Wednesday, April 17, 2013

10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Registration Open

11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

MRC Board Meeting and Lunch

11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

News Conference

12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Opening Ceremony–Color Guard & Introductions –Biloxi Police Dept. Color Guard

1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Welcome Address:

• Robert R. Latham, Jr., Executive Director, MEMA
• Mary Currier, MD, MPH, State Health Officer, MSDH
• Mayor A.J. Holloway, City of Biloxi
• William Martin, Harrison County Board of Supervisors

2:00 p.m. to  2:45 p.m.

Unified Command - Hurricane Isaac Success– Panel – Terry Quarles (FEMA), Bill Brown (MEMA), Jim Craig (MSDH), County  EMA Directors: Donald Langham (Jackson), Rupert Lacy (Harrison), Brian Adam (Hancock)

2:45 p.m. to  3:00 p.m.

MS National Guard Response Resources- Col. Lee Smithson

3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Break – E4

3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Keynote Speaker – “How to Motivate, Energize and Retain Your People

During Challenging Times." Dr. Earl Suttle

4:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Door Prizes/Instructions/Daily Wrap-up

5:00 p.m. to  6:00 p.m.

MCDEMA Business Meeting

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Vendor Social – Exhibit Hall – E4

Thursday, April 18, 2013

7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Registration

7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

“Hot” Breakfast – General Attendees

EMA Breakfast with Director Latham

               (invitation only)

9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Breakout Session 1

Healthcare Coalitions – Tammy Chamblee (MSDH)

Engaging the Private Sector in Emergency Management – Bill Brown and Michael Ferdinand(MEMA)

Mental Health Crisis Intervention and Emergency Services-Scott Sumrall(MDMH)

Public Assistance Do’s and Don’ts for Local Officials –Chris Fields (MEMA)

Medical Emergency Management during Radiation Event – Dr. Lisa McCormick (UAB)and Adam Pomerleau, MD (Emory-CDC)

10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

Exhibit Hall Break

10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Breakout Session 2

MS Emergency Access Program (MEAP) –Jim Byrne (ER-ITN)

All Hazard Emergency Planning – Ron Richardson, Karey Riddle, Don Coker (MSDH), Terry Lightheart (MEMA)

Legal Issues in Emergency Management–Ellen O’Neal (MSDH)

Digital  National Warning System (NAWAS) - Susan Perkins (MEMA)          

The Aurora Theater MCI Pre-hospital Response and ED Impact (Aurora, CO Theater Shootings) – Dr. Charles Little, D.O. (University of Colorado- Denver)

11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Lunch (Exhibit Hall)  Storm Tracking in MS - Vincent Webb (Storm Tracker)

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

MCDEMA Storm Spotter Workshop/Training - Steve Wilkinson (NOAA)

1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.

Breakout Session 3

Enhancing Statewide Search and Rescue Capabilities – Tom McAllister (MEMA), Chad Callender (MEMA), Robert Pickering (City of Hattiesburg Fire Department), and Scott Berry (MS Fire Chiefs Association)

Disaster Reservist Program – Jasper Welsch- (MEMA)

Transportation of Critical Needs Population/Medical Population in Disasters – Ron Richardson- (MSDH)

Hospital Preparedness for Sudden MCIs and Community Response (Aurora, CO Theater Shooting) - Dr. Charles Little, D.O. (University of Colorado- Denver)

2:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Break

3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Breakout Session 4

Social Media in Public Education –Ellison Belt (The MOJO Company)

CAPSTONE 14 Exercise – Jim Wilkinson (CUSEC), JoEl Langford (MEMA)  

Medical Reserve Corps/ Volunteers in Disaster Preparedness – Angela Rankin (North Central MS MRC), Charlotte Gore (MGCBNA)

State Mortuary Response Teams in Disaster – Panel - Don Coker (MSDH), Gary Hargrove (Harrison County Coroner), Ricky Shivers (Yazoo County Coroner), Laveta Moody-Thomas (MSDH)

Healthcare Surge and Evacuation Management –Johnnie Walters (Mississippi Healthcare Association) and Meylan Lowe-Walter (Lower Keys Medical Center -Key West, Florida)

4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Breakout Session 5

Whole of Community Shelter Planning –Panel – Beth Adcock (MBAH), Jasper Welsch (MEMA), Millie Smith (MSDH), John Davis (MDHS)

MS Primary Health Care Association and Community Health Centers  - Molly Melbourne (National Association of Community Health Centers)

Cataloging and Typing Emergency Resources – Don Wilson (MEMA) – Bobby Storey and Tim Curtis (Desoto County EMA)

Hospital Partnerships, A Successful Model –Panel– MS Gulf Coast Hospital Emergency Planner’s Group: Scott Thresher (Facilitator), Beth Sadler, Tim West, Ken McDowell, Denisa Culberson, Gerald Nottenkamper, and Robert Tash

• Explore the Coast–For local  sites and events, visit http://www.gulfcoast.org/ 

Friday, April 19, 2013

7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.

Morning Comments

8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

EMAC – Hurricane Sandy – Panel – Tom McAllister (MEMA), Michael Oppegaard (Monmouth County, New Jersey), and John Ferguson- (Middlesex County, New Jersey)

9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.

U.S. Representative Steven Palazzo - Mississippi's 4th Congressional District

9:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Break – [Evaluations]

10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Keynote Speaker - Cyber Resiliency and The Stafford Act Affect - Ken Mallette, Maryland Emergency Management Director

10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Emergency Communications and Telecommunication Services- Chris Essid, Director DHS Office of Emergency Communications

11:00 a.m. to noon

American Red Cross Responsibilities and Expectations - Rick Schofield (ARC), Sandra Hodge (ARC MS Region CEO)

Noon to 12:30 p.m.

Closing Remarks (MEMA, MSDH, MCDEMA)

12:30 p.m.

Adjourn