Wednesday May 28, 2008 & Thursday  May 29, 2008

 

VIEW DAY ONE AGENDA

   
  8:00 AM - Registration - Continental Breakfast - Exhibitor Displays

9:00 AM - Opening Remarks

  • John R. Gibb, Director, New York State Emergency Management Office

Protecting our Students
Strategies, techniques and guidance to enhance the safety of New York State schools. Best practices from schools committed to creating safe environments.

MORNING BREAK IN OUR EXHIBITOR AREA

The Great Hurricane of 1938, “The Long Island Express”:
2008 is the 70th anniversary of the Hurricane of 1938 – What does the future hold for the Long Island/ New York City Region?

  • Moderator: Michael Wyllie, Meteorologist in Charge, National Weather Service (retired)
  • Lynn A. Seirup, Project Manager, GIS Data Development Center New York City Office of Emergency Management
  • Gary Conte, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, National Weather Service
  • Daniel Brown, Hurricane Specialist, National Hurricane Center

LUNCH

Fire and Ice
A discussion about Ice Storms and Fires in California.

  • Moderator, Deputy Inspector Thomas R. Brandon, Suffolk County Police Department
  • Stephen Sellers, Deputy Director, Regional Operations Division, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
  • Battalion Chief Daniel T. Martinetion, Safety Operating Battalion FDNY
  • Battalion Chief Paul R Tauber, Battalion Commander of Battalion 50, 13 Division Borough of Queens, FDNY

IMAT, Incident Management Assistance Team
Developing an IMAT for Suffolk County

Superbugs: Lessons Learned
A discussion on lessons learned from past emerging infections, including HIV, drug resistant TB, West Nile Virus, SARS, Anthrax and Monkeypox.

Conference Wrap Up and Closing Remarks
Joseph Williams, Commissioner of Suffolk County’s Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services

 
 
 

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