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Apr. 16-20, 2012
Myrtle
Beach, South Carolina
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Report:
The Region 4 Conference in Myrtle Beach, SC, April 15-20, 2012 was a huge success. There were 120 attendees and 21 vendors on site to relish the breath taking view of Myrtle Beach. The Region 4 Conference Committee worked hard to establish national speakers and subject matter experts to present their views to an eager audience.
On Monday, pre-conference training which consisted of the IAP workshop and on Tuesday was the first day of the Conference. Horry County Honor Guard presented the colors and IAEM USA President and Global Chair, Hui-Shan Walker gave opening remarks. FEMA Region 4 Administrator Phil May and staff gave information on current issues and there were other great topics from speakers throughout the Conference.
Many special thanks to the Region 4 Conference Committee for serving and to the IAEM Headquarters staff for their great support.
A total of $650 was raised for the IAEM Scholarship Program Fund. The program content was excellent, including topics on resilience, EM planning, new technology and more. Download the conference agenda here.
- General sessions included a FEMA update, a U.S. Government Affairs update, Dr. Jane Kushma, "The National Dialogue on Community Resilience: The Role of Emergency Management," Jeff Jellets, "Connecting the Emergency Management Community to the Faith-Based Community," and Donald “Doc” Lumpkins, "Deepwater Horizon - A State Incident Command Perspective."
- Luncheon speakers included: Colonel (Retired) Larry A. Porter, Ph.D., "Defense Support of Civil Authorities: Information & Answers for Emergency Managers," Donna Rowe, Vietnam Veteran and Motivational Speaker, and Ellis Stanley, “A New Era, or a New Error."
- IAEM-USA Region 4 intends to propose that the 2013 IAEM-USA Mid-Year Meeting occur in conjunction with their 2013 gathering, tentatively planned to occur again in Myrtle Beach.
Presentations:
- There's an App for That, Billy Green, CLEM, ALEM, Deputy Director, Tuscaloosa County, AL.
- Human Resources and Emergency Planning: Assisting Local Governments in Times of Crisis,
Stacey Mann, Assistant Professor, Jacksonville State University, and
Jody Hodge, Graduate Student, Jacksonville State University.
- Monitoring Inland Storm Tide and Flooding from Hurricane Irene along the Atlantic Coast of the United States, August 2011,
Brian McCallum,
USGS,
Atlanta, GA.
- Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA): What Emergency Managers Want/Need to Know, Larry A. Porter COL(Ret), Ph.D., CEM.
- Deployable Medical Assets, Mary Beth Skarote,
North Carolina Office of EMS Healthcare Preparedness, Response and Recovery Manager.
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