Homeland Defense Journal Training Conference®:
Emergency Preparedness & Communications-
Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina
Helping You to Prepare for and Respond to Any Complex Disaster

 

November 30-December 1, 2005
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, DC

Online Registration for this conference is closed, but seats
are available for walk-in registrations. Please complete and bring a copy of the
downloadable registration form with your payment to the registration desk.

About This Conference

The events following the devastating impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita make it clear that government and private agencies at the local, state and federal levels are not collectively as ready as they could be to effectively prepare, mitigate, response and recover from a crisis of significant proportion - whether it’s a man-made or natural disaster.

In response to this pressing challenge, Homeland Defense Journal is sponsoring the first of a series of opportunities for emergency management subject matter experts from the academic, industry, and government sectors to come together, take a hard look, and collectively share how a local jurisdiction can better address the pending onset, arrival, and aftermath of a major natural disaster of potential national significance.

At the Emergency Preparedness & Communications - Lessons Learned from Katrina Conference, experts will address the principles of emergency managements and their application during each phase of the emergency management cycle: preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery. The objective is to facilitate discussion between panel members and attendees and share information that emergency responders, managers and their leadership can use to bolster their homeland defensive ability to address these non-terrorist, yet potentially catastrophic threats to our safety and security.

What You Will Learn

• How to create or improve your emergency management plan
• Detailed instructions on what to do if faced with an emergency
• How to train staff to react to any emergency situation
• How to communicate a crisis to your staff, customers, and the media
• What regulations you need to comply with to keep your facility and staff safe
• How to improve conditions at your facility to mitigate disasters, acts of violence, and terrorism
• What aid may be available to your organization
   

Who Should Attend

• Base and civil engineers
• Federal, state and local "first responders"
• U.S. Civil agencies, government building/facilities managers, and companies with critical infrastructure to be protected
• Security infrastructure executives
• Security professionals and emergency management team leaders
• City Managers
• Emergency Managers
• Fire & Emergency Service
• Law Enforcement/Security
   

Early Registrants Include:

• American Red Cross RN, Chair and DHS Manager
• Alexandria City Public Schools, Purchasing Agent
• ARINC, Senior Program Manager
• ARINC, Senior Product Manager
• Ascension Parish, Louisiana Government, Director, Office of Homeland Security
• Association of Contingency Planners, Senior Consultant
• BAE Systems, Director, Homeland Security
• Bureau of Customs & Border Protection, Executive Director, Asset Management
• Capital One Services, Business Continuity Analyst
• CDC/COPTER/DSNS, Lead Emergency Response Specialist
• Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, Medical Doctor
• Center for Devices & Radiological Health, FDA, Senior Associate Director
• CH2M HILL Vice President, Managing Director
• CH2M HILL Vice Chairman, Major General USAF (ret.)
• CH2M HILL Communication & Information Solutions Group
• City of Atlantic City, Director of Emergency Management
• City of San Antonio Office of Emergency Management, Senior Fire Officer and Chief
• City of Seat Pleasant, Maryland, City Administrator
• Civil Air Patrol, Deputy Director of Operations
• Computer Science Corporation, Project Manager
• Criterion Strategies, Managing Director (Former Project Manager, Office for Domestic Preparedness)
• CRT/Tanaka, Senior Account Executive
• DCB LLC, President
• D.C. Emer. Management Agency, Deputy Director
• Department of the Interior, Office of Wildland Fire, Program Analyst, Public Affairs
• EG&G Technical Services, Inc., Vice President
• Excalibur Associates, Executive Vice President & COO
• Fisher Safety, Vice President, Business Development
• General Dynamics C4 Systems, Systems Engineering
• General Services Administration, Senior Building Manager
• Halliburton, Senior Manager, Homeland Operations
• Harford County, Maryland Government, Deputy Director, Department of Community Services
• Harris Corporation, Director, Homeland Security
• International Association for Emergency Managers, (former Program Manager, Emergency Management, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, Montgomery County, Maryland)
• Idaho National Laboratory, Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program Officer
• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Environmental Emergency Management Coordinator
• Los Angeles Port Police, Chief of Police
• Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals (DHH), Louisiana State Health Officer
• Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals (DHH), Director of Emergency Preparedness
• Lawrence Livermore National Labs, Environmental Emergency Management Coordinator
• Maricopa County, Arizona, MEDEX
• MTC Services Corporation, Emergency Management Specialist
• Maryland Office of Homeland Security, Director
• Medical Planning Resources Inc., President & CEO (former Senior Medical Planner, Office of the Secretary of Defense)
• Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center
• Minnesota Homeland Security & Emergency Management, Executive Director
• National Institute of Standards & Technology Manager, Communications Technology Group
• National Disaster Medical System - Disaster Medical Assistance Team
• National Organization on Disability, Director, Emergency Preparedness Initiative
• NOAA, Senior Scientist
• Office of Emergency Management, Arlington Co., VA, Deputy Chief of Police
• Office of the Secretary of Defense, Director of Operations for Defense Continuity & Crisis Management
• OSHA, Director, Office of Science & Technology
• Professional Services Council, President
• Ramsafe Technologies, Inc., President & CEO
• Raytheon, Manager of Public Safety Services and Solutions
• Rescobie Associates, Inc., President
• South Florida Federal Executive Board, Executive Director
• Texas Center for Applied Technology (TACT), Director, Computing & Information Technology Division
• Transportation Security Administration, Director
• State of Florida, Emergency Management Coordinator
• The Kerik Group, Chairman & President (Former New York City Police Commissioner)
• Tropical Shipping, Disaster Management Coordinator
• U.S.A.F. Air Education & Training Command, Chief of Civil Engineer Readiness
• US Coast Guard/EROS, Natural Disaster Response Coordinator
• US Coast Guard, G-OPF3
• United Educators, Associate Risk Analyst
• University of Texas Health Science Center, Assistant Vice President for Research Administration and Initiatives
• Virginia Department of Emergency Management, Director of Security & Emergency Management
  
  
  
   

About Your Conference Chairman

Thomas L. Mitchell, Jr., CFM, CFMJ, is the Chief of Civil Engineer Readiness for the United States Air Force's Air Education & Training Command. He and his staff are responsible for ensuring 13 military installations are trained and equipped to deploy civil engineering personnel in support of global aerospace operations, provide homeland defense, and to prevent, respond and mitigate civil emergencies ranging from aircraft or structural fires, unexploded ordnance, natural environmental disasters, or weapons of mass destruction incidents. In this position, Tom directed the emergency response forces and the allocation of recovery resources to Keesler (Biloxi) Air Force Base, Mississippi following the landfall of Hurricane Katrina. He previously served as the commander, 96th Civil Engineer Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, FL where he led the 313-person unit responsible for providing civil emergency services, to include fire protection, explosive ordnance disposal, disaster preparedness, and emergency management to the US Air Force's largest base--11.6 million square feet physical plant spanning 724 square miles and 3,450 facilities.

A Certified Facility Manager, trained On-Scene Commander, over 20 years experience in the facility management profession, and a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Air Force, Tom has a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture, a Masters Level Certificate in Facility Management, a Master of Arts degree in Management, and a Masters of Military Operational Arts and Science. Tom has taught graduate level courses in facility management, fulfilled post graduate course requirements towards a Doctorate of Management, and is a guest lecturer at industry events such as the International Facility Management Association’s World WorkPlace annual conference. He’s a member of the Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response Association, the International Association of Emergency Managers and the International Facility Management Association, where he serves as a member of the IFMA’s Board of Directors for 2005-2006.

Speakers/Agenda

*Agenda is subject to change

Sponsors

Media Sponsors

The Homeland Defense Journal is free to government managers and decision-makers! Visit us at www.homelanddefensejournal.com

IT*Security magazine is the nation's first professional journal focusing on the nexus between IT security and infrastructure protection. The monthly magazine, debuted in February 2005, and is written by leading experts from industry, government and academia. For more information or subscribe to IT*Security magazine go to our website www.itsecuritymagazine.com.

Corporate Sponsors:

ARINC’s innovative AWINS™ technology, a breakthrough that allows public safety agencies to communicate locally or nationwide, even if they use radio and phone systems that are not compatible. ARINC built the system’s architecture with commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technology to assure long useful life and availability of parts for maintenance.

 

Every day, the world's most demanding government and commercial enterprises rely on CoreStreet technology to authorize critical events, ranging from smart card-based IT access to physical security. For incident response scenarios, CoreStreet has developed the PIVMAN System for credential validation. Using their FIPS 201 credentials, individuals can gain access to any emergency site, without requiring network connectivity. More information is available at www.corestreet.com.

The Infrastructure Security Partnership (TISP) was established following the tragic events of 9/11 as a forum for U.S. based public and private sector non-profit organizations to collaborate on issues regarding the security of the nation's built environment, including resilience to natural and man-made
disasters.

IAEM represents 3,000+ emergency managers from all sectors and government levels involved in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from all types of disasters including acts of terrorism. See www.iaem.com for the Certified Emergency Manager program; scholarship; a comprehensive monthly newsletter; the 2006 Annual Conference & Exhibit November 11-15 in Orlando, FL and more.

 

Medical Planning Resources, Inc. provides consultative services for medically managing the threats associated with complex emergencies, natural and man-made disasters and asymmetrical events. Medical Planning Resources is dedicated to the mission of providing expert medical advice to help Prepare, Respond, and Recover from Complex Emergencies, Disasters, and Asymmetrical Threats…Worldwide.
 

CH2M HILL is an employee-owned global firm providing engineering, construction and operations services to public and private clients. We have more than 14,400 employees working in 168 offices worldwide. CH2M HILL is trusted to secure the world’s critical infrastructure including 50 defense installations, 4 large nuclear complexes, more than 100 water and wastewater utilities, private sector facilities, major ports and airports.

High Alert is dedicated to teaching disaster preparedness and response to communities, businesses and healthcare professionals. In addition, High Alert and its nationally recognized professional business speakers teach executives and parents to apply Disaster Medicine and Emergency Medicine techniques and paradigms to their everyday situations.

Organizational Sponsors:
 

INPUT is the authority on government business. Established in 1974, INPUT helps companies develop federal, state, and local government business and helps public sector organizations achieve their objectives. For more information about INPUT, call (703) 707-3500.

Founded in 1988, the Wireless Communications Association, International (WCA) is the principal non-profit trade association representing the wireless broadband industry. WCA membership, which includes the industry's leading carriers, vendors and consultants, has grown to over 530 member companies spanning six continents.

The WCA organizes the world's largest annual business conference and exhibition devoted exclusively to wireless broadband. This conference and exhibition annually convenes experts from around the world to discuss market strategies, emerging technologies, new applications and financing/regulatory options.

Carroll Publishing provides the most comprehensive online Government Contacts Service available. Fully searchable, we cover over 700,000 listings at all levels Of Government. Business Development professionals and Government agencies alike rely on our product daily for accurate contact and program information. Delivery options include searchable on-line access, FTP Flat file delivery and print directories.

Become a Sponsor


ATTENTION INDUSTRY AND SOLUTIONS PROVIDERS: Our sponsors and exhibitors will have a unique opportunity to showcase their products and services to leading government decision-makers and leaders. If you would like to learn more about this event and ways in which our market research and media outlets can assist your sales program, please contact Andrea Feinberg, (201) 592-6477.



 

Registration Fee

• Industry - $595 per person
• Small Business (100 employees or less) - $495 per person
• Government - $395 person

Includes refreshments and contintental breakfast on both days, lunch on Day One, and your course handouts.

Registration Options

Online Registration for this workshop is closed, but seats are available for walk-in registrations. Please complete and bring a copy of the downloadable registration form with your payment to the registration desk.

Registrations are payable by Visa, Mastercard, American Express, company check or government purchase order.

CANCELLATION POLICY: You may designate a substitute in writing any time before the conference. If you need to cancel your registration, you must send your notice in writing and will be subject to a $50 processing fee. No refunds are given for cancellations received 3 business days prior to the conference start date or later. PLEASE NOTE: No shows will be liable for the entire registration fee.

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Location Information

The conference will be held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel 2500 Calvert Street, NW Washington DC 20008. The hotel is one block from the Woodley Park Metro stop on the red line. The Omni's phone number is (202) 234-0700.

Please note a small block of guest rooms is being held at the nearby Churchill Hotel at 1914 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20009 until November 18 for attendees offering $199 + tax per night. Please call (202) 797-2000 and be sure to mention you are attending the "Homeland Defense – Emergency Preparedness Conference." If you have trouble securing a sleeping room, please call Laura Johnson at (703) 807-2747.

Map and directions to the conference location.
 

Contact Us

• For registration information, contact Pamela Greenstein, (703) 807-2758
• For government speaking and best practices presentation opportunities, contact Kim Hovda,
(703) 894-1096
• For product and solutions companies interested in sponsorship information and related speaking opportunities, contact Andrea Feinberg, (201) 592-6477

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