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MASTER OF CEREMONIES
JAMES M. SHERRY Deputy Commissioner, New York State
Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
REGISTRATION – CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST – EXHIBITOR DISPLAYS –
PIPE & DRUMS
8:30 AM
WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS FROM OUR CONFERENCE PARTNERS
- Honorable Edward P. Mangano, Nassau County
Executive
- Steven Kuhr, Executive Deputy Commissioner
New York State Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Services, Director of the New York State
Office of Emergency Management
- Honorable Steven Bellone, Suffolk County
Executive
- Joseph F. Bruno, Commissioner, New York City
Office of Emergency Management
- John Bruckner, President National Grid – Long
Island
- Michael Hervey, Chief Operating Officer, Long Island Power
Authority
9:15 AM
PRESENTATION OF EDWARD F. JACOBY, JR. EXCELLENCE IN
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AWARD
Presented by Nassau County Executive Edward P.
Mangano
Honoring Commissioner James J. Callahan, III (posthumously)
9:25 AM
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: “Irene:Lessons Taught - Lessons Learned”
William L. Read
Director, National Hurricane Center, Florida
International University, Miami
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
MORNING BREAK IN OUR EXHIBITOR AREA
10:45 AM
UNIQUE AGENCY RESPONSE SURROUNDING HURRICANE IRENE:
EXECUTIVE DECISION MAKING AND PUBLIC MESSAGING
MODERATOR: Richard Rotanz, Executive Director
The Applied Science
Foundation for Homeland Security
- John Bruckner, President National Grid – Long
Island
- Craig Craft, Commissioner, Nassau County
Office of Emergency Management
- Joseph F. Bruno, Commissioner, New York City
Office of Emergency Management
- Michael Hervey, Chief
Operating Officer, Long Island Power Authority
- Steven Kuhr, Executive Deputy Commissioner
New York State Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Services, Director of the New York State
Office of Emergency Management
- Joseph Williams, Commissioner, Suffolk County
Fire Rescue and Emergency Services (FRES)
12 NOON – 1:30 PM
BUFFET LUNCH - EXHIBITOR DISPLAYS – NETWORKING
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Concurrent Workshops -
Each workshop will be offered at 1:30 and
again at 3:15 |
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Concurrent Workshops
WORKSHOP A
UTILITIES: THE MANAGING OF EXPECTATIONS AND HIGH DEMANDS IN
AN ELECTRIC-CENTERED WORLD
MODERATOR: Mark Gross, Director of
Communications, Long Island Power Authority
- Paul Dunne, Regional Service Vice President,
Verizon
- Nick Lizanich, Director of Electric
Transition and Distribution, Long Island Power Authority
- Carlos Torres, VP Emergency Preparedness, Con
Edison
WORKSHOP B
THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
MODERATOR: Greg Brunelle, NYS Office of
Emergency Management First Deputy Director
- Joseph Battaglia, Director of Budget,
Planning & Project Management for Information
Technology, Adelphi University
- Marco Cucci, Director of Internet Services,
Long Island Power Authority
- Douglas Pascarella, Nassau County
- Michael Postel, Public Safety Technical
Coordinator, Suffolk County
- Christopher Varley, NYC Office of Emergency
Management, Senior Communications & New Media Specialist
WORKSHOP C
DEBRIS/TREE REMOVAL AND WATER INUNDATION
- MODERATOR: Eileen Peters, Public Information
Officer, NYS Dept. of
Transportation
Joe Bonkowski, Queens Director of Landscape
Management, NYC Dept. of Parks and Recreation
Richard Causin, Regional Transportation
Maintenance Engineer, NYS Dept. of Transportation
(invited)
Joseph Cicalo, Director of Construction Delivery,
National Grid
Nassau County Department of Public Works
Daniel Sicilian, Sr., Safety Officer, Department
of Public Safety, Town of Brookhaven
Formerly with Suffolk County Dept. of Public Works
WORKSHOP D
EVACUATION AND REPOPULATION OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES FOR
HURRICANE IRENE
MODERATOR: Nikhil Natarajan, Deputy Director,
Public Health Emergency Preparedness,
Office of Health Emergency Preparedness, NYS Dept. Of
Health
- Robert Delagi, Chief, Prehospital Medical
Operations and Acting Director, Suffolk County
Department of Health, EMS Division
Dr. Lawrence Eisenstein, Commissioner of Health,
Nassau County
Mordy Goldfeder, Senior Health & Medical Planner,
NYC Office of Emergency Management
Bruce Litwack, Administrative Director, Emergency
Medicine, Good Samaritan Hospital
James Romagnoli, VP Protective Services, North
Shore-LIJ Health System
WORKSHOP E
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - Hurricanes: Looking Back,
Preparing for the Future
Gary Conte, Meteorologist for the National
Weather Service
I. Ross Dickman, Meteorologist in Charge,
National Weather Service
Getting to Know Our
Sponsors
Please join us for a meet & greet with our Sponsors
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