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NEPCC Emergency Governance Workgroup presents Emergency Governance document at EC3 Conference See the document here. The NEPCC Emergency Governance Workgroup presented the white paper and executive summary on Emergency Governance at the upcoming EC3 Conference to be held in Austin, Texas, December 3-5. Use the following links for more information on EC3 and the annual conference. Here is the conference agenda.
Thank you October 10th thru 11th, 2007 Thanks to those who joined us for the first of a series of Regional Conferences focused on improving Emergency Preparation and Response. This event was held at the award-winning State of Georgia Archives Facility in Atlanta, Georgia. If you would like further information concerning this or future events please send us an email to info@nationalepcc.org. Georgia Host Committee A special THANK YOU to the Georgia Host Committee for their support and participation in the Atlanta Conference. NEPCC Emergency Governance Workgroup will present documents at EC3 Conference See the very late stage draft here. The NEPCC Emergency Governance Workgroup will present a white paper and executive summary on Emergency Governance at the upcoming EC3 Conference to be held in Austin, Texas, December 3-5. Use the following links for more information on EC3 and the annual conference. Here is the conference agenda. NEPCC & EC3 & NACo Establish workgroup EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: X-BOUNDARY GOVERNANCE FOR CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES & RECOVERY. For more information please see Governance. Register for the workgroup here. (This will take you to the National Association of Counties website. Please use the "back" button on your browser to return to this page.) View and download the Governance workgroup/symposium announcement here. (This is a PDF file and you will need a PDF reader to view the document.)
NEPCC & Department of Homeland Security's SIMNETThose of you participating in the Emergency Governance workgroup may have heard about SIMNET, the National Exercise Simulation Network. The quote below is from an article in DHS Today.
Read the entire article here. NEPCC is working closely with Mike Nicholson, and others from DHS to help bridge the gap between Federal, State and Local Government and private organizations and promote the widespread participation in the SIMNET exercises. These will help provide practice in emergency response and some very good information to be shared among NEPCC participants and across the U.S. The NEPCC is planning for events in Orlando, Florida, Georgia and Virginia among others in 2008 to be coordinated with SIMNET exercises where possible. Introducing NEPCCEmergency events of the past several years have exposed both the best and worst examples of preparation and response. There are hundreds of initiatives and projects underway to develop response plans and practices and to prepare to meet various types of emergencies. Relatively little of this effort is focused on broadly sharing the information about these efforts and their results. NEPCC was formed to facilitate sharing of a wide range of information leading to better response to emergencies and improved remediation of their effects. The NEPCC will bring together experts, practitioners and other interested parties to share expertise and experience and to develop valuable contacts and relationships with peers facing emergency requirements in common.
Mission of the NEPCCThe National Emergency Preparedness Coordinating Council facilitates collaboration among a wide range of government, private and educational organizations and other interested parties to improve emergency response and remediation. The NEPCC network will connect people and promote the sharing of expertise, knowledge, resources and other valuable information to better meet Emergency Preparedness & Response requirements.
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