Familiarization Workshop Agenda

Time	Panel
9:00 - 9:40	Opening Remarks and Workshop Overview Michael Rogers Moderator/Facilitator, Executive Director, COG Prepared Remarks (PDF) Honorable Bruce Williams Chair, COG Board of Directors Prepared Remarks (PDF) Honorable Carol Schwartz Chair, COG Task Force on Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Prepared Remarks (PDF) Michael Byrne Senior Director of Response and Recovery, White House Office of Homeland Security Michael Lowder Chief, Planning and Policy Branch, Federal Emergency Management Agency George Vradenburg Strategic Advisor, AOL Time Warner/Co Chair, Greater Washington Board of Trade Potomac Conference Emergency Preparedness Task Force
9:40-10:00	Emergency Management System Overview Robert P. Fletcher Jr., Facilitator, Marasco Newton Group PowerPoint Presentation left-click to view; right click to save for later viewing (759 KB)

10:00-10:45	Local Panel Introduction Honorable Gerry Connolly Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Prepared Remarks (PDF) Ron Carlee County Manager, Arlington County Gordon Aoyagi Fire Administrator, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service Anthony Griffin County Executive, Fairfax County Focus of Discussion: Pentagon Disaster Briefing; Emergency Preparedness at the Local Level; Incident Command System/Unified Command; Informing the Public; Urban Search and Rescue; Mutual Aid
10:45-11:00	Break
11:00-11:30	State Panel Introduction Honorable M. H. Jim Estepp Prince George's County Council Prepared Remarks (PDF) Don Keldsen Acting Director, Maryland Emergency Management Agency Michael Cline State Coordinator of Emergency Management, Virginia Peter LaPorte Director, D.C. Emergency Management Agency Focus of Discussion: Protective Action Guidance; Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC); District Response Plan
11:30-12:15	Regional Panel Introduction Honorable Carol Schwartz Chair, COG Task Force on Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Prepared Remarks (PDF) Michael Rogers Executive Director, COG Thomas Majusiak Division Director, RRR, Federal Emergency Management Agency Region III George Vradenburg Strategic Advisor, AOL Time Warner/Co-Chair, Greater Washington Board of Trade Potomac Conference Emergency Preparedness Task Force Dan Tangherlini Director, District Department of Transportation James Gallagher Deputy General Manager for Operations, Washington Metro Area Transit Authority Focus of Discussion: COG Regional Emergency Coordination Plan; Emergency Response Team Operations; Private Industry Response; E-Route Plan; Transportation System Preparedness
12:15-1:30	Lunch

1:30-2:15

Federal Panel Introduction Honorable Mary K. Hill Prince William County, Board of Supervisors Prepared Remarks (PDF) Scott Hatch Director, Office of Communications, Office of Personnel Management PowerPoint Presentation left-click to view; right click to save for later viewing (568 KB) Charles Hess Acting Director Operations Division, RRR, Federal Emergency Management Agency Dean Hunter Deputy Director, Federal Protection Services Division, General Services Administration Focus of Discussion: Federal Incident Management Plan; Release of Federal Employees; Federal Response Plan; Federal Facilities

2:15-3:15	Non-terrorism Nuclear Biological Chemical Incident Panel Introduction Honorable Jay Fisette Arlington County Board Prepared Remarks (PDF) Jim Makris Director, Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office, Environmental Protection Agency Bob Knouss Director, Office of Emergency Preparedness, Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Michael Richardson Acting Senior Deputy Director, Primary Care, Prevention, and Planning, D.C. Department of Health PowerPoint Presentation left-click to view; right click to save for later viewing (509 KB) Jim Caverly Policy Analyst, Department Of Energy Focus of Discussion: Chemical Incidents; Biological Incidents; Radiological Incidents
3:15-3:30	Break
3:30-4:30	Terrorism Panel Introduction Honorable John Mason Mayor, City of Fairfax Prepared Remarks (PDF) Tom Davies Federal Coordinating Officer, NCR, Federal Emergency Management Agency PowerPoint Presentation left-click to view; right click to save for later viewing (1 MB) Ron Williams WMD Countermeasures Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation Focus of Discussion: Consequence Management; Crisis Management · National Capital Region WMD Incident Annex

4:30-5:00	Feedback
5:00	Adjournment
5:00-6:00	Reception