IAEM 2008 Mid-Year Meeting

June 5-7, 2008

National Emergency Training Center

Emmitsburg, Maryland, USA

Register Online (registration deadline May 19, 2008)

Mid-Year Meeting Program (as of Apr. 3, 2008)

Who Should Attend | Info About FEMA Higher Ed Conference Registration Information | Preparation for Meeting

Who Should Attend

The IAEM Mid-Year Meeting is for IAEM members, emergency management professionals, Congressional staffers and federal officials with a role in homeland security and emergency management. Sessions will include briefings from top DHS officials. The IAEM Mid-Year Meeting purpose is to advance IAEM committee work.

FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Conference

June 2-5, 2008

The FEMA Higher Ed Conference immediately precedes the IAEM 2008 Mid-Year Meeting at EMI. The FEMA Higher Ed Conference is by invitation only. If IAEM members want to attend and did not receive an invitation, they should contact Barbara Johnson. More information about this conference can be found here.

Registration for the IAEM 2008 Mid-Year Meeting

Register Online for the IAEM 2008 Mid-Year Meeting no later than May 19, 2008, in time for processing by EMI staff.

• Participants needing housing on EMI’s campus must provide their arrival and departure dates along with the last 4-digits of their social security number.
• The $125 registration fee covers lodging, meals and meeting materials. If you are an IAEM member, please "log in" prior to registering.

• Once IAEM fills its allotted room block on campus at the National Emergency Training Center (NETC), participation is on a space-available basis only. If necessary, IAEM can deduct $65 from the registration fee for participants arranging their own off-site lodging.

Preparation for Mid-Year Meeting

The 2008 Mid-Year Meeting program is planned to address key trends and issues including tasks identified by IAEM leadership as priority and other current IAEM business.

• All participants should review in advance the “Planning Documents” in the Members Only “Documents Download” area of www.iaem.com. Log in using your IAEM User ID and password. The Planning Documents are located here.
• IAEM committee chairs have been instructed to submit their detailed meeting agendas to IAEM headquarters by May 15, for posting on the IAEM web site. This will help IAEM members determine in which work sessions to participate, and to justify their travel.
• As needed, IAEM committee chairs should submit written action recommendations, including draft position papers, to the IAEM Board of Directors by Wednesday morning, June 4, in order to be considered at the IAEM Board Meeting.