Nov. 12-15, 2006
Location and Hotel Information
Getting Around Orlando
Pre-Conference Brochure (10/30/06)
Optional tours & special pricing on theme park tickets
2006 IAEM Annual Conference Sponsors
2006 Conference Volunteer Opportunities
Special Nov. 12 Conference Session: Congressional Action Plans
for State Emergency Management Associations
IAEM Annual Conference
The IAEM Annual Conference purpose is to provide a forum for current trends, topics and the latest tools and technology in emergency management and homeland security, and to advance IAEM committee work. Sessions encourage stakeholders at all levels of government, the private sector, public health and related professions to exchange ideas on collaborating to protect lives and property from disaster.
If you are an emergency manager, homeland security official, first response coordinator, private industry risk manager or continengy planner, you will not want to miss the IAEM 2006 Annual Conference & EMEX Exhibit.
The IAEM 2006 Annual Conference & EMEX Exhibit program featured:
- Keynote Presentations by U.S. DHS Under Secretaries George Foresman (Preparedness)
and David Paulison (Federal Emergency Management);
- "Disasters Through Time" by archeologist and author Brian Fagan;
- "The Five Concurrent Themes for Success" by highway patrol officer, attorney, risk manager and humorist Gordon Graham;
- "Developing Legal Trends in Emergency Management, including Making Your Case on a FEMA Appeal" by Ernest Abbott of FEMA Law Associates;
- "Wal-Mart’s Hurricane Response" by Jason F. Jackson;
- "Life Ain’t Certain: Ride Your Best Horse First" by Sandy Davis;
- "The Political Realities of Disasters" by former FEMA Director Mike Brown;
- U.S. National Incident Management System (NIMS);
- Multiagency Coordination Systems;
- Resource Management;
- Public Information Systems;
- And many additional sessions and speakers.
Location and Hotel Information
The IAEM Annual Conference and EMEX 2006 took place at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida. Pre-conference meetings and functions and guest rooms were in the adjacent Rosen Centre Hotel:
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Rosen Centre Hotel Location: 9840 International Drive, Orlando, Florida (just 12 minutes from Orlando International Airport).
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Rate: $154 single/double (additional person is $20/night). Reference "International Association of Emergency Managers" to secure this rate.
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Reservations: Call the Rosen Centre Hotel directly at 407-996-9840 or call the toll-free reservations number at 1-800-204-7234.
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Reservation Deadline: Friday, October 20, 2006.
Getting Around Orlando (Orlando info courtesy of IAEM member Steve Detwiler)
2006 Conference News
To Order the IAEM Conference CD (11/21/06)
Extra copies of the IAEM 2006 Annual Conference CD are available for purchase by contacting IAEM Membership Director Sharon Kelly ($15 per extra copy for conference attendees, $45 for others, prices include shipping). The Conference CD includes presentation notes from the following sessions:
- A New Reality: Diversity in Disaster Planning and Response
- Managing Public Information During an Emergency
- Hurricane Katrina: Why the U.S. Coast Guard Excelled
- Interagency Award Winner: South Central PA Regional Counter-Terrorism Task Force
- Lessons From Mass Sheltering After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
- Introduction to the Federal Incident Response Support Team (FIRST)
- Avian Flu: Public Health, Emergency Management and Personal Preparedness
- San Francisco 1906/2006: An EM Perspective
- EM Web Sites: Do They Work?
- What’s New at the National Weather Service?
- One Year Later: Recovery and Preparedness in New Orleans
- Special Need Facilities: The Role of Emergency Planning
- Emergency Plans: None of Them Work Without People
- Putting Plans into Action: Leadership Principles and Practices
- Safety During Emergency Operations
- Children Displaced by Disaster: How Schools Provide Critical Support
- Phase 3.0: Lessons Learned from Pandemic Influenza Planning
- Assuring the Public We Are Confident: The EMAP Solution
- Emergency Plans in Action: Exercise “Noble Responder”
- Mass Fatality Incidents: Managing Critical Resources
- LLIS.gov (Lessons Learned Information Sharing)
- Additional Info: IAEM 2006 Annual Conference Program, IAEM Membership Brochure, IAEM Scholarship Program Brochure, Certified Emergency Manager® Program Brochure, IAEM 2005-2006 Annual Report, IAEM Bulletin Author’s Guidelines
Professional Conference Photos If you wish to order any of the IAEM 2006 Annual Conference photos taken by Christies Photographic Studios of Orlando during the EMEX ribbon-cutting ceremony or during the Presidential Banquet, please go to the Christies Web site for details on pricing and how to order. (Note: If you cannot access the Christies flash site, you can get to the site via this link.) Once you are there, click on "Click here to order photos online" and look for the IAEM photos alphabetically in their list of events.
 Requests for IAEM Annual Conference Pre-Registration Listing If you were a registered conference attendee and did not receive the pre-conference registration listing, you may request that it be e-mailed to you in PDF format.
Only IAEM affiliate members who exhibited at the conference are eligible for the final list of registrants.
Contact IAEM Membership Director Sharon Kelly at info@iaem.com.
Homeland Protection Professional Magazine To Host Workshop on Homeland Security Funding at EMEX 2006 Homeland Protection Professional magazine, an IAEM Media Partner, will host a breakfast workshop on obtaining homeland security funding at EMEX 2006 in Orlando, "Breakfast and Fast Facts on Federal Preparedness Funding Programs for States and Localities," on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006, 7:15-8:00 a.m. Download invitation and reserve space by Nov. 6, 2006.
See article provided by HPP magazine, A Q&A on Homeland Security Funding for States and Localities.
IAEM To Host First Student Poster Presentations at 2006 Annual Conference (06/30/06)
R. David Paulison, nominated today as the Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management at the Dept. of Homeland Security, has confirmed that he will be the keynote speaker at the IAEM 2006 Annual Conference & EMEX Exhibit in Orlando. Paulison will kick off the general sessions of the conference on Monday, Nov. 13.
FEMA Press Release on Paulison's nomination
CPM Group has signed an agreement to be an official Media Partner for the IAEM 2006 Annual Conference & EMEX Exhibit. Learn more about how to become a sponsor of the IAEM Annual Conference.
IAEM thanks Twenty-First Century Communications, Inc., for becoming the sponsor the IAEM Board and committee telephone call bridge. Learn about more IAEM sponsorship opportunities.
A recent survey of potential EMEX participants solicited their preferences for exhibit hours and how to draft more traffic to EMEX 2006. Their feedback is being considered in the planning process for this year's Emergency Management & Homeland Security Expo in Orlando.
Based on the survey results, EMEX 2006 exhibit hours will be extended this year. For complete information about EMEX 2006 and to reserve booth space, visit www.emex.org.
IAEM and the Global VSAT Forum (GVF) have issued a joint press release on upcoming efforts to build collaboration between emergency managers and the satellite industry, through coordination of satellite-related opportunities at the IAEM 2006 Annual Conference & EMEX Exhibit in Orlando. download press release
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