EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND HOMELAND …



FEMA

11th Annual All-Hazards Emergency Management Higher Education Conference

E392

June 2–5, 2008

THEME – FRAMING THE FUTURE

Emergency Management Institute

Emmitsburg, MD

Federal Emergency Management Agency/DHS

June 2, 2008 (Monday) – Pre-Conference Workshops (Open Only to Conference Participants)

(1) GIS in Emergency Management (Half-Day Workshop -- To be Repeated in Afternoon)

8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Computer Lab -- M100A 1:00–5:00 p.m., Computer Lab -- M100A

(1st 34 Registered) (1st 34 Registered)

Presenters: Dr. Jamie D. Mitchem Mitchem@cup.edu

Project Leader

3 Rivers HAZUS User Group (3RiversHUG)

Co-advisor for B.A. in Geography, GIS and Emergency Management Concentration

Department of Earth Sciences

California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA

Dr. Thomas R. Mueller Mueller@cup.edu

Director of California University Crime Mapping Center

Department of Earth Sciences

California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA

Description: Many practicing emergency managers have recognized the potential of spatial

technologies as tools that can support hazard mitigation, response, and recovery activities, and they have begun to integrate these technologies into their workflow. Higher education institutions are well positioned to respond to this need through the integration of spatial technology education into programs that provide instruction in the principles and tools associated with emergency management as well as in their research and community outreach activities. This workshop will explore a variety of desktop and Web-based spatial data exploration tools as well as data sources. Examples will range from simple viewing tools through sophisticated applications such as 3-D modeling, temporal analysis, and others. No previous experience with GIS or other spatial technologies is required in order to attend this workshop.

June 2, 2008 (Monday) – Pre-Conference Workshops (Continued)

(2) Fundamentals of ArcGIS for Emergency Management (Half-Day Workshop – To be Repeated in Afternoon)

8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Computer Lab -- M201 1:00–5:00 p.m., Computer Lab -- M201

Presenter: Kevin J. Mickey

Director, Professional Education and Outreach

The Polis Center

Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

kmickey@iupui.edu

Description: This ½-day workshop will provide participants with an introduction to using ArcGIS for emergency management. The workshop will be presented with a combination of lectures, demonstrations, and instructor-led exercises. The workshop will begin with an overview of GIS concepts and terminology. It will then provide hands-on exposure to a series of key ArcGIS tools that empower users with the ability to perform fundamental, but powerful, GIS tasks. These include symbolizing existing spatial information such as the distribution of population within a county of land use by category; asking questions such as ‘how many structures are located in a floodplain’ or ‘what is the total population exposed to an earthquake’; and creating new spatial information such as roads, floodplains, or buildings that can then be mapped and analyzed to answer a question or explain a concept. It is anticipated that at the conclusion of this segment of the workshop, participants will have the necessary skills to begin constructing meaningful exercises that can be used in their classrooms.

The workshop will conclude with a brief discussion of how the analytical abilities of GIS can support the complex needs of the emergency management community which requires moving beyond the question of where is a problem to identifying what can be done to address the problem. During this part of the workshop, participants will be introduced to the capabilities of HAZUS-MH, a powerful free GIS application available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that can help identify risk as well as appropriate mitigation actions that can lead to the reduction of loss of life and property from floods, earthquakes, and hurricanes. Finally, the workshop will end with a discussion of how GIS can be applied in a higher education environment. This will involve a brief discussion of research and teaching applications as well as resources that are available to support these areas.

Workshop 1

8:00–8:15 – Introduction

8:15–9:45 – ArcGIS Fundamentals (ArcGIS Basics, Symbolizing Data)

9:45–10:00 – Break

10:00–11:00 – ArcGIS Fundamentals (Queries, Data Creation, and Editing)

11:00–11:30 – Spatial Analysis

11:30–Noon – GIS in Higher Education–Opportunities and Resources

Workshop 2

1:00–1:15 – Introduction

1:15–2:45 – ArcGIS Fundamentals (ArcGIS Basics, Symbolizing Data)

2:45–3:00 – Break

3:00–4:00 – ArcGIS Fundamentals (Queries, Data Creation, and Editing)

4:00–4:30 – Spatial Analysis

4:30–5:00 – GIS in Higher Education–Opportunities and Resources

June 2, 2008 (Monday) – Pre-Conference Workshops (Continued)

(3) Homeland Security Planning for Campus Executives (Half-Day Workshop – To be Repeated in Afternoon)

8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 1:00–5:00

Presenter: Jodi L. Van Horne, MPA, MEP

Emergency Response Specialist

VMC®/Homeland Security Programs

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

jodi.vanhorne@mail.wvu.edu

Description: This workshop provides an opportunity to bring together individuals who do not have experience in security planning and are responsible for their campus’s homeland security plan with individuals who do not have planning experience. The workshop provides a basic overview for those institutions attempting to develop an approach to solving homeland security planning, and it provides useful resources and tools. The workshop was developed for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

(4) National Incident Management System (NIMS)

1:00–5:00 p.m. – Room #

Presenter: Kevin J. Molloy, MEP

Senior Project Officer

National Integration Center

Incident Management Systems Integration Division

National Emergency Training Center

Emmitsburg, MD

Description: The Incident Management Systems Integration Division of the National Integration Center will be providing information regarding the change from a National Response Plan to the National Response Framework, and the most current information on the National Incident Management System (NIMS) program. In addition to explaining the changes to the newly revised NIMS, an in-depth look at all aspects of the NIMS training program will be provided.

June 2, 2008 (Monday) – Pre-Conference Workshops (Continued)

(5) How to Teach Emergency Management: Thoughts for Those New to the Disaster Field

8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Presenter: David A. McEntire, Ph.D.

Coordinator, Ph.D. Program in Public Administration and Management

Department of Public Administration

University of North Texas

Denton, TX

Description: Are you new to the disaster, emergency, and homeland security fields? Do you desire additional knowledge about the fundamental concepts, issues, and literature for your courses in emergency management? If so, this workshop is for you! “How to Teach Emergency Management” will trace the evolution of emergency management research and discuss important disaster case studies. The workshop will also identify significant debates in emergency management, novel teaching techniques, and future projections in this growing profession.

(6) Exercising Emergency Plans: It Could Have Been Your Campus

8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Presenter: Richard Sexton

Training and Exercise Specialist

Integrated Emergency Management Section

Emergency Management Institute

Emmitsburg, MD

Description: Every time a major event on a campus makes the headlines, administrations look to review emergency plans. If this is your campus, it may be too late. This workshop will talk about events around the United States and how to utilize comprehensive emergency management applications on a college campus. Constantly integrating current threats as well as utilizing an all-hazards, comprehensive approach to emergency management on your campus is a crucial part of being prepared. This workshop shows how exercising these plans will promote campus responders to implement and practice these plans effectively and efficiently to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from incidents.

June 2, 2008 (Monday) – Pre-Conference Workshops (Continued)

(7) Writer’s Workshop (Full-Day Workshop)

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Presenters: Robert D. Jaffin

Assistant Professor

American Public University System

Adjunct Faculty

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Global Management and Transportation School

Courtney Rankin

Assistant Professor

American Public University System

Charles Town, WV

Adjunct Faculty

Fort Hays State University

Hays, KS

Andrew Lubin

Senior Editor

Morrisville, PA

Richard A. DeVito, Jr.

Publisher

Journal of Emergency Management/American Journal of Disaster Medicine

Lucien G. Canton

Retired

San Francisco Office of Emergency Services

San Francisco, CA

Mark Listewnik

Senior Editor

CRC Press/Taylor & Francis

Westborough, MA

June 2, 2008 (Monday) – Pre-Conference Workshops (Continued)

(7) Writer’s Workshop (Full-Day Workshop) (Continued)

Presenters: Janet E. Maker

Product Development Manager/Acquisitions Editor

Delmar Cengage Learning

Claire B. Rubin

Managing Editor

Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

Arlington, VA

Moderator: Carolyn Russell

Description: This workshop starts with a Refresher English class designed to help prospective authors prepare for publication. The workshop will include representatives from periodical and book publishing houses who will address their unique needs and expectations. They, in turn, will be ready to address a wide range of prospective author questions. Every presenter has direct knowledge of the emergency management field and/or the higher education programs offering such degrees and certificates. Those interested in attending this workshop are encouraged to bring a piece they are currently working on, an abstract of what they are working on, or their ideas for upcoming projects. If you are willing to have your work discussed in open forum, please feel free to submit directly to Bob Jaffin at hazmatgo@. All such submissions need to arrive in Mr. Jaffin’s inbox by May 20, 2008. If time permits and the panelists are willing, we will try to select at least one work/idea for each of the three moderated sessions as a practical starting point.

≈5:00–5:30 – Wine and Cheese Social – Room K308

Tuesday, June 3, 2008 – Morning Plenary – E Auditorium

7:00–8:15 Conference Registration

8:15–8:45 Introduction, Welcome, and EMI Update

Vilma Schifano-Milmoe

Acting Superintendent

Emergency Management Institute

Federal Emergency Management Agency/DHS

Emmitsburg, MD

The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

Leonard L. Haynes III, Ph.D.

Executive Director

White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Washington, DC

8:45–9:10 Welcoming Remarks from National Preparedness Directorate Administrator

Vilma Schifano-Milmoe (for Dennis Schrader)

Acting Superintendent

Federal Emergency Management Agency/DHS

Emmitsburg, MD

9:10–9:30 FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project Update

B. Wayne Blanchard, Ph.D., CEM

Emergency Management Higher Education Project Manager

Emergency Management Institute

Federal Emergency Management Agency/DHS

Emmitsburg, MD

wayne.blanchard@

9:30–9:50 Break

9:50–10:45 Emergency Management and Homeland Security: A Long-Term Marriage or a Short-Term Fling?

P.J. Crowley

Senior Fellow and Director of Homeland Security

Center for American Progress

Washington, DC

Tuesday, June 3, 2008 – Morning Plenary – E Auditorium (Continued)

10:45–11:00 EM Focus Group Update

Michael D. Selves, CEM, CPM

Principal

MDS – EM Consulting and Advocacy

Past President of the International Association of Emergency Managers

Topeka, KS

11:00–11:55 Public Hazards Education

Dennis Mileti, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus

University of Colorado, Boulder

Boulder, CO

11:55–12:00 – Breakout Session Room Announcements

12:00–1:00 Lunch—K-Building Cafeteria

1:00–2:40 1st Round of Tuesday, June 3rd Afternoon Breakout Sessions

(1) Teaching Improved Approaches Better Outcomes for Vulnerability Populations

Description: Based on recent disaster experience and the potential for increasing impacts of natural and human-caused hazards, emergency management and homeland security students need the ability to assimilate comprehensive hazard and threat information and translate it into protective measures that effectively reach all segments of a community, particularly the most vulnerable populations. This session will explore approaches to teaching social vulnerability concepts and proposed research work using those concepts, application of geographic information systems, and the experiences of local emergency management practitioners and vulnerable residents to distill key practices, challenges, and areas for improvement.

Moderator: TBD

Presenters: Emily Bentley, J.D., Assistant Professor

Director, Homeland Security and Emergency Management Program

Savannah State University

Savannah, GA

Deden Rukmana, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Graduate Coordinator of Master of Science in Urban Studies Program

Savannah State University

Savannah, GA

Reporter: Lawrence Coonfare, Jr., lawrencecoonfarejr@adelphi.edu

Emergency Management Certificate Program

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

(2) Improving Your Associate’s Level Emergency Management Program

Description: TBD

Moderator: Carolyn Richmond Teich

Senior Program Associate

American Association of Community Colleges

Washington, DC

Presenters: Dorothy L. Miller

Emergency Management Coordinator

The University of Texas at Dallas

Dallas, TX

Steve Glassey

Chief Executive

Emergency Management Academy of New Zealand

Reporter: Mary Kelly, mary798@

Emergency Management Certificate Program

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

1:00–2:40 1st Round of Tuesday, June 3rd Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(3) Improving Your Bachelor’s Level Emergency Management Program

Description: This session discusses bachelor’s programs in emergency management and examines various methods of recruiting students, curriculum issues, and overall management of EM Programs. Some of the issues include what makes programs successful along with strategies that failed. Following case study presentations, the floor is open for questions and discussion to exchange ideas.

Moderator: Robert M. Schwartz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Emergency Management

Department of Public Service Technology

The University of Akron

Akron, OH

Presenters: Stacy Willett

The University of Akron

Akron, OH

Michael J. O’Connor, Jr., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Emergency and Disaster Management

The Department of Public Service

The State University of New York–Canton College of Technology

Canton, NY

Malcolm MacGregor, Ph.D.

Professor

Marine Safety & Environmental Protection Department

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, MA

Bill W. Newmann

Associate Professor

Undergraduate Coordinator, Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Program

L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA

Reporter: Jodi DiGennaro, digennar@adelphi.edu

Emergency Management Certificate Program

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

1:00–2:40 1st Round of Tuesday, June 3rd Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(4) Improving Your Graduate Emergency Management Program: Thoughts from Directors and Coordinators from Around the Nation

Description: This session discusses the administration of graduate programs in emergency management and examines innovative ways to attract students, organize curriculum, and teach courses on disasters. Research activities with masters and doctoral students are also covered. In addition to presentations from well-known faculty members, this session will permit the exchange of ideas as well as time for questions and answers.

Moderator: David A. McEntire, Ph.D.

Coordinator, Ph.D. Program in Public Administration and Management

Department of Public Administration

University of North Texas

Denton, TX

Presenters: John C. Pine, Ed.D.

Director

Disaster Science and Management

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA

Jack L. Rozdilsky, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Emergency Administration and Planning

Department of Public Administration

University of North Texas

Denton, TX

Naim Kapucu, Ph.D.

Faculty Member

Department of Public Administration

College of Health and Public Affairs

University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL

Carol Cwiak, J.D.

Faculty/Internship Coordinator

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

Reporter: Ameya Pawar, mpawara@uchicago.edu

Master of Science in Threat and Response Management

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

1:00–2:40 1st Round of Tuesday, June 3rd Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(5) Public Warnings That Foster Protective Actions

Description: This session will review risk communication practices that foster public preparedness. A thorough examination of the way in which known and unknown risks are communicated enables officials to tailor messages and their channels of delivery, thus promoting protective action amongst the public in the face of hazards.

Moderator: Steve Borth

Training Specialist

Readiness Section

Emergency Management Institute

Emmitsburg, MD

Presenter: Dennis Mileti, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus

University of Colorado, Boulder

Boulder, CO

Reporter: Eduardo Fuentecilla, eduardo.fuentecilla@

M.S. in Disaster Medicine and Management

Philadelphia University

Philadelphia, PA

1:00–2:40 1st Round of Tuesday, June 3rd Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(6) Striving for Resilient Communities: A Strategy Session on Long-Term Recovery in FEMA Region I

Description: How can communities create opportunities out of a disaster? How can FEMA assist impacted communities in becoming more resilient? Over the past 2 years, long-term recovery in Region I has undergone an important paradigm shift. The new strategy focuses on assisting communities in establishing a locally driven recovery process grounded in a public participation model in which the recovery outcome is determined by the public rather than prescribed by FEMA. This process is integrated into the response and recovery phase of the National Response Framework that is employed after a disaster through the Joint Field Office.

This session will provide an overview of how long-term recovery has evolved in Region I and will ask for your assistance in refining the new strategy as it prepares to be tested in the field. Your feedback, ideas, and experience are essential to this collaborative strategy session! Your participation in this session will help you gain an important understanding of the roadblocks that need to be overcome for effective recovery and will give you an opportunity to have input into a new way of doing government business.

Moderator: TBD

Presenters: Joshua Anchors

Community Planner

FEMA Region I

Boston, MA

Ivy Frances

Chief

Floodplain Management and Insurance Branch

FEMA Region I

Boston, MA

Reporter: Nicholas Labruna, nicholaslabruna@adelphi.edu

Emergency Management Certificate Program

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

2:40–3:00 – Break

3:00–5:00 2nd Round of Tuesday, June 3rd Afternoon Breakout Sessions

(1) Geospatial Technology for Emergency Management

Description: Geospatial technologies (GIS, GPS, and remote sensing) are becoming increasingly important for emergency management. This session will illustrate some successful strategies for implementing these technological tools during each phase of emergency management and for service and service-learning projects. Topics to be discussed will include costs, benefits, data issues, and future trends in geospatial technology’s infusion in emergency management. The goal of this session is to illustrate the analytical power and efficiency of this technology, and to spark discussion about its application to decision making and management of emergency situations. (Participants are encouraged, but NOT required, to attend the Pre-Conference Workshop on this subject.)

Moderators: Jamie D. Mitchem, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Earth Sciences

California University of Pennsylvania

California, PA

Thomas R. Mueller, Ph.D., GISP

Director

Crime Mapping Center

California University of Pennsylvania

California, PA

Panelists: John C. Pine, Ed.D.

Director

Disaster Science and Management

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA

Malcolm A. MacGregor, Ph.D.

Professor

Marine Safety & Environmental Protection Department

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, MA

Kevin J. Mickey, GISP

Director, Professional Education and Outreach

The Polis Center

Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

Reporter: Scott Simon, mss1273@

Master of Science in Threat and Response Management

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

3:00–5:00 2nd Round of Tuesday, June 3rd Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(2) Emergency Management Graduate Student Research Projects

Moderator: Daniel J. Klenow, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair

Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Emergency Management

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

Presenter: Jane Rovins, MPH, CEM, FPEM

Consultant

All About Training, Inc.

Topic: Effective Hazard Mitigation: Are Local Mitigation Strategies Getting the Job Done?

Description: With the advent of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 and its emphasis on mitigation planning, it is important to understand if it is effective in reducing disaster damage and life losses. Ms. Rovins’ research reviews the Local Mitigation Strategies in Florida over 25 Presidentially declared events over a 10-year period to determine the effectiveness of mitigation planning as a tool to reduce disaster damage.

Presenter: Alex Cole-Corde

Ph.D. Student and Graduate Assistant, Emergency Management Program

Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Emergency Management

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

Topic: Social Distancing in Pandemic Influenza Planning: Meeting the Needs of Vulnerable Populations

Description: Gap analyses of community pandemic influenza planning efforts have the opportunity to identify and assess strengths and weaknesses of planning efforts and provide solution-driven recommendations that will address planning deficiencies and propose mitigatory actions to minimize the negative effects of social distancing on vulnerable populations.

3:00–5:00 2nd Round of Tuesday, June 3rd Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

Emergency Management Graduate Student Research Projects (Continued)

Presenter: Vicki L. Miller

Doctoral Student, Emergency Management Program

Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Emergency Management

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

Topic: Emergency Management Assistance Compact Strategic Plan

Description: Ms. Miller’s research is focused on the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) and the EMAC Strategic Plan: 2007–2012. She will engage in both qualitative and quantitative studies involving the goals, objectives, and performance measures with the EMAC response efforts of Hurricane Katrina.

Presenter: Daniel Martin, MA, CEM, CFM

Doctoral Student, Emergency Management Program

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

Topic 1: Bridging Emergency Management—Incorporating the Engineering Discipline in Emergency Management

Description: It is recognized that the profession of emergency management involves and incorporates numerous professional disciplines. The analytical skills and scientific tools of the engineering profession are a valued resource for the emergency management profession. This need will increase as our local, regional, national, and global infrastructures become increasingly interconnected, complex, and critical to our functioning society. For this reason, the engineering profession will play an important role for tomorrow’s emergency manager. The American Society of Civil Engineers’ Committee on Critical Infrastructure is playing a proactive role in bridging the disciplines of engineering and emergency management.

Topic 2: Trends in Emergency Planning: Constraints, Limitations, and Challenges of Comprehensive Emergency Planning

Description: This exploratory research project identified and investigated the factors that contribute to the challenges for local government to develop emergency planning doctrine that can be operationalized and ultimately reduce a community’s steady-state of readiness.

3:00–5:00 2nd Round of Tuesday, June 3rd Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

Emergency Management Graduate Student Research Projects (Continued)

Presenter: Dennis C. Wood, BS, NREMT-P

Battalion Chief

Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department

Largo, MD

Topic: Pandemic Influenza: Emergency Medical Services System Status

Description: The techniques of system status management seek to match the provision of service with the demand for that service. In emergency medical services, the ability to provide service to the sick and injured will be severely overtaxed to better anticipate service demands for an urban emergency medical service system. The application of this tool is the cornerstone for various planning interventions to increase service or reduce demand to meet the needs of the community.

Presenter: Ameya Pawar

Graduate Student

Threat and Response Management Program

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

Topic: Resiliency and Financial Independence: Expanding the Definition of Disaster Mitigation

Description: When disaster strikes, the working poor are often displaced and most adversely impacted because of the inability to evacuate, relocate, or create a sustainable existence elsewhere because of a lack of access to formal banking institutions and credit instruments. Increasing the resiliency of individuals via financial independence will decrease initial outlay of funds after a disaster. One can visit any low-income neighborhood and observe the many pawn shops, payday advance centers, and currency exchanges that give individuals access to financial instruments that formal banking denies them. Our research outlines the need for more low-income credit unions which allow easier access to formal banking and credit instruments. This study will examine the proliferation of these “financial” service centers and examine what services they provide in order to create a sustainable model that does not rely on predatory practices and creates a system in which people can migrate into formal banking institutions. The data suggests that the ability of pawn shops, payday advance centers, and currency exchanges to quickly proliferate enables quicker access to these markets. We conclude that if the definition of mitigation is expanded to include increasing the resiliency of the working poor, then local, State, and Federal agencies tasked with emergency response can focus on other special needs populations.

Reporter: Nicholas Labruna, nicholaslabruna@adelphi.edu

Emergency Management Certificate Program

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

3:00–5:00 2nd Round of Tuesday, June 3rd Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(3) Catastrophe Readiness and Response Course Development

Description: This breakout session will provide participants an opportunity to learn more about the Catastrophe Readiness and Response course that is currently under development, and will invite substantive and critical input in a collegial and informal environment.

Moderator: TBD

Presenters: Richard A. Bissell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director

University of Maryland–Baltimore County Department of Emergency Health Services

Baltimore, MD

Drew K. Bumbak, Ph.D.

Director

Center for Emergency Education and Disaster Research

University of Maryland–Baltimore County

Baltimore, MD

Title: Disaster Management Handbook and Homeland Security Handbook

Presenter: Jack Pinkowski, Ph.D.

H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Reporter: Amy Gallozzi, amygedrn@carolina.

Certificate in Emergency Management

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

3:00–5:00 2nd Round of Tuesday, June 3rd Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(4) An All-Hazards Approach to Accidents in the Chemical Industry

Description: The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is an independent Federal agency whose mission is to ensure the safety of workers, the public, and the environment by investigating and preventing chemical accidents. The agency is governed by five Board Members appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. The CSB is not a regulatory agency, but is responsible for determining the root and contributing causes of chemical industry accidents. Based upon its investigations, the CSB makes safety recommendations to the chemical/petrochemical industries, industry associations, labor organizations, standards organizations, and Federal, State, and local government. An element of each CSB investigation involves a review of the emergency response to an incident, particularly when it requires evacuation or sheltering in place of off-site populations. The presentation will include discussion of completed and current investigations of the CSB and lessons learned pertaining to emergency response and disaster management.

Moderator: TBD

Presenter: William B. Wark

Board Member

U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB)

Washington, DC

Reporter: Stacy Peerbolte, stacy_peerbolte@cap-police.

Public Policy and Administration

Walden University

3:00–5:00 2nd Round of Tuesday, June 3rd Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(5) University Pandemic Planning: The Perils, Problems, and Possibilities

Description: As the World Health Organization warns of a possible pandemic, institutions of higher learning are adding pandemic planning to their emergency response procedures. The speakers will provide an update on the current threat of H5N1 (avian influenza) and will identify the specific threats to a campus community. We will also explore the effects of pandemic-related closure on myriad University activities, such as student and employee healthcare, sponsored research, animal care, hospital affairs, academic continuity, and overall financial stability. This case study will share how the University of North Carolina began preparing, what has been successful, and what still needs to be done to prepare fully. We will also discuss the benefits of pandemic planning for university growth and overall preparedness, and offer strategies that any university can institute.

Moderator: Lillian Virgil

Chief

Mitigation Section

Emergency Management Institute

Emmitsburg, MD

Presenters: Mary Parrish

Business Continuity Officer

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

John Covely

Communications

Department of Environmental, Health and Safety

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

Reporter: Morgan Taylor, mktaylor@ci.charlotte.nc.us

Certificate in Community Preparedness and Disaster Management

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

5:30–7:00 – Log Cabin Cookout

Wednesday, June 4, 2008 – Morning Plenary – E Auditorium

8:30–9:30 A Role Play of the 2008 Presidential Candidates Explaining Their Positions on Emergency Management and Homeland Security

Richard Sylves, Ph.D.

Professor

Department of Political Science

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

9:30–9:50 Break

9:50–10:55 Survey of Collegiate Emergency Management Programs

Carol L. Cwiak, J.D.

Faculty/Internship Coordinator

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

10:55–11:55 Why Won’t They Listen? The Challenge of Communicating Risk to Decision Makers and the Public

Emergency managers are well aware of the hazards and associated risks that face their communities, yet in many cases they find it difficult to convince their leaders and the public at large that “bad events” do happen, that they can cause severe consequences, and that they must be prepared to deal with these events. What can professionals in the natural hazard field do to meet this challenge and bring their stakeholders into the world of reality?

Brigadier General Gerald E. Galloway, Jr., P.E., Ph.D.

Glenn L. Martin Institute Professor of Engineering

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

University of Maryland

College Park, MD

11:55–12:00 – Breakout Session Room Announcements

12:00–1:00 Lunch—K-Building Cafeteria

1:00–2:40 1st Round of Wednesday, June 4th Afternoon Breakout Sessions

(1) National Incident Management System (NIMS)

Description: The NIMS Breakout Session will include presentations from a mix of both practitioners and academics on the current state of NIMS in emergency management. Presentations will be given reporting the results of recent research on perceptions of and implementation of NIMS. The presentations will also discuss the implications of research findings for the national emergency management system.

Moderator: George Haddow

Principal

Bullock & Haddow LLC

Washington, DC

Presenters: David M. Neal, Ph.D.

Director

Department of Political Science

Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, OK

Jessica Leifeld

Doctoral Student

Emergency Management Program

Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Emergency Management

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

Jeffery A. Hartle, CFPS, MIFireE

Coordinator, Disaster and Emergency Management Emphasis

Master of Public Affairs Degree

Hauptmann School for Public Affairs

Park University

Kansas City, MO

Kyle W. Blackman

Chief, Resource Management Branch

Incident Management Systems Integration Division

National Integration Center

National Preparedness Directorate

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Department of Homeland Security

Washington, DC

Reporter: Ryan Chandler, rjc27@uakron.edu

Master of Public Administration

University of Akron

Akron, OH

1:00–2:40 1st Round of Wednesday, June 4th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(2) Emergency Management Theory: Perspectives on an Emerging Field

Description: This session will explore the theoretical foundations of emergency management from a variety of perspectives. The theoretical contributions of specific disciplines will be considered as well as distinctive threads within the emerging field. Challenges to theoretical integration and clarity will also be discussed.

Moderator: TBD

Presenters: Daniel J. Klenow, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair

Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Emergency Management

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

George A. Youngs, Ph.D.

Professor

Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Emergency Management

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

Reporter: Eric Hodges, ebhodge@ilstu.edu

Emergency and Disaster Management

American Public University System

1:00–2:40 1st Round of Wednesday, June 4th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(3) Emergency Management Focus Group Update

Description: TBD

Moderator: F. Marion Cain III

Senior Policy Analyst/Training Specialist

Emergency Management Institute

Emmitsburg, Maryland

Presenters: Michael D. Selves, CEM, CPM

Principal

MDS – EM Consulting & Advocacy

Topeka, KS

Carol L. Cwiak, J.D.

Faculty/Internship Coordinator

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

Lee Newsome, CEM, FPEM

NFPA 1600 Committee

Lucien G. Canton

Retired

San Francisco Office of Emergency Services

San Francisco, CA

Eric Sorchik

Deputy

Plumsted Office of Emergency Management

New Egypt, NJ

Kay C. Goss, CEM

Director of Emergency Management and Crisis Communications

SRA International

Fairfax, VA

and

President

Foundation of Higher Education Accreditation

1:00–2:40 1st Round of Wednesday, June 4th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(3) Emergency Management Focus Group Update (Continued)

David A. McEntire, Ph.D.

Coordinator

Department of Public Administration

University of North Texas

Denton, TX

William L. Waugh, Jr., Ph.D.

Professor, Public Administration, Urban Studies, and Political Science

Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

James E. Turner III

Director

Delaware Emergency Management Agency

Smyrna, DE

Reporter: Daniel Martin, dwmartin75@

Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Emergency Management

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

1:00–2:40 1st Round of Wednesday, June 4th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(4) The Changing Landscape of Emergency Planning for Special Needs Populations

Description: Emergency planning can be hampered by uncertainties about how to identify special needs populations and how to address distinct needs for additional assistance throughout a community. However, adopting a function-based approach to planning for special needs populations allows planners to allocate response resources on the basis of common functional areas including maintaining independence, communication, transportation, supervision, and medical care. This approach enables a greater number of individuals with special needs to receive assistance within the general population response and recovery structures, freeing up assets to assist individuals with more critical needs. It also aligns the response and recovery efforts with the requirements of civil rights statutes.

The session will introduce the Emergency Management Planning Guide for Special Needs Populations, a function-based approach to emergency planning. Group discussion will explore opportunities for inclusion of these concepts into higher education emergency management curriculum development.

Moderator: John Hoyle

Disaster Operations and Recovery Section

Emergency Management Institute

Emmitsburg, MD

Presenters: Debbie Fulmer, M.A.

Emergency Management Planning Specialist

Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Washington, DC

Claudia L. Gordon, Esq.

Senior Policy Advisor

Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Washington, DC

Reporter: Beth Schweriner, mbethrncrrn@

Disaster Medicine and Management

Philadelphia University

Philadelphia, PA

1:00–2:40 1st Round of Wednesday, June 4th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(5) The Study of Disaster Resilience in Academic Programs: From Infusive to Comprehensive

Description: This breakout session will focus on how universities have incorporated the concept of disaster resilience into their curricula. From a separate, stand-alone resilience program to a cross-curriculum inclusion of disaster resilience content into traditional programs, universities are offering content that contributes to community, regional, and national disaster resiliency. The panelists will discuss how students in disaster management programs can benefit greatly from involvement in research, service learning, and post-disaster reconnaissance. These experiences give students a chance to apply lessons learned in the classroom and can help them appreciate real-life complexities that are difficult to convey through lectures and class assignments. At Western Washington University, several disaster reduction and emergency management courses have incorporated undergraduates in research and contemporary local risk policy processes. The affiliated Institute for Global and Community Resilience has also initiated field research by utilizing undergraduate volunteers. During this session, we will discuss the opportunities and challenges of undergraduate research as both tools for learning and advancing knowledge in the field. The University of New Orleans’ (UNO) experience will be used to describe the process used to leverage UNO’s existing faculty expertise into a multidisciplinary approach to creating disaster resilience. Public administration programs stress the creation of resilient societies, biologists offer content in resilient ecosystems, engineers stress resilient infrastructure, urban planners focus on land use and zoning for resilience, etc. The result is a cross-curricula disaster resilience emphasis that has enjoyed broad infusion in UNO’s academic programs, effectively serving the region by producing graduates sensitized to the need to create disaster resilience in their communities, organizations, and society.

Moderator: TBD

Presenters: Gigi Berardi, Ph.D.

Chair, Environmental Studies

Interim Director, Institute for Global and Community Resilience

Huxley College of the Environment

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA

Rebekah Green, Ph.D.

Institute for Global and Community Resilience

Huxley College of the Environment

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA

John J. Kiefer, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Political Science

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Reporter: Barbara Hinke, bahinke@

Masters of Public Administration with Concurrent Graduate Certificate in

Emergency Management Homeland Security

American Military University

2:40–3:00 – Break

3:00–5:00 2nd Round of Wednesday, June 4th Afternoon Breakout Sessions

(1) Principles of Emergency Management College Course Development

Description: This session will examine the syllabus for The Principles of Emergency Management currently under development. The authors will discuss the sessions in terms of the use of case studies and student exercises. The audience will be invited to suggest content for the course and readings, as well as to help develop learning objectives for the sessions.

The Principles project began in early 2007, and the Emergency Management Roundtable has produced a one-page description of the principles, including a definition of emergency management, a vision, and a mission statement. This session will afford Conference attendees the opportunity to comment on the principles, definition, vision, mission, and the documents that will be the core readings in the course.

Moderator: TBD

Presenters: William L. Waugh, Jr., Ph.D.

Professor, Public Administration, Urban Studies, and Political Science

Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

David A. McEntire, Ph.D.

Coordinator

Department of Public Administration

University of North Texas

Denton, TX

Lucien G. Canton

Retired

San Francisco Office of Emergency Services

San Francisco, CA

Michael D. Selves, CEM, CPM

Principal

MDS – EM Consulting & Advocacy

Topeka, KS

Reporter: Daniel Martin, CEM, Daniel.W.Martin@ndsu.edu

Graduate Student

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

3:00–5:00 2nd Round of Wednesday, June 4th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(2) Bringing Social Problems Perspectives into Emergency Management Collegiate Curricula

Description: This session will explore alternative theoretical approaches needed to enhance the quality of emergency management curricula. Following brief summary presentations by the panelists, the audience will be encouraged to pose questions and discuss relevant topics.

Moderator: TBD

Presenter: Thomas E. Drabek, Ph.D.

John Evans Professor Emeritus

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Topic: Climate Signals and the Application of Science in Hazards Policy

Description: We are working on a project that investigates the use of climate signals by emergency managers. We will use that project as a jumping-off point for discussion about several topics of interest to emergency managers: what risks are appropriate considerations for emergency management and homeland security; the state of climate signals science; how emergency managers can and should translate science into decision-making tools such as risk assessments; and the difficulty of translating science into information useful for politicians and the public.

We will brainstorm about ways in which emergency managers might better use climate signals and other environmental information in planning and resource allocation.

Presenters: Patrick S. Roberts

Assistant Professor

Center for Public Administration and Policy

Virginia Tech University

Blacksburg, VA

Matthew Dull

Assistant Professor

Center for Public Administration and Policy

Virginia Tech, Alexandria Center

Alexandria, VA

Kris Wernstedt

Associate Professor

Virginia Tech, Alexandria Center

Alexandria, VA

3:00–5:00 2nd Round of Wednesday, June 4th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

Topic: Critical Analysis and Social Responsibility: The Human Response to

Disaster and Disease

Presenter: John C. Pine, Ed.D.

Director

Disaster Science and Management

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA

Description: The Honors 2000 course will foster critical thinking about the universal and particular aspects of human response to crises as well as the choices that individuals and governments make that turn natural disasters into man-made catastrophes. The course will investigate Hurricane Katrina, coastal erosion, the bubonic plague of the late 14th-century, and the AIDS epidemic. Course discussion will link current and historical events to ethical considerations about citizenship and individual responsibility.

Reporter: Jane Rovins, jane.rovins@

International Development

Tulane University

New Orleans, LA

(3) Incident Command System (ICS) for Educators

Description: There are currently ICS courses for Healthcare/Hospitals, Law Enforcement, Schools, and Public Works Personnel. Is it time for a new course called ICS for College, or can we create an amalgam that reflects the needs of the post-secondary teaching environment? This program will identify key ICS principles, and participants will be asked to recommend if another specialized course is indicated.

Moderator: Philip Politano

Training Specialist

Disaster Operations and Recovery Section

Emergency Management Institute

Emmitsburg, MD

Presenter: Martin H. Singer

Training Specialist

Disaster Operations and Recovery Section

Emergency Management Institute

Emmitsburg, MD

Reporter: Daryl Doering, doering1895@philau.edu

Masters in Disaster Medicine and Disaster Management

Philadelphia University

Philadelphia, PA

3:00–5:00 2nd Round of Wednesday, June 4th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(4) Reports

On the Line and On the Air: Communications in a Fast-Moving Wildfire

Description: Veteran broadcaster LaDona Harvey spent up to 11 hours at a time, live on 7 radio stations, doing wall-to-wall coverage of the wildfires that devastated San Diego, California, in both 2003 and 2007. She fielded calls from panicked listeners and information from county officials. There were marked differences in the ability to tell people what was happening during both fires, as major communication improvements were made in time for the 2007 fires. She will outline efforts to let residents know when to evacuate and how to evacuate during both fires. She will outline the communication snafus during the 2003 fires and how major improvements likely saved lives in 2007. She will talk about the firefighting efforts in both; and how officials were better able to monitor the paths of the fires, and better fight them. Ms. Harvey will show slides of the largest evacuation in American history as well as actual photos of the fires as they roared through San Diego County. She will outline how California and San Diego County are trying to mitigate the potential for devastating fire in the coming years. While the improvements were vast, wildfires are still unpredictable. She will outline a case where fire watchers thought they knew where a fire was headed. They did, but another fire roared through a neighborhood, killing one couple and trapping another in their backyard pool.

Moderator: TBD

Presenter: LaDona Harvey

Radio News Anchor

KOGO

San Diego, CA

Emergency Managers as Change Agents

Description: Since 2001, FEMA and others have been defining and refining competencies for emergency management professionals. In so doing, they have addressed directly and indirectly the qualities of leaders. We know that leadership is not a person or a position. It is a complex relationship between people, based on trust, obligation, commitment, emotion, and a shared vision of the good. We also know that transformational or change-based leadership has become an organizational necessity given the fact that emergency management as a profession is just now coming into its own and emergency management jobs are not traditional in terms of the how, where, what is being done, and by whom. Today, we see an emerging new breed of emergency managers and they can best be defined as change agents. They are in formal leadership positions as well as functional specialties and all are doing things in radically new ways toward a common vision. They are certainly not traditional public managers. After surveying 300 leaders from the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, State and Local Emergency Management Departments as well as Police, Fire and Sheriff Departments, my research shows these leaders know how to enact innovative ideas by working within existing bureaucratic hierarchies and by injecting a sense of passion and purpose that brings along the more risk averse. Respondents were asked 7 questions and 50 of the respondents were actually interviewed so as to allow them to clarify and discuss more fully their answers to the 7 survey questions.

Presenter: Christine G. Springer, Ph.D.

Director, Executive Master of Science in Crisis and Emergency Management

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV

Reporter: Tim Dutcher, mtimothy.dutcher@ndsu.edu

Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Emergency Mangement

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

3:00–5:00 2nd Round of Wednesday, June 4th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(5) Catastrophic Disaster Planning Initiative

Description: There appears to be agreement throughout the emergency management community that existing plans, policies, procedures, and resources are not fully adequate or appropriate to address the destruction caused by a catastrophic natural disaster or a weapon of mass destruction terrorist attack. Catastrophes are orders of magnitude above disasters and community emergencies challenging local, State, and Federal communities, organizations, and society. Therefore, catastrophes have different planning requirements vs. disasters and community emergencies.

Catastrophes require imagination and different strategies of planning and management far above that required for garden varieties of emergencies and disasters. The Department of Homeland Security has attempted to categorize all-hazard planning on the basis of 15 national planning scenarios. The FEMA Disaster Operations Directorate has initiated Catastrophic Disaster Response Planning to address 2 of the 15 scenarios, based upon a comparison of notice vs. no-notice response operations. The two FEMA-funded Catastrophic Disaster Response Planning initiatives: a notice Category 5 hurricane impacting South Florida; and a no-notice New Madrid Seismic Zone earthquake impacting the eight Central U.S. States of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. What unique challenges are placed upon the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the Incident Command System (ICS) in response to a catastrophic disaster?

Moderator: Clair K. Blong, Ph.D.

DHS/FEMA Senior Representative to NORAD and US NORTHCOM

Peterson Air Force Base

Colorado Springs, CO

Presenters: Michel S. Pawlowski, CEM

Chief

Catastrophic Disaster Planning Branch

Disaster Operations Directorate

FEMA Headquarters

Washington, DC

Carla J. Boyce

Preparedness Section and Plans Chief

State of Florida Division of Emergency Management

Tallahassee, FL

Jon Bushnell, Ph.D.

Lead Planner

New Madrid Seismic Zone Catastrophic Earthquake Disaster Response Planning Project

FEMA Headquarters

Washington, DC

Robert A. Smith, Ph.D.

Program Manager

Catastrophic Disaster Planning Initiatives

FEMA Headquarters

Washington, DC

Reporter: Stacy Peerbolte, Stacy_Peerbolte@cap-police.

Public Policy and Administration

Walden University

3:00–5:00 2nd Round of Wednesday, June 4th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(6) The Power of Community Preparedness through Government and Non-Government Collaboration

Description: This session will discuss how leaders in education can play a role in achieving comprehensive community preparedness including: how to engage emergency service providers and educational entities in multi-sector emergency planning through FEMA’s Citizen Corps Program. The presentation will provide an opportunity for participants to discuss ways to work with government, non-government, and education to support citizen preparedness and volunteer surge capacity. Come discuss how the Citizen Corps model can help emergency managers bring community members and organizations, including leaders in higher education, to the table for multi-sector planning.

Moderator: TBD

Presenter: Brock D. Bierman

Small State and Rural Advocate and Director

Community Preparedness Division

National Preparedness Directorate

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Washington, DC

Reporter: Lori Burt, ljburt@

Jacksonville State University Emergency Management

Jacksonville, AL

*There will be karaoke in the Pub (Building B) at 8 p.m.

Thursday, June 5, 2008 – Morning Plenary – E Auditorium

8:15–9:00 IAEM Student Region President Presentation

Brian Silva

President, Student Council

International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)

IAEM President Presentation

Larry J. Gispert

President

International Association of Emergency Managers

9:00–9:30 The Foundation of Higher Education Accreditation: An Update

Kay C. Goss, CEM

Director of Emergency Management and Crisis Communications

SRA International

Fairfax, VA

and

President

Foundation of Higher Education Accreditation

Dorothy Miller

Emergency Management Coordinator

University of Texas, Dallas

Dallas, TX

Daryl Spiewak, CEM, TEM, TCFM

Emergency, Safety, and Compliance Programs Manager and Security Officer

Brazos River Authority

Waco, TX

Valerie Lucus, CEM, CBCP

Emergency/Continuity Manager

University of California–Davis

Davis, CA

Micheal Kemp, CEM

Associate Professor

American Military University

Charles Town, WV

Thursday, June 5, 2008 – Morning Plenary – E Auditorium (Continued)

9:30–10:00 Building Statewide Emergency Management Training and Education Capacity: The California Community College Experience

Linda Morin

Coast Community College District

Costa Mesa, CA

10:00–10:20 Break

10:20–11:10 Collaboration in a Non-Collaborative Environment

Rocky Lopes, Ph.D.

Homeland Security Manager

National Association of Counties

Washington, DC

Kathleen G. Henning, MA, CEM

President

KGHenning & Associates, LLC

Germantown, MD

11:10–11:55 Leadership

Cortez Lawrence, Ph.D.

Superintendent

Emergency Management Institute

Emmitsburg, MD

11:55–12:00 – Breakout Session Room Announcements

12:00–1:00 Lunch—K-Building Cafeteria

1:00–2:15 1st Round of Thursday, June 5th Afternoon Breakout Sessions

(1) Collaboration and Integration: Innovative Approaches for Strengthening Preparedness

Description: Leaders are becoming increasingly aware that the challenges we face—global competitiveness, healthcare reform, environmental risks, energy security, antiquated infrastructures—can no longer be solved by acting alone. As evidenced by the tragic events of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, and as government institutions have planned for the potential threat of a global pandemic, this same rule applies to national and international preparedness and response activities. Elected officials and emergency managers at all levels hear the call for greater collaboration across the public sector, the private sector, and civil society (e.g., non-governmental organizations, charitable organizations, grassroots or community groups).

But how can this collaborative model be most effectively implemented? Our firm recently published a book entitled Megacommunity that outlines a new approach to problem-solving, one that focuses on collaboration that transcends traditional jurisdictional boundaries; networked governance where the decision rights, risks, rewards, and responsibilities of the public sector, industry, and civil society are shared; and defining the overlapping vital interests of these three sectors that empower them to work collaboratively toward effective solutions.

Moderator: TBD

Presenters: Douglas E. Himberger, Ph.D.

Vice President

Booz Allen Hamilton

McLean, VA

David Sulek

Principal

Booz Allen Hamilton

Herndon, VA

Stephen Krill, Jr.

Senior Associate

Booz Allen Hamilton

McLean, VA

Reporter: Robert W. Ellis, B1Ellis@

Masters of Public Administration with Concurrent Graduate Certificate in

Emergency Management

American Military University

1:00–2:15 1st Round of Thursday, June 5th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(2) Fake It Till You Make It: Emergency Management Higher Education’s Struggle for Internal and External Validity

Moderator: TBD

Description: Emergency management higher education programs have faced a number of challenges as they have grown over the years. Questions about emergency management’s identity and its status as a discipline and profession coupled with organizational and structural changes at the Federal level have created a push both in the academic and practitioner community for solidarity. Steps have been taken to move toward a stronger identity in emergency management, but are these steps enough to address the internal and external validity issues facing emergency management? This session address the validity issues, the steps taken, and recommendations to increase both internal and external validity.

Presenters: Carol L. Cwiak, J.D.

Faculty/Internship Coordinator

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

Stacy Willett

The University of Akron

Akron, OH

Reporters: Amy E. Gallozzi, RN, BSN

amygedrn@carolina.

Emergency Management Certificate Student

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

(3) Integrating Terrorism and Homeland Security into Emergency Management

Course Development

Description: This breakout session will examine terrorism and homeland security issues and case studies that can be used in existing emergency management courses. Participants will have an opportunity to learn about goals, objectives, and learning outcomes that currently include terrorism and homeland security in emergency management courses. Specific terrorist case studies will be discussed and recent lessons learned by the presenters that educators can use in emergency management course development will be discussed.

Moderator: TBD

Presenter: Marian E. Mosser, Ph.D.

State of Florida Division of Emergency Management

Adjunct Professor, Upper Iowa University

Region 4 Coordinator

Tallahassee, FL

Paula D. Gordon, Ph.D.

Educator, Writer, Analyst, and Consultant

Washington, DC

Reporter: John Andersen, CARDINALJ@

Homeland Security Management Institute

Long Island University

Brookville, NY

1:00–2:15 1st Round of Thursday, June 5th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(4) Western Illinois University Emergency Planning: Coordinating Between the Planner, Emergency Management Faculty, and Union University Lessons Learned

Description: Western Illinois University (WIU) has developed a highly successful planning process for emergency operations planning and implementation. The process benefits from several approaches and sources of input involving an investment in training, intra- and inter-university coordination, and priority support from university administration. The WIU process includes a planning coordinator from within the University’s administration, a cohesive multidisciplinary planning team, assistance from the academic emergency management program, and coordination with other universities sharing the same hazards, some having experienced major disaster. Communication between universities sharing the same threats from hazards is extremely valuable. Hazard and emergency professionals with experience in school emergencies provide valuable information on lessons learned. This presentation focuses on multiple input planning sources for tornado hazard but represents a model for interactions for all hazards.

Moderator: TBD

Presenters: Fred E. May, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Emergency Management

Emergency Management Program

Health Sciences Department

Western Illinois University

Macomb, IL

Dana Biernbaum

Associate Vice President for Administrative Services

Western Illinois University

Macomb, IL

Bill Young

Director of Public Safety

Union University

Jackson, TN

Nick DiGrino, Ph.D.

Associate Dean

College of Education and Human Services

Western Illinois University

Macomb, IL

Peter Webb

Battalion Chief

Dothan Fire Department

Dothan, AL

Reporter: Ezra Boyd, ezra@hurricane.lsu.edu

Disaster Science

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA

1:00–2:15 1st Round of Thursday, June 5th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(5) Standards on Emergency Management

Description: The presenters in this session will discuss the current status of the EM standards and the effect on academia, both from the perspective of curriculum and the effect on campus safety and preparedness.

Moderator: Tom Gilboy

Training Specialist

Readiness Section

Emergency Management Institute

Emmitsburg, MD

Presenter: Dean R. Larson, Ph.D., CEM

Purdue University Calumet

Hammond, IN

Russell J. Decker, MS, CEM

First Vice President

International Association of Emergency Managers

Kay Goss, CEM

Director of Emergency Management and Crisis Communications

SRA International

Fairfax, VA

and

President

Foundation of Higher Education Accreditation

Lee Newsome, CEM, FPEM

NFPA 1600 Committee

Reporter: Debra Timm, DebraTimm@

Emergency and Disaster Management

American Military University

2:15–2:30 – Break

2:30–4:15 2nd Round of Thursday, June 5th Afternoon Breakout Sessions

(1) From a Painful Past to an Uncertain Future

Description: Drs. Robert Ward and Gary Wamsley will discuss their recently published book chapter “From a Painful Past to an Uncertain Future” which appears in Emergency Management: The American Experience 1900–2005 edited by Claire Rubin and published by the Public Entity Risk Institute. The authors will discuss their findings related to policy making and organizational structuring within the emergency management field, and the implications these findings have on the development of curriculum within higher education related to emergency management.

Moderator: TBD

Presenters: Robert C. Ward, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA

Gary Wamsley, Ph.D.

Professor

Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Blacksburg, VA

Reporter: Ryan Chandler, rjc27@uakron.edu

Master of Public Administration

University of Akron

Akron, OH

2:30–4:15 2nd Round of Thursday, June 5th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(2) Core Courses in Emergency Management Higher Education

Description: A comparative analysis of emergency management core courses taught in five universities’/colleges’ bachelor of science degree programs demonstrates an effort to address critical knowledge areas in applied emergency management. Many academic disciplines arrive at coherent core curricula taught from university to university. The concept that applied emergency management represents a coherent body of knowledge suggests that a standardized core curriculum may be possible and worthy of discussion.

Moderator: TBD

Presenters: Fred E. May, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Emergency Management

Emergency Management Program

Health Sciences Department

Western Illinois University

Macomb, IL

Stephen L. Guillot, Jr.

Director

National Center for Emergency Preparedness

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, TN

Reporter: L.V. Pokey Harris, pokey.harris@vita.

Masters in Public Administration with Concentration in Emergency Management

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

2:30–4:15 2nd Round of Thursday, June 5th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(3) New Emergency Management and Related Books and Materials

Moderator: TBD

Panel: Introduction to Homeland Security: Understanding Terrorism with an Emergency Management Perspective

David A. McEntire, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Emergency Administration and Planning, University of North Texas, Denton, TX

Implementing NFPA 1600: National Preparedness Standard

Dean R. Larson, Ph.D., CEM, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN

Disaster Policy and Politics

Rick Sylves, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Delaware, Newark, DE

Emergency Management Professionals – Body of Knowledge Survey 2008

Carol Cwiak, J.D., Faculty/Internship Coordinator, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND

ICMA Principles and Practices of Emergency Management Greenbook

William L. Waugh, Jr., Ph.D., Professor, Public Administration, Urban Studies, and Political Science, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

Reporter: Steven Zurlo, zurlo6023@philau.edu

Master of Science in Disaster Medicine and Management

Philadelphia University

Philadelphia, PA

2:30–4:15 2nd Round of Thursday, June 5th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(4) National Homeland Security Consortium White Paper

Description: The National Homeland Security Consortium believes the Nation is at a crossroads in its efforts to secure the homeland. In its white paper Protecting Americans in the 21st Century: Imperatives for the Homeland, the Consortium calls for acknowledgement that homeland security is a shared responsibility between all levels of government, the private sector, and citizens, and they should be equal partners with the Federal government in setting national goals and their supporting policies and procedures. The white paper represents an unprecedented effort by various disciplines and professions to come together and acknowledge that national security cannot be performed in isolation or by a single entity. The evolving challenges of homeland security require a new model of collaboration for the new century.

Moderator: TBD

Presenters: Elizabeth Kellar

Deputy Executive Director

International City/County Management Association

Washington, DC

Stephen Curren

Senior Director for Public Health Preparedness

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

Arlington, VA

Reporter: Margaret D’Orazio, maggiedorazio@sympatico.ca

Emergency Management Program, Center for Continuous Learning

George Brown College

Toronto, Ontario

Canada

2:30–4:15 2nd Round of Thursday, June 5th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(5) Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP): Standardizing Exercise Design, Development, Conduct, and Evaluation

Description: The Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) is a capabilities and performance-based exercise program that provides a standardized policy, methodology, and terminology for exercise design, development, conduct, evaluation, and improvement planning. Adherence to HSEEP ensures that exercise programs across the Nation conform to established best practices, and helps provide unity and consistency of effort for exercises at all levels of government.

Moderator: TBD

Presenter: Albert H. Fluman

Supervisory Senior Exercise Program Specialist

Emergency Management Institute

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Emmitsburg, MD

Reporter: Janusz Wasiolek, jwasiolek@

Masters of Science in Engineering Management and Systems Administration

George Washington University

Washington, DC

4:15–4:30 – Break

4:30–5:00 – Conference Wrap-Up

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