How prepared is your organization or business if a pandemic strikes Madison? Unlike a natural disaster, a pandemic, or worldwide outbreak of disease, affects “human capital,” by toppling people instead of the bricks and mortar destroyed by tornadoes or other disasters.
Concerns about the avian flu have grabbed headlines worldwide, but local organizers say it’s not the sole inspiration for a one-day forum, “Surviving the Pandemic,” at the Alliant Energy Center Exhibition Hall Oct. 12.
(Several UW-Madison experts are among the featured speakers.)