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36th Annual Conference Agenda June 23 - 24, 2009
Carefree Resort and Villas
Carefree, AZ


Tuesday, June 23, 2009
TIME EVENT PRESENTATION
7:00 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Opening Ceremonies
Rural Metro Honor Guard
National Anthem: Patrick McDermott
Call to Order: AESA President, John Padilla
Traditional Native Blessing: Tohono O’odham Nation
8:10 a.m. Welcome: Governor Jan Brewer invited.
Carefree Mayor invited.
8:30 a.m. Session 1: Nancy Ward, Regional Administrator, DHS-FEMA Region IX
9:20 a.m. Session 2: "State Homeland Security Update" Gilbert Orrantia, Director, Arizona Department of Homeland Security Presentation
(PDF - 2.40 MB)
9:50 a.m. Break and raffle
10:10 a.m. Session 3: Department of Emergency Management Update, MG Hugo Salazar
10:35 a.m. Session 4: Arizona State Citizen Corps Update, Tim Siemsen, AZ Citizen Corps Council Presentation
(PDF - 2.20 MB)
11:00 a.m. Session 4: Mexico Border Violence Update – Dan Wells. ACTIC Presentation
(PDF - 7.40 MB)
12:00 p.m. LUNCH Presented by APS
1:00 p.m. Session 6: Media relations during a crisis: Mike Tellef, Peoria Police Department
2:00 p.m. Break and Raffle
2:30 - 3:10 p.m.
Session 7:
Employee Preparedness, Susan Anable, Cox Communications
Presentation
(PDF - 1.00 MB)		 Session 8:
Family Emergency Planning, Cheryl Bender, American Red Cross
 Session 9:
Postmaster Emergency Response Planning
Presentation
(PDF - 1.80 MB)
3:10 - 4:00 p.m.
Session 10:
Employee Preparedness, Susan Anable, Cox Communications
Presentation
(PDF - 1.00 MB)		 Session 11:
Family Emergency Planning, Cheryl Bender, American Red Cross
 Session 12:
Postmaster Emergency Response Planning
Presentation
(PDF - 1.80 MB)
4:35 p.m. Networking in the Afternoon


Wednesday, June 24, 2009
TIME EVENT PRESENTATION
7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Call to Order by AESA President, Pete Weaver
8:05 a.m. Session 13: "State Emergency Management Update" Lou Trammell, Director, Arizona Division of Emergency Management Presentation
(PDF - 12.10 MB)
8:35 a.m. Session 14: "Swine Flu Update" Dr. Bob England, Director, Maricopa County Department of Public Health Presentation
(PDF - 2.00 MB)
9:25 a.m. Break and raffle
9:40 a.m. Session 15: "Public / Private Interaction during the Coyote Crisis Campaign" Joe Urrea, Arizona Division of Emergency Management and Dave Crozier, Palo Verde Presentation
(PDF - 124 kb)
Presentation
(PDF - 3.70 MB)
10:10 a.m. Session 16: "Aidmatrix – Disaster Donations Management System" Bob Rooney, Arizona Division of Emergency Management and Jim Puza, Salvation Army Presentation
(PDF - 1.99 MB)
11:00 a.m. AESA Business Meeting / Elections Presentation
(PDF - 120 kb)
11:45 a.m. Session 12: AESA Excellence in Emergency Management Awards
12:15 p.m. Lunch – Sponsored by Southwest Ambulance
1:15 - 2:05 p.m.
Session 17:
"AZ3D", Brian Sherman, Arizona Government Information Technology Agency
 Session 18:
"How Maricopa County’s EOC Shares Incident/Exercise Information to its Partner Cities", Marcos Coria, Maricopa County Department of Emergency Management
 Session 19:
"Revolutionary Rapid Damage Assessment training - used in IKE", Scott Lewis, The Eagles Wings Foundation Inc.
Presentation
(PDF - 2.60 MB)
2:15 - 3:05 p.m.
Session 20:
"AZ3D", Brian Sherman, Arizona Government Information Technology Agency
 Session 21:
"How Maricopa County’s EOC Shares Incident/Exercise Information to its Partner Cities", Marcos Coria, Maricopa County Department of Emergency Management
 Session 22:
"Pathfinders Task Force – a replicable resource with unprecedented capacity", Scott Lewis, The Eagles Wings Foundation inc.
Presentation
(PDF - 3.30 MB)
3:05 p.m. Break and final raffle
3:20 - 4:10 p.m.
Session 23:
"R-HEART" Raytheon - Humanitarian Employment Assistance Response Team, Ann Palmer, Raytheon
 Session 24:
"Animals and CERT", John Reynolds, Maricopa County Animal Care and Control
Presentation
(PDF - 432 kb)		 Session 25:
"Interoperable Communications" Mike Todd, Arizona Government Information Technology Agency
Presentation
(PDF - 2.70 MB)
4:30 p.m. Vendor Recognition and closing remarks by AESA President, Matt Parks
4:45 p.m. Adjourn