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Calendar Year 2001
November | December
Calendar Year 2002
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Calendar Year 2001
November
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December
EPA Region III Chemical
Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Conference | 10 -
13 December 2001
 | Description: Attend
a powerful program featuring thought provoking topics
and seasoned speakers:
(1) Lessons Learned from the Past-hear
first-hand accounts from those who were there.
(2) Future Trends-find out what environmental
regulations may impact you in the future plus get the
training you need to be prepared.
(3) Current Needs-resources and ideas to help
you plan and prepare for today's issues.
(4) Discover useful products and services in our
exhibit hall.
(5) Explore new approaches and tackle challenges
with colleagues from across the continent.
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Calendar Year 2002
January
Homeland Defense:
Understanding the Enemy | 07 - 11 January 2002
| Description: The
primary objectives of this course are: (1) to provide
an overview of the history of terrorism, especially
during the past several decades; (2) discuss how the
changing nature and dynamics of international
terrorism; (3) gain an understanding of the culture
that leads to fanaticism among terrorist leaders and
group members; (4) learn more about the psychology of
terrorism; (5) understand the dynamics of "Home Grown"
terrorism; (6) discuss the importance of learning to
think like the adversary to understand and combat this
threat; and (7) learn how other countries deal with
this threat.
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Weapons of Mass Destruction Conference
2002
| 11 - 15 January 2002
| Description: At the
conclusion of this program, the participant will be
able to:
(1) Understand the current issues surrounding
WMD
(2) Explain Crisis vs. Consequence management
(3) Describe roles of various levels of
government, when responding to a WMD incident
(4) Define Incident Management
(5) Cite principles of management of health of
responders
(6) Describe concepts of managing mass fatality
incidents
(7) Demonstrate appropriate principles of
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), decontamination
in a WMD incident
(8) Explain potential roles and relationships of
participants in WMD incidents
(9) Demonstrate effective inter and intra
agency/organization communication and coordination
during the exercise following the educational phase
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| Location: St.
Petersburg, Florida
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| Website:
http://www.va.gov/wmd/
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Disaster Management 2002: Preparation,
Response, Recovery & Mitigation
| 28 - 29 January 2002
| Description: You'll
learn about:
1. Establish innovative telecommuting applications in
your organization
2. Develop measures to evaluate your employee’s
telecommuting suitability
3. Identify potential barriers to telecommuting
4. Hear best practices from successful telecommunities
5. Explore various telecommuting work processes
6. Learn techniques to save on operational and real
estate costs
7. Examine security and privacy issues
8. Gain understanding of the Project Manager position
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| Location: Harrah's
Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
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| Website:
http://nigi.org/h0166.htm
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February
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April
Managing the Terroristic Threat | 01 -04 April
2002
| Description: In
February 2000, Industrial Fire World magazine hosted
“Managing the Terroristic Threat,” a conference and
exposition on emergency response to terrorism. The
tragedy on American soil that those attending most
dreaded is now reality. In response, IFW is revamping
its 17th annual Industrial Fire World Conference &
Exposition, April 1-4, 2002, in Houston, TX., to make
possible a second “Managing the Terroristic Threat.”
Three days of the four-day conference schedule will be
dedicated to studying the emergency response to the
September 11 terror attacks on the World Trade Center
and the Pentagon, to better prepare for incidents on
this scale in the future. Presentations and workshop
sessions will directly address issues such as incident
command, utilization of resources, tools, techniques,
technology, training, mutual aid, communications,
pre-planning, inter-agency cooperation, protecting
criminal evidence and chemical/biological warfare,
including mass decontamination. Experts in these
fields will preside, including those with first-hand
knowledge of the September 11 emergency response.
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| Location: Adam's
Mark Hotel, Houston, Texas
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| Website:
http://www.fightterror.com/
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National Disaster Medical
System Conference 2001 | 13 - 17 April
2002
| Description: The
2001 National Disaster Medical
System (NDMS) Conference is
designed to promote interaction
between local, State and Federal
public health practitioners and
policy makers. The conference
targets practitioners from the
fields of clinical medicine,
public health, emergency medical
services, mental health,
veterinary medicine, law
enforcement, fire service,
mortuary service, disaster
response, emergency management,
and Federal, State and local
specialized response teams.
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| Location: Atlanta,
Georgia
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| Website: www.oep.dhhs.gov/NDMS_Conference/ndms_conference.html
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National Radiological
Emergency Preparedness (NREP) Conference
| 15 - 18 April 2002
| Description: The
mission of the National
Radiological Emergency
Preparedness Conference is to
provide a professional forum for
individuals involved with the
Offsite Radiological Emergency
Preparedness programs to gather
in the spirit of continuous
self-improvement to share program
experiences, develop solutions to
common challenges, and create
innovative planning, exercising
and training methodologies.
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| Location:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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| Website:
www.deq.state.la.us/NREP?
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May
Countering Terrorism Seminar
| 06 - 10 May 2002
| Description: Hosted
by the United States Office of
Personnel Management. This one
week seminar examines the threat
of terrorism to U.S. security. Key Results: (1) better
understand the underlying
conflicts that give rise to
terrorism; (2) examine the
possible future course of
terrorism; (3) review realistic
counter terrorism strategies that
can evolve with the changing
terrorist threat; (4) develop
ways to exploit the knowledge and
experience already gained in
dealing with the terrorist threat. Who Should Attend: defense,
intelligence, security and law
enforcement professionals,
including military officers and
state or local officials.
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| Location: Western
Management Development Center,
Cherry Creek Place, 3151 South
Vaughn Way, Suite 300, Aurora,
Colorado 80014-3513
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| Website:
www.leadership.opm.gov/np50.html
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June
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July
Homeland Defense:
Understanding the Enemy | 08 - 12 July 2002
| Description: The
primary objectives of this course are: (1) to provide
an overview of the history of terrorism, especially
during the past several decades; (2) discuss how the
changing nature and dynamics of international
terrorism; (3) gain an understanding of the culture
that leads to fanaticism among terrorist leaders and
group members; (4) learn more about the psychology of
terrorism; (5) understand the dynamics of "Home Grown"
terrorism; (6) discuss the importance of learning to
think like the adversary to understand and combat this
threat; and (7) learn how other countries deal with
this threat.
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August
Homeland Defense:
Understanding the Enemy | 05 - 09 August 2002
| Description: The
primary objectives of this course are: (1) to provide
an overview of the history of terrorism, especially
during the past several decades; (2) discuss how the
changing nature and dynamics of international
terrorism; (3) gain an understanding of the culture
that leads to fanaticism among terrorist leaders and
group members; (4) learn more about the psychology of
terrorism; (5) understand the dynamics of "Home Grown"
terrorism; (6) discuss the importance of learning to
think like the adversary to understand and combat this
threat; and (7) learn how other countries deal with
this threat.
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