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IAEM-USA REGION 9
Gunnar J. Kuepper
President - Region 9
Emergency & Disaster Management, Inc.
5959 West Century Blvd., Suite 501
Los Angeles, CA 90045
(310) 649-0700;
F: (310) 649-1126
Email:gjk@edmus.info |
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Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Trust, and Territories.
IAEM Participated in the California Emergency Management Association Senior Leaders Summit (10 June 2009) IAEM-USA Region 9 President, Gunnar J. Kuepper, and IAEM-USA Region 9 Vice President Michael Martinet, CEM, represented IAEM at the June 1, 2009 California Emergency Management Association Senior Leaders Summit, held in Burbank, CA. The purpose of this first of its kind meeting was to facilitate dialogue on key statewide issues in Emergency Management and Homeland Security, to identify potential areas for shared initiatives and efforts as well as to provide Cal EMA with input on the development of more effective programs, business practices and strategic planning.
IAEM Participated in the 2009 International Satellite and Communications exchange (ISCe) in San Diego, CA (10 June 2009) Gunnar J. Kuepper, IAEM-USA Region 9 President, co-chaired two sessions at ISCe 2009, focusing on the use of satellite technology.
The first panel, co-moderated with David Hartshorn, Secretary General of GVF, a partner organisation of IAEM, was titled "SATCOM for Emergency Management: Lessons from Disasters." Panelists included: Dipak Basu, NetHope; John McCloskey, Director Product Management, Spacenet, Inc.; Brian Steckler, Executive Director, Hastily Formed Networks Center, Naval Postgraduate School; and Donald Root, Jr., Assistant Communications Systems Manager, Wireless Services Division, San Diego County Sheriff's Department.
The second panel, co-moderated with Robert Bell, Executive Director of the Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) and World Teleport Association (WTA), covered the subject of "Integrating SATCOM into Civil Agency Commnications Networks." Panelists included: Sara Diaz, Manager Emerging Technologies, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department; John Diggs, Communications Coordinator, Traffic Division, Missouri Department of Transportation; Greg Heifner, CEO Orbital Data Net, Inc.; COL Quill Ferguson (U.S. Army) Deputy Chief of Staff G6, U.S. Army North, Fort Sam Houston, Texas; and John Hudson, Communications Coordinator, California Emergency Management Agency. The audiences, including a variety of emergency management and disaster relief professionals, were provided with insights on new SATCOM and related technologies as well as opportunities to expand communication abilities during a disaster.
During the ISCe, Gunnar J. Kuepper met with LT General Russel L. Honore, U.S. Army (ret), Commander of the Joint Task Force Katrina and author of the recently released book Survival: How a Culture of Preparedness Can Save You and Your Family from Disasters, and Matthew Bettenhausen, Acting Secretary of California Emergency Management Agency. Topics of the discussion included insights into the lessons from Katrina, public expectations during a disaster, human factors, the importance of public education and preparedness, and the potentially devastating effects of natural disasters and terrorist attacks.
(09 June 2009)
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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