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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOffice of the GovernorBRIAN SCHWEITZER GOVERNOR oF T.E aow. oR ~A~ 22 006 ~ CITY 0F WHAT IF? What if your family and your community are abruptly faced with disaster?. It could be an earthquake, pandemic flu, catastrophic eruption of the Yellowstone Caldera, or a terrorist attack on our food supply. Are you and your family ready? Is your community ready? Please join me at the first Governor's Emergency Preparedness Summit, May 22-25 in Billings to help answeF ;.hose~esUons.. -At theSummff we will~axpioi e ways to-irnpro~our capabiff[7-to- .... respond to catastrophic events that could strike Montana. A half day of the Summit will be devoted to Pandemic Flu Preparedness, another half day will be devoted to Agricultural Emergency Preparedness and the potential impact on public health and safety, in addition to potential economic impact on Montana's biggest industry. Other topics will include-the intergovernmental lessons to be learned from Hurricane Katrina, progress on our Montana-wide Interoperable Communications efforts, and issues specific to emergency responders in a number of disciplines. National speakers and panels of national, state and local experts will share their experience and perspective. I have invited emergency managers and responders, elected jurisdictional leaders and their administrators, tribal representatives, community leaders, federal and state government partners, private industry representatives and volunteers from across the state and nation, and some of their counterparts in neighboring Canadian provinces. An agenda overview and location details are pdnted on the reverse. To preview summit specifics, view the current agenda and register online, please visit: http://dma.mt.qov/des/library/summit.asp. If you have further questions, please contact Sheena Wilson at swilson~,mt.qov or Monique Lay with Disaster and Emergency Services at mlay~,mt.qov or 406-841-3911. I expect a arge audience and h~ou w we come th s opportun ty_to network and earn how we can help our citizens and communities be safer and better prepared. I look forward to seeing you in Billings in May. Sincerely, CAPITOL · P.O. Box 200801 * HELSNA, MONrA~ 59620-0801 TS~P~ONS: 406-444-3111 · FAX: 406-444-5529 * WEasl?¢:www.~r.oov Governor's Emergency Preparedness Summit Billings Holiday Inn Grand Hotel and Convention Center 5500 Midland Road, Billings, Montana Registration opens Monday afternoon, May 22nd Program begins Tuesday morning, May 23rd Program concludes at noon on Thursday May 25th. Tuesday morning, 8 AM- 12:00 PM Pandemic Flu Summit Tuesday luncheon address from Governor Brian Schweitzer Tuesday afternoon: Discipline Specific Breakout Sessions: Government and Elected Officials, Private Industry, First Respondgrs, Public Health, Voluntary Agencies Wednesday morning keynote address by James Lee Witt, former FEMA Director Wednesday morning panels: Hurricane Katrina, National perspectives James Lee Wift Robert Latham, Director, Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Jeff Smith, Director, Louisiana Emergency Management Agency Hurricane Katrina, the Montana experience Incident Teams, Montana National Guard Task Force, Conservation Corps Blackfeet Tribe Government to Government Tribal Relations Luncheon address: George Forseman, Deputy Undersecretary for Preparedness Department of Homeland Security Wednesday afternoon panels: Statewide Interoperability Montana Mutual Aid: Law Enforcement, Fire, EMAC, Public Health, International Wednesday afternoon: Discipline Specific Breakouts: Government and Elected Officials, Private Industry, First Responders, Public Health, Voluntary Agencies Thursday morning: National Weather Service Agricultural Emergency Preparedness Ancillary meetings: MT DES Association, Citizen Corps Council, VOAD, State Emergency Response Commission