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15th Annual Emergency Management Higher Education Conference“Preparing for the Future of Emergency Management and Homeland Security”June 4–7, 2012Emergency Management InstituteFederal Emergency Management AgencyDepartment of Homeland SecurityEmmitsburg, MD-167640297180Tuesday, June 5, 2012 – Morning Plenary – E Auditorium7:00–8:30 a.m.Conference Registration (E Building, 1st Floor Hallway)8:30–9:00 a.m.Welcome and Opening RemarksTony Russell, CEMSuperintendentEmergency Management InstituteFederal Emergency Management Agency/Department of Homeland SecurityEmmitsburg, MD9:00–9:15 a.m.Mitigation Welcome and FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Program?UpdateLillian VirgilMitigation Branch ChiefEmergency Management InstituteFederal Emergency Management Agency/Department of Homeland SecurityEmmitsburg, MD9:15–9:25 a.m.Introduction of Keynote SpeakerVilma Schifano MilmoeDeputy Superintendent Emergency Management InstituteFederal Emergency Management Agency/Department of Homeland SecurityEmmitsburg, MD9:25–10:10 a.m.Reflections: Seeing the Future through the PastLucien CantonConsultant, Author, and SpeakerLucien G. Canton, CEM (LLC)10:10–10:15 a.m.Homeland Security Track/WelcomeStanley B. Supinski, Ph.D.Director, Partnership Programs, Naval Postgraduate SchoolCenter for Homeland Defense and SecurityAssociate Professor, Long Island UniversityHomeland Security Management Institute10:15–10:20 a.m.Morning and Afternoon Breakout Session Room Announcements10:20–10:30 a.m.Break10:30–11:30 a.m.Morning Breakout Sessions11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.Lunch – K Building CafeteriaTuesday, June 5, 2012 – Morning Plenary – E Auditorium (Continued)1:00–2:30 p.m.1st Round of Afternoon Breakout Sessions 2:30–3:00 p.m.Break3:00–5:00 p.m.2nd Round of Afternoon Breakout Sessions 5:00–7:00 p.m.Cookout – Log Cabin10:30–11:30Tuesday, June 5th – Morning Breakout Sessions(1)? Academia, Emergency Management, and the Role of Geospatial TechnologiesDescription: This session will explore recent advances in geospatial technologies and their implications for teaching and research in the higher education environment. Recent implementations of tools in the classroom, lessons learned from those experiences, and strategies for future improvements of teaching practices will be covered. Current and potential roles that higher education can serve in the advancement of geospatial research and service will also be addressed. The session will conclude with the roles academia can play in support of emergency management and recent examples of projects that involve partnerships between colleges, universities, and emergency management agencies.????? Moderator:R. Samuel WinninghamProgram Analyst (Systems)Grants Data Analysis and Tools Branch Risk Reduction Division Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration DHS-FEMACrystal City, VAPresenter:Shane HubbardDepartment of GeographyThe University of Iowa?Iowa City, IAReporter:Alison Buchanan, Buchanan_alison@York University (CAN)(2) Preparedness, Warnings, and Protective Action: Class Exercises/Campus Public Emergency Communications – Best Practices and Emerging TrendsModerator:Jean Bail, Ed.D., RN, MSN, MEP, CEN, EMT-PPhiladelphia UniversityPhiladelphia, PATopic: Preparedness, Warnings, and Protective Action: Class ExercisesDescription: This presentation reviews a novel class exercise to reinforce the concepts of preparedness (individual and community), warnings, and individual protective action. These concepts are acted out by the students to test their knowledge and based on grounded research literature related to warnings (Drabek 1999, Mileti and Peek 2000, Lindell and Perry 2004). ?Presenter:DeeDee BennettDoctoral StudentOklahoma State UniversityStillwater, OK10:30–11:30Tuesday, June 5th – Morning Breakout Sessions (Continued)Topic: Campus Public Emergency Communications – Best Practices and Emerging TrendsDescription: This presentation summarizes research conducted to develop three intern-based courses on the subject of campus emergency communications. Attendees will benefit from hearing what campus emergency management personnel and their first responder colleagues have identified as best practices and emerging trends in emergency communications for American campuses. Presenter:Albert BrownLecturerCollege of Technology and InnovationArizona State UniversityReporter:Stephanie Gibbs, gibbssg@upmc.eduWalden University(3)Community Support and Training for Emergency Preparedness: Applications, Social Media, and Changing TechnologyDescription: The Georgia Disaster Mental Health website makes all facets of Emergency Management (EM) accessible to the general public.?The K–12 Emergency Preparedness Technical Assistance Center (K–12 EPTAC) combines the benefits of online coursework with the engagement of experiential learning in bringing EM to the K–12 community.?The examples presented provide interdisciplinary research and development efforts that expand the current methods used for disseminating information.?These projects open the way to increased technologically enhanced trainings.Moderator:Dr. Marvine HamnerMid-Atlantic Center for Emergency ManagementFrederick Community CollegeFrederick, MDPresenters:Louis Boynton, MA, LPC, Ph.D. CandidateProject Coordinator, Georgia Disaster Mental Health WebsiteProject Designer & Trainer, K–12 Emergency Preparedness Technical Assistance CenterAssessment Counselor, Willowbrooke HospitalUniversity of West GeorgiaCarrollton, GACurt Arey, MA, LAPCProject Coordinator, Georgia Disaster Mental Health WebsiteProject Designer & Trainer, K–12 Emergency Preparedness Technical Assistance CenterResident Psychotherapist, Heartwork Counseling Center University of West GeorgiaCarrollton, GAReporter:Rex Temple, rextemple@Park University10:30–11:30Tuesday, June 5th – Morning Breakout Sessions (Continued)(4) Experiential Learning: Measuring Practitioner Experiences Against Course Learning ObjectivesDescription: Incorporating practitioner experience in higher education is important to adult learners. However, it can also be challenging for instructors since experiences are unique to the individual and may or may not directly apply to course learning objectives. This presentation introduces a model for how instructors can use reflective learning in assessing student understanding of course objectives through their unique practitioner experiences.Moderator:Ali Gheith, CEMDirectorMPA in Emergency and Disaster Management ProgramMetropolitan College of New YorkNew York, NYPresenter:Kenneth Goldberg, DPAAssociate ProfessorNational UniversityLa Jolla, CAReporter:Montray Smith, mmsmith@mail.usf.eduUniversity of South Florida(5) Leadership Styles Enhancing Disaster Preparedness OperationsDescription: Emergency Managers are being tasked to provide an expanded array of services to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural and manmade disasters and terrorist attacks. Consequently, this session offers participants 10 leadership principles and practices contributing to Emergency Managers’ knowledge, skills, and abilities for making the transition from plan to progress! Additionally, video segments will be used to support the PowerPoint presentation of the leadership principles and practices that aid emergency management leaders in putting plans into action to achieve organizational success. There will be time for questions and answers. Moderator:Jim Savitt, Ph.D.Associate Professor and Area CoordinatorEmergency Management and Fire Services AdministrationEmpire State College Center for Distance LearningSaratoga Springs, NY Presenters:Sheriff Kem Kimbrough, B.S., J.D.Sheriff of Clayton CountyClayton County, GABill Lowe, Ph.D., DBA, EMT-P, EFO, LEOAssociate Professor of Emergency ManagementJacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, ALReporter:Sandra Speer, SSPEER1@capellauniversity.eduCapella University10:30–11:30Tuesday, June 5th – Morning Breakout Sessions (Continued)(6) A Focus on the Brick and Mortar Type of Emergency Management Education Description: “Brick and mortar” Emergency Management higher education programs are an important subset of the Nation’s Emergency Management university program offerings. These programs are defined here as the more traditional education programs of Emergency Management study hosted at 4-year institutions, leading to various types of degrees, taught by doctorate-holding, tenure-based faculty, with face-to-face classroom instruction, and a minimal reliance on online course offerings. Institutions with these types of programs will share their experiences and lessons learned in program development and implementation. Moderator:Paul Kennedy, MPH, MSN, LTC, ANPublic Health Staff OfficerProponency Office for Preventive Medicine, U.S. Army Medical Command Fort Sam Houston, TXPresenters:Jessica Jensen, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Emergency ManagementNorth Dakota State UniversityFargo, NDElliot JenningsLecturer and EOC CoordinatorUniversity of North TexasDenton, TXHeriberto Urby, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorWestern Illinois UniversityMacomb, ILJack Rozdilsky, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorWestern Illinois UniversityMacomb, ILReporter:Gerald Steffen, gsteffen1@capellauniversity.eduCapella University1:00–2:301st Round of Tuesday, June 5th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (1)Associate Level Program Development ??????????????? Description: The purpose of this session is to facilitate discussion on what works and what does not in an Emergency Management program.?Topics of discussion will include: the identification of objectives and competencies; course design; curriculum mapping; delivery methods; audience identification; marketing; transferability; and employment opportunities.?A panel of members, from both new and established programs, will talk about their experiences, followed by discussion from audience members. ? Moderator:Clinton Andersen Faculty – Emergency Management Community College of Aurora Denver, CO Presenters:Benn Prybutok, MA, EJD Director Emergency Management & PlanningMontgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell, PA Robert AberleChairPublic Safety & Human ServicesCollege of Southern NevadaNorth Las Vegas, NV Katherine “Lark” StewartDirectorEmergency Management ProgramEdmonds Community CollegeLynnwood, WAJudy JaegerEmergency Management Program ChairCentral Georgia Technical CollegeMacon, GAReporter:Jacob Dickman, jdickman2@capellauniversity.eduCapella University(2) Maximizing the Potential of Emergency Management Higher EducationDescription: Emergency Management higher education has come a long way since the first program was developed at the University of North Texas in 1984. Programs have increased in number as have the number of students enrolled. But, where do we—as the higher education community—want to go from here? Where do we need to go? Are there things we want to pursue as a community to maximize the potential of our programs into the future? This session will address these questions through a facilitated discussion amongst those in attendance. 1:00–2:301st Round of Tuesday, June 5th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)The session will not feature any presentations; instead, the purpose of this forum is to allow individuals associated with higher education programs to both listen to and comment on what others envision for the future and what it will take to get there. Possible topics for discussion include ideas to make programs sustainable, visible, and valuable within their institutions; ideas for the future of curriculums and the emergency management body of knowledge; and ideas for overcoming challenges faced by programs, in addition to any other topics those in the audience would like to discuss.Moderator:Jessica Jensen, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Emergency ManagementNorth Dakota State UniversityFargo, NDReporter:Gerald Steffen, gsteffen1@capellauniversity.eduCapella University(3) Incorporating Cultural Competence into Emergency Management ProgramsDescription: The disparities found in at-risk populations present an additional challenge for professionals and Emergency Managers relative to providing services that are culturally competent. Preparing students who are competent, culturally aware, and sensitive is critical for educational institutions that provide related degree options and programs. With consideration to social determinants, this presentation will demonstrate the value of cultural competency training.Moderator:Ali Gheith, CEMDirectorMPA in Emergency and Disaster Management ProgramMetropolitan College of New YorkNew York, NYPresenters:Laurie Shanderson, Ph.D., MPAAssistant DeanSchool of Health SciencesRichard Stockton College of New JerseyGalloway, NJDale Sanders, DO, MBADirector/Assistant ProfessorHealth Care Administration/Business AdministrationAlma CollegeAlma, MIReporter:Rex Temple, rextemple@Park University1:00–2:301st Round of Tuesday, June 5th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)(4) Generating Meaningful Research Questions: An Academic/Practitioner CollaborationDescription: This panel of academics, doctoral students, and practitioners will discuss how to craft emergency management research that contributes to the body of knowledge and is informed by and accessible to the practitioner community.Moderator:Jane Kushma, Ph.D.Associate ProfessorDoctoral Program Director, Institute for Emergency PreparednessJacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, ALPresenters:Jane Kushma, Ph.D.Joseph Barbera, M.D.Associate Professor of Engineering Management (Crisis & Emergency Management) Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine Co-Director, Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management The George Washington University Washington, DC Steve Reissman, Ph.D., CEMStrategic Integration GroupOffice of Response and RecoveryFederal Emergency Management AgencyWashington, DCJohn Fenn EM Doctoral Student Jacksonville State University Emergency Management Preparedness Specialist Eastaboga, ALScott Manning EM Doctoral Student Jacksonville State UniversityDistrict Quality Assurance Program, Materials DivisionVirginia Department of Transportation, Salem District Royce Woodruff EM Doctoral Student Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, ALReporter:Stephanie Gibbs, gibbssg@upmc.eduWalden University1:00–2:301st Round of Tuesday, June 5th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)(5) Emergency Management Accreditation Programs: Are ANY Right for You?Description: This session explores Emergency Management-related higher education accreditation programs. While a few do exist, many programs still have not jumped on the accreditation bandwagon. Why? An overview of various accreditation programs will be provided, as well as a panel session addressing accreditation perspectives/experiences and areas of concern.Moderator:Johanna Bishop, M.S., M.Ed., CPTDirectorBehavioral Science ProgramsWilmington UniversityNew Castle, DEPresenters:Stacy Willett, Ed.D.Associate Professor/Lead FacultyEmergency Management & Homeland SecurityThe University of AkronAkron, OHRobert Schwartz, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Emergency Management and Homeland SecurityDirector, Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security Policy ResearchThe University of AkronAkron, OHCarol Cwiak, J.D., Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Emergency ManagementNorth Dakota State UniversityFargo, NDDavid McEntire, Ph.D. Professor Emergency Administration and Planning Program Department of Public Administration University of North Texas Denton, TX????Reporter:Montray Smith, mmsmith@mail.usf.eduUniversity of South Florida1:00–2:301st Round of Tuesday, June 5th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)(6) A Balanced Homeland Security and Emergency Management Undergraduate Curriculum: The Eastern Kentucky ExperienceDescription: Using the model curriculum for undergraduate Homeland Security programs developed at a conference in 2009 at the Naval Postgraduate School, Center for Homeland Defense and Security, Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) revised its curriculum. With a combination of major and interdisciplinary supporting courses, the revised EKU curriculum demonstrates how to balance Homeland Security courses on infrastructure protection, counterterrorism, and policy and intelligence support with comprehensive Emergency Management instruction. Moderator:Stanley B. Supinski, Ph.D.Director, Partnership Programs, Naval Postgraduate SchoolCenter for Homeland Defense and SecurityAssociate Professor, Long Island UniversityHomeland Security Management InstitutePresenters:Michael Collier, Ph.D.Homeland Security Program CoordinatorEastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, KYFred May, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Homeland SecurityEastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, KYReporter:Amy Pelicano, amy.pelicano@mycampus.apus.eduAmerican Public University 3:00–5:002nd Round of Tuesday, June 5th Afternoon Breakout Sessions(1) Maintaining and Improving Bachelor’s-Level Emergency Management ProgramsDescription: This session discusses bachelor’s programs in Emergency Management. Faculty from four programs will present a brief description of their programs and discuss various methods of recruiting students, curriculum issues, sustainability, and overall management of Emergency Management programs. In addition, they will discuss both successful and failed strategies. Following these case study presentations, the floor is open for questions and discussion to exchange ideas.Moderator:Robert Schwartz, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Emergency Management and Homeland SecurityDirector, Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security Policy ResearchThe University of AkronAkron, OHPresenters:Robert Schwartz, Ph.D.Stacy Willett, Ed.D.Associate Professor/Lead FacultyEmergency Management & Homeland SecurityThe University of AkronAkron, OHDaniel Klenow, Ph.D.Professor and HeadDepartment of Emergency ManagementCo-Director, Center for Disaster Studies and Emergency ManagementNorth Dakota State UniversityFargo, NDR. Mark Kelley, Ph.D.Professor and ChairDepartment of Health SciencesWestern Illinois UniversityMacomb, ILThomas Lennon, J.D.CAPT, USCG (Retired)Associate ProfessorEnvironmental Protection, Safety and Emergency ManagementMassachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, MAReporter:Gerald Steffen, gsteffen1@capellauniversity.eduCapella University3:00–5:002nd Round of Tuesday, June 5th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)(2) Emergency Management at HBCUs and Minority-Serving Institutions: Best Practices and ChallengesDescription: The session will be two-fold. The academic panel will present information pertinent to HBCUs and other Minority Institutions regarding lessons learned in establishing degree programs in emergency management; the support required for establishing and maintaining the programs; and the programs’ reception by administrators, students, and the community.The Federal panel includes representatives from Federal government agencies who will address funding available for personnel, administrators, research projects, etc., at Minority and Minority-Serving Institutions.Moderator:Meldon HollisAssociate DirectorWhite House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and UniversitiesWashington, DCPresenters:Dr. Curtis CharlesAssociate Vice Chancellor for Academic AffairsFayetteville State UniversityTerri ClayAssistant ProfessorHomeland Security Emergency Management ProgramSavannah State UniversityLewis EakinsDirector of Public SafetyOakwood UniversityHuntsville, ALDr. Randolph?RowelAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Behavioral Health Sciences; Director, Why Culture Matters Disaster Studies ProjectMorgan State UniversityBaltimore, MD????????????????????????Chief Therese HomerPresident, HBCU-Law Enforcement Executives and AdministratorsDepartment of Justice Nuclear Regulatory Commission Department of EnergyFEMA’s Ready CampaignReporter:Sarah Bundy, sarah.j.bundy@ North Dakota State University3:00–5:002nd Round of Tuesday, June 5th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)(3) Decision Making and Special Populations in Public Health DisastersDescription: The current increasingly technical and urbanized centers of human population present critical challenges and opportunities to the profession of Disaster Management in the early 21st century. Needs of a population at risk are addressed in the context of enabling a population at large refining sheltering, evacuation, planning, and community action.Moderator:Deborah Quick, Ph.D.Associate Professor of SociologyJohnson C. Smith UniversityCharlotte, NCPresenter:Joseph Contiguglia M.D., MPH&TM, MBAClinical ProfessorTulane University School of Public Health & Tropical MedicineNew Orleans, LAReporter:Les Welsh, lesleywelsh@mail.adelphi.eduAdelphi University(4) Confronting Research Issues in Emergency Management Higher EducationDescription: There is a desperate need for high-quality basic and applied research on myriad Emergency Management topics. As the number of graduate students and faculty associated with Emergency Management programs in higher education continues to grow, the potential to address research needs grows, too.Yet, if the Emergency Management higher education community is to produce high-quality research, then it has to confront some critical issues. For instance: What kinds of research questions should we be asking? What literature should ground our research?How do we overcome access and participation issues? How do we contend with politicization of the practice of Emergency Management and its impact on research? To what research standards should we adhere?How do we find funding to support our research efforts? To what ethical guidelines should we adhere? Are there unique ethical issues in Emergency Management research?This session will feature three brief presentations addressing these questions. The remaining time will be devoted to discussion.Moderator:Jessica Jensen, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Emergency ManagementNorth Dakota State UniversityFargo, ND3:00–5:002nd Round of Tuesday, June 5th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)Presenters:David McEntire, Ph.D. Professor Emergency Administration and Planning Program Department of Public Administration University of North Texas Denton, TX????Jack Rozdilsky, Ph.D. Emergency Management Program Department of Health Sciences Western Illinois University Macomb, IL Reporter:Hari Ghimire, haghimir@marauder.millersville.eduMillersville University(5) Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM): A Program to Address Issues of Secondary Traumatization Among Disaster WorkersDescription: This session presents a Critical Incident Stress Management Program (CISMP) that is designed to anticipate and mitigate the emotional impact (secondary traumatization) of external and internal critical incidents upon individuals and groups who deliver disaster recovery services. Special emphasis is placed on symptom recognition and training in this approach for counselors who provide mental health assistance to disaster workers.Moderator:Chuck FrankAssistant to the DirectorAdjunct Professor, MPA, PMPMPA in Emergency and Disaster ManagementMetropolitan College of New YorkNew York, NY Presenters:Norma S.C. Jones, Ph.D., LICSW, DSWStress Management Specialist (CISM)U.S. DHS/FEMAVA National Processing Service CenterWinchester, VAPhillip FranksTraining ManagerU.S. DHS/FEMAVA National Processing Service CenterWinchester, VAJeffery Long (CISM-Advanced)Training SpecialistU.S. DHS/FEMAVA National Processing Service CenterWinchester, VA3:00–5:002nd Round of Tuesday, June 5th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)Linda Martinez, Ph.D.Health Care AdministrationCalifornia State University???? Long Beach, CA Reporter:Mandy Stanley, Mandy.Stanley@park.eduPark University(6) International Homeland Security: Lessons LearnedDescription: This breakout session will focus on examining select Homeland Security policies and strategies in a number of democratic countries with a view towards better understanding how those countries execute Homeland Security missions and the potential lessons for the United States. As foreign countries have experience in dealing with various Homeland Security challenges and as they are also a source of some of America’s Homeland Security threats, it behooves Americans to understand what works and does not work in other countries as well as what respective countries’ capabilities are, as these issues will be key to developing strong American Homeland Security strategies and policies.Moderator:Terrence Downes, Esq.Executive Director – Program on Homeland SecurityMiddlesex Community CollegeLowell, MAPresenter:Nadav Morag, Ph.D.Faculty and Deputy Director for Policy Research Center for Homeland Defense and Security, Naval Postgraduate School University Dean for Security Studies, Colorado Technical UniversityReporter:Melissa Wilson, melwilson2@American Public University(7)Use of WebEOC to Create an Authentic Learning Environment/Advanced Disaster Management Simulation (ADMS) for Higher Education – Better Preparing Emergency ManagersModerator:Jean Bail, Ed.D., RN, MSN, MEP, CEN, EMT-PPhiladelphia UniversityPhiladelphia, PATopic: Use of WebEOC to Create an Authentic Learning EnvironmentDescription: Authentic learning environments encourage “learning by doing” and provide students with experiential learning opportunities. Visualization and simulation technology that is used in the field, such as WebEOC, offers students authentic learning opportunities that provide a “real-world” connection to course material including problem-solving and decision-making under pressure.3:00–5:002nd Round of Tuesday, June 5th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)This session assesses student data regarding the use of WebEOC and disaster exercises to create an authentic learning environment in the classroom. Students enrolled in distance and residential Emergency Management courses who participated in disaster exercises using WebEOC were asked to complete a survey and write a reflection paper on their experiences. Herrington and Oliver’s (2000) framework for the design of authentic learning environments is used to assess the data. Presenters:Thomas Johnson, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Emergency and Disaster ManagementCriminology and Criminal Justice DepartmentWestern Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NCSarah SummertonWestern Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NCTopic:Advanced Disaster Management Simulation (ADMS) for Higher Education – Better Preparing Emergency ManagersDescription: Today’s students excel in a high-technology learning environment. Integrating a realistic hands-on Virtual Reality experience in the classroom reinforces learned theory by providing practical experience. The Advanced Disaster Management Simulator (ADMS) is successfully being used by institutes of higher education to enhance the learning experience, and ultimately better prepare students for their roles in emergency management post-graduation. This session focuses on how ADMS is being used on-campus and the resultant benefits to colleges both inside and outside the classroom. Butler County Community College will share its ideas for innovative program development, institutional differentiation, and revenue-generating industry outreach programs since integrating a simulation component to its course offerings. A demonstration of the ADMS system will be provided, focusing on system features specific to a learning environment.Presenters:Terry LonchenaADMS Coordinator, SET ProgramButler County Community CollegeButler, PARobert Cook, CHS, Fire Commissioner (Retired)Business Development ManagerETC SimulationOrlando, FLEugene DavisDirector of International BusinessETC SimulationOrlando, FLReporter:Alison Buchanan, Buchanan_alison@York University (CAN)Wednesday, June 6, 2012 – Morning Plenary – E Auditorium8:30–8:40 a.m.Higher Education Program Manager8:40–9:05 a.m.The State of Emergency Management Higher Education Programs - 2012Carol Cwiak, J.D., Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Emergency ManagementNorth Dakota State UniversityFargo, ND9:05–9:10 a.m.NDSU AwardCarol Cwiak, J.D., Ph.D.9:10–9:15 a.m.Award Recipient 9:15–9:35 a.m.Break 9:35–10:15 a.m.I Feel Your Pain: Why and How the Higher Education and Practitioner Communities Must Work?Together?David McEntire, Ph.D. Professor Emergency Administration and Planning Program Department of Public Administration University of North Texas Denton, TX?????10:15–10:20 a.m.Morning and Afternoon Breakout Session Room Announcements10:20–10:30 a.m.Break10:30–11:30 a.m.Morning Breakout Sessions11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.Lunch – K Building Cafeteria1:00–2:30 p.m.1st Round of Afternoon Breakout Sessions2:30–3:00 p.m.Break3:00–5:00 p.m.2nd Round of Afternoon Breakout Sessions10:30–11:30Wednesday, June 6th – Morning Breakout Sessions(1) The 17 Mistakes Made in Emergency Plans and How to Avoid and Correct ThemDescription: Emergency planning for your campus is subject to many Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and standards. Most who are tasked with creating and maintaining emergency plans are confused or overwhelmed regarding those standards. Learn what laws, regulations, and standards apply to your campus emergency planning, training, and exercises. Learn what a lawsuit will do to you if you don’t create a plan to standard. Learn the 17 mistakes campuses make in creating their plans today.Moderator:R. Samuel WinninghamProgram Analyst (Systems)HMGP System Owner Grants Data Analysis and Tools Branch DHS-FEMACrystal City, VAPresenter:Bo MitchellPresident/CEO911 ConsultingWilton, CTReporter:Mandy Stanley, Mandy.Stanley@park.eduPark University(2) Exploring Collaboration in Disaster Planning and Response Between Emergency Managers, Health Care Professionals, and People with Functional Needs: A Follow-Up Description: As Americans watched the incidents in Japan with a major earthquake followed by a tsunami and then a nuclear disaster, it is important to assess emergency planning effectiveness. Emergency managers in counties across the United States plan for every American citizen in case of natural disasters. Theories of Public Administration can illuminate the implementation of these plans. This study tests the level of cooperation, coordination, and collaboration between local administrators and affected individuals and groups. It is hypothesized that as commitment increases, collaboration will increase among emergency managers, health care providers, and people with disabilities. This study involves interviews with 38 emergency managers who answered a series of questions about their level of contact, cooperation, coordination, and/or collaboration with people with disabilities, and health care professionals.Moderator:Daniel Barbee, Ph.D., MEPProfessor of Public AdministrationUniversity of North Carolina, PembrokePembroke, NCPresenter:Phillip “Rob” Dawalt, Jr., J.D.Chair and Associate ProfessorIvy Tech Community CollegeAnderson, INReporter:DeeDee Bennett, deedee.bennett@okstate.eduOklahoma State University10:30–11:30Wednesday, June 6th – Morning Breakout Sessions (Continued)(3) Collaborative Partnerships to Present Emergency Response Training Description: This session will showcase how Rio Hondo College partnered with local agencies and organizations to construct an Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Regional Homeland Security Training Center. It will also show how the college is using its 40-plus-year history of delivering training and education for the public safety careers to develop a Homeland Security degree program to parallel other degree programs and training programs.Moderator:Terrence Downes, Esq.Executive Director – Program on Homeland SecurityMiddlesex Community CollegeLowell, MAPresenters:Dr. Ygnacio “Nash” FloresDean of Public SafetyRio Hondo CollegeWhittier, CADon Mason, MSAssociate Dean of Academic Affairs for Public SafetyRio Hondo CollegeWhittier, CAReporter:Alison Buchanan, Buchanan_alison@York University (CAN)(4) Incorporating Critical Thinking in Online Emergency Management and Homeland Security ClassesDescription: A discussion of our best practices for an outstanding distance-based, online Undergraduate and Graduate program. Join us as we traverse the torrid waters of captivating and holding the discerning student’s attention. Get our perspective of how to graduate critical thinkers, exceptional writers, and problem-solvers that will advance the next generation of Disaster and Emergency Management. You will not be disappointed!Moderator: James Phelps, Ph.D.Developer and Head of Border and Homeland Security ProgramAngelo State UniversitySan Angelo, TXPresenters:James Phelps, Ph.D.Manuel Zamora, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Border and Homeland SecurityAngelo State UniversitySan Angelo, TXJeffrey Dailey, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Border and Homeland SecurityAngelo State UniversitySan Angelo, TX10:30–11:30Wednesday, June 6th – Morning Breakout Sessions (Continued)Mark Pullin, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Border and Homeland SecurityAngelo State UniversitySan Angelo, TXReporter:Sandra Speer, SSPEER1@capellauniversity.eduCapella University(5)Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 101 – Evolving Guidelines for Legal Advice/Using Case Studies in Emergency Management EducationModerator:Carter Smith, J.D., Ph.D.Department of Public Management & Criminal JusticeAustin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TNTopic:Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 101 – Evolving Guidelines for Legal AdviceDescription: Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 101 (November 2010) contains FEMA’s guidance on planning and developing Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs).?While the document focuses on the planning process and resultant documents, it does so in a much broader way than previous approaches. FEMA’s planning guidance has legal implications.?Statements of “best practices” often begin as aspirations posed by different kinds of organizations. Depending on the type of group and its ability to affect those it seeks to influence, such documents often are used by courts as legal standards for the performance of those to whom they are directed.This presentation examines the recent history of references to legal matters in FEMA’s planning guidance and compares CPG 101’s approach to the subject.?The discussion traces the evolving nature of references to the need for legal advice and/or citation of relevant law.?The presentation considers potential implications of these issues. The talk will consider planning challenges arising from these legal matters, as well as their effect on potential litigation for emergency managers and their jurisdictions.Presenter:William Nicholson, Esq.PrincipalEmergency Law Consultants Topic:Using Case Studies in Emergency Management EducationDescription: A panel discussion on the use of case studies in Emergency Management research.?The discussion will focus on gaps in current case study research and the needs for future case study research in Emergency Management.Presenters:Richard OhlsenEmergency Management SpecialistBrookhaven National LaboratoryUpton, NY10:30–11:30Wednesday, June 6th – Morning Breakout Sessions (Continued)Claire RubinPresidentClaire B. Rubin & Associates, LLCArlington, VAScot Phelps, J.D., MPH, Paramedic, CEM/CBCP/MEPProfessor of Disaster Science Emergency Management AcademyNew York, NYValerie Lucus-McEwen, CEM, CBCPDirector-CommunicationsFoundation for Higher Education Accreditation (FFHEA)Reporter:Jacob Dickman, jdickman2@capellauniversity.eduCapella University(6)Cooperative Activities as Building Blocks: Toward an Integrated, Interdependent System of Emergency Management/The Many Pathways of Emergency ManagementModerator:Jeffrey Rush, D.P.A.Assistant ProfessorAustin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TNTopic:Cooperative Activities as Building Blocks: Toward an Integrated, Interdependent System of Emergency ManagementDescription: Drawn from field interviews, this paper presents a model of an integrated, interdependent system of emergency management, which re-conceptualizes the established life cycle model of disaster response.?Using social network analysis, the author demonstrates how patterns of interaction and communication between agencies during one type of activity lead to interaction in other areas.?This paper models cooperative activities as the building blocks for larger, interconnected systems of emergency management. Presenter:Clayton Wukich, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Political ScienceSam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, TX10:30–11:30Wednesday, June 6th – Morning Breakout Sessions (Continued)Topic:The Many Pathways of Emergency ManagementDescription: The field of Emergency Management is growing rapidly. It stretches in many different directions such as public administration, environmental sciences, social sciences, engineering, public health, and many others. Often administrators and students believe that Emergency Management is just the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This presentation can be utilized as a guide to help everyone, including students, administrators, and enrollment services, understand the diversity of Emergency Management. The presentation sheds light on the many different pathways that lead to and from the core of Emergency Management. It puts Emergency Management in a perspective that can help with career direction, educational advancement, course work collaboration, and program development.Presenter:Joseph ArsenaultProgram CoordinatorEmergency Disaster Management ProgramCommunity College of Rhode IslandWarwick, RIReporter:Amy Pelicano, amy.pelicano@mycampus.apus.eduAmerican Public University(7) Foresight and Higher Education: Achieving Community Resiliency Through Educating Future LeadersDescription: The Strategic Foresight Initiative (SFI) is a collective exploration of issues, trends, and other factors that could impact the future Emergency Management environment, with the goal of strengthening our ability to understand and plan effectively for the future as a diverse Emergency Management community. Through a range of research activities, workshops, and alternative futures analysis, FEMA, together with partners from across the Emergency Management community, developed critical insights into emerging challenges, opportunities, and needs facing the field of Emergency Management. The session will explore the work of the SFI and present its findings to date.?Further, the session will engage the audience in a facilitated discussion around the role of academic institutions in advancing foresight, strategic planning, and long-term thinking across the Emergency Management community.?Possible applications include guiding graduate student research, curriculum and course development, and institutional consideration for higher education programs. Moderator:Zsofia Paizs GreenbaumFEMA Office of Policy and Program AnalysisContractor Support – Strategic Foresight InitiativeWashington, DCPresenter:Tim BadenDirector, Strategic Planning and Analysis DivisionOffice of Policy and Program AnalysisDepartment of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management AgencyWashington, DCReporter:Stephanie Gibbs, gibbssg@upmc.eduWalden University1:00–2:30 1st Round of Wednesday, June 6th Afternoon Breakout Sessions(1) Dangerous Disconnect: The Public and Private Sectors Don’t Understand Their Partnership in Emergency Response ReadinessDescription: The public sector believes that private sector employers are well prepared, have an emergency team, and are ready to aid the public emergency response agencies to respond to their facility to save the day. The private sector believes the public sector will arrive in less than 4 minutes, will take command of the facility for all forms of emergency response at their facility, and has all the latest equipment and plenty of manpower. Wrong on both counts! The public and private sectors live with myths about each other’s readiness. This presentation will explore the facts of readiness in both the public and private sectors, bust the myths each has of the other, and offer recommendations to fix the problem.Moderator:Chuck FrankAssistant to the DirectorAdjunct Professor, MPA, PMPMetropolitan College of New YorkNew York, NYPresenter:Bo MitchellPresident, CEO911 ConsultingWilton, CTReporter:Sandra Speer, SSPEER1@capellauniversity.eduCapella University(2) Using Social Media for Emergency ManagementDescription: Speakers will highlight the evolution of social media as applied to Emergency Management during the past. Although there are not yet standard operating procedures, best practices are starting to emerge. Emergency Management practitioners, including government and non-governmental representatives, will discuss:the challenges they faced this year in monitoring social networks for situational awareness information;the methods and tools they use to help engage the public directly; and the new processes being developed (including Virtual Operations Support Teams) to effectively use the new media. Moderators:Claire RubinPresidentClaire B. Rubin & Associates, LLCArlington, VAKim StephensLead for Presenters:James Hamilton, AEMEmergency Preparedness ManagerCecil County Department of Emergency ServicesElkton, MD1:00–2:30 1st Round of Wednesday, June 6th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)Wendy HarmanSocial Media DirectorAmerican Red CrossGreg LicamelePIO Fairfax County, VirginiaFairfax, VAChristine ThompsonPresidentHumanity Road, Inc.Boydton, VAReporter:DeeDee Bennett, deedee.bennett@okstate.eduOklahoma State University(3) University Politics – Survival and Success!Description: This session discusses the politics of Emergency Management programs in the university environment. Topics include (but are not limited to) Emergency Management program visibility; academic legitimacy; department location within the university; administration support; internal and external alliances; funding for faculty staffing; faculty hiring requirements; research/income expectations; sluggish or excessive growth; and surviving significant organization change. Participants are encouraged to add to the discussion their own insights and experiences navigating university politics in the setting of Emergency Management higher education programs. Moderator:Stephen Carter, M.S. Academic Director for Emergency Management and Homeland Security Business and Professional Programs Department School of Undergraduate Studies University of Maryland University CollegeLargo, MD Presenters:Daniel Klenow, Ph.D. Professor and Head Department of Emergency ManagementCo-Director, Center for Disaster Studies and Emergency ManagementNorth Dakota State University Fargo, ND David McEntire, Ph.D. Professor Emergency Administration and Planning Program Department of Public Administration University of North Texas Denton, TX????1:00–2:30 1st Round of Wednesday, June 6th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)Thomas Phelan, Ed.D.Emergency Management Program DirectorAmerican Public UniversityCharles Town, WVRobert Schwartz, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Emergency Management and Homeland SecurityDirector, Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security Policy ResearchThe University of AkronAkron, OHReporter:Jay Gonzalez, hube01@Jackson State University(4)Creating Public Value in Crisis and Emergency Management: Transforming the Role of Higher EducationDescription: This session identifies several recent trends and issues in Crisis and Emergency Management that offer new challenges and opportunities for higher education. The increased incidence of true crisis situations, the explosion of the use of social media worldwide, and the efforts to focus on strategic issues and an expanded concept of Emergency Management together challenge community colleges, colleges, and universities to create public value by transforming their role and involvement in Crisis and Emergency Management. Participants are invited to discuss the uses and potential contributions of the primary tools of higher education: teaching/training, research, and technical assistance.Moderator:Daniel Barbee, Ph.D., MEPProfessor of Public AdministrationUniversity of North Carolina, PembrokePembroke, NCPresenter:Daniel Barbee, Ph.D., MEPReporter:Amy Pelicano, amy.pelicano@mycampus.apus.eduAmerican Public University(5)Utilization of Service Learning in Emergency Management Programs in the U.S./Lessons Learned of a Constructive Action for Future Application: An All-Hazards Response Plan for Higher Education Institutions and Neighboring CommunitiesModerator: Ali Gheith, CEMDirectorMPA in Emergency and Disaster Management ProgramMetropolitan College of New YorkNew York, NYTopic:Utilization of Service Learning in Emergency Management Programs in the U.S.1:00–2:30 1st Round of Wednesday, June 6th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)Description: Emergency Management academic programs continue to strive, linking students’ theoretical and practical knowledge prior to entering the evolving and challenging field of Emergency Management. The presentation shares the results from a national survey of Emergency Management and Homeland Security academic programs, which indicate that many programs incorporate service learning projects in some courses to bridge the theoretical and practical divide. The presentation concludes with a discussion of the benefits and challenges associated with utilizing service learning in Emergency Management programs, as well as advice for program directors and faculty considering implementing this pedagogy.Presenter:Claire Knox, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorEmergency Management and Homeland Security Program CoordinatorUniversity of Central Florida School of Public AdministrationOrlando, FLTopic:Lessons Learned of a Constructive Action for Future Application: An All-Hazards Response Plan for Higher Education Institutions and Neighboring CommunitiesDescription: This session will explore emerging threats unfolding on many college communities today. It becomes vital to an institution’s survivability to procure and maintain a robust All-Hazards Response Plan. Since each institution possesses a geographically, demographically, and culturally unique environment, this presentation will illustrate the need to blend practical skill sets and local laws with academic approaches in developing a best practice model of an All-Hazards approach-based plan. In addition, the undertaking of this type of project, to include its challenges, procurement of contacts, resources, and student research responsibilities, will be discussed in detail.Presenters:Thomas Carey, M.S.Adjunct ProfessorMetropolitan College of New YorkNew York, NYGeorge Lamarre, MPAMetropolitan College of New York (MCNY)?AlumniMichael Agnew, MPAAssistant DirectorSecurity and SafetyNew York Law SchoolNew York, NYReporter:Sarah Bundy, sarah.j.bundy@North Dakota State University1:00–2:30 1st Round of Wednesday, June 6th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)(6) Authors RoundtableDescription: This session will feature an “Authors Roundtable” to present new/recent HS/HD/EM books and published articles of significance. Each of the authors will provide a short presentation on his/her writing and then respond to questions from the members. For the authors, it is an opportunity to add that final word that the publisher would rather you did not put in print and for the members, think of this as your opportunity to ask the hot questions on their respective subjects. There may even be a more balanced question or two on how they managed to get their book/article into print.Moderator:Keith LoganAssociate Professor and Pre-Law Advisor, CLASKutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, PAPresenters:Keith LoganMike ChumerResearch ProfessorDepartment of Information Systems New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)Newark, NJBert TussingDirector, Homeland Defense and Security Issues Group U.S. Army War College’s Center for Strategic LeadershipandElihu Root Chair of Military StudiesU.S. Army War CollegeCarlisle, PAMichael Hummel, Ph.D.Director and Associate ProfessorSerene Leadership InstituteCalifornia University of PennsylvaniaCalifornia, PANadav Morag, Ph.D.Faculty and Deputy Director for Policy Research Center for Homeland Defense and Security, Naval Postgraduate School University Dean for Security Studies, Colorado Technical UniversityJeffrey Grossmann, J.D.Assistant Professor and Program Director, Homeland SecuritySt. John’s UniversityJamaica, NY1:00–2:30 1st Round of Wednesday, June 6th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)Dave McIntyre, Ph.D.Vice President for Homeland Security and Defense ProgramsNational Graduate SchoolCollege Station, TXKevin ThomasHealthcare Emergency Management ProgramBoston University School of MedicineBoston, MAWinnie SuenHealthcare Emergency Management ProgramBoston University School of MedicineBoston, MAMichelle Majewski, Psy.D.Dean, School of Criminal JusticeDirector, Institute for Homeland Security and Emergency PreparednessMarian UniversityFond du Lac, WIReporter:Walter Young, WWYJR@Capella University (7) Poster SessionModerator:Nicola Davis Bivens, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of CriminologyJohnson C. Smith UniversityCharlotte, NCTopic:Comparison of Two Sets of Learning Objectives for an Introductory Course to Homeland Security and Emergency ManagementDescription: Two sets of learning objectives will be contrasted.?One set of learning objectives will be taken from the introduction to Foundations of Homeland Security, Law and Policy (Alperen, 2011).?The other set of learning objectives will be taken from courses being offered as a part of Auburn University’s Center of Governmental Services’ Certificate Program in Emergency Management (Gordon, 2012). Each set of learning objectives reflects somewhat differing underlying assumptions, values, and definitions of the fields of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. The nature of the differences will be noted and the implications of these differences for the content of an introductory course will be discussed. Presenter:Paula Gordon, Ph.D.Instructor Center for Governmental ServicesAuburn University Auburn, AL1:00–2:30 1st Round of Wednesday, June 6th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)Topic:How to Design, Develop, and Use an Interactive Floor Plan (IFP) to Enhance Emergency Response to Your CampusDescription: The Interactive Floor Plan (IFP) is an inexpensive tool designed by you which can be used for the planning and response to any major incident at a facility. The IFP removes the problem of responders going blindly into your facility without any idea of how the buildings are laid out. It provides anyone you authorize with the ability to visually see the facility before going in, which can enhance their response capability and safety. (Briefing will direct attendees to a free, interactive, online training model to give step-by-step directions of how to build the IFP themselves.)Presenter:Jim BarrentineEMHE Program Director Pikes Peak Community CollegeColorado Springs, COTopic:? Cumulative Integrated Operability Score (CRIOS)?Description: Research Poster and Presentation is about achieving regional, local, and tribal integration using a risk matrix, integrated operability score, and real-time reporting in an effort to reduce the economic impacts of disaster and terror events. The model, tool, products, case studies, and current results are provided.??????????? Presenter:Anne Garland, Ph.D., R.P.A.Research AssociateApplied Research in Environmental Sciences Nonprofit, Inc. (ARIES)DHS CREATE Center of Excellence, Working Together for a Safer Tomorrow Program (WTST)3:00–5:002nd Round of Wednesday, June 6th Afternoon Breakout Sessions(1) Distance Learning Program DevelopmentDescription: Everyone may know what program a particular school has, but no one knows how it got there. This session will tell them.?There should be plenty of discussion about the successes and failures of online education, courses, and materials, as well as the identification of tools that make online learning more successful for both student and professor, and marketing and positioning strategies and anything else you, as a distance learning practitioner, can think of. This is an institutional discussion of the how, why, what, and what not’s of putting together a successful program for online learning. The time allotted allows for considerable audience interaction with the presenters during this session.Moderator:Robert JaffinDirector for DevelopmentHealthcare Emergency Management ProgramBoston University School of MedicineBoston, MAPresenters:Frank McCluskey, Ph.D. Vice President and Scholar in ResidenceAmerican Public University SystemCharles Town, WVStacy Willett, Ed.D.Associate Professor/Lead FacultyEmergency Management & Homeland SecurityThe University of AkronAkron, OHJoshua MarguliesRisk Solutions International LLCHealthcare Emergency Management Student Boston University School of MedicineBoston, MAJennifer LordOffice of Emergency Management–Norwalk HospitalStudentPhiladelphia UniversityPhiladelphia, PAReporter:Allen Straub, allen_straub123@American Public University3:00–5:002nd Round of Wednesday, June 6th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)(2) Graduate Study in Emergency Management Description: This session will be a facilitated discussion related to graduate study in Emergency Management. The session will not feature any presentations; instead, the purpose of this forum is to allow individuals associated with Emergency Management graduate programs to hear about what other programs are doing, ask questions of one another, and exchange ideas. Topics for discussion could include assessment of the current status of graduate study in Emergency Management; the structure of programs (e.g., credits required, research requirements, internship/practicum requirements, comprehensive exams, etc.); the types of courses being offered and modules within the courses; the materials utilized in the classroom (e.g., journals, textbooks, etc.); and some of the student, faculty, and institutional issues with which programs are contending. Moderator:Jessica Jensen, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Emergency ManagementNorth Dakota State UniversityFargo, NDPresenter:Jessica Jensen, Ph.D.Reporter:Hari Ghimire, haghimir@marauder.millersville.eduMillersville University(3)Student Research Projects Moderator:Carter Smith, J.D., Ph.D.Department of Public Management & Criminal JusticeAustin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TNTopic:Operation Lone Star: An MPH Student OverviewDescription: In 2011, South Texas Environmental Education and Research (STEER) participants were invited to participate in the Texas Health Services event Operation Lone Star (OLS). It is an event that offers free medical services to the residents of South Texas (Laredo and Rio Bravo, Texas). This large humanitarian effort provided education, information, and services about health and wellness, as well as practice sessions for State and local offices to train for a public health emergency.Presenter:Montray SmithUniversity of South FloridaJacksonville, FLTopic:The Evolving Emergency Management System and Research Institutes in China: Towards an “All-Hazards” Model?Description: This presentation will mainly display the current Emergency Management system and related research institutes in China. Meanwhile, a brief retrospection of such evolution and a foresight of the future of Emergency Management in China will be discussed.3:00–5:002nd Round of Wednesday, June 6th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)Presenter:Ziqiang HanPh.D. StudentDisaster Research Center, School of Public Policy and AdministrationUniversity of DelawareNewark, DETopic:Considerations for Smartphone Applications in Campus Emergency ManagementDescription: Smartphones and their applications may be beneficial in Emergency Management-related functions. This presentation will consider the advantages and disadvantages of these types of applications. Considerations for the development process of Emergency Management-related smartphone applications will also be examined. Presenter:Xanthe ZarryGraduate StudentArizona State UniversityMesa, AZTopic:New York’s WMD CSTs: DoD’s First Responders Enhanced Effectiveness and Relevancy?Description: The purpose of this presentation is to explain?how the State of New York’s two Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams (WMD CSTs), the 2nd and the 24th WMD CST, have enhanced their overall effectiveness?compared to their original concept to?help ensure relevancy in supporting the State’s civil authorities in response to a WMD event.?The?presentation starts with a brief history and subsequent fielding/capability?of all 55 CSTs.??Presenter:Les WelshGraduate StudentAdelphi UniversityGarden City, NYTopic:Best Practices for Interacting with the Public about Wildland Fire: Key Findings from InterviewsDescription: Interviews were conducted in the fall of 2011 with public information and line officers about wildland fire communications with the public. The goal of these interviews was to determine the best practices and most useful content and format for an annotated bibliography about external wildland fire communications. It was found that the most effective tool is face-to-face, personal communication with the public, and it is important to keep that personal touch with growing technology such as social media.Presenter:Dan BerkmanRecent Graduate, Master of Environmental ManagementYale School of Forestry and Environmental StudiesNew Haven, CT3:00–5:002nd Round of Wednesday, June 6th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)Topic:The Role of the County Emergency Manager in Disaster RecoveryDescription: The aftermath of a disaster finds localities with responsibility for myriad tasks and activities to complete that are, or should be, associated with disaster recovery. Under the Comprehensive Emergency Management (CEM) approach, it would follow that the Emergency Manager should play a significant role in effecting disaster recovery within a community. However, while abundant literature exists that examines the Emergency Management role in preparedness and recovery, little empirical data has been collected related to the Emergency Manager’s role in disaster recovery. This research seeks to address this gap by asking the question: What is the role of the county Emergency Manager in disaster recovery?Presenter:Sarah BundyPh.D. StudentNorth Dakota State UniversityFargo, NDTopic:Economic Indicators for the Perfect Storm: International Political Economy and Full Implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action: 2005–2015 Description: This study seeks to determine which economic factors explain why some States have implemented Hyogo Framework for Action: 2005–2015 (HFA) priorities and why other States have not. The policy implications of this study enable policy makers to better understand the relationship between implementation of the?HFA and the international political economy, as well as to identify which States are prepared to respond to disasters according to their implementation of the HFA.Presenter:Courtney PageMPA/MA CandidateJohn C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International RelationsSeton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJTopic:Tree-Huggers and Firefighters: How Emotion Can be Effectively Incorporated into Public Outreach for Wildfire MitigationDescription: Increasingly, researchers are uncovering the importance of the emotional relationships that residents have with certain places that, in turn, affect the perception, communication, and mitigation of risk in areas prone to natural hazards. A qualitative analysis of more than 80 interviews with residents and risk managers in Truckee, California, shows that residents possess deep and complex emotional connections to “natural” spaces, and that public opinion about and compliance with wildfire mitigation policy hinges on the way residents and risk managers define these spaces. The dissertation also offers specific suggestions for risk managers on how best to work with the public to reduce community vulnerability to wildfire hazard.Presenter:Destiny AmanPh.D. Candidate in GeographyPenn State UniversityUniversity Park, PAReporter:Jay Gonzalez, hube01@Jackson State University3:00–5:002nd Round of Wednesday, June 6th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)(4) No-Cost Campus Preparedness Strategies for Administrators, Faculty, Staff, and Students Description: Most colleges and universities today do not have the budgets needed to be prepared. Join our panelists as they address no-cost (and low-cost) strategies for developing an aware and prepared population. Administrators, faculty, staff, and students will walk away from this discussion encouraged and excited about moving forward in this often-challenging area.Moderator:Jeffrey Rush, D.P.A.Assistant ProfessorAustin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TNPresenters:Blythe Joy PatenaudeUrban Preparedness, Inc.Fort Washington, MD Clint WallaceCognition, LLCPanama City, FL Charlie SneadCognition, LLCManassas, VA Eugene GloverCognition, LLCStafford, VA Reporter:Walter Young, WWYJR@Capella University 3:00–5:002nd Round of Wednesday, June 6th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)(5)Not Your Father’s M*A*S*H: Establishing Alternate Medical Treatment Sites/A Crisis/Disaster Behavioral Health Decision-Making Tool: The Rapid Situational Assessment of Functioning and Triage MapModerator:George W. Contreras, MPH, MS, CEMAssociate Professor and DirectorAllied Health Sciences The City University of New York at Kingsborough Community Collegeand Adjunct ProfessorMPA in Emergency and Disaster Management Metropolitan College of New York School of ManagementTopic:Not Your Father’s M*A*S*H: Establishing Alternate Medical Treatment SitesDescription: Virtually all disaster types have significant discernible health consequences. In this session, participants will become aware of the fundamentals involved in launching Alternate Medical Treatment Sites (AMTS), learn various means to ensure AMTS’ smooth functioning, and identify potential pitfalls that could disrupt an AMTS’s effectiveness.Presenter:K.C. Rondello, M.D., M.P.H.Academic Director, Department of Emergency ManagementAdelphi UniversityGarden City, NYTopic:A Crisis/Disaster Behavioral Health Decision-Making Tool: The Rapid Situational Assessment of Functioning and Triage MapDescription: The color-coded model presented has situational fluidity to the point it effectively gives both lay and professional crisis/disaster responders an easy-to-use graphic only (neutralizes language barriers) cognitive-construct which helps mitigate confusion and allows for a rapid determination of the level of intervention needs of survivors. While the model has a significant behavioral health orientation, its structure allows for use under non-behavioral situations such as general/specific resource allocation.Presenter:Mark Marquez, LCSW, MSW, Ed.D.Department of Social WorkFayetteville State University and eSocialWorker LLCFayetteville, NCReporter:David Gale, dtg08@ Arizona State University3:00–5:002nd Round of Wednesday, June 6th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)(6) Best Practices in Designing, Developing, and Implementing an Integrated Homeland Security and Emergency Management ProgramDescription: Since 9/11, the field of Emergency Management has been significantly impacted by the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and the development of Homeland Security policies and programs. One thing is certain: both EM and HS are robust, dynamic, and complex disciplines. In turn, both are intellectually grounded in risk management theory, and both are inextricably linked together in practice. Given that the two fields are interdependent and focus on securing the safety and security of the United States from a broad range of threats, this panel will discuss best practices in designing, developing, and implementing new programs in higher education that integrate critical concepts in the fields of both Emergency Management and Homeland Security.Moderator:Jim Savitt, Ph.D.Associate Professor and Area CoordinatorEmergency Management and Fire Services AdministrationEmpire State College Center for Distance LearningSaratoga Springs, NY Presenters:Linda Kiltz, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Public AdministrationTexas A&M University–Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, TXKeith Clement, Ph.D.Planning DirectorCSU Council for Emergency Management and Homeland Security (CEMHS)Chair, University Undergraduate Curriculum CommitteeDepartment of CriminologyCalifornia State University, FresnoFresno, CAChristine Springer, Ph.D.DirectorExecutive Master’s Degree in Crisis and Emergency Management (ECEM)University of Nevada–Las Vegas Las Vegas, NVReporter:Melissa Wilson, melwilson2@American Public UniversityThursday, June 7, 2012 – Morning Plenary – E Auditorium8:30–9:00 a.m.IAEM - USA ReportHui-Shan Walker, MPA, CEM IAEM-USA PresidentHampton, VAKathleen HenningIAEM Region III PresidentLanita LloydIAEM Region IV President Elect9:00–9:20 a.m.IAEM-USA Student Region Report Michael Kelley, Jr., AEM, ALEM, SC CEM, MEMSPresidentIAEM-USA Student RegionBeaufort, SC9:20–10:40 a.m.Break10:40–11:25 a.m.The Future Starts Today. General Lessons from Scenario Foresight of the Emerging European Union Homeland Security System and the Comprehensive Approach – New Roles for Higher Education Research and TeachingAlexander Siedschlag, Ph.D, M.A. Professor for Security Research and ChairCenter for European Security Studies (CEUSS)Sigmund Freud UniversityVienna, AustriaAndrea Jerkovi?, MA, MA, MPADoctoral ResearcherCenter for European Security Studies (CEUSS)Sigmund Freud University Vienna, Austria ? 11:25–11:30 a.m.Breakout Session Room Announcements 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Lunch – K Building Cafeteria1:00–2:30 p.m.1st Round of Afternoon Breakout Sessions2:30–3:00 p.m.Break3:00–5:00 p.m.2nd Round of Afternoon Breakout Sessions1:00–2:301st Round of Thursday, June 7th Afternoon Breakout SessionsEnvironmental Security as a Growing Nexus of U.S. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Theory Description: Environmental Security (ES) represents a critical and emergent construct that should be incorporated into integrated Homeland Security/Emergency Management (HS/EM) training, planning, and policy. While this exists in theory, it does not adequately in practice at all levels of government. In turn, this begins with better integration of ES in both HS and EM academic curricula. This presentation will provide details as to what the ES construct consists of in a post-9/11 world, and how it may be integrated in either HS or EM or HS/EM programs.Moderator: Dr. Marvine HamnerMid-Atlantic Center for Emergency ManagementFrederick Community CollegeFrederick, MDPresenter:Terry O’Sullivan, Ph.D.Assistant Professor and Associate DirectorCenter for Emergency Management and Homeland SecurityThe University of AkronAkron, OHReporter:David Gale, dtg08@ Arizona State University(2) Creative Thinking: Its Use in Homeland Security and Emergency ManagementDescription: Do you know how to define creative thinking? This session offers creative thinking as a higher level of thinking than just critical thinking and shows how the frameworks for critical and creative thinking work together. Be introduced to the 13 tools for good creative thinking and see how creative thinkers can be taught and are not just born.Moderator:Fred May, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Homeland SecurityEastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, KYPresenter:Michael Collier, Ph.D.Homeland Security Program CoordinatorEastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, KYReporter:Allen Straub, allen_straub123@American Public University1:00–2:301st Round of Thursday, June 7th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)(3) U.S. Emergency Management: Past, Present, and FutureDescription: Many historic major disasters have become part of the American culture, such as the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, the 1918 Flu Epidemic, and Hurricane Katrina (2005). Those defining events in Emergency Management have provided many lessons, good and bad, in emergency management. Panelists will discuss: What lessons do major disaster events and their outcomes provide for us today? How has Emergency Management progressed as a field of public management? What major new threats and hazards do we face in the near future? What do we need to do in the future to improve our existing EM systems?Moderator:Claire RubinPresidentClaire B. Rubin & Associates, LLC Arlington, VAPresenters:Gary WamsleyProfessor EmeritusVirginia TechBlacksburg, VAKeith BeaAnalyst, Specialist (Retired)Congressional Research ServiceFounder of L!EAF Logistics CompanyClaire RubinR. Tim BadenDirector of Strategic Planning and Analysis DivisionDepartment of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management AgencyWashington, DCReporter:Melissa Wilson, melwilson2@American Public University1:00–2:301st Round of Thursday, June 7th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)(4) How Emergency Management Research Builds the Base of the Discipline and Serves the Practitioner CommunityDescription: This presentation will detail the role of various types of Higher Education programs in the development of Emergency Management research. In addition, the importance of this research to the development of a discipline foundation for the field will be detailed. Examples of research directions and methodologies that facilitate and inhibit discipline development will be provided. In addition, attention will be directed to how effective research enhances professional practice. Moderator:Johanna Bishop, MS, M. Ed., CPTDirector, Behavioral Science ProgramsWilmington UniversityNew Castle, DEPresenters:Daniel Klenow, Ph.D. Professor and Head Department of Emergency ManagementCo-Director, Center for Disaster Studies and Emergency ManagementNorth Dakota State University Fargo, ND Reporter:Jacob Dickman, jdickman2@capellauniversity.eduCapella University(5) Course Development and Textbook Updates/RevisionsModerator:Edward J. McDonoughPublic Information OfficerMaryland Emergency Management AgencyReisterstown, MDTopic: Crisis and Risk Communication Course DevelopmentDescription: The purpose of the Higher Education course, Crisis and Risk Communication, is to present to participants, who include students enrolled in Emergency Management programs at universities, colleges, and community colleges throughout the country, the different forms of communication proficiencies that are likely to be expected of a practicing Emergency Manager or Department/Office of Emergency Management employee during the course of his/her?duties.Presenter:George HaddowPrincipalBullock & Haddow LLCandAdjunct FacultyTulane University – Homeland Security Studies ProgramNew Orleans, LA1:00–2:301st Round of Thursday, June 7th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)Topic: Hazard Risk Management Course RevisionDescription: The course developers intend to revise the course materials from the 2003 version of the course to focus the instruction more closely on the needs of local communities throughout the United States. The course materials will focus on different risk management methodologies used worldwide and in the private and non-governmental sectors, and will recognize the structures and frameworks (including statutory requirements) by which these local entities are bound. We recognize that DHS and FEMA have produced several guidance documents detailing the recommended methods to be used by local communities to approach different components of the hazard-risk management process. The new course materials will follow these recommendations in order to maintain singularity of message.Presenter:George HaddowTopic: Issues in Disaster Science and Management: A Critical Dialogue Between Scientists and Emergency Managers…An UpdateDescription: For a long time, the Emergency Management community has complained about the gap between practitioners and scientists that focus on disasters.?This project is designed to develop a textbook that will help bridge this divide. Our approach will focus the attention of academic/practitioner teams on critical contemporary issues related to disasters.?For each issue, academics and practitioners will be selected to describe what we “know.”?Researchers will be asked to focus on the scientific findings, and practitioners will be asked to discuss patterns and variations in national policies/state of practice.?The key contribution of the text will be a section in each chapter focused on a vision for how the two sets of insights could be brought together to make the U.S. Emergency Management system and the research enterprise better.Presenters:Joseph Trainor, Ph.D.Research Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Delaware, Disaster Research Center Newark, DETony Subbio, CEM, MSEmergency Management SpecialistTetra Tech EM, Inc.Reporter:Amy Pelicano, amy.pelicano@mycampus.apus.eduAmerican Public University1:00–2:301st Round of Thursday, June 7th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)(6)Blind Bats, Black Swans, and Red Motorcycles: The Risk of Teaching Risk/FEMA Region I Higher Education Initiative: Integrating Higher Education with Cyber Security and Core CapabilitiesModerator:Jim Savitt, Ph.D.Associate Professor and Area CoordinatorEmergency Management and Fire Services AdministrationEmpire State College Center for Distance LearningSaratoga Springs, NY Topic:Blind Bats, Black Swans, and Red Motorcycles: The Risk of Teaching RiskDescription: Everyone in Emergency Management and Homeland Security is facing a resource challenge as needs continue to grow and budgets continue to shrink. DHS is turning to Integrated Risk Management (IRM) throughout the enterprise as a solution. Without IRM, we are “blind as a bat” in allocating resources for preparedness and response. But done incorrectly, IRM exposes organizations to “Black Swans”—low probability but with inevitably high consequence events with devastating results.?Even worse are “Red Motorcycle” events, where everyone looks at the looming crisis, but no one seems to see it until the crash. What to do? This presentation suggests a solution.Presenter:Dave McIntyre, Ph.D.Vice President for Homeland SecurityNational Graduate SchoolCollege Station, TXTopic:FEMA Region I Higher Education Initiative: Integrating Higher Education with Cyber Security and Core CapabilitiesDescription: The FEMA Region I Higher Education Initiative aims at further developing relationships among institutes of Higher Education throughout New England. Over the past year, FEMA Region I has worked with the Higher Education community on integrating “whole of community” partners into FEMA and State’s existing training and exercise programs. Together with the Higher Education Community, the Region has co-sponsored several exercises and now has embarked on planning together for this year’s National Level Exercise 12, focused on Cyber Security. This presentation will highlight some of these on-going initiatives centered on the theme of Cyber Security.???????????????????Presenter:Bob GrimleyDeputy Federal Preparedness CoordinatorFEMA Region IBoston, MAReporter:Alison Buchanan, Buchanan_alison@York University (CAN)3:00–5:002nd Round of Thursday, June 7th Afternoon Breakout Sessions(1) Emergency Planning for Campus ExecutivesDescription: This 2-hour overview of emergency planning serves as a briefing for executives of institutions of Higher Education and provides them with insights into multi-hazard emergency planning and their role in protecting lives, property, and operations.?The seminar provides insight into the benefits of having a well-developed campus Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) and addresses the roles of senior campus officials during an incident and at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC). By the end of the session, participants will be able to support emergency planning efforts and be energized about helping their campuses become better prepared. Moderator:Barbara NelsonTraining SpecialistMitigation BranchEmergency Management InstituteEmmitsburg, MDPresenter:Brendan McCluskey, J.D., MPA, CEMExecutive Director, Emergency Management and Occupational Health and SafetyUniversity of Medicine and Dentistry of New JerseyNewark, NJReporter:Les Welsh, lesleywelsh@mail.adelphi.eduAdelphi University(2) Preparation and Recovery – A Worst-Case Natural Disaster/The Disaster Press Conference: Form and FunctionModerator:Anne Garland, Ph.D. Research AssociateApplied Research in Environmental Sciences Nonprofit, Inc. (ARIES)DHS CREATE Center of Excellence, Working Together for a Safer Tomorrow Program (WTST)Topic:Preparation and Recovery – A Worst-Case Natural DisasterDescription: Examine how to prepare and recover from a worst-case natural disaster. Review insurance policies and school Emergency Management Plans to ensure adequate levels of preparation. Learn what to expect from your insurance carriers, FEMA, your employees, your students, and the community following a worst-case natural disaster.Presenter:Mary Jan LantzDirector of Human Resources and Risk ManagementGalveston CollegeGalveston, TX3:00–5:002nd Round of Thursday, June 7th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)Topic:The Disaster Press Conference: Form and FunctionDescription: The study provides emergency personnel and public officials more information about the press conference process to be better prepared to meet the press.?Most disaster press conferences follow a similar pattern with the same types of questions asked. Press conferences from major disasters during the past 10 years are examined to identify the pattern and types of questions. These are analyzed for themes and recommendations are developed.Presenter:John Fisher, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorUtah Valley UniversityProvo, UTReporter:Mandy Stanley, Mandy.Stanley@park.eduPark University(3) Foundation for Higher Education Accreditation (FFHEA) in Emergency Management/Designing, Developing, and Implementing State-Level Emergency Management and Homeland Security Education and Training Programs: Standards, Curriculum, Content, and Professional DevelopmentModerator:Carter Smith, J.D., Ph.D.Department of Public Management and Criminal JusticeAustin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TNTopic:Foundation for Higher Education Accreditation (FFHEA) in Emergency ManagementDescription: A report from the FFHEA officials on the activities of the past year and future plans; a forum for input for participants.Presenters:Kay Goss, CEMPresidentDaryl Spiewak, CEMVice PresidentValerie Lucus-McEwen, CEM, CBCPDirector-CommunicationsRobert McCreight, Ph.D. Assessor for Programs in Public Administration3:00–5:002nd Round of Thursday, June 7th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)Topic:Designing, Developing, and Implementing State-Level Emergency Management and Homeland Security Education and Training Programs: Standards, Curriculum, Content, and Professional DevelopmentDescription: The purpose of this panel presentation is to discuss “best practices” relating to the design, development, and implementation of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Education and Training programs and strategic framework throughout all levels of education (K–12 and post-secondary) at the State level. The panel will discuss the development of this “vertical-track” architecture design currently in progress in California and its implications for critical issues like building and facilitating collaborative linkages within the academic and professional EM-HS communities, accreditation and standards, model curriculum, enhancing professional experience and opportunities, and related issues. These important points speak to the direction and a view of the future of integrated and networked national and State Emergency Management and Homeland Security education and training programs. Presenters:Kay GossPresident, World Disaster Management?President, Foundation for Higher Education Accreditation in Emergency Management?Vice President, Every Child Is Ours FoundationKeith Clement, Ph.D.Associate Professor, California State University, FresnoPlanning Director, California State University (CSU) Council for Emergency Management and Homeland Security (CEMHS) Frank QuiambaoSpecial Advisor to the SecretaryCalifornia Emergency Management AgencyCurry Mayer DirectorCalifornia Specialized Training Institute (CSTI)Robert McCreightAdjunct ProfessorInstitute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk ManagementThe George Washington UniversityWashington, DCReporter:Allen Straub, allen_straub123@American Public University(4)Job Searching in Emergency Management/Disciplinary and Signature Characteristics of Disaster and Emergency Management as a Field of StudyModerator:Jeffrey Rush, D.P.A.Assistant ProfessorAustin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN3:00–5:002nd Round of Thursday, June 7th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)Topic:Job Searching in Emergency ManagementDescription: This study works to examine current trends in job searching within the Emergency Management field based on concerns over job availability and the value of formalized training and education within the field. Utilizing a basic content analysis on the available job data, the study will juxtapose the jobs available within the field and will work to surmise the implications this may have in the education and training of personnel; the posting of résumés; and the general expectations of professionalism within the field. The presentation of this study will allow for the open discussion of the value of certain types of programs and will provide a view of the skill sets and qualifications that students will require when they leave their institutions to begin their careers. In general, the study can also provide implications for résumé creation and job posting for all in the field.Presenters:Elizabeth RussellFacultyAmerican Public University SystemCharles Town, WVClinton J. Andersen Faculty – Emergency Management Community College of Aurora Denver, CO Topic:Disciplinary and Signature Characteristics of Disaster and Emergency Management as a Field of StudyDescription: This session will begin with a brief presentation describing the theoretical basis for disciplinary characteristics of teaching and the construct of signature pedagogies. Examples of the unique dimensions of pedagogy in other professionally oriented post-secondary programs (i.e., law, business, medicine) as well as in traditional disciplines will be provided. Participants will then be invited to explore what the disciplinary and signature characteristics of pedagogy in post-secondary disaster and Emergency Management programs “might be.” This session will be conducted as a focus group activity, which is part of a larger research study on the disciplinary characteristics of the use of case-based learning in post-secondary disaster management programs.? Participation in this session is voluntary, and those who choose to participate will be asked to sign consent forms. The results of this session will be shared with participants in a digital format once the data has been analyzed.Presenter:Jean SlickDirectorSchool of Peace and Conflict ManagementAssociate Professor, Disaster and Emergency Management ProgramRoyal Roads UniversityCanadaReporter:Rex Temple, rextemple@Park University3:00–5:002nd Round of Thursday, June 7th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)(5) Utilizing Curriculum Outcomes to Develop, Evaluate, Enhance, and Validate Emergency Management Degree Programs/A Collaborative Programme in Capacity Development in Disaster Risk Reduction – Through African UniversitiesModerator:Anita Bledsoe-Gardner, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of CriminologyJohnson C. Smith UniversityCharlotte, NCTopic:Utilizing Curriculum Outcomes to Develop, Evaluate, Enhance, and Validate Emergency Management Degree ProgramsDescription: This presentation will address how the “Curriculum Outcomes” document produced in 2011 under the auspices of the FEMA Higher Education Program can be utilized to develop new degree programs and evaluate, enhance, and validate existing degree programs.?The presentation will illustrate the utility of the “Curriculum Outcomes” in deciding curriculum offerings, the hiring of faculty, course development, and program validation—internally and externally.?? Presenter:Carol Cwiak, J.D., Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Emergency ManagementNorth Dakota State UniversityFargo, NDTopic:A Collaborative Programme in Capacity Development in Disaster Risk Reduction – Through African UniversitiesDescription: Periperi U is a platform for university partnership to reduce disaster risks in Africa. It stands for “Partners Enhancing Resilience to People Exposed to Risks” – with a special focus on advancing university action on risk and vulnerability reduction in Africa through a consortium of 10 universities.?In the past, international humanitarian assistance and appeals were viewed as the primary assistance mode for disaster-affected African countries and communities, and seldom engaged Africa’s institutions of higher learning. Unfortunately, these efforts also discouraged the development of basic risk-related education, training, and research capabilities at the tertiary level. This presentation shows the achievement in disaster risk reduction?through Higher Education institutions in Africa.Presenter:Djillali BenouarProfessorUniversity of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene (USTHB)AlgeriaReporter:Sarah Bundy, sarah.j.bundy@North Dakota State University3:00–5:002nd Round of Thursday, June 7th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)(6)The Future Starts Today. General Lessons from Scenario Foresight of the Emerging European Union Homeland Security System and the Comprehensive Approach – New Roles for Higher Education Research and Teaching/“First Response” in the Educational Environment: An Immediate Learning Opportunity Following a Natural Disaster ? Moderator:Robert Perry, CFMTraining SpecialistMitigation BranchEmergency Management InstituteFederal Emergency Management Agency/Department of Homeland SecurityEmmitsburg, MDTopic:The Future Starts Today. General Lessons from Scenario Foresight of the Emerging European Union Homeland Security System and the Comprehensive Approach – New Roles for Higher Education Research and TeachingDescription: The paper presents mid-term results of the European Union co-funded research project FOCUS (Foresight Security Scenarios: Mapping Research to a Comprehensive Approach to Exogenous EU Roles), placing them into a comprehensive context of future roles of Higher Education research and teaching in Homeland Security and Emergency Management. The European Union has now the legal power to “encourage cooperation between Member States in order to improve the effectiveness of systems for preventing and protecting against natural or man-made disasters.” This includes preparing civil-protection personnel, promoting effective operational cooperation between national civil-protection services, and promoting “consistency in international civil-protection work.” FOCUS has the mission to propose future tracks of civil security research and emergency management research in order to support a comprehensive approach to future European homeland security, including exchange and cooperation with key players beyond the EU. Presenters:Alexander Siedschlag, Ph.D, M.A. Professor for Security Research and ChairCenter for European Security Studies (CEUSS)Sigmund Freud UniversityVienna, AustriaAndrea Jerkovi?, MA, MA, MPADoctoral ResearcherCenter for European Security Studies (CEUSS)Sigmund Freud University Vienna, Austria ? Topic:“First Response” in the Educational Environment: An Immediate Learning Opportunity Following a Natural Disaster ?Description: Binghamton University was integral to the success of the initial response and longer term recovery following the disastrous flood that devastated the Binghamton area in September 2011. The Center for Civic Engagement took immediate action to coordinate the University’s response efforts, which included the development of a 6-week, 2-credit service-learning internship course. This presentation will provide an overview of the chronology of the disaster and the University’s response, as well as specifics on the process used to launch the course in such a timely fashion, institutional challenges, and factors that contributed to its success.3:00–5:002nd Round of Thursday, June 7th Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)Presenters:Dr. Allison AldenDirectorCenter for Civic EngagementBinghamton UniversityBinghamton, NYChristie ZwahlenCommunity Engagement CoordinatorCenter for Civic EngagementBinghamton UniversityBinghamton, NYReporter:Stephanie Gibbs, gibbssg@upmc.eduWalden University ................
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