Special Needs Populations & Emergency Management - Training - San Diego - Dec 9-10

  ***See below for list of attendees, speakers and related training Conference information.

Government*Horizons Inc. and The National Organization on Disability's (NOD)

Emergency Preparedness Initiative

                     

Disability and Special Needs Technical Assistance Training Conference
 

Understanding the Four Phases of Emergency Management
 

December 9-10, 2008
San Diego, CA

 

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About this Conference

The Disability and Special Needs Technical Assistance Conference will bring together some of the most influential Federal, State, and local experts in emergency management to discuss the processes involved in the emergency management spectrum and describe how special needs issues should be integrated into the four phases of emergency management. This conference will provide in-depth information on the four phases of emergency management: preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery.

Attendees ranging in responders, advocates, service-providers, incident commanders, and policy makers will collaborate to explore and analyze the myriad of ways in which each phase impacts the both the special needs population and emergency managers. To further expand attendee knowledge on these impacts, a half-day tabletop exercise will be conducted. Through networking breaks between each phase, attendees will have the opportunity to interact with speakers and other attendees to learn and share personal experiences of emergency management for the disabled, including best practices and challenges faced.

Who Should Attend

• Federal, State, and Local Government Officials
• Emergency Managers and Planners
• First Responders, Law Enforcement, Paramedics
• Military Personnel
• Hospital Administrators and Medical Professionals
• Security Managers
• Disability Service Providers, Policy Makers and Advocates
• Community-Based Service Providers
• Private businesses

Previous Attendee Comments:

• Well organized, excellent speakers with diverse backgrounds  - Martha Gonzalez, Emergency. Management Coordinator, Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Miami-Dade County Government

• I left the Training Conference with a full list of "to-do's".  Excellent training and networking. State Director of Emergency Health Planning

• Very educational and I feel that it was time well spent.  Thanks for all your hard work. - Vanessa Lopez, Emergency Management Associate, George Washington University

• Excellent program.  We made a lot of great networking connections and that will help us greatly in 2008 - Neil McDevitt, Program Director, CEPIN

• A true learning conference.  Excellent speakers.  Well managed.  The highlight was the networking.  -  Bill Robins, Office of Emergency Services.

Speakers Include:

 

• Hilary Styron, Executive Director, Emergency Preparedness Initiative, National Organization on Disability
• Brian S. Lake,  Conference Director, Homeland Defense Journal
• Jill Olen, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, City of San Diego
• Scott P. Lewis, Eagles Wing Foundation
• Richard A. Devylder, Special Advisor to the Director, Office on Access and Functional Needs, Governor's Office of Emergency Services,  Office of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
• June Isaacson Kailles, Associate Director, Center for Disability Issues and the Health Professions at Western University of Health Sciences
• Richard A. Devylder, Special Advisor to the Director, Office on Access and Functional Needs, Governor's Office of Emergency Services,  Office of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Frank McCarton, Chief Deputy Director, Office of Emergency Services, Office of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
• June Isaacson Kailles, Associate Director, Center for Disability Issues and the Health Professions at Western University of Health Sciences
• John Mendez, Public Affairs and Government Relations, Wal-Mart Stores
• George Heake, Director of Operations, Center for Preparedness Research Education & Practice Temple University
• David Kennan, Center for Disaster Operations and Response, Iowa Department of Public Health
• Bob Goldhammer, President, Region 7, International Association of Emergency Managers
• Nancy Ward, Administrator, Region IX, Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Tom Ignelzi, City of New Orleans Office of Emergency Preparedness
• Katherine Hoover, Office of Citizens with Disabilities, Jefferson Parish, LA
• Lori Upton, RN, BSN, MS, CEM, Assistant Director, Emergency Management Department, Texas Children's Hospital
• Kay Chiodo, Executive Director, DeafLink
• Tom Ignelzi, City of New Orleans Office of Emergency Preparedness
• Katherine Hoover, Office of Citizens with Disabilities, Jefferson Parish, LA
• Lori Upton, RN, BSN, MS, CEM, Assistant Director, Emergency Management Department, Texas Children's Hospital
• Kay Chiodo, Executive Director, DeafLink
• Marcie Roth, Executive Director for The National Coalition for Disability Rights
• Scott P. Lewis, Eagles Wing Foundation
• Hilary Styron, Executive Director, Emergency Preparedness Initiative, National Organization on Disability
• B. Lake,  Conference Director, Homeland Defense Journal

Here is List of Early Registrants:

• MINISTRY OF MANPOWER, YOUTH & EMPLOYMENT. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE.
• San Luis Obispo County Dept. of Social Svcs.
• WDH Aging Division
• Kern County Agency
• Dayle McIntosh Center
• Gila County
• City of Irvine, Disability Services
• Santa Ana Unified School District
• Gila County
• Riverside County, Dept. of Public Social Services
• California Dept. of Social Services
• Santana
• On My Own, Inc.
• Serve Wisconsin
• Minnesota Homeland Security/Emergency Management
• MPCDD
• Escondido Union High School Distr.
• WDH Aging Division
• California Public Utilities Commission
• Kern County Mental Health Dept.
• Cerro Gordo County Dept. of Public Health
• City of Los Angeles
• Richmond Fire OES
• Disability Rights Advocates
• Kern County Agency
• Emergency Planning Resources, Inc.
• Office of Emergency Management/City of Aurora, Colorado
• Kern Regional Center
• Escondido Unions High School Distr.
• CA DEPT OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG PROGRAMS
• American Red Cross Heartland Chatper
• Daisy Mountain Fire Dept.
• Kern County Office of Emergency Services
• State of Arizona Governor's Council on DD
• Ramsey County Emergency Management and Homeland Security
• Dept. of Real Estate
• Kern Regional Center
• YCPHSD
• St. Petersburg College/National Terrorism Preparedness Institute
• City of San Diego
• City of Woodland
• Grossmont Union High School District
• ARCA
• City of San Diego Office of Homeland Security
• MINISTRY OF MANPOWER,YOUTH & EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE.
• Riverside County, Dept. of Public Social Services
• Administrative Office of the Courts
• San Mateo County Aging & Adult Svcs.
• CEPIN - TDI
• Tucson Fire Department
• Dewberry
• Toolworks
• The Wright Group, Inc.
• Texas Dept. of State Health Services
• Napa County Office of Education
• Escondido Union High School Distr.
• Collaborative Healthcare Urgency Group
• California Dept. of Social Services
• Collaborative Healthcare Urgency Group
• San Diego Unified School District Police Dept.
• Cerro Gordo County Dept. of Public Health
• Dept. of Mental Health
• The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
• Texas Military Forces
• Contra Costa County Sheriff
• CEPIN/TDI
• Greenlee County
• MINISTRY OF MANPOWER,YOUTH & EMPLOYMENT. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE
• Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
• Wyoming Institute for Disabilities
• Daisy Mountain Fire Dept.
• County of San Diego, Aging & Independence Services
• Escondido Union High School District
• KY Council on Developemental Disabilities
• Minnesota Department of Health
• Wyoming Department of Health
• Disability Resource Ctr., San Jose State Univ.
• YCPHSD
• City of Santa Cruz
• University of Colorado Denver
• Santa Clara County Office of Emergency Services
• Emergency Preparedness Initiative, National Organization on Disability
• Emergency Preparedness Initiative, National Organization on Disability
• Disability Resource Ctr., San Jose State Univ.
• Dayle McIntosh Center
• City of San Diego Office of Homeland Security
• Claremont Police Department
• Gila County
• Access to Independence
• CA DEPT OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG PROGRAMS
• Office of Emergency Management/City of Aurora, Colorado
• Escondido Union High School Distr.
• County of Yuba
• Cerro Gordo County Dept. of Public Health
• State of Arizona Governor's Council on DD
• San Diego Unified School District Police Dept.
• Texas Military Forces
• Wyoming Institute for Disabilities
• Minnesota Dept. of Health

 

 

Location Information

This conference will be held at the Kona Kai Resort, 1551 Shelter Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92106 (619) 221-8000

 

Additional Medical Planning and Regional Emergency Training includes:

• Fundamentals of Medical Planning - A Two-Day Workshop in Support of Emergency Response in a Medical Environment Jan 14-15, 2009 Arlington, VA
• Mass Casualty Preparedness & Response Forum Mission Integration and Mega-community Approaches in an All Hazards Environment Feb 23, 2009 Washington, DC
• All-Hazards Regional Evacuation Plans - An Interactive Two-Day Workshop on Developing an All-Hazards Regional Evacuation Plan Feb 24-25, 2009 Arlington, VA
• Fundamentals of Medical Planning A Two-Day Workshop in Support of Emergency Response in a Medical Environment Mar 4-5, 2009 San Diego, CA
• Special Needs Shelter Planning Basics Workshop - How to Leverage Existing Capabilities and Resources to Care for the Medically Fragile Shelter Population Mar 11, 2009 Arlington, VA

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Previous Attendees Include

• American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter, Health Services/Disaster Mental Health

• Arkansas Department of Health, Agency Program Coordinator

• Broward County, ADA Administrator

• Carroll County Government, Emergency Management Planner

• County of San Diego, Administrative Analyst

• Federal Transit Administration, Transportation Program Specialist

• Kern County Dept. of Human Services, Emergency Services Manager

• Minnesota Dept. of Health, Special Populations Coordinator

• Mississippi Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities, Executive Director

• NISH, Senior Activities Specialist

• NJ Council on Developmental Disabilities, Emergency Planning Coordinator

• Philadelphia Dept. of Public Health, Public Health Preparedness Coordinator for Special Populations

• Raytheon Technical Services, Program Manager

• Southeastern Regional , Planning & Collaboration Director

• US Coast Guard, Assistant Persons with Disabilities Programs Manager

• US Dept. of Commerce, Health & Safety Specialist

• Wyoming Institute for Disabilities, Emergency Mgmt Coordinator

Registration Charges

• Non-Profit/Student attendees: $495 per person
• Government attendees: $550 per person
• Small Business (less than 100 employees): $595 per person
• Industry (including government contractors): $650 per person

The Larry "Ken" Fisher Scholarship

Larry "Ken" Fisher was the Operations Section Chief at the New Orleans Emergency Operations Center. A consistent advocate of the disabled community, Ken worked steadfastly to make sure that the mistakes made during Hurricane Katrina in regards to disabled populations would never be repeated. He was spearheading projects such as the New Orleans Assisted Evacuation Plan and Alert Notifications to the residents of New Orleans with particular attention to those citizens with disabilities. Ken was a keynote speaker in the January 2008 conference and a good friend of the NOD and Government*Horizons family. Ken passed away suddenly in July 2008. He was a retired Command Sergeant Major from the Army and was responsible for establishing the Chemical Corps. He was a true public servant and we all learned many things from him over the last few years. We will miss him and honor his service to the disability community with this scholarship.

Five technical scholarships are available for this conference. Scholarships cover the cost of registration fees. Applicants must submit an abstract (no longer than 1,000 words) about how their community, organization or agency utilized technology in a cost effective manner to meet a need of the disabled community. Abstracts must be sent to Brian Lake no later than November 10, 2008, decisions will be made by November 15, 2008. Contact Brian with further questions, blake@homelanddefensejournal.com  703-412-9287 x 225.

Location

Kona Kai Resort, 1551 Shelter Island Dr., San Diego, CA 92106. (619) 221-8000
 

Contact Us

• For registration information, please contact Customer Service at (703) 412-9287 x222
• For government speaking and best practices presentation opportunities, please contact Brian Lake, (703) 412-9287 x225
• For product and solutions companies interested in sponsorship information and related speaking opportunities, contact Sareth Neak, (703) 412-9287 x226

**If you require any special needs services, such as C.A.R.T./Captioning, Sign Interpretation, Descriptive Narration or amenities of services animals, please contact Brian Lake at (703) 412-9287 x225

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Government*Horizons
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Arlington, VA 22202

 

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Disability and Special Needs Technical Assistance Conference

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San Diego

 

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