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VEM Conference offers national and local perspectives
The 2009 Virginia Emergency Management Conference, set for March 31-April 3 in Hampton, will provide professional development, skills and knowledge of current emergency management techniques, and best practices. This year’s agenda is one of the strongest programs since the conference started more than 10 years ago. Attendees will hear from:
- National and state media representatives on coverage of the 2007 Virginia Tech tragedy
- National Hurricane Center Director Bill Read on 2008’s hurricane season, the most damaging season since Katrina
- Emergency managers from northern Virginia on coordinating the most complex Presidential Inauguration ever
- A young woman who survived the 1999 Columbine High School shooting with her inspiring story
The robust agenda offers much more, including speakers from Texas and Louisiana who’ll describe response to Hurricane Ike in light of lessons learned from Katrina and Rita, as well as emergency managers from Virginia who responded to the 2007 Virginia Tech tragedy.
Online registration and brochure are available at http://www.vemaweb.org. Special rates end March 1 for hotel accommodations at the Embassy Suites Hampton.