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Home My WebLink AboutMT Disaster & Emergency ServiceDEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS DISASTER & EMERGENCY SERVICES DIVISION website: www. DiscoveringMontana.con~dma/des STATE OF MONTANA ,o,ox,,,, 1900 WILLIAMS STREET (59602) HELENA, MONTP~NA 59620-4789 (406) 841-3911 (406) 841-3965 (FAX) Mayor Ken Olson P.O. Box 10 Laurel, Montana 59044 January 11, 2005 Dear Mayor Olson, Montana Disaster and Emergency Services, the Montana Association of Counties and the Department of Public Health and Human Services, cordially invite you to attend our 38th annual Ggvernor's Conference on Emergency Management. The Conference will be held in Hele0a at the Red Lion Colonial Hotel. This annual event is designed to bring together our 10~al Disaster & Emergency Services (DES) Coordinators, elected officials and first responders from all across Montana, the seven Tribal Nations, volunteer and private sector agencies. The conference is an excellent forum for discovering emerging issues in Homeland Security, Emergency Management and state government. Our theme for the conference is "Planning, Preparedness and Partnerships". Invited distinguished guests include Governor Brian Schweitzer, Governor of Montana and representalives from the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA Region VIII. Other attendees include members of the Montana Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD), state and federal agencies and interested pdvate sector representatives. Registration will open at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, February 14th in the lobby of the Red Lion Colonial Hotel. The traditional Governor's Conference on Emergency Management will begin .at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 16, 2005. Governor Brian Schweitzer has been invited as the guest speaker for the Wednesday Governor's Luncheon. An additional training day is scheduled for Thursday, February 17. The participant registration form and the draft agenda can be found on the Montana DES webeite: www. discoveringmontana.comldma/des; look under "Hot Issues". Please pre-register by January 31, 2005 via the web site or by sending the registration form to Dave Maser, ~O Box 4789, Helena, MT 59604-4789. We look forward to seeing you at the conference~and related activities. Your spouse/guest(s) are welcome to attend all conference functions. If you have any questions, please call Dave Maser at 408-841-3911. Administrator Enclosures EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER" 38th'ANNUAL GOVERNOR'S CONFERENCE 2005 February 16-17, 2005 RED LION COLONIAL HOTEL DRAFT AGENDA (updated 01/03/05) Theme: "Plannin~ Preparedness and Partnerships" Tuesday, February 15t~ 0800- 1700 1300-1700 1700 - 1830 Conference Registration DES Association Meeting MACo/DES/DPI-IHS Social Wednesday- Febrnarv 16~- 0700 -0800 0800-0900 0900- 1000~ 1000-1030 1030- 1200~j 1200- 1330 1330 - 1430 1430 -1500 1500 ~ 1700 Conference Registration Intro Ceremony (DES, HLS, DPHHS, NWS) State of the State: Dan McGowan Break Interoperable Communications Pa.uel Discussion PSSB (!TSD), L&C County, 1-15/I-90 Corridor, Northern Tier Consortiums Governor's Banquet Luncheon Key Note Speaker (TBA) Break Leadership and Legal Issues During a Crisis (DPI-IHS) Thursday, February 17th: Training Day for Emergency Managers Note: Please sign up for one work*hop (see registration form). Due to the content of the work*hops, available handouts and to minimize disruption for the class and the speaker, we respecOCully ask that you attend only one tractc TRACK 1 0800 - 1000 1000 - 1030 1030- 1200 Location TBA Course Manager Training: Charlie Hanson Break Public Assistance Updates, New'FEMA Mutual Aid Policy Jim Anderson, Tim Theunis TRACK 2 0800-1000 1000-1030 1030-1200 1200-1300 1300-1700 TRAINING SPONSORED BY DPHHS (Location TBA) Pre-registration and full day attendance is required to qualify for expense reimbursement. See registratton form. "Commurdcation Tactics", Dick Brundage Break "Communication Tactics", Dick Bnmdage Lunch, on your own "Communication Tactics", Dick Bmndage 38th Annual Governor's Conference on Emergency Management Information Sheet The 2005 Governor,s Conference on Emergency Management will be held at the Red Lion Colonial Hotel. Helena, MT beginning on Tuesday - February 15a~ through Thursday - February 17, 2005. This year's theme i~ "PI ' ' ,, arming, Preparedness and Partner.shtps . The conference will be held in conjunction with the Montana Association of Counties (MACo) Mid-Winter meeting and the Department of Public Health and Human Services. The followin~ :information details the conference registration, lodging and reimbursement · ~' REGISTRATION: o Governor's Conference - February 16th: A completed registration from is required. There is no registration fee. ' o Workshops - Thursday, February 17th: (location to be announced) · Track #1 0800-1200: Public Assistance and FEMA Mutual Aid Updates; Course Manager Workshop · Track#2 0800-1700: "Communication Tactics", Dick Brundage Note: Please register for and attend only one workzhop track (see registration forra) Please snbmit your registration form(s) to Montana DES by January 31, 2005. The registration form and agenda can be found on the DES web site: http://www, discoverin~umontana.com/dmaldesltraining, asp. GOVERNOR'S LUNCI-HgOI~- ~g'edne~dnv l%btqla.-., ................................ " --, ,~ -.~r ~- ',- ~-~ ~o~ olme m~aeon-tS~lO..oo per person. If a guest or spouse is attending the luncheon with you, you will need to pay for their luncheon as well: Please be sure to indicate the total number of tickets you will need in the appropriate section of the regisfration form2 LODGING: A list of the Helena facilities where rooms have been blocked and their respective booking cutoff dates are listed on the DES web site [http://www. discoveringmentana.cem/rtma/des/tmlnln~..asp] der the Governor s Conference information section. INFORMATION for DES COORDINATORS ONLY: ':' REIMBURSEMlgNT: Eligible reimbursement (at the prevailing state rote) will be for: (1 .) the emergency manager and one deputy from each DES District, (2.) mileage reimbursement will be limited to one vehicle per jurisdiction. Those emergency managers who stay over and complete Workshop Track 2 '.'Communication Tactics" will receive reimbursement for additional lodging (if needed) and per diem. It is maportant that you pre-select the workshop you want to attend. If you are considering air travel, make sure the cost (including rmleage to and ~om the departure point, parking and shuttle semce) does not exceed the allowable mileage reimbursement rate. Note: Reimbursement for Governor's Luncheon Since the overnor s Luncheon ts prod directly by MT DES for emergency managers, there will be no reimbursement for that meal. Have your county submit a bill to Montana DES for your lodging, per diem and travel along with a copy of the reimbursement,,voucher submitted to your agency. Do not send credit card receipts. .MT DES must receive all reimbursement requests no later tha~ April 30~ 2005 to qualib? fo, reimbursement. Please direct any questions to Dave Maser at 406-841-3964. MONTANA DISASTER & EMERGENCY SERVICES DIVISION GOVERNOR'S CONFERENCE February 16, 2005 Red Lion Colonial Hotel, Helena REGISTRATION PLEASE COM~PLETE THIS REGISTRATION FORM ~, AND SEND IT BY JANUARY 31~ 2005 TO: ~overnor s C0~nference Montana DES P.O. Box 4789 Helena, MT 59604 E-Mail Address: &'mser~mt.gov NAME: TITLE: REPRESENTING: WORKSHOPS Seeagen4& Clrdeo.t~onetrack TRACK #1 (0800-1200) TRACK #2 (0800-1700) '~, GOVERNOR'S LUNCHEON REGISTRATION /2you plan to attend the luncheon, or plan to bring a spouse or guest(s) to the luncheon, please register them by indicating the total number of tickets needed below and send the appropriate payment for your tickets with this registration. [PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO MT DES] · · DES Emergency Managers who attend the conference will have their Wednesday luncheou paid via direct billing in lieu &lunch per diem. I NumberofTickets: I I X$10.00-- I ..BE SURE TO REFER TO THE MACo/DES ROOM BLOCK WHEN CALI,ING TO MAKE YOUR ROOM RESERVATION~ RED LION COLONIAL HOTEL 2301 Colonial Drive Helena, MT 59601 Telephone: (406) 443-2100 KA'I'k;~: 8mgic- $7~ Double - $79.00 (plus tax) Restaurant and lounge. Indoor Pool, hot tnb. Fitness center. CUT-OFF DATE FOR RESERVATIONS IS JAN. 31, 2005 MOUNTAIN VALLEY INN & SUITES (FORMERLY HELENA COUNTRY INN & SUITES) (TILE FACILITY HAS BEEN COMPLETELY RENOVATED) 2101 11' Avenue Helena, MT 59601 Telephone: (406) 443-2300 RATES: Single - $~35 (plus tax) Double- $35 (plus tax) Lounge and Casino. Indoor pool, hot tub. E~haneed complimemary breakfast. CUT-OFF DATE FOR RESERVATIONS IS FEB. 1, 2005 FAIRFIELD INN 2150 11t~ Avenue Helena, MT 59601 Telephone: (406) 449-9944 RATES: Single - $60.00 (plus tax) Double - $65.00 (plus tax) Complimentary continental breakfast. Indoor pool. and whirlpool. Fitness center. CUT-OFF DATE FOR RESERVATION IS JAN. 31, 2005. JORGENSON'S INN & SUITES 1714 11th Avenue Helena, MT 59601 Telephone: (406) 442-1770 RATES: Single- $60.00 (plus tax) Double- $60.00 (plus tax) Restaurant and lounge. Indoor pool. Fitness facilities. CUT-OFF DATE FOR RESERVATIONS IS JAN. 26, 2005 DAY'S INN 2001 Prospect Avenue Helena, MT 59601 Telephone: (406) 442-3280 RATES: 'Single - $55.00 (plus tax) Double - $55.00 (plus tax) Complimentary, hot, cooked-to-order breakfast and continental breakfast. Hot mb, sauna, and exercise room. CUT-OFF DATE FOR RESERVATIONS IS FEBRUARY 7, 2005