2016 National Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Conference

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September 8 - 10, 2016, Conference at Universal Sheraton Hotel

Event Location:
Universal Sheraton Hotel
333 Universal Hollywood Drive
Universal City, CA 91608 (Map)

Event Contact:
Monica Hassan or Ken "Disaster Guy" Kondo, MEP, California Volunteers or Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management, monica.hassan@californiavolunteers.ca.gov or kkondo@ceooem.lacounty.gov, 916-323-7646 or -213-792-5128

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Summary:
2016 National CERT Conference Agenda:



Thursday, September 8th - Afternoon Breakout Session 1 CERT Tools for Leadership Success



Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters, Red Cross, and CERT



Utilizing Volunteers in an Emergency Operations Center



Beyond CERT Basic - Additional Preparedness Training and How to Establish an Advanced CERT Program



CERT Basic Instructor Development: Refreshers on Your Role as an Instructor and Maximizing Learning, Refreshers on Managing the Classroom and Preparing for the CERT Basic Modules



Using Twitter to Save Lives



How to Start a Successful Campus CERT Program



Volunteer Weather Awareness and Safety Preparedness



Adding Teen CERT to Your CERT Program



•Thursday, September 8th - Afternoon Breakout Session 2 CERT Tools for Leadership Success



Disaster Psychology



Disaster Service Worker Volunteer Program Overview



How Local Government Can Work with Their Local Private Sector CERT Programs



Instructor Development - Tips and Tools for Teaching the Hands-on Skills - Medical Triage and Fire Suppression, Search and Rescue and Cribbing



Using Technology to Manage Your CERT Program



CERT Around the World



Disaster Response Review - Lake County



Partnerships with Local Utility Companies



•Friday, September 9th - Breakout Session 3 Program Manager Q & A



Using CERT to Staff PODs



Access and Functional Needs - FEMA All Abilities Annex and Incorporating Individuals with Disabilities into CERT Programs



Disaster Corps and Disaster Deployment Overview



Instructor Development Unit Reviews



Social Media Tools to Market Your CERT Program



Understanding National Service - An Overview of the Corporation for National and Community Service



Pulse Point Response App



Beyond the Budget: Fiscal and Political Strategies for CERT Program Survival



•Friday, September 9th - Breakout Session 4 Animal Response: Developing an Emergency Communications Plan to Protect Large Animals



Training - How to Staff a Volunteer Reception Center



CERT Innovations Sharing - Gaming Ideas and Team Building CERT Tools



Team Building is More Than Building a Tower



How to Plan a CERT TTT Course and Developing CERT TTT Instructors



How CERT Programs and Public Safety Agencies are Using Nextdoor



CERT Mutual Aid - A Look at a Multi-jurisdictional CERT Program



Using CERT to Deploy an Emergency Call Center



Training Volunteers in Disaster Relief Volunteer Points Of Distribution



•Friday, September 9th – Breakout Session 5 Animal Issues in Emergency Management



Training - How to Staff a Volunteer Reception Center



Identifying and Developing Leaders in Your CERT Community



How to Put on an Annual CERT Competition



How to Plan and Execute a CERT Refresher Drill/Exercise



Using Technology to Enhance Your CERT Program



Collaborative Efforts Between Schools and County Services



Disaster Response Review - Fire Response and Blackout Response



CERT Communication Methods



•Saturday, September 10th – Morning Breakout Session 6 Lessons Learned - Volunteer Reception Center and Managing Spontaneous Volunteers



Practical Communication with People with Disabilities or Limited English Proficiency



CERT in Other Languages and How to Reach Other Demographics



Moulage 101



Social Media Tools to Market Your CERT Program



Prepare Your Neighborhood



Disaster Response Review - Santa Barbara Oil Spill and Joplin



CERT Olympics



•Saturday, September 10th – Morning Breakout Session 7 Youth Preparedness



Disaster Psychology



NBCUniversal Workshop



AT&T



Developing CERT in a Non-Traditional Setting



Events dates and/or times may be subject to change.


Full Description:
The 2016 September is National Preparedness Month in Los Angeles County, California kick-off event will be held from Thursday through Saturday, September 8-10, 2016 (8 a.m. – 5 p.m.)as California Volunteers hosts the 30th Anniversary Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) 2016 National Conference to be held at Sheraton Universal Hotel located at 333 Universal Hollywood Drive, Universal City, CA 91608 (Conference registration is required, and event is OPEN to the media). For additional information, visit California Volunteers http://www.californiavolunteers.org/index.php/CERT/CERT30).



2016 National CERT Conference PIO Contacts:



Monica Hassan, Director of External Affairs, California Volunteers, 916-323-7646, Monica.Hassan@CaliforniaVolunteers.ca.gov



Ken "Disaster Guy" Kondo, MEP, Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management, at 213-792-5128 - Cellular, kkondo@ceooem.lacounty.gov, http://lacoa.org and Twitter: @LACOOEM