Show management and select sponsors will be providing hosted hors d’oeuvres as well as appetizer and refreshment stations on the EXPO floor, while exhibitors offer drinks of choice in their booth to help make this networking event one to remember.  Exhibitors can meet with prospective buyers in their own booth as they meet and greet in a more relaxed and social setting. LOCATION - The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D

What is New Orleans without Mardi Gras? Show Management and Select Sponsors will bring the best of Louisiana culture to IDCE. Attendees will be treated to industry insights from a true industry leader, Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne, while enjoying Louisiana cuisine at its finest, and entertainment that only New Orleans can produce... Grammy award winner Chubby Carrier and the Zydeco Swamp Band! Dinner is included! COST - $60 per person (not included with IDCE registration fees).

• 7:00 PM Doors Open
• 7:15PM: Introduction and Special Guest: Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne - Louisiana
• 8:00PM - 10:00PM: Entertainment - Grammy award winning artist Chubby Carrier & the Zydeco Swamp Band.

As the show comes to a close, unwind with fellow exhibitors and attendees OFF-SITE. Make sure to take advantage of the last opportunity IDCE2012 will present to build on new relationships and business opportunities while experiencing a classic of the French Quarter - Lucy’s Retired Surfer Bar & Restaurant. Show Management and select sponsors will provide the food and drinks... and music.  There is simply nothing like Rockin' Dopsie and the Zydeco Twisters! You just need to show up and enjoy.

Doors Open: 6:00PM
Rockin' Dopsie: 6:30PM - 9:00PM

 

IDCE2012 Speakers

(Unless otherwise indicated, all speakers are confirmed)

Craig Fugate (Key Note Address)	Hon. Tom Ridge	James Lee Witt	Gov. Bobby Jindal**	Mayor Mitch Landrieu**
Ky Luu	Saroj Kumar Jha	Dr. Yolanda Surena	Mark Bartolini	Mark Merritt
James Featherstone	Burl Cain	Willy Steenbakkers	Dave Kaufman	Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne
Jim Mullen	Don Byrne	Joseph Booth	Pat Santos	Mark Cooper
Hon. Scott McCallum	Ty Prettyman	John "Jock" Menzies	Yair Miller	Meir Elran
Harold Hansen	Anne Palmer	Frank Poe	Bob Johnson	Deb Schnackenberg
Shane Stovall	Jeb Laceyl	Dan Stoneking	Ramesh Kolluru	Allesandra Jerolleman
Ltg. Russel Honore	Rob Dudgeon	Mike Thomson	Dr. Connie White	Bonnie Canal
Jeff Gaynor	Marc Glasser	Grant Lecky	Lou Altman	Jamie Mabile
Henry Cortacans	Dave Sanderson	Mickey McCabe	Thomas Brown	Jim Cook
Frank Headen	Sam Bergman	Dave Mason	Patti Harman	Rusty Amarante
Robert Zimmerman	Sandy Davis	Dr. Renee Poirrier	Molly Wesley	Scott Lewis
Lisa Rogers	Kyle McPhee	Sarah Kopec	Alex Harel	Chris Ainsworth
Sino Zamonov	Leslie Wilson	Spurgeon Robinson	Walt Ehmer	Eric Gaull
Michael Dunaway

 

Who are the IDCE2012 Speakers?

(in alphabetical order by first name)

• Alex Harel – EZPack Water Ltd.
• Alessandra Jerolleman - Executive Director - Natural Hazard Mitigation Association
• Anne Palmer - Senior Associate - Disaster Services, the American Red Cross
• Bob Johnson - President / General Manager, New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
• Governor Bobby Jindal (Invited)- Governor, State of Louisiana 
• Bonnie Canal – President, SELA Chapter, Association of Contingency Planners (ACP)
• Burl Cain – Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, LA
• Chris Ainsworth, CEM - Program Director - Public Safety Leadership Development, Australian College of Community Safety / 'raemec'
• Dr. Connie White – Jacksonville State University
• Craig Fugate - FEMA Administrator
• Dan Stoneking - Director, FEMA Private Sector Office (Public Private Partnerships)
• Dave Kaufman – Director, FEMA Office of Policy and Program Analysis
• Dave Mason - President, Atlantic Restoration Services; International speaker regarding property damage restoration and microbial remediation.
• Dave Sanderson - "Miracle on the Hudson" survivor
• Debrah Schnackenberg - Senior VP - Emergency Services Program, American Humane Association
• Don Byrne - CEO, Metrix 411 LLC; Managing Director, GRCS LLC; SDMI Senior Fellow of Private Sector Resilience; ACP Board Member; Certified Planner and Lead ISO Auditor
• Eric Gaull – Program Manager, Security Operations Center - The World Bank
• Frank Headen - President, Restoration Industry Association; Chairman/CEO, First Restoration Services (FRS, Inc.)
• Frank Poe - Executive Director, Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCC / GA Dome / Centennial Olympic Park - Atlanta, GA)
• Grant Lecky - National Coordinator, Business Continuity Planning - Citizenship and Immigration Canada
• Harold Hansen - Director, Life Safety & Security, International Association of Venue Managers
• Henry Cortacans - EMS Task Force, State of New Jersey
• James M. Cook, CEM – President, ESI University
• James Featherstone - General Manager, Los Angeles County Emergency Management
• James Lee Witt - CEO, Witt Associates; Former FEMA Administrator
• Jamie Mabile – Managing Member, Mabile and Associates
• Jeb Lacey - Director for the Office of Emergency Management for Victoria, Texas
• Jeff Gaynor - founder of American Resilience Consulting, LLC; Former Director of the Emergency Response Senior Advisory Committee and Critical Infrastructure Task Force (CITF) of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC); post-9/11 Defense Department Representative to the White House Office of Homeland Security and the Intelligence Community
• Jim Mullen - President, National Emergency Management Association
• Joseph “Joey” Booth - Executive Director, Stephenson Disaster Management Institute
• John "Jock" Menzies - President, American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN)
• Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne - Lt. Governor, State of Louisiana
• Ky Luu - Executive Director, Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy; former Director, Director of the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance
• Kyle McPhee – Hagerty Consulting
• Leslie Wilson – Director, Serve in Disaster, LLC / SID/Tajikistan
• Lisa Rogers – President, Mycometer, Inc. U.S.
• Lou Altman – President/CEO, GlobaFone
• Mark Cooper – Senior Director, Emergency Management – Wal-Mart; Former Executive Director, Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness; Active Member – FEMA National Advisory Council
• Marc Glasser - CEO, Resilience Management LLC;
• Mark Bartolini – Director, USAid’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)
• Mark Merritt - Co-Founder and President, Witt Associates
• Meir Elran – Director, Homeland Security Program - Institute for National Security Studies, INSS, Tel Aviv University
• Michael Dunaway - Principal, VTI, LLC; Former Senior Director of Programs, Community and Resillience Services, American Red Cross
• Mickey McCabe - President and EMS Director - McCabe Ambulance Service, New Jersey
• Mike Thomson – National Treasurer, Past Chairman & CEO - Association of Contingency Planners (ACP); Manager, Client Services & Business Continuity Programs - ImpactWeather
• Mayor Mitch Landrieu (Invited)- Mayor, City of New Orleans, Louisiana
• Molly Wesley - Content analyst on the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency's Responder Knowledge Base (RKB)
• Pat Santos – Deputy Direcor, Emergency Management – (La) GOHSEP
• Patti Harman - Director of Standards & Communications, RIA
• Ramesh Kolluru (Executive Director, NIMSAT Institute; Director, CBIT)
• Dr. Renee Poirrier – Director, Louisiana State Animal Response Team
• Rob Dudgeon – Director, Division of Emergency Services, San Francisco Department of Emergency Management
• Robert Zimmerman – Fellow, Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute
• LTG. Russell Honore – US Army (Ret); Commander – Task Force Katrina
• Rusty Amarante - Vice President of Implementation, Belfor, USA
• Sam Bergman - Chief Executive Officer of Rolyn Companies; Vice President - RIA
• Sandy Davis – Director, Caddo-Bossier Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
• Sarah Kopec – Hagerty Consulting
• Saroj Kumar Jha – Director, Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, World Bank
• Scott Lewis - Founder, Eagles Wings Foundation
• Governor Scott McCallum - President, Aid Matrix; Former Governor of Wisconsin
• Shane Stovall - Director, City of Plano, TX Office of Emergency Management
• Sino Zamonov - Operations Manager - Serve in Disaster, LLC / SID/Tajikistan
• Spurgeon Robinson – Principal, MFR Solutions Public Sector Advisory Practice
• Thomas Brown – President, E-Claim.com
• Honorable Tom Ridge - CEO, Ridge Global; Previous - 1st DHS Secretary; Former Governor – Pennsylvania
• Ty Prettyman - Program Director, AirLink
• Walt Ehmer - President/COO, Waffle House
• Willy Steenbakkers - Senior Crisis Coordinator, Department of National Security, National Crisis Center, The Netherlands
• Yair Miller – Executive Director, Jewish Emergency Management Plan
• Dr. Yolanda Surena - Executive Director, Haitian DPC

Conference Roster as of December 15, 2011

 

The IDCE Breakout Sessions program will include educational tracks on numerous topics throughout the entire disaster cycle. These will include course options which present Continuing Education Credits throughout numerous industry segments, association and public-sector certification programs, exam prep courses, and testing opportunities.

The IDCE Breakout Session program will also include independent training courses presented by internationally recognized industry leaders, designed to sharpen skills, expand horizons, develop core competencies, and understand best practices within industry disciplines represented at IDCE.

HIGHLIGHTS!

Business Continuity and Private Sector Preparedness” presented by the LSU Stephenson Disaster Management Institute.

IDCE is pleased to announce that the LSU Stephenson Disaster Management Institute will run a Business Continuity and Private Sector Preparedness track at the conference. For additional information, contact Blair Beter of the Stephenson Disaster Management Institute at bbeter1@lsu.edu.  

Certified Emergency Manager Overview, Prep Course and Exam Sessions by the International Association of Emergency Managers.

IDCE is pleased to announce that IAEM will present a Certified Emergency Manager Overview program, complete with an exam preparatory course and exam sessions at IDCE.

• Tuesday January 17:           CEM Overview Course Option 1
• Wednesday January 18:     CEM Overview Course Option 2
• Thursday January 19:         Exam Prep Class / Exam
  (MUST REGISTER THROUGH IAEM)

IAEM offers the Certified Emergency Manager/Associate Emergency Manager Exam Preparatory Course, which includes review of CEM® program requirements (experience, education, professional contributions and more) as well as explanation of the AEMSM program requirements; application procedures, tips for successful program completion; an overview of the CEM®/AEMSM exam, the standards upon which the exam is based, sample exam questions along with a Q&A period. Please come prepared to ask specific questions related to the program and/or to your personal credentials submission.

The CEM®/AEMSM Exam Prep Course is intended for professional emergency managers interested in obtaining the CEM®/AEMSM designation. A Certified Emergency Manager is an individual who possesses the knowledge, skills and abilities to effectively manage a comprehensive disaster/emergency management program.

The CEM®/AEMSM Overview session is an hour long presentation introducing interested candidates to the Certified Emergency Manager and the Associate Emergency Manager designation. Candidates will receive a broad overview of CEM®/AEMSM program requirements, as well as review the process for applying for the CEM®/AEMSM certification.

For additional information, contact Jenna Evans of IDCE at jennaevans@internationaldisasterconference.com.

NOTE! INTERESTED PARTICIPANTS MUST ALSO REGISTER FOR THIS SESSION THROUGH THE IAEM WEBSITE. THERE IS A SEPARATE CHARGE FOR THE EXAM PREPARATORY COURSE AND FOR THE EXAM!

The Exam Prep Course is $495.00 and candidates must register and pay for this offering through the IAEM web site here: http://www.iaem.com/certification/CEMPrepCourse.htm

The certification fee to sit for the exam is $325 for IAEM members and $450 for non-IAEM members. Again, candidates must register and pay for the opportunity through the IAEM web site: http://www.iaem.com/certification/CEMPrepCourse.htm

There is NO CHARGE to sit through the CEM Overview course. There are 2 options for this course at IDCE2012: Tuesday January 17, 1:00PM, and Wednesday January 18, 2:30PM.

You will NOT have the option to pay for these sessions through IDCE registration. You MUST register for these courses through IAEM prior to registering for IDCE 2012. IAEM will NOT recognize your registration for the Preparatory Course and Exam until you register through the IAEM website and pay associated fees.

ATTENTION PRIVATE SECTOR REGISTRANTS: IF YOU ARE REGISTERING THROUGH IAEM FOR THE EXAM PREP COURSE OR TO TAKE THE EXAM (sessions with attached fees through IAEM), you will receive a discount code from IAEM allowing you to register for IDCE at NO CHARGE. Please ensure you have this "Source Code" from IAEM prior to registering at IDCE.

For additional information, contact Jenna Evans of IDCE at jennaevans@internationaldisasterconference.com.

National Emergency Management Association to Present at IDCE

IDCE is pleased to announce that NEMA will present sessions at IDCE regarding the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) and NEMA’s efforts to establish a North American Mutual Aid Agreement. The Emergency Management Assistance Compact is an interstate mutual aid agreement that allows States to assist one another in responding to all kinds of natural and manmade disasters. It is administered by the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA). Model Intrastate Mutual Aid Legislation was produced by NEMA in concert with DHS/FEMA and a cross-section of emergency response disciplines to facilitate intrastate mutual aid among participating political subdivisions in a State. For additional information, contact Jenna Evans of IDCE at jennaevans@internationaldisasterconference.com.

The Association of Contingency Planners to present sessions serving Business Continuity Professionals; will hold Regional Directors Meeting at IDCE2012.

Led by the efforts of the Southeast Louisiana Chapter (SELA), ACP will present sessions at IDCE2012 designed to initate discussion regarding the most pressing topics affecting Business Continuity when disaster strikes. From implications on Small Business operations to the global economic threat of enterprise supply chain disruptions, ACP leadership will present opportunities through panels and break-out sessions to discuss current trends within both the public and private sector.

The Restoration Industry Association to present numerous sessions serving Restoration Professionals and Emergency Management Officials, including RIA Certification Credits (CECs)

RIA leadership will present a number of sessions at IDCE2012 discussing issues and topics not only effecting the Disaster Restoration Professional, but impacting the decisions and thought processes of public-sector Emergency Management leadership shaping the procedures utilized in disaster preparation, response, and recovery.

As the voice of the restoration professional, RIA sessions will illustrate the importance of the role of the restoration process in planning and executing disaster response and recovery operations. The RIA will also present numerous sessions to educate and sharpen skills of the Restoration Professional. RIA Continuing Education Credits are available for those professionals attending IDCE2012 conference sessions who are seeking Certified Restorer Certification.

International Association of Venue Managers to Present Panel on Mega-Sheltering and Conference Sessions on Severe Weather Plans in the Public Venues

IDCE is pleased to announce that IAVM will present an expert panel program of public venue managers, emergency management officials, and others from both the public and private sector regarding Emergency Mega-Sheltering in the Emergency Management Plan. In addition, IAVM will offer "Severe Weather Plans" sessions at IDCE for the numerous venue managers attending IDCE to meet with the Emergency Management sector and review equipment and services available to respond to emergency situations. For additional information, contact Jenna Evans of IDCE at jennaevans@internationaldisasterconference.com.

Attainium Corp to present The Disaster Experience at IDCE

IDCE is pleased to announce that Attainium Corp will present "The Disaster Experience" on Wednesday January 18, 2012 at IDCE! This session has been designed to put you in the throes of a real-life disaster situation, as it unfolds. You will make the critical decisions any organization will have to make - and deal with the consequences of those decisions! After you've finished, you'll understand the importance of planning in advance for a disaster or other business disruption.

Session participants will:

• Understand the basic principles of emergency management and how they apply to Business Continuity Planning and effective risk management
• Understand the importance of creating, maintaining, and testing a Business Continuity Plan
• Experience first-hand the problems that can result from a poorly developed, poorly executed, or non-existent plan
• Have an opportunity to share personal experiences with colleagues regarding business continuity challenges
• Discuss lessons learned from both previously experienced disasters and future disasters that could affect their organization.