
• Ghana (BYU)
• Terrorism
• Spain 04 (UC)
• London 05 (MSU)

Madrid
London
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Student Emergencies, continued

• Evacuations
• Georgia
• Lebanon

Lebanon
Above two photos provided by John Hudson, MSU NPR
Intern in Tbilisi, Georgia, August 08
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Resources

• U.S. Embassy
• Regional Security Officer
• Consular Affairs
• American Citizen Services
• OSAC
• Regional Coordinators
• www.osac.gov
• Country Council websites
• - e.g. http//London.osac.gov

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Ready to Join?

• Any institution that is incorporated in the
  United States can become a constituent
• www.osac.gov
• Click Join OSAC
• For password information, email any analyst or
  our general account

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OSAC Annual Briefing

• November 18-19, 2009
• Washington, DC
• Registration begins in September, 2009

Join Inés, Julie and Landes in representing the
education abroad community
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Questions?
Julie Friend Office of Study Abroad and Intl
Studies and Programs Michigan State
University friendju_at_msu.edu Landes
Holbrook Kennedy Center for International
Studies Brigham Young University landes_holbrook
_at_byu.edu

• Elena Carrington
• Overseas Security Advisory Council
• U.S. Department of State
• CarringtonEA_at_state.gov
• Inés DeRomaña
• Education Abroad Program Systemwide Office
• University of California
• ideromana_at_eap.ucop.edu

http//studyabroad.msu.edu/safety/presentations/co
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