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National, state, and local stakeholders are increasingly concerned with environmental disruption, aging infrastructure, and economic uncertainty. Mindful of these threats, resiliency analysis has become critical to the missions of federal, state, and regional agencies.
REMI Economic Associate Jamie Neville and Economist Keith Waters, Ph.D. will be hosting a seminar entitled “Planning for Disaster: Economic Resiliency Analysis” on Monday, July 22nd from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Austin, Texas that describes how to evaluate and quantify economic resilience in the energy, transportation, and public finance sectors.
This seminar also features Joyce Jauer, Senior Revenue Analyst for the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, who will discuss resiliency and the impacts of disaster events by detailing the financial recovery efforts implemented by Houston’s government and businesses in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
Economic resilience is a vital component of resiliency analysis as it refers to an economy’s ability to withstand and appropriately respond to a disruption. A disaster tends to bring about physical damages, but citizens are typically unaware of the toll it takes on the local economy, as well as the organizations tasked with recovery efforts.
Metropolitan planning organizations and regional planning commissions prepare for disruptions caused by natural events such as hurricanes, wildfires, and earthquakes. Transportation departments evaluate risks posed to critical infrastructure, such as bridges and tunnels. Budget and revenue departments forecast the eventuality of a recession and budget shortfalls.
The elevation in the awareness and frequency of disasters provides more opportunities to prepare for devastation. Whether it is lobbying for grant funding, quantifying an organization’s resilience output, or calculating the impacts of a disaster to diverse stakeholders, economic modeling can enhance regional planning strategies as we advance toward the full incorporation of resilience.
This seminar includes presentations on the impact of resilience planning, descriptions of analyses completed using REMI’s economic modeling software, and the methodological approaches implemented.
If you would like to attend this event, please email Kendell Sweeney-Thomas at Kendell.Sweeney-Thomas@wp.remi.com, contact us by phone at (413) 549-1169, or click below to register.
REGISTER FOR THIS SEMINAR
AGENDA
Monday, July 22nd, 2019
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Coffee/Pastries/Networking
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Resiliency & Demonstrating the Value of Infrastructure Investments
Jamie Neville, Economic Associate, REMI
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Fiscal Resiliency Using Tax-PI
Keith Waters, Ph.D., Economist, REMI
10:45 am - 11:00 am
Networking Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
A Storm to Remember: The Economic Impact of Hurricane Harvey
Joyce Jauer, Senior Revenue Analyst, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
REMI E3+: Resiliency Analysis of Energy/Environment/Economy
Jamie Neville, REMI
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Lunch
For your convenience, lunch is provided free of charge
12:30 pm
Adjourn
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SPEAKERS
Joyce Jauer
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Joyce Jauer currently serves as a Senior Revenue Analyst for the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts tracking federal funds and leading projects on health care expenditures, state budget cost drivers, tax exemptions, and Hurricane Harvey costs and economic impact. She has experience in social enterprise, nonprofit management, and financial advising including having served as the CFO of a cycle rickshaw venture in Varanasi, India. Joy founded Loka Culture and Development USA, which supports holistic education of children in Bihar, India. She has served on the board of the United Way of the Brazos Valley, the Harvard Club of San Antonio, the Chief Minister’s Technical Committee for Battery Rickshaws as well as selected for the Piramal Fellowship for Sustainable Business. Joy holds a Master of Public Service and Administration from the Bush School at Texas A&M University and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Anthropology from Harvard University. She enjoys staying active with yoga and barre.
Jamie Neville
REMI
Jamie Neville is an Economic Associate at REMI, responsible for client support and business development. Ms. Neville, who joined in July 2018, assists clients in evaluating policy changes through dynamic economic modeling. Prior to REMI, she served as a research assistant for the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research based at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she compiled statistical and spatial data for research economists’ working papers. She examined healthcare data and developed graphs for the Census State Data Center Conference, and she reviewed literature and synthesized information for a project on taxes and entrepreneurship. As a policy intern for the Memphis City Council, she conducted research and presented a report on false alarms to the council. Ms. Neville graduated from University of Tennessee, Knoxville with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science, with a concentration in international affairs.
Keith Waters, Ph.D.
REMI
Keith Waters , Ph.D. is an Economist at REMI. Dr. Waters has experience researching regional economic development, analyzing the geographic allocation of economic activity, and incorporating geography into an agent-based model to study firm formation’s linkages with inter-regional migration and the spatial distribution of labor within a country. Prior to joining REMI, Dr. Waters worked with organizations such as the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, the Northwest Michigan Council of Governments, the U.S. Economics and Statistics Administration, and the U.S. Economic Development Administration compiling research and data for reports on geography, economic and community development, and economic impact studies. Since completing his education, Dr. Waters has been a teaching assistant and lecturer, speaking on subjects related to public policy, GIS and spatial analysis, regional economic development, and statistics. Dr. Waters earned his Ph.D. in Public Policy at George Mason University after receiving his master’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Geography and bachelor’s degrees in Economics, Geography, and Mathematics from Western Michigan University.
VENUE
Doubletree Suites by Hilton Austin
Doubletree Suites by Hilton Austin
Houston I Room
303 West 15th Street
Austin, TX 78701
Parking vouchers will be provided by economists.