Breakout Sessions 2009

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

7:00 - Noon        Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:45 - 10:00 AM Breakout Session 1

• 1. Creating a Wildfire Safe Community -and Keeping it That Way - AH
• 2. StormReady-It's Not Just for Communities Anymore - W
• 3. Utility Emergencies: Hazards and Response Tactics - R&R
• 4. Case Studies of HCC/MCC Activations - H
• 5. NJ Port Security EMS Plan: A Case Study in Developing Interagency Disaster Partnerships - DP
• 6. Mitigation Projects-A Painless Look at Potential Projects, Application Timelines and Helpful Hints - P

10:15-11:45 AM Opening Session

1:00 - 2:15 PM   Breakout Session 2

The Strategy to Avoiding Violence in the Workplace

11:45 - 1:00 PM Lunch

1:00 - 2:15 PM   Breakout Session 2

• 1 . The NWS Website-A Treasure Trove of Information - W
• 2 . State Farm Social Responsibility - Grants & Research - AH
• 3 . Nuclear Power Plants Hostile Action Based Drills - DP
• 4 . What You Need to Know About Emergency Preparedness for Individuals with Kidney Disease - H
• 5 . Media Mega-Trend - P
• 6 . Case Study-Los Angeles Train Crash - R&R

2:15 - 3:30 PM   Dedicated Exhibit Time / Break

3:30 - 4:45 PM   Breakout Sessions 3

• 1 .  Pandemic Planning for Small Businesses and Organizations - P
• 2 .  Weather Information When You Need It - Decision Support Services - W
• 3 .  Certified Emergency Manager-An Overview - DP
• 4 .  Establishing Specialized Shelters for Functional Needs Populations - AH
• 5 .  Public Health and Emergency Operations Interface - H
• 6 .  Miracle on the Hudson-Case Study - R&R

5:30 - 8:00 PM   Reception

• 1.  Mother's Day Weekend 2008 Storm- W
• 2.  Achieving Certification as a High Performance EMS Squad- AH
• 3.  Preparing Society's Decision Makers- P
• 4.  Succeeding at Interoperability in a Post 911 World-Panel Discussion- DP
• 5.  Collaborating with Home Care and Hospice in Emergency Planning- H
• 6.  California Wild Fires- R&R

10:15-10:45 AM Break

• 1 . Local HazMat Response-Follow the Science, not the Technology - R&R
• 2 . Conducting Damage Assessment Utilizing GIS Technology - AH
• 3 . Weather and the Media - W
• 4 . Emergency Management Practices at Colleges and Universities - P
• 5 . Water Utility Security - DP
• 6 . Disasters and Dementia - H

12:15 PM            Conference Adjourns