Wednesday, May 7, 2008

2008 EMI SIG Annual Meeting

May 5-10, 2008
Hyatt Regency Reston Town Center
Reston, Virginia


8:00 am - 9:30 am	T R A D E i n g P o s t	Concurrent Sessions
		Session 2A: Drills and Exercises – Grand Ballroom D Moderator: Davey Matthews, Nevada Test Site (NTS) Title: Drill & Exercise Evaluation - The Big Stuff Matters Most Presenter(s): Bennett Blue, WSRC Title: Facility Involvement in the Exercise Planning Process Presenter(s): Terry Nore, B&W Y-12 Title: NTS Exercise Issue Validation Process Presenter(s): David Stuhan, NTS Title: Increased Exercise and Training Effectiveness and Excellence Through Quality Data Management – A Demonstration of the Exercise and Training Analysis Tool Presenter(s): Chip Hultquist, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE)	Session 2B: Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program (TEPP) – Grand Ballroom F-G Moderator: Ella McNeill, DOE Office of Packaging and Transportation (EM-63) Title: Program Update Presenter(s): Ella McNeil Title: Overview of Changes to the Modular Emergency Management Response Radiological Transportation Training (MERRTT) Presenter(s): Ken Keater Title: Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Process Presenter(s): Dennis Urban, ORISE	Session 2C: Emergency Public Information (EPI) / Emergency Response Organization (ERO) - Regency Ballroom B Moderator: Sue Budden, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Title: Using Public Information and Public Education to Build Support for an Emergency Management Program Presenter(s): Steven Arnold, Theta Pro2Serve Management Company, LLC Title: The Written Press Release is Passé Presenter(s): Brian Quirke, Chicago Operations Office; Bernard Pleau, Los Alamos Site Office (LASO) Title: Technology as a Blessing and a Curse to Communicators: Lessons Learned From a Pandemic Continuity of Operations Full-Scale Exercise Presenter: Nichole Urban, ORISE
9:30 am - 11:30 am		Biosafety Working Group Meeting – Regency Ballroom A
10:00 am - 11:30 am		Session 3A: Drills and Exercises – Grand Ballroom D Moderator: Davey Matthews, NTS Title: This Was Just Like a Drill Presenter(s): Robert A. (Tony) Hass, WSRC Title: Human Performance Improvement Implementation and the Benefits to Emergency Response Presenter(s): Cathie Carter, FH Title: Respond Right or Respond Right Now Presenter(s): Bill Elliott, SGI Savannah River (SSR)	Session 3B: Technical Planning Basis – Grand Ballroom F-G Moderator: Robert Gee, B&W Y-12 Title: Recent Advances in NARAC and HotSpot Consequence Assessment Modeling Tools Presenter(s): John S. Nasstrom and Steve Homann, LLNL Title: Site-Wide Assessment of Chemicals Presenter(s): Kenneth Young and Thad Kedzierski, LLNL Title: "How Good is Good Enough? - An HHS Inspection Retrospective Look” Presenter(s): Gerry Gibeault, INL	Session 3C: EPI/Technology – Regency Ballroom B Moderator: Sue Budden, NREL Title: Put Technology to Work: How Are You Using Technology in Emergency Public Information? Presenter(s): Erin Ritter, B&W Pantex Title: Automation of the Initial Press Release Process at Y-12 Presenter: Teresa Lawlor, B&W Y-12
11:30 am - 1:00 pm		TEEL Advisory Group Meeting (Invitation Only) – Regency Ballroom A
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm		Session 4A: Readiness Assurance – Grand Ballroom D Moderator: John Bavlish, Princeton Plasma Physics (PPP) Title: Analyzing and Trending Results of Emergency Management Assessments Presenter(s): Jeff Long, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Title: The Readiness Reporting Tool Presenter(s): Ed Miller, Office of Emergency Management Implementation (NA-43); Becky Bullard, ORISE Title: Are You Closing the Loop on Your Assessments? Presenter(s): Tonya Petty, B&W Pantex	Session 4B: Technical Planning Basis – Grand Ballroom F-G Moderator: Robert Gee, B&W Y-12 Title: Automating Hazards Surveys Presenter(s): Kerry R. Ward and Gerry Gibeault, INL Title: Toxicological Data Systems Presenter(s): Gary Perlman, U.S. Public Health Service; David Freshwater, NA-41 Title: Implementation of Pre-determined Protective Action Plans for EAL-Based Initial Response: Results and Lessons Learned Presenter(s): John Ciolek, AlphaTRAC, Inc.; Maurice Sandoval, SNL Title: Obtaining and Sharing Timely Data for Protective Actions Presenter(s): Tony Charles, B&W Y-12	Session 4C: COOP - Regency Ballroom B Moderator: Vince Hanson, B&W Pantex Title: Approaching Business Continuity for R&D Facilities Presenter(s): John Richards, LLNL Title: NIMS, COOP and Continuity of Government (COG) – Sorting It All Out Presenter(s): Steve Joiner, En-Form Corporation; Danny Hulbert, Bechtel-SAIC
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm		Closing Session – Grand Ballroom D Moderator: Richard Davis, LLNL Closing Keynote Speaker: Wildland Fires Sheldon Gilbert Fire Cheif, Alameda County (California) Fire Department Closing Address: Hanford Tank Farm Spill Tony Jennings, CH2MHILL Hanford Awards Open Discussion Adjournment
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm		NARAC User's Group Meeting - Regency Ballroom A