Wednesday May 28, 2008 & Thursday  May 29, 2008

 

VIEW DAY TWO AGENDA

   
  7:30 AM – Registration – Continental Breakfast – Exhibitor Displays

8:30 AM – Welcome and Opening Remarks from our Conference Partners

Status of Homeland Security Efforts and State Coordination with Federal Agencies
Crisis, consequence and management


Hon. Michael Balboni, Deputy Secretary to the Governor for Public Safety, State of New York

MORNING BREAK IN OUR EXHIBITOR AREA

Minneapolis Bridge Collapse: Lessons Learned
Solving regional transportation emergency needs through community support efforts

  • Moderator: David R. Williams, Liaison Officer, New York State Department of Transportation
  • Thomas J. Fargione, Deputy Director for Response, New York State Emergency Management Office
  • Douglas Thies, District Safety Administrator Mn/DOT Metro District

LUNCHEON SPEAKER
John Miller, Assistant Director Public Affairs, Federal Bureau of Investigation

CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS

Workshop I

(I) Coping with Stress: Post Incident
An analysis of the impact of stress on the individual and the community, both the public and private sector and behavioral techniques to reduce the effects.

  • Moderator: James J. Callahan, III, Commissioner of the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management
  • Steve Crimando, Managing Director, Extreme Behavioral Risk Management, LLC
  • Steven Unger, Chaplain, Stony Brook University and Suffolk County Police Department
  • Robert Watts, Therapist
     

(II) The Importance of Volunteers
A discussion on the importance of Volunteers (ARC, CERT, MRC, VIPS, VOAD) as well as the role of Volunteers in response and recovery.

  • Moderator: Ken Curtin, Voluntary Agency Liaison, Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Richard Meyer, Assistant Commissioner of Health Services, Suffolk County, Chairman Suffolk County Citizens Corps Council, Advisor to Suffolk County Medical Reserve Corps
  • Herman Schaffer, NYC Citizen Corps Council Chairperson, NYC Office of Emergency Management
  • Amy R. Carroll, VOAD, Chief Operations Officer, Health and Welfare Council of Long Island
  • Diane Amarosa, American Red Cross, Executive Director, Suffolk County Chapter
  • Frank Cassano, American Red Cross, Executive Director, Nassau County Chapter
  • Robert Beckmann, Lieutenant, Nassau County Sheriff

(III) Air Assets
A discussion of military resources, including Civil Air Patrol, Air Force Reserve, Coast Guard and New York Air National Guard, available in a local disaster.

(IV) Storm Hardening and Improving System Integrity: Protecting the Infrastructure
Local utilities and municipalities discuss steps being taken to mitigate impact of weather and human actions on gas and electric facilities.

(V) Business Continuity/ Business Supply Chain
A panel discussion on building resiliency into your supply chain and ensuring business continuity, followed by Q&A.

  • Moderator: Gregory R. Tellone, President and COO, GTel Networks, Inc. and Continuity Centers
  • Tom Abruzzo, President and Founder, TAMP Systems
  • Scot Phelps, Associate Professor of Emergency Management, Southern Connecticut State University
  • Paul L. Striedl, CBCP, Business Continuity Professional, MITRE Corporation

(VI) Closing the Gap: The State and Local Integration Program
An overview of the State and Local Integration Program, or SLIP, a program of detailed operational plans, basic hazard models, a resource database and a state of the art logistics management system to request and track relief supplies in real time.

  • Kelly McKinney, Deputy Commissioner for Planning and Preparedness, New York City Office of Emergency Management
  • Thomas J. Fargione, Deputy Director for Response, New York State Emergency Management Office

AFTERNOON BREAK IN EXHIBITOR’S ROOM

CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS

Workshop II

(I) Coping with Stress: Post Incident
An analysis of the impact of stress on the individual and the community, both the public and private sector and behavioral techniques to reduce the effects.

  • Moderator: James J. Callahan, III, Commissioner of the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management
  • Steve Crimando, Managing Director, Extreme Behavioral Risk Management, LLC
  • Steven Unger, Chaplain, Stony Brook University and Suffolk County Police Department
  • Robert Watts, Therapist

(II) The Importance of Volunteers
A discussion on the importance of Volunteers (ARC, CERT, MRC, VIPS, VOAD) as well as the role of Volunteers in response and recovery.

  • Moderator: Ken Curtin, Voluntary Agency Liaison, Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Richard Meyer, Assistant Commissioner of Health Services, Suffolk County, Chairman Suffolk County Citizens Corps Council, Advisor to Suffolk County Medical Reserve Corps
  • Herman Schaffer, NYC Citizen Corps Council Chairperson, NYC Office of Emergency Management
  • Amy R. Carroll, VOAD, Chief Operations Officer, Health and Welfare Council of Long Island
  • Diane Amarosa, American Red Cross, Executive Director, Suffolk County Chapter
  • Frank Cassano, American Red Cross, Executive Director, Nassau County Chapter
  • Robert Beckmann, Lieutenant, Nassau County Sheriff

(III) Air Assets
A discussion of military resources, including Civil Air Patrol, Air Force Reserve, Coast Guard and New York Air National Guard, available in a local disaster.

(IV) Storm Hardening and Improving System Integrity: Protecting the Infrastructure
Local utilities and municipalities discuss steps being taken to mitigate impact of weather and human actions on gas and electric facilities.

(V) Business Continuity/ Business Supply Chain
A panel discussion on building resiliency into your supply chain and ensuring business continuity, followed by Q&A.

  • Moderator: Gregory R. Tellone, President and COO, GTel Networks, Inc. and Continuity Centers
  • Tom Abruzzo, President and Founder, TAMP System
  • Scot Phelps, Associate Professor of Emergency Management, Southern Connecticut State University
  • Paul L. Striedl, CBCP, Business Continuity Professional, MITRE Corporation

(VI) Closing the Gap: The State and Local Integration Program
An overview of the State and Local Integration Program, or SLIP, a program of detailed operational plans, basic hazard models, a resource database and a state of the art logistics management system to request and track relief supplies in real time.

  • Kelly McKinney, Deputy Commissioner for Planning and Preparedness, New York City Office of Emergency Management
  • Thomas J. Fargione, Deputy Director for Response, New York State Emergency Management Office

GETTING TO KNOW OUR SPONSORS - 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM

 
 
 

Long Island/NYC Emergency Management Conference 2008 ▪ May 28 - May 29 ▪  The Long Island Hilton ▪  emconference@optonline.net