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DAY AT A GLANCE FOR MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2013

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10:30 am to 12:00 pm

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1:30 pm to 3:00 pm

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3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Private Industry TS
A Different Approach to Risk and Business Impact Analysis		 Amateur Radio WS Amateur Radio WS Amateur Radio RAP
ABC’s of EOCs Evacuation Decision-Making
Public Education/Media TS
Joint Information Centers (JICs) and Field Deployment
Recovery TS
Direct Administrative Costs. 9525.9 and Other Recovery Costs: What is Accesptable?		 Insurance TS
How to Read Your Insurance Policy: What Did I Buy and How Does it Work?		 RecoveryTS
Debris Monitoring & Contracting
Response TS
Emergency Management Assistance Compact: The Process of EMAC		 Response WS
Defense Support to Civil Authorities Immediate Response Preparedness and the Role of DoD installations in our Communities		 Response WS
AIR TEAMS and the Local Emergency Manager
Utilities TS
Interfacing with Federal State and Local Agencies		 Utilities TS
Drills Exercises and Evaluations: The Dynamics of Preparedness
Engineering: Buildings & Structures WS
Observations and Lessons Learned from Recent Hurricanes		 Engineering: Buildings & Structures WS
What Communities Need to Know for Substantial Damage Estimates to be Effective - a Hurricane Isaac Case Study		 Mitigation TS
Fostering Resilient Communities: Implementing a Whole Community Approach from a Mitigation Perspective and Fostering Peer Mentoring
Hurricane History TS
The New HURDAT the Atlantic Hurricane Database Re-analysis Project and the Historical Hurricane Track Tool		 Hurricane History WS
Grasping Your Local Hurricane Impact History: Lousiana Hurricane History		 Fire/EMS TS
Size Matters: Utilizing Medical Ambulance Buses to Evacuate Populations
Fire/EMS TS
Cancelled
EMI 1 Hurricane Readiness for Coastal Communities
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EMI 2 Hurricane Readiness for Inland Communities
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Intro to HURREVAC 2010 (Reservation Required) Applying HURREVAC 2010 (Reservation Required)



DAY AT A GLANCE TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2013

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8:30 am to 10:00 am
Public Education/Media RAP
Exploring the Public Response to a Hurricane
Utilties RAP
Mitigation RAP
Business Industry & Economic Stability RAP
Recovery RAP
Fire/EMS RAP
Healthcare/Accessibility & Functional Needs RAP
Insurance RAP
Natural Disasters Climate Change & Insurance: Implications Now & Future
Mass Care RAP
Voluntary Agenies RAP

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10:30 am to 5:00 pm

2013 NHC General Session (tentative)

10:25 am
Welcome
John Wilson, Chairman, National Hurricane Conference, Fort Myers, FL

10:30 am
Review of the 2012 Hurricane Season
Rick Knabb, Director, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL

11:00 am
Topic/Title TBD
W. Craig Fugate, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC

11:30 am
Challenges of a Rising Sea Level
Margaret Davidson, Director, NOAA Coastal Services Center, Charleston, SC (invited)

12:00 pm
Lunch on your own

1:30 pm
Effectiveness of the New Orleans Risk Reduction System in Hurricane Isaac
Maj. Gen. John W. Peabody, Commander, Mississippi Valley Division, USACE, Vicksburg, MS

1:50 pm
Annual Awards Presentation

2:20 pm
Communicating Isaac’s Hazards and Desired Response: A Panel Discussion
Moderator: Max Mayfield, former Director, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL

• Dr. Jay Baker, Department of Geography, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
• Dr. Rick Knabb, Director, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL
• Ken Graham, Meteorologist-in-Charge, NWS, Weather Forecast Office, Slidell, LA
• Bryan Norcross, Senior Executive Director, Weather Content & Presentation, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA
• Billy Nungesser, Plaquemines Parish President (invited)
• Carl Arredondo, Weather Broadcaster, New Orleans, LA

3:30 pm
Coffee Break

4:00 pm
Communicating Sandy’s Hazards and Desired Response: A Panel Discussion
Moderator: Max Mayfield, Hurricane Specialist, WPLG-TV and former Director, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL

• Dr. Jay Baker, Department of Geography, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
• Dr. Rick Knabb, Director, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL
• Dr. Louis, Uccellini, Director, NWS National Centers for Environmental Prediction
• Gary Szatkowski, Meteorologist-in-Charge, NWS, Weather Forecast Office, Mount Holly, NJ
• Bryan Norcross, Sr. Executive Director of Weather Content & Presentation, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA
• Bill Melfi, Emergency Management Coordinator, Ventnor City, NJ
• Dan Skeldon, Chief Meteorologist, NBC40, Atlantic City, NJ

5:30 pm
Adjourn

6:30 pm
Welcome Cocktail Reception



DAY AT A GLANCE FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2013

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Recovery WS
Effective Communication with Homeowners under HUD's CDBG Program...Steps to Recovery		 Recovery WS
FEMA Public Assistance Disaster Closeouts Challenges and Leading Practices		 Recovery WS
Federal/Volunteer Organization Partnerships		 Recovery WS
What to do when FEMA is not Available: State Disasters and Other Solutions
Utilities WS
Hurricane Isaac: Entergy's Fourth Largest Storm of Record		 Utilities WS
Katrina: Utility Infrastructure Seven Years Later		 Utilities WS
Hurricanes Irene and Sandy: It's not just a Southern Thing		 Mass Care WS
Responding to Massive LifeThreatening Needs - Super Storm Sandy and the Mass Care Response
EM/Meteorology/Hydrology WS
New Forecast Products and Tools Coming to HURREVAC		 Public Education/Media/Meteorology/Hydrology WS
Behind the Scenes of Multi-Media Hurricane Coverage		 Hurricane History WS
Grasping Your Local Hurricane Impact History: Northern & Mid-Atlantic Storms		 Hurricane History WS
Grasping Your Local Hurricane Impact History: Two Forgotten Hurricanes of East Texas & Southwest Louisiana
Tropical Islands WS
Community Resilience in St Lucia; Infrastructure Management Experiences in Sint Maarten; and the Role of Marine Monitoring in Barbados		 Tropical Islands WS
Private Industry Initiatives in the Cayman Islands; the Common Alerting Protocol Standard; and the Sint Maarten National Early Warning System		 Tropical Islands WS
The Regional Disaster Assistance Program of USAID/OFDA: A Panel Discussion		 Tropical Islands WS
Changes in Disaster Management in the Dutch Caribbean; Jamaica's Experience with Hurricane Sandy; and Hurricane Ophelia in Dominica
Evacuation Planning WS
Behavioral Issues in Hurricane Evacuation Planning		 Evacuation Planning WS
Evacuation in Hurricane Sandy		 Evacuation Planning WS
Evacuation Decision Making in Hurricane Isaac		 Evacuation Planning Ws
Catastophic Planning Products for Major Hurricane Scenarios
Business Industry & Economic Stability WS
Public-Private Partnerships in Emergency Management: A Study in Best Practices and a Tool to Evaulate PPP Effectiveness		 Business Industry & Economic Stability WS
Hurricane Sandy: Testing the Power and Return on Investment of Public-Private Partnerships in the Wake of the Super Storm		 Mitigation Workshop - MitigationMovement.org: A New Online Gathering Place Created By and For the Mitigation Community Business Industry & Economic Stability WS
Public/Private Partnerships Create Decision Support to Reduce Economic Impact of Disasters: Technology and Shared Information in the Collaborative Environment
Fire/EMS WS
Hurricane Planning and the Republican National Convention: A Consequence Management Perspective		 Fire/EMS WS
National Mutual Aid: Doctine and Policy		 Fire/EMS WS
Response to Hurricane Sandy: An Emergency Services Perspective
Healthcare/Accessibility & Functional Needs WS
EAS & Sensory Disabilities: Simulated Alert Experience to Learn How Best to Use the System to Reach All Populations		 Healthcare/Accessibility & Functional Needs WS
Hospital Hurricane Hardening: Build or Retrofit?		 Healthcare/Accessibility & Functional Needs WS
Sandy Checks into NYC Hospitals: The Real Stories		 Healthcare/Accessbility & Functional Needs WS
The Hawaiian Islands and Staten Island...Closer Than you Thought: Island Planning Issues and Sandy too
Public Education/Media TS
Spokesperson Training: Serving as a Voice for your Organization in a Disaster		 Public Education/Media TS
Social Media Training
EMI 3 Debris Management (Reservation Required)
EMI 4 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance Project: Implementation and Programmatic Closeout (Reservation Required)
Intro to HURREVAC 2010 (Reservation Required) Applying HURREVAC 2010 (Reservation Required)



DAY AT A GLANCE FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2013

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Meteorology/Hydrology WS
Isaac and Sandy		 Meteorology/Hydrology WS
Tropical Cyclone Analysis and Forecase Challenges at the NHC		 Meteorology/Hydrology WS
What's Next from the NHC?		 Meteorology/Hydrology/EM RAP
Improving Communications of Hurricane Forecasts and Hazards between NHC State and Local Emergency Managers and the Media
insurance WS
Small Business Resilience after a Disaster: Barriers and Solutions		 Insurance WS
Building Homes to Outsmart Mother Nature		 Insurance WS
Communicating Flood Risk & Engaging Communities Using FloodSmart Tools		 Insurance WS
Business & Insurance Implications of an Emergency Declaration
Recovery WS
The Aftermath of Sandy: A Panel Discussion		 Heathcare/Accessibility & Functional Needs WS
Inclusive Response Operations: Using FEMA's IMAT and RDIS to Support the Whole Community		 Bill Gray and Phil Klotzbach WS
2013 Hurricane Outlook
Public Education/Media WS
Identifying the Communication Challenges in a Changing World		 Public Education/Media WS
Innovative Outreach and Education Initiatives		 Public Education/Media WS
Social Vulnerability in Emergency Public Information		 Public Education/Media WS
Improving Our Ability to Communicate Risk: Where Do We Go From Here?
Mitigation WS
Communicating the Mitigation Message		 Mitigation WS
From Katrina to Isaac: Lessons Learned in Louisiana		 Mitigation WS
Alternative Mitigation Measures: From Flood Barriers to Wet Floodproofing		 Mitigation WS
FEMA Risk Map
Private Industry WS
Business Interruption Insurance and How to get Paid		 Private Industry WS
Hurricane Isaac: Lessons Learned		 Private Industry WS
Keeping the Lights On		 Private Industry WS
How Businesses Use Weather Forecasts to Make Critical Decisions
Mass Care WS
What is Your Role in the National Mass Care Strategy?		 Mass Care WS
Exercising Mass Care Plans – Will they Work? A Look at Florida’s Hurricane Gispert		 Mass Care WS
The Mass Care Response to Hurricane Isaac - the View from 3 States		 Mass Care WS
Identifying Mass Care Requirements: Studies Standards and Typing
Response WS
Disaster Response in Lean Times		 Response WS
Understanding A Community's Disaster Resilience Quotient		 Response WS
Leveraging All Your Community's Resources		 Response WS
Innovative Approaches to Turning the Perceived Unaffiliated Volunteer Liability into a Valuable Commuity Response Asset
Fire/EMS TS
Applying Technology to Enhance Mutual Aid		 Fire/EMS TS
Location-based Decision Support Implementation and Concepts of Operation
EMI 3 Debris Management Course (Reservation Required)
EMI 4 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance Project: Implementation and
Programmatic Closeout (Reservation Required)
SLOSH Training (Reservation Required) -