IAEM-USA REGION 2

William L. Castagno President - Region 2 University Hospital - EMS Department 150 Cabinet St., P.O. Box 1709 Newark, NJ 07101 (973) 972-4306; F: (973) 972-7146 Email: castagnowl@msn.com

New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands.

Region 2 News

CEM®/AEM Preparatory Course and Exam To Be Offered at the 5th National Emergency Management Summit, Brooklyn, NY, on Sept. 12, 2011

• CEM®/AEM Preparatory Course, Monday, Sept. 12, 2011, 8:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• Cost: $495 USD (does not include the CEM®/AEM exam)
• CEM®/AEM Exam, Monday, Sept. 12, 2011, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
• Cost: Certification application fee must be paid prior to sitting for the exam ($325 USD IAEM members; $450 USD non-members). Click here to submit payment for certification application fee.  
• PLUS you must also register to sit for the exam. Register online here OR download a registration form here.
• Instructor: Christian Lanphere, CEM, CEM® Commissioner.
• Registration deadline is Aug. 26, 2011.
  

Region 2 Election Results Announced (10/12/10) The online officers election for Region 2 ended on Oct. 12, 2010, and the winning candidates' two-year term of office will begin during the IAEM 2010 Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas. William L. Castagno was re-elected as IAEM-USA Region 2 President. Other officers elected are:

• Steven W. Mehl, CEM, Region 2 Vice President, smehl@paramuses.org
• Kenneth D. Honig, CEM, Region 2 Treasurer, khonig@panynj.gov
• James R. Smith, CEM, Resion 3 Secretary, james.smith@umdnj.edu

Letter and Legislator Listing on New Jersey Tide Telemetry System (05/01/08) Region 2 is supplying interested members with a sample letter and a listing of legislative contacts in regard to the critical need to fund the New Jersey Tide Telemetry System. These documents will be distributed at the Region 2 Meeting.

• Sample Letter Regarding NJ Tide Telemetry System
• Legislative Contact Listing

Region 2 Schedules Seminar and Meeting (01/17/08) Region 2 has scheduled the Region 2 Seminar and Meeting for June 11-12, 2008 in Fairlawn, New Jersey.

Region 2 brochure with complete details and registration form (updated 04/08/08)

Region 2 seminar agenda (updated 04/08/08)

IAEM-USA Region 2 will host a two-day seminar titled "Campus & School Safety – Planning & Response" on June 11-12, 2007 in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Topics will include:

• St. John’s University and Virginia Tech incidents
• The use of technology in the planning, prevention and response to such large scale incidents, including the New Jersey UASI Model Schools project
• Campus alert and warning and post-event improvements
• Emergency management in institutions of higher education
• Organization and use of untrained students and volunteers during major emergencies

 

Stephen Kempf, Regional Administrator, FEMA Region 2, and Peter Marghella, President of Medical Planning Resources, Stafford, Virginia will be keynote speakers.

IAEM-USA Region 2 President Bill Castagno will conduct a regional meeting followed by the CEM®/AEM Orientation program for anyone interested in attaining these certifications. Raffle tickets will also be available, with all proceeds going to the IAEM Scholarship Program.

The registration fee is $59 for IAEM members and $99 for non-members. Lunch and breaks are included on both days. Non-members who join IAEM during the seminar will receive a $40 rebate toward their membership dues.  Attendance is limited to 170, so register early.

Contact:  Steven W. Mehl, CEM

                 Region 2 VP

                 201-262-3400 x 503

                 smehl@paramuses.org

Hotel:

A block of hotel rooms has been secured at the Hyatt in Fairlawn at a rate of $124 per night.