University of Georgia professor Cham Dallas will speak at a program on community preparedness at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Dec. 7. Dallas is a professor of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences at UGA and is the director of the Center for Mass Destruction Defense. Details and contact information follow.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact Kim Winn
Communications Manager
202-756-5026
THE COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS BRIEFING
Tuesday December 7, 2004
8:00 am to 11:00 am
National Press Club, Washington DC
Equity International invites you to attend The Community Preparedness Briefing on Tuesday, December 7, beginning promptly at 8:00 am in the Ballroom of the National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, Washington DC. This timely and exclusive Briefing features community leaders, state and local officials, and leaders from the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Education, discussing:
* BioDefense Preparedness and Response at the Local Level
* Emergency Communications for First Responders
* Collaboration in Communities: The Issues and Challenges Surrounding Preparedness
* How to Strengthen Community Preparedness – Best Practices from the U.S. Department of Education and DHS’ Community Emergency Response Teams
* The Role of Private Sector Companies in Community Crisis Planning and Preparedness
Panel topics include Collaboration in Communities: The Issues and Challenges Surrounding Preparedness; BioDefense Preparedness and Response at the Local Level; and Emergency Communications for First Responders. Confirmed speakers include: Dr. Cham E. Dallas, Professor and Director, CDC Center for Mass Destruction Defense, University of Georgia and Medical College of Georgia; David Paulison, U.S. Fire Administrator, Director, Preparedness Division of the Emergency Preparedness & Response Directorate/FEMA; Eugene Hickok, Deputy Secretary, US Department of Education; Liz DiGregorio, Director, U.S Department of Homeland Security Citizen Corps; Corey Gruber, Associate Director, Department of Homeland Security; Barbara Childs-Pair, Director of Office of Emergency Management, District of Columbia; Daniel J. Kaniewski, Deputy Director, Homeland Security Policy Institute; David Robertson, Executive Director, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments; Dr. Frederick Corder, Health Officer, Prince George’s County; and Dr. Ulder J. Tillman, Public Health Officer, Montgomery County.
The Community Preparedness Briefing is open to credentialed members of the news media. To pre-register, contact Kim Winn, Communications Manager, at 202.756.5026.
About Equity International
Equity International is a Washington, DC-based business development firm that facilitates corporate involvement in homeland and global security. Through its informational forums, Equity International brings together the business and government sectors to assess new security needs, identify programs requiring the involvement of the corporate sector, and brief corporate leaders on the programs and procurement procedures of the governmental agencies coordinating homeland and global security. More than 7,000 government officials and business executives have participated in Equity International’s homeland security summits, briefings, and forums, including Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge. For more information, please visit www.globalsecurity.bz and www.equityintl.us.
The Community Preparedness Briefing
Tuesday, December 7, 2004
National Press Club
Washington, DC
PROGRAM
8:00 a.m. Welcome
William S. Loiry
President & Host
Equity International
8:05 a.m. “Collaboration in Communities: The Issues and Challenges Surrounding Preparedness.”
Darryl Moody, Moderator
SVP, Homeland Security and Intelligence Sector
BearingPoint
Eugene Hickok
Deputy Secretary
US Department of Education
Liz DiGregorio
Director
Department of Homeland Security Citizen Corps
Corey Gruber
Associate Director
Department of Homeland Security
9:15 a.m. Networking Break
9:30 a.m. “Biodefense Preparedness and Response at the Local Level.” Local health officials discuss the practices and challenges in bioterror community preparedness and the role of private sector companies in community crisis planning.
Frank Rapoport, Moderator
Partner
McKenna Long & Aldridge
Dr. Gregg A. Pane
Director
Department of Health
District of Columbia
Dr. Frederick Corder
Health Officer
Prince George’s County
Dr. Ulder J. Tillman
Public Health Officer
Montgomery County
Cham E. Dallas, Ph.D.
Professor and Director
CDC Center for Mass Destruction Defense
University of Georgia and Medical College of Georgia
10:15 a.m. “Emergency Communications for First Responders.” Homeland security experts discuss the practices and challenges in communications preparedness and how to strengthen communications in times of emergency.
David Paulison
U.S. Fire Administrator
Director, Preparedness Division of the Emergency Preparedness & Response Directorate/FEMA
Barbara Childs-Pair
Director of Office of Emergency Management
District of Columbia
Daniel J. Kaniewski
Deputy Director
Homeland Security Policy Institute
David Robertson
Executive Director
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
11:00 a.m. Adjournment
Final Program Subject to Change
