Meeting Sponsor
Emergency Management Interest Group Committee
About this Meeting
This workshop is conducted annually (May 2007-Galveston; March 2008-Nashville). Plans are moving forward with scheduling this workshop as a noon to noon type meeting, immediately preceding the Managing Natural Gas Emergencies Workshop. This would allow participants to attend either, or both workshops.
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Workshop Schedule (the 2009 schedule will be similar in format)
Thursday, March 27, 2008
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:15 a.m. Opening / Introductions
Marshall Balk,Director Corporate Safety, Laclede Gas Company, Workshop Chairman
8:15 - 10:00 a.m. Emergency Planning
10:00 - 10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 - 11:15 a.m. Round Table Discussion
11:15 - 11:45 a.m. SGA Collaborative Project
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch (provided)
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Value of Creating Public-Private Partnerships for Joint Crisis Management
The Critical Incident Protocol (CIP) - Community Facilitation Program is offered for free to cities, counties, and regions across the nation where Michigan State University will facilitate 2 to 4 workshops over a period of 6 to 12 months. To date, they have initiated the CIP Program with 34 communities, in 21 states, and with over 2,600 participants. They are funded through a grant awarded to MSU by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and are looking to work with more communities around the nation.
For detailed information on the program, please go to www.cip.msu.edu, which provides an overview, along with list of participating communities, newsletter, and more.
Presenter: Brit Weber, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University (weberbr@msu.edu)
2:00 - 2:15 p.m. Break
2:15 - 3:45 p.m. Disaster Table Top Exercise
Attendees will participate in a natural disaster related table top exercise facilitated by Nixon & Associates. The exercise will incorporate a realistic scenario such as a hurricane impacting a coastal area to stimulate thought and discussion related to disaster planning and response. Participants will have the opportunity to share best practices and learn from other attendees to enhance their respective disaster management programs.
Glen Boatwright, Vice President, Nixon and Associates
3:45 - 4:00 p.m. Break
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Tornado Damage - Hartsville Compressor Station
On February 5, 2008, tornados damaged this Columbia Gas Transmission compressor station, located approximately 40 miles North of Nashville. This session will focus on leassons learned from that disaster.
MSNBC News Story
Presenter: Tommy Kilpatrick, Vice President, Columbia Gulf Operations
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Business Mixer
Friday, March 28, 2008
8:00 - 8:45 a.m. Relations with Emergency Response Agencies
Bill Coffeen, Consultant (wgcbpc@comcast.net)
8:45 - 10:00 a.m. Communications
Please come to this session prepared to share your company's approach to communications during a disaster. We will start with this open discussion around lessons learned and smart practices.
Presentation:
10:00 - 10:15 p.m. Break
10:15 - 11:30 a.m. Workshop Continues
11:30 a.m. Adjourn
Presentations from the 2008Workshop
Brit Webber
Ken Fussell
Tommy Kilpatrick
Bill Coffeen
Ken Latham-Sprint
Who Should Attend
This workshop is beneficial for key personnel involved in natural disaster emergency planning and response.
How To Register
Available once this meeting is scheduled.
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