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Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Workshop Agenda

Below is the agenda for the Partnerships in Emergency Preparedness: A Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Preparedness Training Workshop.  This free workshop is open to the public, but registration is required.

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Agenda

Partnerships in Emergency Preparedness:
A Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Workshop
Dallas, Texas November 7, 2008

 Time Event
7:30 - 8:00 Registration (coffee, juice and pastries) & Networking
8:00 - 8:30

Welcome: Dr. John Kim Cook, Director, Department of Homeland Security, Center for Faith Based & Community Initiatives

Moderator: Joe Catalino, CTR USA, NORAD USNORTHCOM HQs IC
8:30 - 9:40

Panel One: Integration of Government & Non-Government Organizations

Citizen Corp – Brock Bierman
FEMA – Volunteer Agency Liaison – Jamie Dake
One Star Foundation, Texas, Susan Weddington
IAEM, Robie Robinson
9:40 - 10:00 Break
10:00 - 11:20

Panel Two: FBCI State and National Best Practices

Colonel Thomas Vail, Chaplain, NORAD/NORTHCOM
Jack Munday, Billy Graham Rapid Response Team
Marty Nerren, American Red Cross
Harvey Perriott, Protective Security Advisor for North TX
Amy BeVille Elder, TX Interagency Interfaith Disaster Response
11:20 - 12:00

Panel Three: Government Funding & Donations Assistance

Reimbursement for Public Assistance
Non-government Security Grants
Keith Thode, COO/CTO, AidMatrix
12:00 - 1:30

Lunch:
Keynote: David Erinakes, TX Homeland Security Policy Advsiro for Senator John Carona, Chair, TX Homeland Security Senate Committee

TX US Senator John Cornyn or TX US Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison
1:30 - 2:30

Panel Four: Security for Faith-Based Organizations

Paul Goldenberg, CEO – Cardinal Point Strategies
CAPA (Clergy and Police Alliance) Pastor Lance McCune
Dick Andrews, Senior Advisor to NC4: Situational Awareness for Religious Institutions
Geoffrey Williams, Kingfell, iCAP
2:30 - 2:50 Break
2:50 - 3:00 Kickoff Breakouts: Peter Hull, DHS S&T Homeland Security Institute
3:00 - 4:15 Breakout Sessions
4:15 - 5:00 Re-Cap Breakout Sessions
5:00 - 5:15 Wrap-Up: Dr. John Kim Cook and/or Bill Flynn

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