Day 1 – Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Colorado Department of Local Affairs......Division of Emergency Management.......Emergency Management Association

9:30 am 

Registration Begins
Lobby

11:00-11:30

Welcome & Announcements

11:30-1:00 pm 

Luncheon
Keynote: Colorado Office of Homeland Security
Major General Mason Whitney

1:15-2:15 Department of Public Health & Environment: Mass Vaccination Exercise - Lessons Learned Colorado Emergency Management Association (CEMA) Certification: Understanding the Certification Process Developing & Managing Volunteers Local Emergency Operations Planning & Updating Your Plan

2:30-3:30

Division of Mental Health: Disaster Response

WebEOC: User-Based

Building Relationships with Non Profits: The Value of VOADs in Your Community

Identifying & Partnering with Special Needs Populations in Your Community
3:30-4:00

Break

4:00-6:00 

Welcome Reception / Exhibit Area

Day 2 – Wednesday, February 27, 2008

7:00 am

Registration Continues 

7:00-8:00 am

Breakfast Buffet

8:00 - 10:00

CEMA Awards

Panel Presentation & Round Table Discussion
Aspects of Basic Sheltering (ESF6)

10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30-11:30
State Assets: Department of Public Health & Environment
Stafford Act-FEMA R8: Understanding the Act at the Local Level
Colorado Incident Management Type III Teams: Task Books
Mitigation: Introduction to Mitigation Planning

11:30-1:00 pm

Luncheon Buffet

1:00-1:30 pm

Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Jr.

1:15-2:15

State Assets: Department of Agriculture & State Animal Response Teams (ESF11) Colorado Blizzards 2006/07: Civilian & Military Interface in Disaster Response Colorado Incident Management Type III Teams: Task Books (repeat) Mitigation: Colorado Weather & Climate
2:30-3:30

State Assets: Department of Corrections

Response & Recovery of the Town of Holly: Surviving a Tornado Improvised Explosive Devices Mitigation: Bark Beetle Issue
3:30-5:00
Networking in the Vendor Area

Day 3 – Thursday, February 28, 2008

7:00-8:00

Breakfast Buffet

8:15 - 9:15

Presentation Skills

Urban Search & Rescue Capabilities in Colorado
9:30-11:30
Colorado's Critical Infrastructure Protection Project: Assessment Methodology
Air Operations Local Planning
11:30-12:15
12:15-2:15
Lunch Buffet
Colorado Emergency Management Association Business Meeting