New Jersey Emergency Preparedness Association

Breakout Session Descriptions

Pre-Conference Training

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Conference Program

TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Tracks:

P - Policy and Planning

DP - Domestic Preparedness

R&R - Response and Recovery

W - Weather

AH - All Hazards

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

7:00 - Noon Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:45 - 10:00 AM Breakout Session 1

1. Is it Just Me, or are Big Floods in New Jersey Happening More Often? - W

2. What is the NJ State Exercise Support Team? - DP

3. I-35 W Bridge Collapse in Minneapolis - R&R

4. New Jersey Register Ready - P

5. Did the Bird Flu Fly the Coop? - AH

10:15-11:45 AM Opening Session

Is This Region Prepared for the Next Big Disaster?

11:45 - 1:00 PM Lunch

1:00 - 2:15 PM Breakout Session 2

1 . Hostile-Action Based Exercises for Nuclear Power Plants - AH

2 . OMG! SUP? (Oh My God! What's Up?) - DP

3 . Trans Hudson Emergency Transportation Plan - P

4 . Who's in Charge? - The Virginia Tech Response - R&R

5 . Hurricanes – Where Oh Where Did They Go? - W

2:15 - 3:30 PM Dedicated Exhibit Time / Break

3:30 - 4:45 PM Breakout Sessions 3

1 . Fighting Fires in Energized Equipment - R&R

2 . Cheesesteaks and Boardwalk Fries - P

3 . OEM, MRC, CERT and Cart Oh My! - DP

4 . Threat Assessment and Developing a School Safety Plan - AH

5 . April 2007 Nor’easter – ‘Our Annual 100-Year Flood Event’ - W

5:30 - 8:00 PM Reception

Friday, May 9th, 2008

9:00 - 10:15 AM Breakout Sessions 4

1. Delaware Valley Information Center (DVIC)- DP

2. 2007 NJ Wild Fires- R&R

3. Disaster Preparedness Across the Healthcare Continuum- P

4. Media/Weather Outreach - W

5. Catastrophic Planning in New Jersey - A Statewide Planning Effort- AH

10:15-10:45 AM Break

10:45 AM - Noon Breakout Session 5

1 . Radiological Response In New Jersey - DP

2 . Managing Crisis Communications - R&R

3 . Gloucester County EMS Regionalization Project - P

4 . Climate Change – Did Someone Leave The Thermostat Set To ‘Broil’? - W

5 . Helpless or Heroic in the Face of Disaster? - AH

12:15 PM Conference Adjourns