Registration for Colorado's annual Emergency Management Conference, scheduled for March 1 - 3 , 2011, is now available at http://cemacolorado.com/. In addition to the primary agenda, detailed below, we will also be providing 2 all day workshops on Thursday March 3 for attendees to choose from. One workshop will focus on Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD Workshop flyer) with the other focusing on Legal Issues in Emergency Management (Legal Issues Workshop flyer). NOTE: When registering to attend the conference, you will be required to choose one to complete the registration process.
This year's Conference theme is “Situational Awareness: Managing through an Emergency”
March 1 – 3, 2011
Conference Costs: $150.00 (includes lunch and breaks)
Embassy Suites Loveland Hotel and Conference Center
4705 Clydesdale Parkway Loveland, CO 80538
(970) 593-6200
DRAFT AgendaTuesday March 1
8:00 – 10:00 Registration Check – In and Vendor Visits
10:00 – 11:30 Welcome Ceremony and Opening Comments
12:30 – 1:00 CEMA Awards
1:15 – 2:15 Breakout Sessions
- Engaging Schools in Emergency Management – Linda Kanan, Lori Hodges
- CSU Mass Inoculations Clinic – Kim Meyer-Lee, Janelle Henderson
- Why Some Folks Survive Disasters and Others are Victims – Dr. Lori Peek
- Disaster Housing Strategies and Resources – Bob Wold
- Multi-Agency Coordination (MAC) Group – Mike Chard
- Effective Use of HAM and Volunteers in the EOC – Jack Cobb, Mark Hall, Dave Markham
- 211 - How it worked during the Four Mile Fire in Boulder County – Tracy Hays, Stephanie Sanchez
- Guidelines for Preparing Community Recovery Plans – Bob Wold
5:00 – 6:00 Welcome Reception in Vendor Area
6:00 – 7:00 Open Discussions
- Disaster Communications – facilitated by Jack Cobb, Mark Hall
- EOC Task Book Group – facilitated by Bruce Holloman, Lori Hodges
Wednesday March 2 8:00 – 9:30 Breakout Sessions
- Managing Logistics – Resource Ordering and Management – Bruce Holloman, Bill Miederhoff
- National Weather Service - Utilizing Weather Related Tools – Bob Glancy, Tom Magnuson, Jim Pringle
- (R) Managing Situational Awareness during an actual emergency – Mike Chard, Boulder County
- Managing Special/Functional Needs through an emergency – Stacy Davis
- EOC setup – Brainstorming Session – Lori Hodges
- Agency Having Jurisdiction – Todd Manns, Chuck Vale
- (R) Managing Situational Awareness during an actual emergency – Mike Chard, Boulder County
- Colorado Earthquakes – Vince Matthews, Ph.D.
- Social Media – Situational Awareness – Brandon Williams, Lisa Shorter
- Navigation through WebEOC, during an emergency – CDEM
- Maximizing Effective Response Capacity by Minimizing Distraction – Beth Roome, Stacy Davis
- Flood Season and Decision Making Tool – Kevin Houck, Carolyn Fritz
- Information Sharing – Joint Information System – Lisa Shorter, Brandon Williams
- Navigation through EMSystems by CDPHE – Natalie Riggins, Aubrey Kukral
- Area Command – Jim Jaminet
- Mitigation Completed Projects 2010 – CDEM Mitigation Staff
Thursday March 3 8:00 – 4:30 Choice of these 2 workshops included with the conference fee
COVOAD Workshop
Colorado VOAD conference/workshop
8:00 - 9:30 Welcome and COVOAD Orientation and Update – Michael Bright
9:30 - 10:00 Break
10:00 - 11:45 COVOAD Integrate and Activate with COVOAD – Host of Agencies Demonstrate Involvement
11:45 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 3:15 Recovery Lessons from Recent Colorado Disasters – Bob Wold, Jen Poitras
3:15 - 3:30 Break
3:30 - 4:50 COVOAD Annual Business meeting
Legal Issues Workshop
8:00 – 9:30 Liabilities in Ordering and Managing Resources – Tim Gablehouse and Kevin Kuretich
9:30 – 10:00 Break
10:00 – 11:45 Understanding Response Cost Sharing – Rich Homann
11:45 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 3:00 Incident Management Teams – Legal Issues from Delegation to Demobilization – Andy MacDonald, Todd Manns, Don Whittemore
3:00 – 3:15 Break
3:15 – 4:30 Planning for Recovery
NOTE: Thursday’s workshops are also available as “stand alone” sessions and must be pre-registered to attend. Individual fliers for Thursday’s sessions can be viewed on CEMA’s website.
Session titles and speakers can be subject to change. Final agenda will be available March 1st.
All conference information regarding speaker bios, presentation updates, and other information leading up to and during the Conference will be posted on the COEmergency.com site. Too, we will be providing informatoin via our COEmergency Twitter and COEmergency Facebook Page, so stay tuned! More information and registration can be found at www.cemacolorado.com
