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Exit the Silver Legacy, go south to 4th Street, go east to Center Street. Reno Events Center is on the corner of 4th and Center Streets.
Monday's "Don't Miss" Events
- 8:00-8:30 a.m. , with opening remarks by IAEM President Mike Selves, CEM; presentation of colors by Reno Fire Dept. Honor Guard; welcome message by Frank Siracusa, Nevada Director of EM
- 8:30-9:00 a.m. by FEMA Administrator, Chief R. David Paulison
- 9:30-10:30 a.m. , Bob Fuhr, CBCP, Historical
Perspectives
- 10:30-11:00 a.m. Presentations of IAEM 2007 Awards, Public Awareness and Technology & Innovation
- 11:00-noon - - Brian Usher, American Public
Works Association; Marla Dalton, P.E., CAE,
M.ASCE, American Society of
Civil Engineers; James C. Schwab, Senior
Research Associate, American
Planning Association; Mosi Kitwana, Director, ICMA
Technical Assistance
- noon-1:30 p.m. : Dennis Mileti, Professor
Emeritus and Former Director of
the National Hazards Research
Applications and Information
Center at the University of
Colorado at Boulder
- - Five tracks to select from in the areas of preparedness, mitigatin, response, recovery, contemporary - check out the program here
- is tonight, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the EMEX Exhibit Hall ~ please join us!
Support the Future of Emergency Management 
by Dawn Shiley-Danzeisen, IAEM Communications & Marketing Director
IAEM's Scholarship Program was established to nurture, promote, and develop disaster preparedness and resistance by furthering the education of students studying emergency management or related fields. Through donations from individuals, companies, and organizations, IAEM's goal is to raise $1 million for an endowment fund for future scholarship awards.
Tax-deductible donations are welcome at any time, and you can donate online to the IAEM Scholarship Fund. For those who are attending the conference in Reno, there are 3 ways to have fun and at the same time benefit the IAEM Scholarship Program:
(1) Silent Auction items will be displayed Monday-Wednesday at a special booth near the registration desk outside EMEX in the Reno Events Center. Please stop by the silent auction booth to peruse the donated items and place your bids. The silent auction closes at Noon, Wednesday, Nov. 14. We have a lot of great items in the silent auction, courtesy of our members and other supporters; take a look on your way into or out of EMEX.
(2) There will also be a Basket Bonanza table outside the EMEX Hall. Check out the great baskets that have been donated by our Regions this year, and be sure to purchase raffle tickets. You may be taking home a great prize, again while supporting scholarships.
(3) The Live Auction is a highlight of the IAEM Annual Conference each year. We get a lively crowd bidding on some amazing donated items, and with a professional auctioneer and the help of student members in displaying items up for auction, it's a lot of fun.
Here is only a partial list of items in the various auctions:
- 32" full HD Aquos LCD TV - retail value $1,299 - donated by WeatherBug Professional
- Alaska Goodies Basket, courtesy of Tony Lazenby
- Parkview Marigny Bed & Breakfast Vacation in French Quarter, New Orleans, courtesy of Edward Minyard
- Disney Character Hand-Assembled Quilt, from Bob Bohlmann's wife, Laura
- White House Easter Eggs, donated by Hilary Styron
- Hereford & Worchester Fire & Rescue Service Helmet.=
- Dozen Maine Lobsters
- Kestrel 4500 Pocket Weather Meter - retail value $399 - donated by Kestrel Pocket Weather Meters
- Austrian Police Hat
- Dow Chemical Tanker Train Car and U.S. Steel Works Caboose by Lionel
- Kiona Winery ice wine
- FDNY Heroes Calendar
- Nancy & Ronald Reagan Slippers
- Boston Red Sox Baseball Cap
- UC Davis logo items
- Airforce One embroidered briefcase
- Obama and Rudy presidential playing cards
- "Emergency" TV series on DVD
- Virginia Tech Tee Shirts & Hoodie
- 4 subscriptions to JEM - value $186 each
- Cat's Meow Village Fire House Collectibles
- LA County Coroner baseball cap
- Speedweeks 95 - collector books
- U.S. Steel rescue knives
- Jewelry
- And much, much, much more!
University and College Emergency Managers Hold Milestone Workshop
by Dave Bujak, Chair of the IAEM Universities and Colleges Committee, Emergency Management Coordinator, Florida State University
photos
Nearly 50 participants from all over the United States and Canada gathered Saturday for the first annual pre-conference workshop targeted specifically to operational emergency management practitioners at higher education institutions. The group represented institutions great and small, public and private, near and far. The newly formed IAEM Universities and Colleges Committee (UCC) organized the workshop.
The first topic was as simple as to identify "where in the university organization does emergency management reside?" Especially since the Tragedy at Virginia Tech, there has been a boom in hiring of emergency managers. Yet, there are inconsistencies in roles, responsibilities, and reporting relationships for many of these positions. Based upon the discussions, the UCC will consider promoting best practices as more schools establish and develop their programs.
The group reviewed federal National Incident Management System (NIMS) requirements, NFPA 1600, EMAP standards, and their impacts on universities and colleges. The UC Committee took forward an action item to coordinate with the NIMS Integration Center and EMAP.
Universities and colleges have a tremendous resource that is often untouched: students. Participants discussed opportunities to incorporate and utilize students in development of their programs. Internships, volunteers, student organizations, student government, service learning and Campus CERT programs are just a few examples of how to involve the entire campus community.
The group discussed the importance of building connections and relations both on and off campus. Universities can be very political institutions that often have three distinct elements: academia, research, and administration. Bridging the gaps between them on campus can be challenge. Beyond campus, it is critical that schools are involved with their local city, county, and state emergency management programs.
EM Practitioner Articles: Help Preserve Information of Value to IAEM Members
by Karen Thompson, IAEM Bulletin Editor & Web Site Content Manager
You may have noticed our announcement in recent IAEM Bulletins about the new resource that the IAEM Editorial Committee now offers to members -- the searchable online collection. This members only area is all about sharing information and lessons learned with your fellow members. The search engine for the EM Practitioner Articles collection came about through a bequest from the now disbanded American Society of Professional Emergency Planners (ASPEP), and this online publishing project is intended as a way for members to share the types of practical articles that used to be featured in the ASPEP Journal.
We think that every IAEM member has something they could contribute to this collection, and if you have ever balked at writing for the IAEM Bulletin because of the 750-word limit -- there's no limit to the length of the EM Practitioner articles. All we ask is that your topics
contribute to the advancement
of knowledge and improvement in
the practice of emergency management. Download the complete guidelines, and help us build content for this member resource.
Committee Updates: U.S. Government Affairs Committee & Special Needs Committee
by Steve Detwiler, Emergency Management Planner, Orange Co. (FL) Office of Emergency Management
 The U.S. Government Affairs Committee had a successful meeting. Presenters included Dennis Schrader, Deputy Administrator for National Preparedness; Ken Murphy, President of the National Emergency Management Association; Cindy Daniels, National Disability Coordinator at FEMA; Dalen Harris with the National Association of Counties; and Sam Hinojosa with the Government Accountability Office. photos
The Special Needs Committee members discussed numerous topics, including:
- The NRF special needs definition and its implications for local, tribal and state emergency managers.
- Outlined some of the conflicting guidance in this area now coming down from several federal agencies on special needs emergency planning issues; focused particular attention on reviewing the DOJ Guidance Chapter 7 issues in July 2007.
- Started open conversation about how to better reflect the image of emergency managers and the profession to advocacy groups in the communities; this will be an ongoing conversation for the committee this coming year.
- Also Cindy Daniels, the FEMA National Disability Coordinator, introduced herself to the committee and explained her role and goals for the future.
Submit News & Photos
- Call for News & Photos: If you have a contribution for the Tuesday edition, please e-mail your news and photos by 6:00 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 12, to IAEM Bulletin Editor Karen Thompson.
- Author Guidelines: The guidelines are simple: keep your news items short (no more than 300 words max, please!); e-mail news items in plain text or Word format; and e-mail photos as image attachments in JPG format. (Note: You must include a photo caption with each photo.)
- Post-Conference Coverage: The best news items in the IAEM Bulletin OnSite 2007 will be picked up later for the post-conference IAEM Bulletin. It's a good opportunity to earn a byline, and any IAEM conference attendee is welcome to contribute. As in past years, we especially encourage student members to write up their notes and submit short news items.
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