Emergency Management Related Webcasts/Webinars (Reverse Chronology)
2010
· September 13, 2:00 PM ET: HSIN Connect Community Preparedness Series Webinar -- Resources for Business Preparedness
· September 7, 2:00 PM ET: HSIN Connect Community Preparedness Series Webinar -- Suspicious Activity Reporting: Stopping the Threat
· August 31: HSIN Connect Community Preparedness Series Webinar -- Citizen Corps National Preparedness Month Kickoff
· August 31: FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Speaker Series -- National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST's) Role in Improving Public Safety Communications
· August 25: Live Response Broadcast -- Severe Weather Alert: Disaster Management When the Power Goes Out
· July 28: Senate Homeland Security Joint Subcommittee Hearing -- Flood Preparedness and Mitigation: Map Modernization, Levee Inspection, and Levee Repairs
· July 28: Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee Hearing -- Protecting America’s Water Treatment Facilities
· July 28: Live Response Broadcast -- The National Domestic Preparedness Consortium: Training America's First Responders
· July 28: Senate Homeland Security Committee Business Meeting -- Including consideration of H.R.2868, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and H.R.3980, to provide for identifying and eliminating redundant reporting requirements and developing meaningful performance metrics for homeland security preparedness grants.
· July 27: House Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Interoperable Emergency Communications: Does the National Broadband Plan Meet the Needs of First Responders?
· July 22: Senate Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- A Review of Disaster Medical Preparedness: Improving Coordination and Collaboration in the Delivery of Medical Assistance during Disasters
· July 22: Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing -- Lessons from the 2010 Tennessee Flood
· July 21: House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Hearing -- Pipeline Safety Public Awareness and Education
· July 21, 10:00 AM ET: Senate Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- Charting a Path Forward: The Homeland Security Department's Quadrennial Homeland Security Review and Bottom-Up Review
· July 15: OASIS Webinar -- Emergency Data Exchange Language (EDXL) suite of standards including the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)
· July 15: House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Hearing -- The Safety of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines (Part 2): Integrity Management
· July 13: Alabama Dept. of Public Health Broadcast -- Community Management of Low Dose Radiological Events
· June 30: Senate Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- Nuclear Terrorism: Strengthening Our Domestic Defenses, Part I
· June 29: House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Hearing -- The Safety of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines: Regulated vs. Unregulated Pipelines
· June 29: Alabama Dept. of Public Health Broadcast -- Anatomy of an Oil Spill: Public Health Response
· June 29: House Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- The Future of FEMA’s Grant Programs Directorate
· June 23: Live Response Broadcast -- Protecting Our Nation's Food Supply: What Can We Do?
· June 23: House Homeland Security Full Committee Markup -- H.R. 5498, "The WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2010," H.R. 5105, DHS Chief Veterinary Officer, "The Homeland Security Grant Management Improvement Act"
· June 17: House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Legislative Hearing -- Public Safety Broadband Network And H.R. 4829, The Next Generation 9-1-1 Preservation Act of 2010
· June 15-17: Illinois Public Health Emergency Preparedness Summit Webcasts
· June 15: Senate Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset: Comprehensive Legislation for the 21st Century
· June 10: FCC Workshop on 21st Century Emergency Alerting -- Leveraging Multiple Technologies to Bring Alerts and Warnings to the Public
· May 27: House Science and Technology Subcommittee Hearing -- Interoperability in Public Safety Communications Equipment
· May 26: Live Response Broadcast -- When Will Our Schools Be Safe Again?: Crisis Management for School Based Incidents
· May 25: FCC Webinar with State and Local Government Officials
· May 24: HSIN Connect Community Preparedness Series Webinar -- Preparing Your Community For Hurricane Season
· May 20: House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Hearing -- Implementation of the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement and Safety Act of 2006 and Reauthorization of the Pipeline Safety Program
· May 18: HSIN Connect CIKR Learning Series Webinar -- 2010 National Preparedness Month (NPM)
· May 17: Senate Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- Gulf Coast Catastrophe: Assessing the Nation's Response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
· May 12: Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Stafford Act Reform: Sharper Tools for a Smarter Recovery
· May 12: HSIN Connect CIKR Learning Series Webinar -- 2010 Hurricane Season: Tools for Understanding Risk
· May 6: House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Hearing -- Priorities for Disasters and Economic Disruption: The Proposed FY2011 Budgets for FEMA and EDA
· May 3: HSIN Connect Community Preparedness Series Webinar -- National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day: The Community's Role in Preparing and Planning For Animals
· April 29: House Homeland Security Subommittee Hearing -- Laying the Framework for the Task Ahead: An Examination of the Department of Homeland Security’s Quadrennial Homeland Security Review
· April 28: Live Response Broadcast -- Trial by Fire: The La Jolla Indian Disaster/Regional Collaboration and Tribal Partnerships
· April 28: House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Hearing -- Public Sales Of Hurricane Katrina/Rita FEMA Trailers: Are They Safe Or Environmental Time Bombs?
· April 27: House Homeland Security Subommittee Hearing -- FEMA’s FY 2011 Budget: Aligning Resources, Mission, and Vision
· April 27: National Science Foundation Webcast -- Learning From Haiti
· April 14: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Hearing -- Reviewing the National Broadband Plan
· April 14: HSIN Connect Community Preparedness Series Webinar -- National 9-1-1 Education Month: Partnering with E9-1-1 Institute and Engaging Local Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs)
· April 13: FCC Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Workshop -- Critical Infrastructure and Information Collection
· April 12: NOAA Climate Service Webinar for State and Local Government Officials
· April 7: HSIN Connect Community Preparedness Series Webinar -- Emergency Management and Compliance with the Americans with Disabilites Act (ADA) and other Federal Disability Rights Laws
· March 31: FCC Colloquium on Public Safety and Homeland Security Portion of the National Broadband Plan
· March 25: House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Hearing -- Oversight Of The Federal Communications Commission: The National Broadband Plan
· March 24: Live Response Broadcast -- Preparing for that Worst Case Scenario: How to Implement Continuity of Operations Planning
· March 23: House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Hearing -- Snow Disasters for Local, State, and Federal Governments in the National Capitol Region
· March 22: FCC Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council Meeting
· March 17: HSIN Connect Community Preparedness Series Webinar -- American Red Cross Month
· March 17: FCC Technical Panel on 700 MHz Nationwide Interoperable Public Safety Wireless Broadband Network Workshop
· March 10: House Financial Services Subcommittee Hearing -- Approaches to Mitigating and Managing Natural Catastrophe Risk: H.R. 2555, The Homeowners’ Defense Act
· March 4: House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Hearing -- U.S. Mayors Speak Out: Addressing Disasters in Cities
· March 3: HSIN Connect Community Preparedness Series Webinar -- Flood Awareness Week: Be Flood Smart!
· March 3: Senate Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- Chemical Security: Assessing Progress and Charting a Path Forward
· March 2: FCC Public Forum -- Proposal to Create an Emergency Response Interoperability Center
· February 25: House Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing -- Homeland Security FY 2011 Budget Request
· February 25: House Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- Homeland Security FY 2011 Budget Request
· February 24: Live Response Broadcast -- WMD—Advanced Tactical Operations: Safe and Effective Response to Terrorist Incidents
· February 24: Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- The Homeland Security Department's Budget Submission for Fiscal Year 2011
· February 24: Senate Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- The Homeland Security Department's Budget Submission for Fiscal Year 2011
· February 18: HSIN Connect Community Preparedness Series Webinar -- Earthquake Preparedness: Lessons Learned from Haiti and California
· February 18: Alabama Dept. of Public Health Broadcast -- The Management of Epidemic Disease
· February 3: House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Hearing -- FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue Prpogram in Haiti: How to Apply Lessons Learned at Home
· January 27: Live Response Broadcast -- Emergency Planning for Special Needs Communities: Answering the Call for Help
· January 27: House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Hearing -- Reauthorization of the National Transportation Safety Board
· January 12: EMPOWER Webinar -- Adaptive Leadership Styles in Emergency Management
· January 6: HSIN Connect CKIR Webinar -- Critical Infrastructure Resiliency: The Next Frontier in Homeland Security
2009
· December 15: House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Hearing -- H.R. 3125, The Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, And H.R. 3019, The Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act Of 2009
· December 14: HSIN Connect Webinar -- Resolve to Be Ready
· December 10: Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Children and Disasters: A Progress Report on Addressing Needs
· December 9: Live Response Broadcast -- City of Minneapolis Emergency Operations Center "I-35 Minnesota Bridge Collapse: A City Responds"
· December 7: HSIN Connect Webinar -- An Introduction to the Citizen Corps Volunteer Liability Guide
· December 2: Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Disaster Case Management: Developing a Comprehensive National Program Focused on Outcomes
· November 18: Live Response Broadcast -- Pandemic Flu Outbreak: Preparedness and Response
· November 18: House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Joint Hearing -- H1N1 Preparedness: An Overview Of Vaccine Production And Distribution
· November 16: House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Hearing -- Reauthorization of the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials Safety Program
· November 12: FCC Broadband Field Hearing -- Improving Public Safety Communications and Emergency Response
· October 29: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee Hearing -- Reauthorization of the National Transportation Safety Board
· October 28: Live Response Broadcast -- TEEX Emergency Operations Center “Incident Management Skills for Times of Crises”
· October 27: House Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Real-Time Assessment of the Federal Response to Pandemic Influenza
· October 27: House Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Preparedness: What has $29 billion in homeland security grants bought and how do we know?
· October 22: Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) and Public Health Training Network Satellite Broadcast and Webcast -- Mass Antibiotic Dispensing: Legal Ease
· October 21: Senate Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- H1N1 Flu: Monitoring the Nation's Response
· October 20: House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee -- Looking Out for the Very Young, Elderly and Others with Special Needs: Lessons from Katrina and other Major Disasters
· October 5: National Press Club Luncheon -- Aiding Children in Disasters
· October 1: Contingency Planning and Management Webinar -- H1N1: Inform and Protect Your Staff and Your Business
· September 30: House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee -- This is NOT a Test: Will the Nation's Emergency Alert System Deliver the President's Message to the Public?
· September 30: National Preparedness Month Webinar -- Creating a "Culture of Preparedness"
· September 30: Dell Pandemic Preparedness Webcast -- Emergency Communications and Response Planning
· September 30: Senate Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- Eight Years After 9/11: Confronting the Terrorist Threat to the Homeland
· September 28: HSIN Connect Seminar -- CIKR Private Sector Preparedness: What You Need to Know About the New Voluntary Preparedness Standards
· September 25: House Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Preparedness: State of Citizen and Community Preparedness
· September 24: House Energey and Commerce Subcommittee Hearing -- A National Interoperable Broadband Network for Public Safety: Recent Developments
· September 24: EM Connection Talkshoe Broadcast -- Who Is to Blame for Not Being Prepared?
· September 23: Center of Excellence for Risk and Crisis Communications Webinar -- Social Media and Technology Breakthroughs for H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Communications
· September 23: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Confirmation Hearing -- Ms. Anne Ferro for Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation and Ms. Cynthia L. Quarterman for Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
· September 23: Live Response Broadcast -- The National Domestic Preparedness Consortium: Providing Innovative Training to Keep America Safe
· September 23: National Preparedness Month Webinar -- Social Media: What Role Does it Play in Business Preparedness?
· September 21: Senate Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- H1N1 Flu: Protecting Our Community
· September 17: EM Connection Talkshoe Broadcast -- Skywarn and StormReady
· September 16: National Preparedness Month Webinar -- Pandemic Planning: How to Prepare Your Business for the Upcoming Flu Season
· September 16: Senate Homeland Security Committee Confirmation Hearing -- Richard Serino for Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
· September 15: House Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing -- Preparing For The 2009 Pandemic Flu
· September 14: HSIN Connect Seminar -- CIKR Private Sector Preparedness: What You Need to Know for the Fall Flu Season
· September 10: EM Connection Talkshoe Broadcast -- National Preparedness Month
· September 10: House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Hearing -- Concerns with Hazardous Materials Safety in the U.S.: Is PHMSA Performing its Mission?
· September 3: EM Connection Talkshoe Broadcast -- Asvaco and VI Planning: Tech Introduction for Critical Infrastructure Assessment
· September 2: National Preparedness Month Webinar -- Business Preparedness: Simple Steps to Ensure Continuity
· August 26: Live Response Broadcast -- National Infrastructure Protection Plan; Sports Event Risk Management
· August 25: FCC Broadband Workshop on Public Safety and Homeland Security
· August 5: Senate Homeland Security Committee Confirmation Hearing -- Kelvin J. Cochran for Administrator, U.S. Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
· August 4: Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Focusing on Children in Disasters: Evacuation Planning and Mental Health Recovery
· July 30: Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee Hearing -- Climate Change and National Security
· July 30: House Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Beyond ISE Implementation: Exploring the Way Forward for Information Sharing
· July 29: House Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- Beyond Readiness: An Examination of the Current Status and Future Outlook of the National Response to Pandemic Influenza
· July 28: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Hearing -- Weathering the Storm: The Need for a National Hurricane Initiative
· July 28: Senate Homeland Security Committee Confirmation Hearing -- Alexander G. Garza for Assistant Secretary and Chief Medical Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
· July 27: House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Hearing -- Post Katrina: What it Takes to Cut the Bureaucracy
· July 22: Live Response Broadcast -- 9-1-1 Medical Emergency
· July 21: Alabama Dept. of Public Health Broadcast -- Responding to Victims with Burn Injuries in Disaster Events
· July 21: Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Hearing -- To consider the preparedness of Federal land management agencies for the 2009 wildfire season.
· July 9: National Institutes of Health -- 2009 H1N1 Flu Preparedness Summit
· July 9: Alabama Dept. of Public Health Broadcast -- Fatality Management During A Pandemic
· July 8: House Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- FEMA Housing: An Examination of Current Problems and Innovative Solutions
· July 8: House Science and Technology Subcommittee Hearing -- Reauthorization of the FIRE Grant Programs
· June 25: National Academies Disasters Roundtable Workshop -- Children and Youth in Disasters: Closing Gaps Among Research, Practice, and Policy
· June 24: Contingency Planning and Management Webinar -- Rapid Action Pandemic Planning: Taking the Next Step
· June 23: House Homeland Security Committee Markup Continued -- H.R. 2868, The Chemical Facility Antiterrorism Act of 2009
· June 22: United We Serve Initiative Roundtable -- FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate
· June 16: House Homeland Security Committee Markup Hearing -- The Chemical Facility Antiterrorism Act of 2009
· June 16: Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee Hearing -- New Orleans Hurricane and Flood Protection and Coastal Louisiana Restoration: Status and Progress
· June 16: Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Protecting Our Employees: Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and the Federal Workforce
· June 12: House Appropriations Full Committee Markup -- Homeland Security and Legislative Branch
· June 11: House Science and Technology Subcommittee Hearing -- Reauthorization of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program: R&D for Disaster Resilient Communities
· June 10: Senate Homeland Security Committee Confirmation Hearing -- Tara J. O’Toole for Under Secretary for Science and Technology, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Jeffrey D. Zients for Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget
· June 10: House Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- The FY 2010 Budget for the National Protection and Programs Directorate and the Transportation Security Administration
· June 10: Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Webinar Demo -- Results from the OGC Web Services, Phase 6 (OWS-6) Testbed Activity
· June 9: House Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- The FY 2010 Budget for the Directorate for Science & Technology, the Office of Health Affairs, and the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
· June 9: House Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- The FY 2010 Budget for the Federal Emergency Management Agency
· June 4: Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Are We Ready?: A Status Report on Emergency Preparedness for the 2009 Hurricane Season
· June 3: Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Pandemic Flu: Closing the Gaps
· June 2: Senate Homeland Security Committee Confirmation Hearing -- Rand Beers, nominated for Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
· May 22: House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Hearing -- Still Post-Katrina: How FEMA Decides When Housing Responsibilities End
· May 20: Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- The Role of the Community Development Block Grant Program in Disaster Recovery
· May 19: House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Hearing -- Recommendation of the National Committee on Levee Safety
· May 14: House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Hearing -- Reauthorization of the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials Safety Program
· May 14: House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Hearing -- An Independent FEMA: Restoring the Nation’s Capabilities for Effective Emergency Management and Disaster Response
· May 13: House Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- The President’s FY 2010 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security
· May 12: Senate Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- The Homeland Security Department’s Budget Submission for Fiscal Year 2010
· May 12: House Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing -- Homeland Security Secretary
· May 1: Road to Ready Voice America Broadcast -- NOAA and the National Weather Service
· May 1: House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Hearing -- FEMA: Preparedness for the 2009 Hurricane Season(link to written testimony
· April 30: Department of Health and Human Services PlanFirst Webcast -- Update on H1N1 Flu
· April 30: House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Hearing -- Swine Flu Outbreak and the U.S. Federal Response
· April 29: Senate Homeland Security Committee Confirmation Hearing -- Ivan K. Fong, nominated for General Counsel, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Timothy W. Manning, nominated for Deputy Administrator (for National Preparedness), Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
· April 24: Road to Ready Voice America Broadcast -- Earthquake Awareness Month and ESi Conference Interviews
· April 22: Live Response Broadcast -- Preparedness and Response to Agricultural Terrorism
· April 22: Senate Homeland Security Committee Confirmation Hearing -- W. Craig Fugate, nominated for Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
· April 17: Road to Ready Voice America Broadcast -- Volcanic Eruptions
· April 10: Road to Ready Voice America Broadcast -- Disaster Recovery
· April 3: Road to Ready Voice America Broadcast -- Food Safety and Agroterrorism
· April 3: House Transportation and Infrastructure Subommittee Hearing -- Disaster Capacity in the National Capital Region: Experiences, Capabilities, and Weaknesses
· March 31: House Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Examining Preparedness and Coordination Efforts of First Responders along the Southwest Border
· March 27: Road to Ready Voice America Broadcast -- Panic
· March 26: Alabama Dept. of Public Health Broadcast -- Alternative Standards of Care in Disasters
· March 18: Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- A New Way Home: Findings from the Disaster Recovery Subcommittee Special Report and Working with the New Administration on a Way Forward
· March 18: NIH Clinical Center Grand Rounds Videocast -- 1) Post-Katrina Health Care: Present Status and Future Considerations 2) Recovery and Rebuilding the Safety Net Post-Katrina
· March 17: House Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing -- Interoperable Communications
· March 17: House Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- PKEMRA Implementation: An Examination of FEMA's Preparedness and Response Mission
· March 13: Road to Ready Voice America Broadcast -- Evacuation
· March 10, 10:00 AM ET: Alabama Dept. of Public Health Broadcast -- Public Health Law 101: Law of Public Health Surveillance, Investigations, and Emergencies
· March 6, 3:00 PM ET: Road to Ready Voice America Broadcast -- Mass Gathering Planning
· March 4: ASPR-ASTHO Webcast -- Mental Health in Emergency Planning, Response and Recovery
· March 3: House Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- FEMA’s Gulf Coast Rebuilding Efforts: The Path Forward
· February 27: Road to Ready Voice America Broadcast -- Broad Band Access for Everyone
· February 25: House Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- DHS: The Path Forward
· February 25: FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Summit -- Deployment and Operational Guidelines for Next Generation IP-Enabled 911 and Enhanced 911 (E911) Services
· February 18: Department of Health and Human Services PlanFirst Webcast -- Promoting Mental Health Resilience
· January 29: Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) and Public Health Training Network Satellite Broadcast and Webcast -- Mass Antibiotic Dispensing: Partnering with Tribal Governments and Communities
· January 28: Department of Health and Human Services PlanFirst Webcast -- Medical Countermeasures and Pandemic Preparedness Status
· January 28: Live Response Broadcast -- WMD/Terrorism Incident Defensive Operations for Emergency Responders
· January 22: Alabama Dept. of Public Health Broadcast -- Psychological First Aid: Building Resiliency for "Us" and "Them"
· January 15, 10:00 AM ET: Senate Homeland Security Committee Confirmation Hearing -- Janet A. Napolitano, Nominated to be Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
· January 14: FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Speaker Series -- National Emergency Communications Plan
2008
· December 11: FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Summit -- Lessons Learned: Hurricane Season 2008
· December 10: Live Response Broadcast -- Comprehensive Cyberterrorism Defense "From Identity Theft to Electronic Warfare – How to Win the Battle"
· November 19: Live Response Broadcast -- Foreign Animal Disease Response Training "American Agriculture at Risk: What is Your Role?"
· November 18: Alabama Dept. of Public Health Broadcast -- Developing Cross Border Collaboration for Effective Disaster and Emergency Planning and Response
· October 29: Department of Health and Human Services PlanFirst Webcast -- Roundtable Discussion of the Nation's Level of Pandemic Preparedness and Related Issues
· October 22: Live Response Broadcast -- WMD Technical Emergency Response Training - "From Chemicals to Explosives: Working with Live Agents"
· October 22: FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Speaker Series -- U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT's) Role in 9-1-1 Issues
· October 16: Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) and Public Health Training Network Satellite Broadcast and Webcast -- Mass Antibiotic Dispensing: Engaging At-risk Populations
· September 25: Department of Health and Human Services PlanFirst Webcast -- Individual Preparedness
· September 24: Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Mission Possible: FEMA's Future Preparedness Planning
· September 24: Live Response Broadcast -- Developing Our Nation's Future Leaders in Homeland Defense
· September 24: Senate Committee on Agriculture and Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee Joint Hearing -- Assessing the Effectiveness of Agricultural Disaster Assistance Programs in the Wake of the 2008 Midwest Floods, Hurricane Gustav, and Hurricane Ike
· September 23: Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- After Action: A Review of the Combined Federal, State, and Local Activities to Respond and Recover from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike
· September 23: House Transportation and Infrastructure Subommittee Hearing -- FEMA's Response to the 2008 Hurricane Season and the National Housing Strategy
· September 18: Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Keeping the Nation Safe through the Presidential Transition
· September 18: FCC PSHSB Summit on Pandemic Preparedness -- Enhancing Communications Response for Health Care and First Responders
· September 16: House Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Interoperability in the Next Administration: Assessing the Derailed 700 MHz D Block Public Safety Spectrum Auction
· September 12: House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Hearing -- Role of the Federal Government in Small Business Disaster Recovery
· September 11: Alabama Dept. of Public Health -- Special Needs Populations in Disasters
· September 9: Center for Strategic and International Studies Homeland Security Strategy Forum -- Decision 2008: The Candidates' Positions
· August 27: Federal Computer Weekly/GCN -- Virtual Alabama: A Practical Guide to Building a Statewide Common Operational Picture (government attendees only)
· August 27: Live Response Broadcast -- The Leader's Role in Creating Vigilant, Prepared and Resilient Communities: Building Partnerships That Work
· August 12: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Meeting -- FEMA and State and Local Representatives on Offsite Emergency Preparedness Issues
· July 31: Joint Senate Homeland Security Committee and House Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Lessons Learned: Ensuring the Delivery of Donated Goods to Survivors of Catastrophes
· July 30: Senate Homeland Security Subommittee Hearing -- Planning for Post-Catastrophe Housing Needs: Has FEMA Developed an Effective Strategy for Housing Large Numbers of Citizens Displaced by Disaster?
· July 30: FCC Public En Banc Hearing -- Public Safety Interoperable Communications: The 700 MHz Band Proceeding
· July 24: Alabama Dept. of Public Health -- Bridge the Gap: Community Surge and Resiliency
· July 24: House Science and Technology Committee Hearing -- The National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: Strengthening Windstorm Hazard Mitigation
· July 23: Live Response -- Avian Influenza Response Training for Emergency Responders
· July 23: VAROLii Corporation -- Selecting an Emergency Communications Solution... and Getting the Most Out of It
· July 23: Senate Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- Information Sharing: Connecting the Dots at the Federal, State, and Local Levels
· July 23:Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Hearing -- The Midwest Floods: What Happened and What Might Be Improved for Managing Risk and Responses in the Future
· July 22: Alabama Dept. of Public Health -- Improving Disaster Communication: The Role of Poison Centers in Public Health
· July 22: House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Hearing -- Post-Katrina Louisiana Recovery: Progress and Impediments
· July 22: Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Hearing -- An Update on the Science of Global Warming and its Implications
· July 17: Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Major Disaster Recovery: Assessing FEMA's Performance Since Katrina
· July 15: House Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Assessing the Framework and Coordination of the National Emergency Communications Plan
· July 9: House Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- The Challenge of Protecting Mass Gatherings in a Post-9/11 World
· July 8: Department of Health and Human Services PlanFirst Webcast -- Live discussion on home care during an influenza pandemic
· June 26: PEPNet South -- Campus Emergency Response and the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Community: Bridging the Communication Gap
· June 26: Senate Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- Nuclear Terrorism: Providing Medical Care and Meeting Basic Needs in the Aftermath, the Federal Response
· June 26: House Science and Technology Committee Hearing -- The State of Hurricane Research and H.R. 2407, The National Hurricane Research Initiative Act of 2007
· June 25: House Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- The Goodyear Explosion: Ensuring Our Nation is Secure by Developing a Risk Management Framework for Homeland Security
· June 25: House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Hearing -- Implementation of the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement and Safety Act of 2006
· June 25: Live Response -- Agroterrorism Preparedness Training for Frontline Responders: "How to Prevent, Respond and Recover from an Agroterrorism Attack"
· June 20: Senate Homeland Security Committee Confirmation Hearing -- Elaine C. Duke, Under Secretary for Management, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
· June 19: LiveProcess -- Developing and Implementing a Hospital Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)
· June 19: Disaster Resource GUIDE -- When Minutes Matter: Lessons Learned featuring former FEMA Director Michael Brown
· June 19: House Science and Technology Committee Hearing -- An Insecure Forecast for Continuity of Climate and Weather Data: The NPOESS Weather Satellite Program
· June 18: Government Executive -- Disaster Looms – Are You Ready? COOP Planning for Agencies
· June 18: Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Hearing -- To consider the preparedness of Federal land management agencies for the 2008 wildfire season.
· June 12: House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Hearing -- Legislative Hearing on H.R. 5533, the Chemical Facilities Act of 2008, and H.R. 5577, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008
· June 12: SUNY at Albany, Center for Public Health Preparedness -- Adapting Standards of Care Under Extreme Conditions
· June 11: House Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Ready to Lead? DHS and the Next Major Catastrophe
· June 5: Senate Homeland Security Ad Hoc Subcommittee Hearing -- It Takes a Village: Community Preparedness
· June 4: Department of Health and Human Services PlanFirst Webcast -- Live discussion to help employers prepare the workplace for an influenza pandemic
· June 4: House Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Examining the Roles and Responsibilities of HUD and FEMA in Responding to the Affordable Housing Needs of Gulf Coast States Following Emergencies and Natural Disasters
· May 28: Live Response -- Agriculture and Food Vulnerability Assessment Training; "How Safe is the Food on our Table?"
· May 22: Alabama Dept. of Public Health -- Understanding and Responding to the Needs of Children After Large-Scale Disasters
· May 19: FCC PSHSB Summit -- Emergency Alert System; Promoting an Effective Emergency Alert System on the Road to a Next Generation EAS
· May 15: Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Nuclear Terrorism: Providing Medical Care and Meeting Basic Needs in the Aftermath
· May 14: House Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Advancing Public Alert and Warning Systems to Build a More Resilient Nation
· May 8: SUNY at Albany, Center for Public Health Preparedness -- Addressing At-Risk Populations in Emergency Preparedness Planning
· May 7: House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism Hearing -- Assessing the Resiliency of the Nation's Supply Chain
· May 6: NYU Center for Catastrophe Preparedness & Response -- Federal Disaster Response Policy: The Stafford Act and Priorities for Reform
· May 6: House Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- The Resilient Homeland - Broadening the Homeland Security Strategy
· Apr 30: Department of Health and Human Services -- Webcast Series on Pandemic Influenza
· Apr 30: House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response Markup -- H.R. 1333, the “Civil Air Patrol Homeland Security Support Act of 2007,” H.R. 4183, the “National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2007,” H.R. 5890, the “Citizen and Community Preparedness Act of 2008.”
· Apr 30: House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Hearing -- Saving Lives and Money through the Pre-disaster Mitigation Program
· Apr 29: Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Oversight Hearing -- EPA Toxic Chemical Policies
· Apr 24: National Earthquake Conference -- Learning from the December 2004 Tsunami
· Apr 23: National Safety Council -- PPE; Who Pays?
· Apr 23: Live Response -- The Critical Incident Protocol (CIP) Community Facilitation Program
· Apr 22: Citrix Workforce Continuity Webinar -- Virtualizing Your Office for Workforce Continuity
· Apr 17: Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Focus on Fusion Centers; A Progress Report
· Apr 16: VAROLii Corporation -- Real Plans for Real People: Satisfying the Human Concerns of Business Continuity
· Apr 15: Senate Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- Nuclear Terrorism; Confronting the Challenges of the Day After
· Apr 10: SUNY at Albany, Center for Public Health Preparedness -- Alternative Marketing & Messaging to Prepare Vulnerable Populations
· Apr 10: House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Department of Homeland Security FY 09 Budget Request
· Apr 9: House Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Moving Beyond the First Five Years; Solving the Department of Homeland Security's Management Challenge
· Apr 9: House Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Moving Beyond the First Five Years; Ensuring FEMA's Ability to Respond and Recover in the Wake of a National Catastrophe
· Apr 3: Senate Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- The New FEMA: Is the Agency Better Prepared for a Catastrophe Now Than It Was in 2005?
· Apr 2: Department of Health and Human Services -- Webcast Series on Pandemic Influenza
· Apr 2: Senate Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- Nuclear Terrorism: Assessing the Threat to the Homeland
· Apr 1: House Committee on Science and Technology Hearing -- Toxic Trailers; Have the Centers for Disease Control Failed to Protect Public Health?
· Apr 1: House Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- The Future of Science and Technology at the Department of Homeland Security
· Mar 29: USFA Executive Fire Officer Symposium -- Politics, Policy, and Practice: What the Fire Service Needs to Know and Do
· Mar 27: Alabama Dept. of Public Health -- The Reasons for and Key Elements of Continuity of Operations Planning
· Mar 26: Live Response -- Creating Vigilant, Prepared, and Resilient Communities for Homeland Security
· Mar 13: SUNY at Albany, Center for Public Health Preparedness -- Pandemic Planning for Academic Institutions
· Mar 13: Department of Health and Human Services -- Webcast Series on Pandemic Influenza
· Mar 13: House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Federal Emergency Management Agency: Is the agency on the right track?
· Mar 13: House Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Making Homeland Security Intelligence Work for State, Local, and Tribal Partners: An Interagency Threat Assessment Coordination Group (ITACG) Progress Report
· Mar 12: House Homeland Security Subommittee -- Partnerships in Securing Critical Infrastructure
· Mar 11: House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Hearing -- Comprehensive Watershed Management and Planning: Drought Related Issues in the Southeastern US
· Mar 5: PREPnet -- What's New in the National Response Framework
· Mar 4: Senate Homeland Security SubHearing -- Is Housing Too Much To Hope For?: FEMA's Disaster Housing Strategy
· Mar 4: Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- FY 2009 Budget for the Department of Homeland Security
· Feb 27: Live Response -- Virtual Terrorism Response Academy
· Feb 26: House Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- Committee Print 'Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008'
· Feb 14: Senate Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- The Homeland Security Department's Budget Submission for Fiscal Year 2009
· Feb 14: SUNY at Albany, Center for Public Health Preparedness -- Dealing With Animals in Emergencies
· Feb 13: House Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- The President's FY 2009 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security
· Feb 13: Senate Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- The Defense Department's Homeland Security Role: How the Military Can and Should Contribute
· Feb 6: FCC PSHSB -- 911 and Enhanced 911 Services Summit
· Jan 31: Alabama Dept. of Public Health -- The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) and Its Application for Public Health Emergency Response and Recovery Operations
· Jan 29: House Homeland Security Hearing -- Ensuring Safe and Effective Housing Programs in the Wake of Disasters
· Jan 25: FCC PSHSB -- Meeting, Joint Advisory Committee on Communications Capabilities of Emergency Medical and Public Health Care Facilities
· Jan 23: Live Response -- Campus Community Emergency Response Team (C-CERT)
· Jan 23: House Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- MARKUP: “Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008"
· Jan 10: SUNY at Albany, Center for Public Health Preparedness -- Bridging Community Partners through Drills & Exercises
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· Dec 18: FCC PSHSB -- Third Meeting, Joint Advisory Committee on Communications Capabilities of Emergency Medical and Public Health Care Facilities
· Dec 13: SUNY at Albany, Center for Public Health Preparedness -- Environmental Health & Disaster Preparedness
· Dec 12: Live Response -- Teen Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
· Dec 12: Senate Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- Confirmation Hearing, Harvey E. Johnson, Jr. to be Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (See bio at http://www.fema.gov/about/bios/hjohnson.shtm).
· Dec 12: House Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing -- Chemical Security: The Implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards and the Road Ahead
· Dec 11: Citrix/CPM Group -- Workforce Continuity: Keep Employees Safe and Productive During Disruptions
· Dec 6: CDC/SNS -- Mass Antibiotic Dispensing: Taking Care of Business
· Dec 4: Senate Homeland Security Subcommitee Hearing -- The New Madrid Seismic Zone: Whose Fault Is It Anyway?
· Dec 4: Government Technology -- Standing Ready: Critical Communications for Continuity
· Dec 3: Senate Homeland Security Subcommitee Hearing -- Host Communities: Analyzing the Role and Needs of Communities that Take in Disaster Evacuees in the Wake of Major Disasters and Catastrophes
· Nov 30: Alabama Dept. of Public Health -- Two Years Later: Continued Psychological Difficulties of First Responders and the Affected General Population Post Katrina
· Nov 28: FCC PSHSB -- Second Meeting, Joint Advisory Committee on Communications Capabilities of Emergency Medical and Public Health Care Facilities
· Nov 15: Alabama Dept. of Public Health -- Environmental Strike Teams
· Nov 15: House Subcommitee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response Hearing -- Leveraging Mutual Aid for Effective Emergency Response
· Nov 15: Senate Homeland Security Subcommitee Hearing -- Not a Matter of "If", But of "When": The Status of U.S. Response Following an RDD Attack
· Nov 14: Live Response -- Homeland Security National Training Programs
· Nov 13: Washington Technology InSight eSeminar -- Emergency Communications Create Market Opportunities
· Nov 8: SUNY at Albany, Center for Public Health Preparedness -- Risk Communication & Psycho-Social Issues in Radiation Events
· Nov 1: FCC PSHSB -- Health Care Summit on Emergency Communications, Response and Recovery
· Oct 31: Senate Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- Post-Catastrophe Crisis: Addressing the Dramatic Need and Scant Availability of Mental Health Care in the Gulf Coast
· Oct 31: House Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- Homeland Security Failures: TWIC Examined
· Oct 30: House Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- The SAFE Port Act: Status of Implementation One Year Later
· Oct 29: FCC PSHSB -- Joint Advisory Committee on Communications Capabilities of Emergency Medical and Public Health Care Facilities
· Oct 26: USGS CoreCast (audio only) -- The Science of Wildfires
· Oct 24: Live Response -- Emergency Responders and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community
· Oct 24: Alabama Dept. of Public Health -- Collaboration: The Key to Public Health System Improvement
· Oct 23: Senate Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- Six Years After Anthrax: Are We Better Prepared to Respond to Bioterrorism?
· Oct 23: Senate Environment & Public Works Committee Hearing -- Examining the Human Health Impacts of Global Warming
· Oct 11: SUNY at Albany, Center for Public Health Preparedness -- Mass Evacuation to Rural Communities II
· Oct 3: House Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- Practicing Like We Play: Examining Homeland Security Exercises
· Oct 3: Senate Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- Pandemic Influenza: State and Local Efforts to Prepare
· Oct 3: FCC -- Commercial Mobile Service Alert Advisory Committee Meeting
· Sept 26: Live Response -- Playas Training and Research Center
· Sept 25: House Homeland Security Committee Hearing -- Beyond the Checklist: Addressing Shortfalls in National Pandemic Influenza Preparedness
· Sept 19: FEMA -- National Response Framework
· Aug 22: Live Response -- COOP Planning
