16th Annual EMAT Symposium |
The 16th Annual Leadership Symposium will be held on February 12-15, 2023.
There are four tracks for attendees to choose sessions from:
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2023 Symposium Agenda
Sunday, February 12, 2023
| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | G191: EOC/ICS Interface | San Marcos River Room A |
| 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM | ETN 200 Training | San Marcos River Room B |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Break-Lunch on your own | |
| 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM | G 557: Rapid Needs Assessment | San Marcos River Room B |
| 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Welcome Reception | Embassy Suites Atrium |
Monday, February 13, 2023
| 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Registration | Registration Desk |
| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Exhibits Open | Prefunction Hallway |
| 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM | General Session - Welcome Message and Posting of Colors | Veramendi A, B, C, D |
| 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | Break | Prefunction Hallway |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Meaningful access, vulnerable populations, and inclusive planning-how do we really build resiliency for the whole community? (Stephanie Duke) | Veramendi I,J |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Preparing for Electic Grid Fagility (Michael Lambert) | Veramendi G,H |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | SAFETY Act Designation: The Criticality of Collaboration, Coordination, and Communication (Scott Tarzwell, Leigh Ann Moffett) | Spring Lake C |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Deadliest Little Bundle: Spector of Times Past (Mitchell Moriber, D.O.) | Spring Lake B |
| 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM | Break | Prefunction Hallway |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 PM | Lengthening the Table: Inclusive Leadership for a Changing Climate (Michelle Meyer) | Veramendi I,J |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 PM | Emergency Animal Planning: The Texas A&M VET's Partnership with Local Jurisdictions (Deb Zoran, DVM) | Veramendi G,H |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 PM | iWatch Texas (Kimberly Jones) | Spring Lake C |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 PM | 9-1-1 and the Toll of Mental Health Calls (Pamela Frisk) | Spring Lake B |
| 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Luncheon - EMAT Awards Ceremony | Veramendi F |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Life is a Highway: All Roads Lead to Emergency Management (Peter Perez, Laurie Christensen) | Veramendi I,J |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | The Texas A&M VET: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Ian (Deb Zoran, DVM, Wesley Bissett, Jr., DVM) | Veramendi G,H |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Emergency Management Through the Eyes of the Educator (Jamie Woodall) | Spring Lake C |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Are You Prepares? integrating Victim Services into your Mass Violence Response (Karen Kalergis) | Spring Lake B |
| 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM | Break | Prefunction Hallway |
| 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | I am Youth and Youth is Me - The Future of Emergency Management (Terry I Pruitt) | Veramendi I,J |
| 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | Wearing Mulitple Hats: EMs in County Governments (Cody Powell, Wenjuin Wang, Tom Haase) | Veramendi G,H |
| 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | Culitvating a Culture of School Safety (Julia Andrews) | Spring Lake C |
| 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | Trauma Informed Care: The Future Depends on What You do Today (Parker Lacombe) | Spring Lake B |
| 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM | Break | Prefunction Hallway |
| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Leading with "Yes" (Christa Lopez, PhD) | Veramendi I,J |
| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | The Night the Lights Went Out in Texas (Michael Lambert) | Veramendi G,H |
| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Unrivaled: How Collaboration Helps Everyone Win (Corey Olszewski and Panel) | Spring Lake C |
| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | This Old House: Disaster Edition (Caroline Egan, Stephanie Wright) | Spring Lake B |
| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | President and Board of Director's Reception | Hays County BBQ |
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
| 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Registration | Registration Desk |
| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Exhibits Open | Prefunction Hallway |
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Enhancing the Incident Command Planning Process by Applying Select Leadership Styles (Mark Chadwick) | Veramendi I,J |
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Community Reslience Escape Challenge (Dee Harrison, Laura Gehrig) | Veramendi G,H |
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | OPEN | Spring Lake C |
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Recovering from COVID-Burnout, Stress, and Fatigue in Emergency Managers (Chip Orton, Mark Demski, Ruth Brown) | Spring Lake B |
| 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | Break | Prefunction Hallway |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Things that go Bump in a Career: How to Navigate life's Surprises in the Workplace (Mel Bartis, Andrea Veach) | Veramendi I,J |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Red or Blue: They're Just Like You: What COVID-19 AARs Indicate About the State of Emergency Management (Cory Lynn Golden, Katie McCoy) | Veramendi G,H |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Everything is Bigger in Texas: A Public University System's Approach to Systemwide Exercises (Patrice Reisen) | Spring Lake C |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Begin to Stop the Hurting: Child Reunification & Family Assistance After an Active Shooter Incident (Lauren Sanchez) | Spring Lake B |
| 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM | Break | Prefunction Hallway |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 PM | The Role of Digital Accessibility in Emergency Management (Sharon Rush) | Veramendi I,J |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 PM | Practical sUAS Thermography for Public Safety (John Cummins) | Veramendi G,H |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 PM | Speaking Educationese: An EM Guide to Using Positive Practices (Dean Herbst) | Spring Lake C |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 PM | Community Blood Banks: An Integral Response Partner (John Havenstrite, Justine Garza) | Spring Lake B |
| 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Luncheon - General Membership Meeting and Keynote Speaker (Sheila Sturgis Craig) | Veramendi F |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Building and Retaining an EM Workforce in the post-COVID-19 era (Mark Sloan) | Veramendi I,J |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | You've Done the Exercise and the AAR-Now What? (Danielle Hale, Christopher Boyce) | Veramendi G,H |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Assessing Railroad Hazardous Material Risks (Bradley Trefz) | Spring Lake C |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | COVID, Ice Storms, Fires, Bears, and Hurricanes: Frontier EMC Challenges (Peggy Fonseca) | Spring Lake B |
| 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM | Break | Prefunction Hallway |
| 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | Intentional Puposeful: Actionable Practives for more Proactive and Supportive Behaviors to Drive a Culture of Belonging (Camilo Olivieri) | Veramendi I,J |
| 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | Strategic Response Theory: Moving Beyond Assumption-Based Planning (Chuck Chapman) | Veramendi G,H |
| 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | Intruder Detection Audits and Other Updates from the Texas School Safety Center (Nate Turner) | Spring Lake C |
| 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | Winter Storm Uri, DeTar Healthcare System's Response (Holly Smith) | Spring Lake B |
| 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM | Break | Prefunction Hallway |
| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Resliency 101 & The Regional Resliency Operations Center (ROC) (David Potts) | Veramendi I,J |
| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Are You Prepared for a Disaster? (Mitch Randles, Susan Randles) | Veramendi G,H |
| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Social Network Analysis and EM-Sam Houston State IHS Overview (Michael Aspland) | Spring Lake C |
| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Understanding Your Individual Reslience (Dee Harrison, Laura Gehrig) | Spring Lake B |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | TEM Proctored Exam (Registration Required) | Spring Lake A |
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
| 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | Power of One (Garry Parker) | Veramendi I,J |
| 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | Are You the Problem? Personal Preparedness for Emergency Managers (Olivia Hemby) | Veramendi G,H |
| 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | EM Requirements for K-12 Schools: Best Practices for City/County Ems Supporting Local School Districts (Paul Batchelder) | Spring Lake C |
| 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM | OPEN | Spring Lake B |
| 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM | Break | Prefunction Hallway |
| 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | WebEOC Administrators Meeting (Matt Zimmerman, CAPCOG) | Veramendi I,J |
| 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | Emergency Management in the Digital Age / Social Media (Eric Quellar) | Veramendi G,H |
| 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | OPEN | Spring Lake C |
| 9:45 PM - 10:45 PM | OPEN | Spring Lake B |
| 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Board Meeting/Working Lunch |
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