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23rd Annual Emergency Preparedness Conference

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2010 Conference Program


Day 1 - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2010

 


Plenary 1 - 09:00 - 10:00

 
P1 Preparing to Adapt: A Perspective from the Insurance Industry on Keeping Severe Weather from Becoming Natural Disasters
Don Forgeron, Toronto, Ontario
[ Grand Ballroom A&B ]


Session A - 11:00-12:00

 
A1
Public Health afterDisasters
Bonnie Henry, Vancouver, BC
Natalia Skapski, Vancouver, BC
[ Junior Ballroom A&B ]
 
A2
Leadership Volunteers: Where to Find Them & How to Keep Them
Carol Dixon, Vancouver, BC
[ Junior Ballroom C ]
 
A3
Response Coordination on Shaky Ground?

[ Junior Ballroom D ]
A4
Managing and Developing Battle Rhythms during Emergencies
Ian Cunnings, Surrey, BC
Donald J. Senft, CFB Esquimalt, BC
[ Port McNeill Room ]
 


Session B - 13:30-14:30

 
B1
Deploying Medical Response Assets Internationally: Preparation and Pitfalls
David Sanschagrin, Ottawa, Ontario
Andrew Stevermer, Ottawa, Ontario
[ Junior Ballroom A&B ]
B2
Animals in Emergencies
Shanyn Silinski, Steinbach, Manitoba
[ Junior Ballroom C ]
B3
BC Housing – Community Disaster Support
Steven Bibby, Burnaby, BC
Bill White, Burnaby, BC
[ Junior Ballroom D ]
B4
Social Media and Crisis Communications
Therese Mickelson, Port Moody, BC
[ Port McNeill Room ]


Plenary 2 - 15:00 - 16:30

P2
From Impossible to Possible– New Orleans since Katrina
Thomas D. Ignelzi, New Orleans, Louisiana
[ Grand Ballroom A&B ]

Day 2 - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2010

 


Plenary 3 - 08:30 - 9:30

 
P3
The Medical Response to the Haiti Earthquake
Linda Garand, Montreal, Quebec
Andrew Stevermer, Ottawa, Ontario
[ Grand Ballroom A&B ]


Session C - 10:00-12:00

 
C1
Health & Local Governments: Working Together in Emergency Management
James MacDonald, Chilliwack, BC
Jody Sydor-Jones, Vancouver, BC
Susanne MacKinnon, Vancouver, BC
[ Junior Ballroom A&B ]

C2
ESS Exercise Design Workshop: Making it
Work for You
Barbara Morgan, Maple Ridge, BC
[ Junior Ballroom C ]

C3
Working Towards Greater Community Resilience
Robin Cox, PhD
[ Junior Ballroom D ]
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Robin Cox

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C4
Resilience by Design:
Land-use Decision Support

Bert Struik, Vancouver, BC
Murray Journeay, Vancouver, BC
[ Port McNeill Room ]

Session D - 13:30-14:30

D1
Disaster Psychosocial Services
Heleen Sandvik, Vancouver, BC
[ Junior Ballroom A&B ]
D2
Older People in Emergencies
Gloria Gutman, Burnaby, BC
[ Junior Ballroom C ]
D3
Community Rapid Damage Assessment Planning
Jim Kipp, Nanaimo, BC
[ Junior Ballroom D ]
D4
Unincorporated Communities and Emergency Planning
Marc D'Aquino, North Vancouver, BC
[ Port McNeill Room ]


Plenary 4 - 15:00 - 16:00

P4
Training & Education: Challenges and Opportunities in the Next Decade
John Lindsay, Brandon, Manitoba
John Ash, Ottawa, Ontario
[ Grand Ballroom A&B ]

Day 3 - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2010

 


Plenary 5 - 09:00 - 10:00

P5
Earthquake Hazards and Preparedness
John F. Cassidy, Sidney, BC
Roberto Gonzalez
[ Grand Ballroom A&B ]


Plenary 6 - 10:30 - 12:00

 
P6
Earthquake Operations on the International Stage
Leslie Leach, Calgary, Alberta
Jean-Pierre Taschereau, Ottawa, Ontario
[ Grand Ballroom A&B ]

   
   

 

 

 

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