Friday, September 25, 2009

IAEM 57th Annual Conference and EMEX

"Emergency Management: United We Stand"
The Rosen Centre Hotel & Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida
October 31 - November 5, 2009


Reminder: If you are planning to participate in the IAEM Annual Conference & EMEX Exhibit, get your hotel room early to take advantage of the group discount negotiated by IAEM.

RESERVATIONS
The Rosen Centre Hotel ... the center of the action for networking at IAEM 2009!
- $166 single/double (plus tax).
- Reservation deadline: Oct. 7, 2009
- Attendees should mention "International Association of Emergency Managers" to qualify for the group rate.
- For reservations, call 1-800-204-7234.
- Keynote Speaker – Craig Fugate – FEMA Administrator

Featured Sessions Include:
- Amanda Ripley – Author of “The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes and Why”.
- Robert Stevenson – Author of “How to Soar Like an Eagle in a World Full of Turkeys”.
- Gerald Galloway – A retired U.S. Army Brigadier General and was a Presidential appointee to the Mississippi River Commission – will explore the public official response to growing losses from hurricanes and floods.

Breakout Sessions Include:
Infrastructure - This track will include presentations on the basic physical structures needed to sustain modern life. Traditional forms of infrastructure would include roads, water supply, and sewer systems, power grids, information technology and communications.
Organizations and Management - Presentations in this track will examine management theories and practices and may explore components of management including planning, organizing, and staffing. Presentations may also discuss evolving trends in Emergency Management, hazards (climate change, etc).
Disaster-Related Social Behavior - This track will delve into behavior at the individual, organizational, community and mass media levels.
Technology - This track will explore the use of technology to facilitate any of the phases of emergency management.
Leadership and the Future of Emergency Management - Presentations in this track will peer into futurist and visionary perspectives of disasters, catastrophes and Emergency Management.
Contemporary - This track will include information and perspective on recent events, tools, techniques, issues or concerns impacting emergency management.

Who Should Attend:
•Emergency Managers
•Homeland Security Officials
•First Response Coordinators
•Contingency Planners
•Private Industry Risk Managers
•Operations Personnel
•Contract Services Providers
•Emergency/Disaster Management Students

Benefits of Attendance:
Education and Training: A forum for current trends and topics, latest tools and technology.
Collaboration: A place for all levels of government, private sector, public health and related professions to exchange ideas.
Networking: More than 1500 participants.
Products and Services: EMEX 2009 showcases technologies, products and services.

Emergency Management Institute @ IAEM
FEMA training offerings are a popular add-on and a great way for attendees to maximize continuing education gained from the conference.

EMEX 2009
Trade show that joins together homeland security and disaster preparedness suppliers in the same building, Many different types of products and services are exhibited.

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