(subject to change)
| 4:00 - 7:30 p.m. | Registration | Registration Desk |
| 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. | Game Night | Agave |
| 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. | Hospitality Suite Open | Hospitality Suite |
| 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. | Coffee Service | Indian Wells I J & K |
| 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Registration | Registration Desk |
| 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Exhibitor Set-up | Indian Wells I J & K |
Pre Conference Training |
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| 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon | Will you Win or Lose at Game of Debris Management? Carolyn J. Harshman, CEM | President, Emergency Planning Consultants Michael Martinet, CEM | Principal, The Martinet Group, LLC |
Nopales |
| 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon | G0358 Evacuation and Re-Entry Planning Michael Brady | CSTI Jim Ayre | CSTI/Cal OES Bruce Gadbois | CSTI 2 Local SME TBD |
Ocotillo |
| 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon | AEM/CEM Exam and Mentoring Workshop Valerie Lucus-McEwen, CEM |
Pinion |
| 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon | Creative Problem-solving: How to Overcome Emerging Threats with Radially Imaginative and Novel Ideas Gabriele Almon, Founder | Brian & Bullish LLC |
Agave |
| 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch (on own) | |
| 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. | Board Meeting | TBD |
Pre Conference Training |
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| 1:30 - 5:00 p.m. | Will you Win or Lose at Game of Debris Management? (continued) Carolyn J. Harshman, CEM | President, Emergency Planning Consultants Michael Martinet, CEM | Principal, The Martinet Group, LLC |
Nopales |
| 1:30 - 5:00 p.m. | G0358 Evacuation and Re-Entry Planning (continued) Michael Brady | CSTI Jim Ayre | CSTI/Cal OES Bruce Gadbois | CSTI 2 Local SME TBD |
Ocotillo |
| 1:30 - 5:00 p.m. | The Future of Mitigation Planning - How to Integrate Plans through the Local Hazard Mitiation Planning Process Victoria LaMar-Haas | Cal OES Alison Kearns | FEMA Michael McCormick Rudy Balthazar/Chad Moxley | Cal Fire Land Use Planning Program |
Pinion |
| 1:30 - 5:00 p.m. | Exercise Design for Everyone Dana M. Carey | Yolo Office of Emergency Services |
Agave |
| 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. | First Time Attendee Reception | Verde Vista Terrace |
| 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. | Hospitality Suite Open | Hospitality Suite |
| 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast Service | Indian Wells I J & K |
| 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Registration | Registration Desk |
| 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Exhibits Open | Indian Wells I J & K |
| 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. | Welcome Opening Ceremonies | Indian Wells L & M |
| 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Keynote: Ben Nemtin | Indian Wells L & M |
| 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. | Break | |
| 11:00 - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch | Indian Wells L & M |
| 1:00 - 1:15 p.m. | Break | |
Breakout Session #1 |
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| 1:15 - 2:30 p.m. | Active Shooter Response: Developing a Tactical Playbook | Nopales |
| 1:15 - 2:30 p.m. | Building Resiliency Using Strategies for Successful Disabilities, Access, and Functional Needs Stakeholder Collaboration | Ocotillo |
| 1:15 - 2:30 p.m. | Communications Law - What to Release - What to Withhold | Pinion |
| 1:15 - 2:30 p.m. | Disaster Declaration, Recovery and Community Resilience - Your Building Official's Role | Agave |
| 2:30 - 2:45 p.m. | Break | Indian Wells I J & K |
Breakout Session #2 |
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| 2:45 - 4:00 p.m. | Getting to Know Higher Education Emergency Management and the 2017 Wildfires Impacts on Multiple Campus Communities | Nopales |
| 2:45 - 4:00 p.m. | Catastrophic Planning to Public Private Partnerships - Five years of Bay Area UASI Tools and Templates | Ocotillo |
| 2:45 - 4:00 p.m. | How to Get Your Message Across with a 2 Minute Smart Phone Video Production | Pinon |
| 2:45 - 4:00 p.m. | How to Keep Your LAC from Lacking | Agave |
| 4:00 - 4:15 p.m. | Break | Indian Wells I J & K |
Chapter Meetings |
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| 4:15 - 4:45 p.m. | Southern Chapter | Nopales |
| 4:15 - 4:45 p.m. | Coastal Chapter | Ocotillo |
| 4:15 - 4:45 p.m. | Inland Chapter | Pinon |
| 4:45 - 5:30 p.m. | Joint Chapter/Committees/State Board Meeting | TBD |
| 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. | Hospitality Suite Open | Hospitality Suite |
| 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. | Evening Activity | TBD |
| 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast Service | Indian Wells I J & K |
| 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Registration | Registration Desk |
| 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Exhibits Open | Indian Wells I J & K |
Breakout Session #3 |
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| 8:30 - 9:45 a.m. | School Emergency Planning and Preparedness | Nopales |
| 8:30 - 9:45 a.m. | Forgotten Step: Emergency Plan Implementation - What It Is and Why It Matters? | Ocotillo |
| 8:30 - 9:45 a.m. | Public Alert & Warning: Understandin the Available Mechanisms and Best Practices for Use & Coordination | Pinon |
| 8:30 - 9:45 a.m. | Turning your Local Hazard Mitigation Plan into Local Hazard Mitigation Action | Agave |
| 9:45 - 10:00 a.m. | Break | Indian Wells I J & K |
Breakout Session #4 |
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| 10:00 - 11:15 a.m. | When You are Not the Emergency Manager: A Disaster from "The Other Side" | Nopales |
| 10:00 - 11:15 a.m. | Core Competencies: Keys to Your Foundation and Future | Ocotillo |
| 10:00 - 11:15 a.m. | Evacuating the Driverless Car | Pinon |
| 10:00 - 11:15 a.m. | Is Your Evaluation an Epic Fail? How to Develop a Winning Team and Conduct a Successful Evaluation | Agave |
| 11:15 - 11:30 a.m. | Break | Indian Wells I J & K |
| 11:30 - 1:00 p.m. | Lunchon/Awards Banquet | Indian Wells L & M |
| 1:00 - 1:15 p.m. | Break | Indian Wells I J & K |
| 1:15 - 3:00 p.m. | Keynotes: Cal OES & FEMA | Indian Wells L & M |
| 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. | Break & Raffle | Indian Wells I J & K |
Breakout Session #5 |
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| 3:30 - 4:45 p.m. | How Do 25,000 People Get Rescued When 911 is Overwhelmed? | Nopales |
| 3:30 - 4:45 p.m. | Now What? The Next Big Thing: Emergency Management and the Shape of Things to Come | Ocotillo |
| 3:30 - 4:45 p.m. | Technology to Maintain EOC Situational Awareness | Pinon |
| 3:30 - 4:45 p.m. | What's Up with the EOC Position Credentialing Program? | Agave |
| 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. | Hospitality Suite Open | Hospitality Suite |
| 8:00 - 11:00 p.m. | CESA Dance Party | Desert Vista Ballroom |
| 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast Service | Indian Wells I J & K |
| 7:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Registration | Registration Desk |
Focus Groups |
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| 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. | Launching the Emergency Management Career Center Professional Credential Program | Ocotillo |
| 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. | Alert and Warning Systems Tips and Tricks | Pinon |
| 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. | Public Assistance Q & A | Agave |
| 9:30 - 9:45 a.m. | Break | Indian Wells I J & K |
| 9:45 - 11:45 a.m. | 2017 Disaster Year in Review Panel | Indian Wells L & M |
| 11:45 - 12:00 p.m. | All Chapter Meeting & Closing Ceremonies | Indian Wells L & M |
| Pre Conference Training Only | $125.00 |
| Member Full Conference | $649.00 |
| Non Member Full Conference | $825.00 |
| Tuesday Only | $325.00 |
| Wednesday Only | $375.00 |
| Thursday Only | $225.00 |
| Wednesday Awards Lunch Only | $75.00 |
| Standard Exhibitor | $1,750.00 |
| Non Profit/Government Exhibitor | $1,500.00 |
| Additional Exhibitor Staff Tuesday & Wednesday | $350.00 |
| Silver Sponsor | $1,500.00 |
| Gold Sponsor | $2,000.00 |
| Platinum Sponsor | $3,000.00 |
Contact the CESA office for registration questions (805) 520-5854
Contact Beth Ramirez for sponsorship and exhibitor information: beth@cesa.net
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Early bird registration for members is CLOSED as of July 31, 2018.
Registration closes on September 17, 2018.
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Please note, the CESA staff will help you add pre-conference training to your registration if you decide at a later date to attend the Monday Pre-Conference Training once the topics and speakers have been selected.
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