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IAEM-USA REGION 9 ARCHIVES
2006-2008
From Left: Gunnnar Kuepper, IAEM Region 9 President;
Aaron Ward, Yuba Co. Deputy Admihnistrator for Emergency Services; and Dr. Joseph Cassady, Yuba Co. Public Health Officer
IAEM Region 9 President Gunnnar Kuepper (left), with Steve Thompson, representative of California Assemblyman Rick Keene.
IAEM Region 9 President Gunnar Kuepper was recently appointed to serve as a director on the board of the Southern California Emergency Services Association. He will be sworn into this position on Mar. 7, 2007. This will create an even stronger bond in the already excellent partnership between IAEM Region 9 and the California state association.
IAEM Region 9 held its second roundtable on "H5N1 Bird Flu - Threat of an Influenza Pandemic?" on July 11 at the Gilbert Fire Dept. Amphitheater in Gilbert, Arizona. The event attracted more than 60 participants from a variety of large private corporations and public agencies. News coverage was provided by local TV Channel 12 and by the Arizona Republic and East Valley Tribune newspapers. The presentation was delivered by IAEM Region 9 President Gunnar Kuepper, who was invited by Gilbert's emergency manager, Sheri Gibbons, to offer the roundtable in Arizona.
IAEM Region 9 Hosted a roundtable on "H5N1 Bird Flu - Threat of an Influenza Pandemic?" on May 15, 2006, at the Proud Bird Restaurant, Los Angeles CA. The event was attended by more than 100 representatives of public and private agencies. Click here for a report published in the Daily Breeze newspaper on May 16.
IAEM Region 9 Roundtable, May 2006
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