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2006 PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
Pre-Conference Workshops:
Community Recovery Planning
Jim LaMorte, BSc,
MUP, ARM
President, Smart Risk Control, Inc.
Victoria, British Columbia
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Volunteer Management 101
Lillian Whitmore
President, Lighthouse Consultants
Burnaby, British Columbia
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Day 1
Plenary 1 |
| P1 |
Attitude is Everything: Leadership and the Value of the Community Around Us
Kelly Smith
National Ambassador, Rick Hansen
Man In Motion Foundation
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Plenary 2 |
| P2 |
Pandemic Preparedness: Toward a National Pandemic Preparedness Strategy
Dr. James (Jim) Young
Special Advisor to the Deputy Minister
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Toronto, Ontario
Local Health Authority Pandemic
Preparedness Planning
Shelagh Weatherill
Director Communicable Disease
Vancouver Coastal Health
Vancouver, British Columbia |
Breakout Sessions:
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Emergency Command Vehicle Design/Function
S/Sgt Rick Bamford
RCMP- Coquitlam Detachment
Coquitlam, British Columbia
Dave Jones
Communications Coordinator
RCMP – Burnaby Detachment
Burnaby, British Columbia
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Worker Care – Who’s Looking After Me?
Laurie Pearce
Project Manager, Fraser Region
Ministry of Children and Family Development
Surrey, British Columbia
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Disaster Preparedness for Drinking Water
Barry Boettger
Provincial Drinking Water Officer
Ministry of Health
Victoria, British Columbia
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Accepting Responsibility: The human element in disaster preparedness training
Rajiv Jhangiani
PhD Student
Department of Psychology
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia
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| B1 |
CANALERT
Chaouki Dakdouki
Director, Regulatory Policy & Planning
Radio-Communications and Broadcasting Industry Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
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| B2 |
Lessons for Local Communities in British Columbia
Rob Johns
Emergency Social Services Program
Manager Victoria & Esquimalt Emergency Social Services
Victoria, British Columbia
Kirsten Brown
Deputy Emergency Social Services
Director Victoria & Esquimalt Emergency Social Services
Victoria, British Columbia
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Sustaining Community Health Care Services Following a Disaster
Doreen Myers
Emergency Management Coordinator
Vancouver Coastal Health
Vancouver, British Columbia
Jan Fisher
Client Relations & Risk Management Director
Vancouver Coastal Health
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Seattle Project Impact
Ines Pearce
Strategic Advisor 2,
Seattle Office of Emergency Management
Seattle, Washington |
Day 2
Plenary 3 |
| P3 |
Federal Emergency Management
The Honourable Stockwell Day
Minster of Public Safety
Ottawa, Ontario |
Breakout Sessions: |
| C1 |
Evacuation Evaluation
Shirley Laska Professor
Center for Hazards, Assessment, Response & Technology
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
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| C2 |
Disaster Psychosocial Response: What is it?
Heleen Sandvik
Provincial Coordinator, Disaster Psychosocial Services Project
Ministry of Health
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Medical Response to New Orleans for
Hurricane Katrina
Dr. Susan M. Briggs
Director, International Trauma and Disaster Institute
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
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Resilience: Rescuing Animals in Chaos
Cheryl Rogers, Coordinator
Canadian Disaster Animal Response Team (CDART)
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Planning for geohazards along the sea to
sky corridor
Dr. Catherine Hickson
Reducing Risks from Natural Hazards
Natural Resources Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia
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| D1(B) |
Tsunami integrated preparedness (tip) project
Kelli McReynolds
Manager, Integrated Preparedness
Provincial Emergency Program
Victoria, British Columbia
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| D2 |
Critical Incident Simulation Center (CISC)
Robert Walker
Manager, CISC
Justice Institute of British Columbia
New Westminster, British Columbia
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| D3 |
Pandemic Preparedness for Local Governments
Jim LaMorte
President
Smart Risk Control Inc.
Victoria, British Columbia
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Neighborhood Preparedness
Heather Lyle
Program Coordinator
Emergency Management Division
Justice Institute of British Columbia
New Westminster, British Columbia
Laurie Bean
Administrative Supervisor/ Teams Support
North Shore Emergency Management
North Vancouver, British Columbia
Paulette Mossop
Neighbourhood Preparedness Coordinator
North Shore Emergency Management
North Vancouver, British Columbia
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The Fraser River Flood Hazard – An Integrated Approach to Management
Steve Litke
Program Manager
Fraser Basin Council
Vancouver, British Columbia
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The Ground Has Stopped Moving– Where Do I Go Now? The Fundamentals of Deployment Planning”
Natalia Skapski
Emergency Planning Coordinator
Emergency and Operational Planning Section
Vancouver Police Department
Vancouver, British Columbia |
Day 3
Plenary 4 |
| P4 |
Hurricane Katrina
Shirley Laska
Professor
Center for Hazards, Assessment, Response & Technology
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
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Plenary 5 |
| P5 |
Canada’s Response to Pakistan’s Earthquake
Major Julia Atherley-Blight
Deputy Commanding Officer
Canadian Forces Disaster Assistance Response Team
Kingston, Ontario
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Plenary 6 |
| P6 |
Disasters – The Past Year
Cam Filmer
Acting Executive Director
Provincial Emergency Program
Victoria, British Columbia |
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Email: epconference@vancouver.ca