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**All conference events will be held on the third floor of the JW Marriott.**

Wednesday, February 3, 2010
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Registration
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Welcome Reception hosted by AARP
Welcome Remarks: Nancy McPherson, AARP
Introduction by John Renne, University of New Orleans;
Tom Anderson, Stephenson Disaster Management Institute;
Brian Wolshon, Gulf Coast Center for Evacuation and Transportation Resiliency


Thursday, February 4, 2010
7:00 am - 8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 am - 9:00 am Opening Plenary Session
Welcome Remarks: John Renne, University of New Orleans
Welcome Remarks: Chancellor Michael V. Martin, Louisiana State University
Welcome Remarks: Susan E. Krantz, Dean, College of Liberal Arts, University of New Orleans

Tony Russell, FEMA Region VI Administrator;
Richard Devylder, Special Advisor to the Secretary for the California Emergency Management Agency;
Jim Schwab, Senior Research Associate and Manager of APA Hazards Planning Research Center
9:00 am - 9:15 am Break
9:15 am - 10:30 am Setting the Stage: Evacuation Planning for Carless and Vulnerable Populations
Room: Orleans
Panel Code: D1V1
Modeling and Logistics for Evacuation Management
Room: Conde
Panel Code: D1V2
Decision Support Tools
Room: Frontenac
Panel Code: D1M1
Modeling Household Decision Making Transit and Carless
Room: Maurepas
Panel Code: D1M2
Info Session: Nuclear Power Plants ETE
Room: St. Jerome
Panel Code: D1S1
10:30 am - 10:45 am Break
10:45 am - 12:00 pm Creating an Inclusionary Planning Process for Vulnerable Populations
Room: Maurepas
Panel Code: D1V3
Regional Modeling
Room: Orleans
Panel Code: D1M3
Human Behavior Under Threat
Room: Frontenac
Panel Code: D1C1
Nexus Between Protective Actions and the Evacuation Time Estimate
Room: Conde
Panel Code: D1N1
Info Session: Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS.gov)
Room: St. Jerome
Panel Code: D1S2
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm Break
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch Plenary Session: Federal Role in Evacuation
Welcome Remarks: Laurel Radow, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation

Rear Admiral Mary E. Landry, Commander of the Eighth Coast Guard District
Introduction by Eli Jones, Dean, E. J. Ourso College of Business, Louisiana State University
1:30 pm - 1:45 pm Break
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm Women, Latinos and Immigrant Populations
Room: St. Jerome
Panel Code: D1V4
Control
Room: Orleans
Panel Code: D1M4
Improving Policy and Planning through Behavioral Assessment
Room: Frontenac
Panel Code: D1P1
Nontraditional Evacuation Issues: The Impact of Animals on Evacuation Management
Room: Maurepas
Panel Code: D1A1
Info Session: National Commission on Children and Disasters & National Council on Disability
Room: Orleans
Panel Code: D1S3
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm Break
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm Plenary Session: Interstate Cooperation in Evacuations

Mark Cooper, Director, Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness;
Brock Long, Director, Alabama Emergency Management Agency;
Jack Colley, Director, Texas Division of Emergency Management
Introduction by Tom Anderson, Interim Executive Director, Stephenson Disaster Management Institute

Friday, February 5, 2010
7:00 am - 8:00 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 am - 8:30 am Plenary Session

General Russel Honoré
Retired Lieutenant General
8:30 am - 9:30 am Plenary Session: Workshop on City Assisted Evacuation Plan

Shirley Laska, University of New Orleans;
Col. Jerry Sneed, New Orleans Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness;
Pamela Jenkins, University of New Orleans;
John Kiefer, University of New Orleans;
Howard Rodgers, Executive Director, The New Orleans Council on Aging
Introduction by John Renne, Director, University of New Orleans Transportation Center
9:30 am - 9:45 am Break
9:30 am - 10:30 am General Russel Honoré Book Signing
"Survival: How a Culture of Preparedness Can Save You and Your Family from Disasters"
9:45 am - 11:00 am A Multimodal Approach to Evacuating Carless and Vulnerable Populations
Room: Conde
Panel Code: D2V5
Specific Needs: Mobile Home Park Residents and Persons with Disabilities
Room: Frontenac
Panel Code: D2V6
Planning
Room: Maurepas
Panel Code: D2M5
Simulation
Room: St. Jerome
Panel Code: D2M6
Communicating Risk
Room: Orleans
Panel Code: D2C2
11:00 am - 11:10 am Break
11:10 am - 12:10 pm Integrating Access and Functional Needs into Planning
Introduction by Brian Gerber, Public Administration Institute, Louisiana State University

Room: Orleans
Panel Code: D2V7
Info Session: Swedish National Air Medivac – Lessons from Mumbai
Introduction by Tom Anderson, Stephenson Disaster Management Institute, Louisiana State University

Room: Maurepas
Panel Code: D2S4
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm Break
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch Plenary Session: Lessons Learned, Lessons to Learn

Betty Morrow, Florida International University;
Michael Lindell, Hazard Reduction & Recovery Center, Texas A&M University;
Jay Baker, Florida State University
Introduction by Brian Wolshon, Director, Gulf Coast Center for Evacuation and Transportation Resiliency
1:30 pm - 1:45 pm Break
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm Planning and Preparedness for Vulnerable Populations and Public Health Concerns
Room: Maurepas
Panel Code: D2V8
Health and Medical Issues Related to Evacuating Vulnerable Populations
Room: Orleans
Panel Code: D2V9
Optimization
Room: Conde
Panel Code: D2M7
Simulation in Planning and Pre-planning
Room: Frontenac
Panel Code: D2M8
Lessons Learned, Lessons to Learn for Evacuation Management Policymaking
Room: St. Jerome
Panel Code: D2P2


 

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