RIMS President Scott B. Clark—who was in Japan when the deadly earthquake and tsunami struck—is asking members of the Risk and Insurance Management Society to reach deep into their pockets to help.

Clark, the risk and benefits officer for Miami-Dade County Public Schools, was in Japan on March 11 for the annual meeting of the Japan Chapter of RIMS. And he saw that day effective risk management in action—up close and personal. He was visiting with Yoshi Hamaji, president of the Japan Chapter, when the ground began shaking.

Despite the confusion and chaos that followed, "Yoshi and other members of the chapter were committed to ensuring that we were safe and even relocated our scheduled presentation to Osaka," Clark wrote in a blog entry upon his return.

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