Details about the HSUS Animals in Disaster conference

More details about the HSUS Animals in Disaster conference are here!

I have highlighted the workshops that I THINK I will be attending. Subject to change of course as I learn more about them, or the moderators! Some I was really split on which one to attend. My intersted is focused in getting Animal Rescue Front.net funded and operational as a training and response team(s) across the county.

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National Conference on Animals in Disaster 2006 Conference Schedule

Wednesday, May 31, 2006

8:30-10:00 GENERAL SESSION

Welcoming Remarks by Wayne Pacelle, President & CEO, The Humane

Society of the United States (HSUS)

Highlighted Speakers:

* George Foresman, Under Secretary for Preparedness, US Dept of

Homeland Security

* Bruce Baughman, Director, Alabama State Emergency Management

Agency and President, National Emergency Management Association

* Barbara Childs-Pair, Director, District of Columbia Emergency

Management Agency,

10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. BREAKOUTS

Captive Wildlife in Disasters

* Moderator: Richard Farinato, Director, Black Beauty Ranch, The HSUS

* Dan Maloney, Curator, Audubon Zoo in New Orleans

* Brent Whittaker, DVM, Deputy Executive Director for Biological

Programs, National Aquarium in Baltimore

* Mark Lloyd DVM, Wildlife Conservation, Management, and Medicine

Federal Coordination: Where is the Leadership on Animal Issues?

* Moderator: Kevin Dennison, DVM, Colorado State Animal Response Team

* Chester Gipson, DVM, Deputy Administrator for Animal Care,

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA

* Kimothy L. Smith, DVM PhD, Chief Veterinarian, Chief Scientist,

Associate Medical Officer for Operations and Response, Office of the

Chief Medical Officer, Department of Homeland Security

Critical Information: Initial Assessment of Damage and Needs

* Moderator: Laura Bevan, Director, HSUS Southeast Regional Office

* James Watson, DVM, State Veterinarian, Mississippi Board of Animal Health

* Renee Poirrier, DVM, Acadian Veterinary Clinic, Lafayette, LA

12:00-1:30 p.m. LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

1:30-3:00 p.m. BREAKOUTS

Exercise Design: Helping Practice Make Perfect

* Robert Bohlmann, CEM, Director, York County (ME) Emergency

Management Agency

Mutual Aid: Is EMAC the Answer?

* Moderator: Don McGuire, Director, Charles County (MD) Department

of Emergency Services

* Leon Shaifer, Senior Emergency Management Assistance Compact

(EMAC) Advisor, National Emergency Management Association

Veterinary Medical Issues in Disaster

* Moderator: Eric Davis, DVM, Director, HSUS Rural Area Veterinary

Service (RAVS)

* Leo Egar, DVM, HSUS RAVS

* Karen Iovino, DVM, Blue Ridge Veterinary Associates, Deputy Team

Commander, VMAT-2

3:30-5:00 p.m. BREAKOUTS

Emergency Management Directors' Forum

* Moderator: Randy Covey, director, Disaster Services, The HSUS

* Robert Bohlmann, Director, York County (ME) Emergency Management Agency

* Barbara Childs-Pair, Director, District of Columbia Emergency

Management Agency

* Arthur Cleaves, Director, Maine Emergency Management Agency

* Dan McGowan, Administrator, Montana Disaster and Emergency

Services Division

* Donald McGuire, Director, Charles County (MD) Dept of Emergency Services

Organizing a National Veterinary Response

* Moderator: Eric Davis, DVM, Director, HSUS Rural Area Veterinary

Service (RAVS)

* Garry Goemann, DVM, Commander, VMAT-5

* Barry Kellogg, DVM, Deputy Commander, VMAT-1

* Cindy Lovern, DVM, Assistant Director, Scientific Activities,

American Veterinary Medical Association

* William Stokes, DVM, CAPT, U.S. Public Health Service, Chief

Veterinary Officer, USPHS, Director, National Toxicology Program

Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological

Methods, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH,

DHHS - Invited

Compassion Fatigue in Disaster Workers

* Robert Roop, Ph.D., The HSUS, Vice President for Human Resources

Thursday, June 1, 2006

8:30-10:00 a.m. BREAKOUTS

Animal Hoarding: Disasters in the Making

* Moderator: Dave Pauli, Director, HSUS Northern Rockies Regional Office

* James Bias, Executive Director, SPCA of Texas

* Tammy Hawley, Program Coordinator, HSUS Southwest Regional Office

State Level Planning and Response: What Katrina Taught Us

* Moderator: Joanne Bourbeau, Director, HSUS New England Regional Office

* Barbara Legatowicz, Training Coordinator, Massachusetts

Emergency Management Agency

* Paul Williams, DVM, Consequence Management Program Manager,

Georgia Emergency Management Agency

* Others

Resource Management: Got Stuff?

* Moderator: Steve Putnam, Vice President, Business Development, The HSUS

* A. J. Cady, Director, Animals in Crisis and Distress,

International Fund for Animal Welfare

* Barbara Fought, Petsmart Charities

* Rudy Frayre, UPS Professional Services Inc.

10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. BREAKOUTS

Avian Influenza and Pandemic Preparedness

* Moderator: Michael Greger, MD, Director, Director of Public

Health and Animal Agriculture in the HSUS Farm Animal Welfare Division

* Tracy S. DuVernoy, DVM, US Department of Agriculture, Animal and

Plane Health Inspections Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services,

Emergency Management

* Patrice N. Klein, VMD, Staff Veterinarian/ Avian Disease

Specialist, USDA/APHIS/Veterinary Services, National Center for Animal

Health Programs

FEMA Support and Cooperation with Voluntary Organizations

* Moderator: Ande Miller, Executive Director, National Voluntary

Organizations Active in Disaster (National VOAD)

* Craig A Nemitz, CEM, Disaster Services Manager, America's Second Harvest

* Susan Jensen, Voluntary Agency Liaison, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, Region V

Large Animal Issues in Disasters

* Moderator: Rebecca Gimenez, Major, USAR and Primary Instructor,

Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue

* Allan Schwartz, Disaster Responder, HSUS Disaster Services Department

* Others

12:00-1:30 p.m. LUNCHEON

Keynote Speaker:

* W. Ron DeHaven, DVM, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture

1:30-3:00 p.m. BREAKOUTS

Animal Incident Management Teams

* Moderator: Venaye Reece, DVM, Area Emergency Coordinator, United

States Department of Agriculture

* Fred Bourgeois, DVM, USDA APHIS

* Greg Christy, DVM, Florida Department of Agriculture and

Consumer Services & ESF-17 Coordinator

Planning Disaster Funding for Animal Activities

* Alex Amparo, Director of Emergency Management, Volunteer

Florida, The Governor's Commission on Volunteerism and Service

* George Haddow, Adjunct Professor, Institute for Crisis, Disaster

and Risk Management, George Washington University

* Joel Hersch, Executive Director, Pennsylvania State Animal Response Team

Media: A Call to Action?

* Moderator: Diane Webber, Director, HSUS Central States Regional Office

* Renee Bafalis, Media Consultant

* Others invited

3:30-5:00 p.m. BREAKOUTS

NIMS, Resource Typing and Target Capabilities Lists

* Moderator: John B. Copenhaver, President of the Board of

Trustees, Global Partnership for Preparedness

* Eric Sakach, Director, HSUS West Coast Regional Office

* Pat Malak, Office of State and Local Government Community

Preparedness, Department of Homeland Security

* Kyle Blackman, NIMS Integration Center

Pet Friendly Sheltering: When You MUST Take Them With You

* Moderator: Debra Parsons-Drake, Sheltering Manager, HSUS

Disaster Services Department

* Laura Bevan, Director, HSUS Southeast Regional Office

* Jill Lancon, Marion County (FL)

Coordinating Training for Animal Disaster Responders

* Moderator: Randy Covey, director, HSUS Disaster Services

* Kelly Harrington, Director, American Society for the Prevention

of Cruelty to Animals, New York State Disaster Response Services

* Kerri Burns, American Humane

* Kay Mayfield, Director, Emergency Animal Rescue Service, United

Animal Nations

6:00 PM ATTENDEE RECEPTION

Friday, June 2, 2006

8:30-10:00 a.m. BREAKOUTS

Local Initiatives in Animal Disaster Planning and Response

* Moderator: Peggy Keller, Chief of Animal Disease Prevention,

District of Columbia Department of Health

* Lynn Crabb, Associate, Mass Care, American Red Cross

* Susan Keyes, President, Surf City (CA) Animal Response Team

* Becky Rhoades, DVM, Executive Director, Kauai Humane Society

Legislative: Should There Be A Law?

* Moderator: Lauren Silverman, HSUS Government Affairs Department

* Others

Search and Rescue—Getting Federal Cooperation

* Moderator: Jeff Eyre, Director of Disaster Response, The HSUS

* Others

10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. BREAKOUTS

International Disaster Response

* Moderator: Kelly O'Meara, Program Manager, Asia and Africa

Humane Society International

* Barbara Callahan, Director of Response Services, International

Bird Rescue Research Center, International Fund for Animal Welfare

* Sherry Grant, Humane Society International, Disaster

Coordinator/ HSI Asia Director

Volunteer Management

* Moderator: Faye Stone, Governor's Office of Volunteers and

Service, North Carolina

* Ben Curran, Voluntary Agency Coordinator, Recovery Division,

Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security

* Others

Using Technology in Disaster Response

* Moderator: Beverly Madga, Director, Information Systems &

Technology, The HSUS

* Others

12:00-1:30 p.m. Lunch on Your Own

1:30-4:00 p.m. SPECIAL SESSION

LESSONS LEARNED FROM KATRINA

* Moderator: Randy Covey, Director, Disaster Services, The HSUS

* Representatives from major national organizations that responded

to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

4:00–5:00 p.m. CLOSING RECEPTION

Saturday, June 3, 2006

8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

National Incident Management System (NIMS) Workshop

Satisfies requirements for FEMA course, National Incident Management

System (NIMS): An Introduction (700)

(Separate registration; includes lunch)