Past Conferences

2007 Conference Program


The 2007 Emergency Preparedness Conference Brochure
Pre-Conference Workshops: "C.L.E.A.R. Command Leadership Effectiveness for Awareness & Response Ready, Set, Go!” - EOC Team Preparation & Simulation *Speaker:* Ted Buffington CEO, Achievement By Design, LLC, Texas, USA *Location:* The Theatre, Justice Institute of British Columbia
“Building a Common BC” - CANCELLED by John Blore
DEEP PREP: All-Hazards disaster Behavioural Health Training *Speakers:* Dr. James Schulz Director, Centre for Disaster Extreme Event Preparedness (DEEP), Florida USA Dr. Brian Flynn Assoc. Dir., Center for studies of Traumatic Stress, Maryland, USA *Location:* Port McNeill Room – Level Four, North Tower, Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel
Day 1 - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2007 Plenary 1 - 09:00 - 11:00
P1	Focus, Fold Or Freeze Ted Buffington, Texas, USA [ Grand Ballroom A&B ]
Session A - 11:00-12:00
A1	Emergency Preparedness & Vulnerable Populations Sally Pollack, Lions Bay, British Columbia [ Junior Ballroom A&B ]
A2	Emergency Events That Result In Farm Animal Mass Carcass Disposal Challenges Rick Van Kleeck, Abbotsford, British Columbia [ Junior Ballroom C ]
A3	Warning Systems Peter Anderson, Burnaby, British Columbia [Junior Ballroom D ]
A4	How To Prepare When We Don’t Know The Enemy? Emerging Infectious Disease And Pandemic Preparedness Babak Pourbohloul, British Columbia [ Port McNeill Room ]
Session B - 13:00-14:30
B1	Surge, Sort, Support: Disaster Behavioural Health For Healthcare Professionals James Shultz, Florida, USA [ Junior Ballroom A&B ]
B2	Emergency Response to Wide Area Power Outages Sheena Vivian \| Jim Whyte, British Columbia [ Junior Ballroom C ]
B3	Crisis Communication Jim Stanton, Vancouver, British Columbia [ Junior Ballroom D ]
B4	The Ground Has Stopped Moving Natalia Skapski, Vancouver, British Columbia [ Port McNeill Room ]
Plenary 2 - 15:00 - 16:30
P2	Climate Change Impact On Disaster Management Paul Kovacs, Toronto, Ontario Ben Kangasniemi, Vancouver, British Columbia Kirsty Duncan, Toronto, Ontario [ Grand Ballroom A&B ]

Day 2 - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2007 Plenary 3 - 08:30 - 10:00
P3	Taking Shelter: Insurance Industry And Natural Disasters Mark Yakabuski, President & CEO [ Grand Ballroom A&B ]
Session C - 10:30-12:00
C1	Hazardous Substance Events & Healthcare Professionals Cecil Unrau, New Westminster, British Columbia [ Junior Ballroom A&B ]
C2	How To Build A Successful Business Continuity Plan And Integrate With Emergency Management Lisa Benini, Victoria, British Columbia [ Junior Ballroom C ]
C3	Developing a Successful Emergency Program: Strategies, Techniques and Lessons Learned Robert Black, Edmonton, Alberta [ Junior Ballroom D ]
C4	Community Partners In Pandemic Preparedness Wayne Dauphinee, Victoria, British Columbia [ Port McNeill Room ]
Session D - 13:30-16:30
D1	In Search Of Best Practice: Creating Disaster Resilient Communities Laurie Pearce, North Vancouver, British Columbia [ Junior Ballroom A&B ]
D2	Riskscapes – Community Risk Assessment For Local Authorities Jim LaMorte, Victoria, British Columbia [ Junior Ballroom C ]
D3	Role Of ESS In The EOC Sarah Wareing, New Westminster, British Columbia [Junior Ballroom D ]
D4	Information Sharing And Communication Skills During MCI - Hospital Emergency Response Workshop Yuri Millo, Washington DC, USA [ Port McNeill Room ]

Day 3 - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2007 Plenary 4 - 08:30 - 9:30
P4	Emergency Management Before Blackberrys Larry Pearce, North Vancouver, British Columbia [ Grand Ballroom Foyer ]
Plenary 5 - 10:00 - 11:00
P5	Leading In A Crisis Henry Renteria, California, USA [ Grand Ballroom A&B ]
Plenary 6 - 11:00 - 12:00
P6	Rebuilding Lives and Communities: Learning from the Indonesia Earthquake and Tsunami Response Jean Slick, Calgary, Alberta [ Grand Ballroom A&B ]
Plenary 7- 13:00 - 14:30
P7	Emergency Management BC – Building Emergency Preparedness In British Columbia Wes Shoemaker [ Grand Ballroom A&B ]
	Disasters Of The Past year Cam Filmer [ Grand Ballroom A&B ]