certainly when i traveled with craig fugate doing national services, the earthquake last year, they get it during an exercise environment, but how is that going to differ from reality? but it's permeating down to the local level now. and the next challenge is how do we cross that bridge to truly having community resiliency? how do we leverage faith-based and nongovernmental organizations to carry that message for local, state, and federal leaders? so, i think that's the next challenge going forward. but the messages being delivered from the top down, i think the next piece is how do you now move it horizontally across the community level. >> and in closing, i'm going to go down the panel and ask if there's any closing comments or points that you haven't had the opportunity to make. i think, you know, people are anxious to hear your thoughts on this particular program and on this mission because it is going to take all of us if the big one happens. so, if i can start with you, vice admiral beaman, if there is anything you'd like to impart, sir. >> actually, i have 37 things i'd like to t

the first is going to be margarita and then craig fugate, and after they have both given their remarks, i will gather up your questions, and i'll come up to the podium and ask them some of your questions. we will begin with margarita, the united nations assistant secretary for disaster risk reduction. she has 30 years experience in the field, humanitarian relief, institution building. she has dealt with more disasters of more types, not just environmental, but broadly humanitarian disasters and more than probably anybody else. she has great perspective so if you will come to the podium and when she is finished, i will briefly introduce mr. fugate, and then we'll have his remarks and take questions. thank you. [applause] >> good morning. i must say that i'm really honored and very impressed to have been asked to come and speak to this audience. i know you are a powerful group of scientists. i think a lot of students here today as well, and so we have both the advantage of the crude wisdom and hope for the future here today. the one idea that petermented to come up with after three days

they were going to have craig fugate.after they've given their remarks, alec of your questions and come to the podium and asked them some of your questions. we will begin with margareta wahlstrom come united nations assistant secretary for disaster risk reduction. she is 30 years experience in the field, humanitarian relief, institution building. she asked out with more disasters, not just environment so, the bradley humanitarian disasters than anybody else. so she has great respect for. so margareta, if you will come to the podium and when she is finished, i will briefly introduce mr. fugate and after his remarks we will take questions. thank you. caught mark >> good morning. i must say that i'm really honored and very impressed to has come speak to this audience. i know you are a powerful group of scientists. i think a lot of students today here as well and so we have the advantage of hope for the future today. the one idea to come up with after three days were, let it be three ideas for the future. so i'm very honored

introducing craig fugate is a challenge. the federal emergency management agency sent the people don't care about except when that's the only thing they hear about. you don't hear about them, but when a disaster strikes they are front and center in the news the federal perception is a roller coaster ride. after katrina was subject to a lot of criticism. the last four years, fema is stand in an appreciation and has risen dramatic way. it has gained a level of respect that i think it's absolutely essential and reflects the fact that leadership is really given a lot of preparations so when disaster strikes, fema is ready. not just a thought, but its relationships with different levels of government and that is due in very large part to the leadership that craig fugate has brought to fema. his background is interesting. he began as a volunteer firefighter and emergency paramedic. now if any of you have had an opportunity to interact with volunteer firefighters and paramedics come you know these are some of the very best people i

then we're going have craig fugate. after they have both given their remarks.y be gathering up your questions. ly come to the podium and ask them some of your questions. we begin with margarita. she's the united nations' assistant secretary for disaster risk reduction. she has thirty years experience in the field, humanitarian relief, institution building. she has dealt with disasters of more time but broadly humanitarian disasters than probably anyone else. she has great respective and so, margarita, if you will come to the podium, and when she is finished i will briefly introduce mr. fugate and we'll take questions. thank you. [applause] good morning. i must say that i'm really on honored and impressed to have been requested to speed to this audience. i know, you are a powerful group of scientists, and i think a lot of students here today as well. we have both the advantage of the crude wisdom and hope for the future here today. one idea that peter wanted do you come up with after three dais work let it be three ideas for the future. so i'm very honor, of cou

after remarks by fema director craig fugate, the lessons will focus on hurricane katrina, the ongoing drought and earthquake in japan on c-span 3 at 8:30 eastern. on c-span 2 at 9:00 a.m. eastern, a brookings institution conference on innovation and the economy. panelists in the day long event are scheduled to include the presidents and c.e.o.'s of alcoa, procter & gamble and nike. >> he had been talking about this dream he'd had. he talked about it for years, the american dream, and that it had become his dream and he had been in detroit just a few months before and he had talked about, you know, i have a dream that america will some day realize these principles and the declaration of independence. so i think he was just inspired by that moment. >> sunday on "after words" clayborn carson recalls his journey as a civil rights activist participating in the march on washington. it's part of three days of book tv this weekend, monday, featuring authors and books on the inauguration, president obama and martin luther king jr. >> representative mike thompson of california chairs a democrat