iaem-usa Public-Private Partnership caucus

Caucus Co-Chairpersons

Caucus Mission (adopted 12 Dec 2008)

Develop, identify, and promulgate best practices for creating effective partnerships among private, not-for-profit, and public sectors.

Caucus Objectives (adopted 12 Dec 2008)

• Establish information sharing forums regarding emergency and disaster planning, training, and exercises between the public, not-for-profit, and private sectors.
• Identify relationships that can be developed between public, private, and not-for-profit entities that can enhance emergency and disaster prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.
• Develop effective strategies for achieving common emergency and disaster goals and objectives in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors using Best Practices.
• Create an awareness of what public-private partnerships are, and how they can be leveraged in emergency and disaster management.

Caucus Concept of Operations (adopted 12 Dec 2008)

• The IAEM President shall appoint a Chairman and Co-Chairman (one public sector and one private sector) from the general membership.
• The caucus will engage the general membership and other interested parties consistent with its mission, objectives, and strategies.
• The caucus will formally meet during the Mid-Year and Annual Meetings of the Association. 
• Between these IAEM meetings, the caucus will meet regularly as determined by its membership, but not less than once a month.

Caucus Documents

• Caucus Roster (27 Jan 2010)
• Caucus Meeting Minutes (01 Nov 2009)
• Caucus Meeting Minutes (05 June 2009)
• Caucus Meeting Minutes (15 Apr 2009)
• Caucus Meeting Minutes (18 Feb 2009)
• Caucus Meeting Minutes (16 Nov 2008)

News

• News section will include Public-Private Partnership Caucus news items.

Calendar

• Calendar section will include public-private partnership events.

Resources

• Public Private Partnerships in the 21st Century, white paper by S. Shane Stovall, CEM, Co-Chairman, IAEM-USA Public-Private Partnership Caucus, and Director, Emergency Management and Homeland Security, City of Plano, Texas (28 May 2009)