Conference Schedule
Conference RegistrationSession / Workshop Descriptions
October 24, 2005:
Conference Day 1
| 7:30 am - 5:00 pm | Conference Registration |
| 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Exhibits Open |
Day 1 Workshops
| 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm | CDLS Workshop with Ronna Miller, UT Southwestern Medical Center |
Program Events
| 8:15 am | Opening Ceremony Welcome School of Management Dean Hasan Pirkul |
| 8:30 am | Panel Discussion: Hurricane Katrina and Rita Response and Lessons Learned Policy implications on the National Response Plan from a local and national point of view. |
| 10:00 am | Break |
| 10:15 am | Panel Discussion: Regional Medical Response Paul Moore-Moderator, UT Southwestern Medical Center Dr. Ray Swienton, Associate Professor, UT Southwestern Medical Center LCDR Patrick Young, US Public Health Services |
| 11:30 am | Lunch Break |
| 12:00 noon | Keynote Address - Asa Hutchison, Former Under Secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
| 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Panel Discussion: Elevating the Level of the Emergency Manager Craig Marks - Moderator, Blue Horizon and University of North Carolina Pembroke Daryl Spiewack, Emergency, Safety & Complaince Programs Manager Brazos River Authority, Past President of the International Association of Emergency Managers Gerald Lawver Professor, Eastern Michigan Universtiy |
| 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Integrated School Preparedness through Collaboration Presented by McKinney ISD |
| 3:00 pm | Break -Exhibits Open |
| 3:30 pm- 4:45 pm | Panel Discussion: Project Innovation-Fusion Center Anita Miller - Red Cross |
| 5:00 pm | Cocktail Reception and Hospitality Event New Orleans-Jazz |
October 25, 2005 Conference Day 2
| 7:30 am - 5:00 pm | Conference Registration |
| 9:00 am - 7:00 pm | Exhibits Open |
Day 2 Workshops
| 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | Chemical Agents/TICS/TIMS Workshop-Session 1 |
| 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Chemical Agents/TICS/TIMS Workshop-Session 2 |
| 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | Unified Command Workshop - Session 1 |
| 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Unified Command Workshop - Session 2 |
| 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | School Preparedness Workshop - Session 1 |
| 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm | School Preparedness Workshop - Session 2 |
| 9:30 am - 12:00 pm | NRP-IS 800 Workshop |
| 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm | NIMS-IS 700 Workshop |
Program Events
| 7:30 am - 9.00 am | Roundtable Discussions : Tables set up by topic with the moderator to discuss and
share the latest information on the table topic: Table 1: Unified Command and ICS Implementation Table 2: School Preparedness Table 3: Communication and Information Sharing Table 4: Media Relations Table 5: National Response Plan (NRP) Table 6: Disaster Medicine Table 7: Citizen Corp |
| 12:00 noon | Lunch |
| 12:20 pm | Keynote Address Jack Colley, State Coordinator for the Texas Governor's Division of Emergency Management |
| 1:00 pm | Dorothy's Corner Dorothy Miller, Program Manager, UTD Emergency Management Certificate Program The latest in technology, emergency preparedness and management hardware, software and tools |
| 2:00 pm | Video Presentation-Roundtable Discussion Outcomes |
| 2:15 pm | Panel Discussion: |
| 3:00 pm | Break |
| 3:30 pm | Panel Discussion: Local Preparedness Gregg Dawson, North Central Texas Emergency Preparedness Programs Director |
| 5:00 pm- 7:00 pm | Hospitality Event |
October 26, 2005:
Conference Day 3
| 7:30 am - 9:00 am | Conference Registration |
Day 3 Workshops
| 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | Law Enforcement Unified Command Certificate Workshop - Session 1 |
| 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Law Enforcement Unified Command Certificate Workshop - Session 2 |
| 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | School Preparedness Workshop - Session 1 |
| 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm | School Preparedness Workshop - Session 2 |
| 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | HAZWOPER Workshop-Session 1 |
| 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm | HAZWOPER Workshop-Session 2 |
Program Events
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | Breakfast with Local and State Emergency Managers |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm | Workshops Reconvene |
