| GENERAL SESSION I: Virtual USA |
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MODERATOR: Chris McIntosh, Former Operations Chief, Virginia Department of Emergency Management Discussion on the lessons learned and best practices from the Virtual USA pilot programs with representatives from the regional pilots
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David G. Boyd, Ph.D.,
Director, Command, Control and Interoperability, Science and Technology Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
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Why Virtual USA Is Necessary
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James M. Walker, Jr.,
Director, Alabama Department of Homeland Security |
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Virtual USA In Action…
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Chris Johnson,
Senior Vice President, Geospatial Technologies, U.S. Space and Rocket
Center and Program Manager, Virtual Alabama |
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Virtual USA Pacific Northwest Regional Pilot
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Sean McSpaden,
Deputy State Chief Information Officer, Enterprise Information
Strategy and Policy Division, Oregon Department of Administrative Service |
Summation of the Importance of the Virtual USA project
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Charles Werner,
Chief, Charlottesville Fire Department and Chair, Virtual USA Steering Committee |
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| BREAKOUT SESSION 1: Communications Interoperability 1: Policy Updates |
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MODERATOR: Donald Bowers, Captain, Communications Section, Fairfax County (VA) Fire and Rescue |
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P-25 CAP Update
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Dereck Orr,
Program Manager, Public Safety Communications Research Program, U.S. Department of Commerce |
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Overview of the Technical Assistance Programs Offered by OEC and Update on the National Emergency Communications Plan
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Mike Dame,
Division Chief, Multi-Jurisdictional Communications Services, Office of Emergency Communications (OEC), DHS |
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The Role of Mobile Broadband at the Alexandria Police Department
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Eddie L. Reyes,
Deputy Chief, Alexandria (Va.) Police Department Broadband/narrowband policy updates |
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Policy Roadmap for Technology
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Andy Thiessen,
Electrical Engineer, Public Safety Communications Research |
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Update on Public Safety Spectrum and the National Broadband Plan
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Jennifer A. Manner,
Deputy Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications Commission |
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| BREAKOUT SESSION 2: Cutting-Edge Tools and Equipment |
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MODERATOR: Gabriel Ramos, Director for Technology, Technical Support Working Group |
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Personal Protective Equipment Technologies to Support First Responders
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Todd Brethauer,
Science Advisor, Technical Support Working Group |
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Personal Protective Equipment Technologies to Support First Responders
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Amanda Toman,
Technical Support Working Group |
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DoD Joint Robotics Program
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Cliff Hudson,
Deputy for Business, Space and Naval Warfare Systems San Diego, U.s. Department of the Navy |
Overview of DHS’s R-Tech Program’s initiatives
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Jose Vazquez, Director, First Responder Technologies, Science and Technology Directorate, DHS |
Overview of NIJ’s Sensors and Surveillance Portfolio: Enhanced Surveillance, Through-the-Wall Technologies, Person Surveillance, Concealed Weapons Detection, a Wireless Tactical Camera, Personnel Locators and a Gas Chromatograph Technology
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Frances Scott,
Physical Scientist, Information and Sensor Technology Division, Office of Science and Technology, NIJ |
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| BREAKOUT SESSION 3: Cyber Security/Cyber Forensics |
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MODERATOR: Bob O’Leary, Director, Electronic Crime Prevention & Investigations, LLC |
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Overview of DHS’s Cyber Security and Cyber Forensics Programs
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Martin Novak,
Physical Scientist, Information and Sensor Technology Division, Office of Science and Technology, NIJ |
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Needs and Requirements of the Fire Community
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Doug Maughan,
Branch Chief, Cyber Security R&D, U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
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Cyber Forensics Tools
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Bob Slapnik,
Vice President, HBGary, Inc. |
Overview of DoD’s Cyber Center programs
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Robert Doheny,
Principal Director, Crisis Management and Mission, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas’ Security Affairs, DoD |
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| BREAKOUT SESSION 4: Virtual USA: Let’s Get Technical |
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Virtual Alabama has become a widely cited model of interagency collaboration and information sharing, with more than 5,600 people at more than 1,450 local, state and federal government agencies using the system to share timely and sensitive information. While the initial objective of the Virtual Alabama was homeland security, the state has found applications for this tool in many different government functions — from the environment to education. Today, Virtual Alabama is a model for other state and regional information-sharing initiatives across the country, including two regional pilots that could lay the groundwork for a “Virtual USA.”
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Chris Johnson,
Senior Vice President, Geospatial Technologies, U.S. Space and Rocket Center and Program Manager, Virtual Alabama |
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The Virginia Interoperability Picture for Emergency Response (VIPER) will allow the Virginia Emergency Operations Center (VEOC) to display information spatially to drastically improve the situational awareness of response and recovery coordinators. The System can ingest information from disparate systems, such as WebEOC, computer-aided dispatch, and the National Weather Service, and display it through a GIS interface. By doing so, real-time situational information can interact with “traditional” GIS layers to create a comprehensive picture of developing situations. VIPER also shows these relationships automatically, thereby alerting users to potential issues and providing real-time analysis for decision support. This information also will be shared via data links using standardized and widely accepted data standards, such as GeoRSS, with other levels of government to promote a multi-platform model of GIS information sharing. By following this approach, agencies and localities will be able to share information with the VEOC regardless of which GIS system that they use, thereby maximizing their existing investments and minimizing future costs.
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Bobbie Atristain,
Chief Technical Officer, Virginia Department of Emergency
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BREAKOUT SESSION 5: Overview of Federal Resources for Emergency Responders: DHS, DOJ, DOD and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) |
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MODERATOR: Brian Montgomery, NIJ |
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COPS Office Resources
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Debra Cohen, Ph.D.
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), DOJ |
Federal Resources for Emergency Responders
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Christopher Traver,
Senior Policy Advisor, Bureau of Justice Assistance, DOJ |
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Disaster Medicine Under CBRN Conditions HHS Roles & Responsibilities
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Marcy Grace, Ph.D.,
Project Officer, Division of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Countermeasures, Project BioShield, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, HHS |
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| SAFETY Act Briefing for Industry |
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The SAFETY Act provides important legal liability protections for providers of Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technologies — whether they are products or services. The goal of the SAFETY Act is to encourage the development and deployment of new and innovative anti-terrorism products and services by providing liability protections. Details to be provided in this session are intended specifically for vendors and private-sector providers of products and services.
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Bruce Davidson,
Director, Office of SAFETY Act Implementation, Science and Technology Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security The Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act (SAFETY Act) |
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| GENERAL SESSION 2: Standards Updates for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) |
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MODERATOR: Philip Mattson, Program Manager, U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
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Opening remarks
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Michael J. Carroll,
President, International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) |
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Overview of the Standards Process and Report on NIJ’s New Body Armor Standard
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Debra Stoe,
Physical Scientist, Operational Technologies Division, Office of Science and Technology, NIJ |
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NIJ Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Protective Ensemble Standard for Law Enforcement: In addition to providing an overview of the key elements of this new standard, this presentation will include an update on the Law Enforcement CBRN PPE Standard, a description of the work and need for the standard and what the standard includes, the certification process and the selection and application guide.
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Ed Bailor,
Inspector (ret.), U.S. Capitol Police and Chair, NIJ CBRN Standard Special Technical Committee |
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Bomb Suit Standard: At the request of the National Bomb Squad Commanders Advisory Board (NBSCAB), NIJ has developed a new standard and certification program for bomb suits worn by U.S. bomb squads. This presentation describes the soon-to-be-published standard and certification program and how they help to ensure that bomb suits are safe, reliable and perform as intended for the wearer.
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Ursula Weibusch,
Bomb Technician, Hartford (Conn.) Police Department and Vice Chairman, NBSCAB |
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Update on NIOSH’s respiratory protective equipment standards development program, including CBRN respirator standards applicable to emergency response and other public safety professionals
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Bill Haskell,
Program Manager, Policy and Standards Development Branch, NIOSH/NPPTL |
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Overview of NFPA’s Standards Activity
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Robert J. Vondrasek,
Vice President, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) |
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The Practitioner’s Perspective on PPE Standards
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Robert Ingram,
Past Chairman, InterAgency Board for Equipment Standardization and Interoperability and Center for Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness, Fire Department of New York |
The DoD process for Developing Standards
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Gene Stark, Ph.D.,
Director, Future Acquisition, Joint Program Executive Office
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| GENERAL SESSION 3: Pandemic Preparedness and Response |
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MODERATOR: Mark E. Austin, Plans Section Lead, Division of Emergency Operations, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Mark E. Austin,
Plans Section Lead, Division of Emergency Operations, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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| GENERAL SESSION 4: The 2009 DC Metro Train Collision: Emergency Response Lessons Learned |
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William Hayes,
Director of Community Affairs, D.C. Fire and EMS |
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Dennis L. Rubin,
Chief, Washington (D.C.) Fire Department |
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| BREAKOUT SESSION 6: Information Sharing and Intelligence Dissemination |
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MODERATOR: John Hoyt, Ph.D., Branch Chief, Knowledge Management Tools, Command, Control and Interoperability Division, Science and Technology Directorate, DHS |
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Overview of the New Jersey Regional Operations Intelligence Center’s Predictive Analytical Tools Pilot
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Ray Guidetti, Lieutenant, Analysis Unit, New Jersey State Police |
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Overview of How Nlets Is Leveraging State-of-the-Art Technology, National Standards and Strategic Partnerships to Improve Justice and Public Safety Information Sharing, Including the Sharing of Images Through the Nlets Interstate Sharing of Photos Project
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Bob Morris, Training and Education Manager, Nlets |
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Overview of San Diego County’s ARJIS Program and License Plate Readers (LPR): An Update on Major LPR Developments, Including Linking Agencies and Emerging Data \Standards
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Dale Stockton,
Editor in Chief, Law Officer and Project Manager, Automated Regional Justice Information System (ARJIS) |
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| BREAKOUT SESSION 7: Mass Casualty Incidents: Best Practices and New Technologies |
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MODERATOR: Knox Andress, RN, Designated Regional Coordinator, Louisiana Region 7 Hospital Preparedness, Department of Emergency Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport, and Louisiana Poison Center |
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Tracking of Emergency Patients
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John Donohue,
Chief, Field Operations, Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical
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Mass Fatality Incidents: Highlighting NIJ research
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Danielle McLeod Henning,
Physical Scientist, Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences, NIJ |
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Unified Victim Identification System (UVIS): In the event of a mass casualty event, UVIS will initially be used by New York City’s 311 call center operators, the New York Police Department and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) to gather key information to facilitate compiling an accurate list of persons potentially affected by the incident. UVIS also will be used by OCME to develop a decedent manifest, track decedents and collect antemortem data at the Family Assistance Center, as well as postmortem findings to facilitate the identification process after a disaster. UVIS also contains a pandemic flu module to assist with the complexity of managing such an incident.
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Frank DePaolo,
PA-C, Director, Special Operations Division, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, City of New York |
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National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs): A Clearinghouse for Missing Persons and Unidentified Decedent Records. NamUs is a free online system that can be searched by medical examiners, coroners, law enforcement officials and the general public to solve these cases.
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Charles Heurich,
Physical Scientist, Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences, NIJ |
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| BREAKOUT SESSION 8: Overview of U.S. Department of Defense Programs Supporting Emergency Responders |
| MODERATOR: Clark R. Lystra, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas’ Security Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense |
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Mark A. Dalla Betta,
Chief, Information Management, Readiness & Information Division, USNORTHCOM, DoD |
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| BREAKOUT SESSION 9: Breaking Down Stovepipes: Using Open Source Tools for Emergency Response Personnel |
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MODERATOR: Deborah Bryant, Public Sector Communities Manager, Oregon State University Open Source Lab |
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Overview of TxMAP: a TxMAP is a tactical decision support tool leveraging the long tail, IP level granularity, COTS, non-proprietary, open source and thin clients
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Joel Aud,
Senior Analyst, Border Security Operations Center, Texas Division of Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety, State of Texas |
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In 2009, the DHS Science and Technology Directorate launched the Homeland Open Security Technology (HOST) program. The primary mission of the HOST program is to identify the benefits that open technology solutions can provide to public sector information technology security efforts and facilitate the adoption of these resources within government systems.
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John M. Wethersby, Jr.,
Executive Director, Open Source Software Institute |
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In 2006, the New York City Office of Emergency Management, in collaboration with partnering city agencies, private vendors and open source developers, endeavored to make open source technology the solution for their catastrophic disaster staffing and sheltering needs. Hear about the challenges and successes of this undertaking.
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Michael N. Schultz,
Human Services Planning Specialist, New York City Office of Emergency Management |
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LEADR Open Source Sharing Software and Lessons Learned: The LEADR Product is the foundation for the Tennessee Fusion System, bringing together information from law enforcement agencies into a single repository that provides cross-jurisdictional information sharing, single-source submission of relevant data to surrounding states as well as federal agencies. The repository provides information to the Fusion System analytical tools for link and geospatial analysis by Fusion Center analysts.
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O. Malcolm Sloan, Jr.,
Fusion System Program Manager, Tennessee Department of Safety, Office of Homeland Security |
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Open Source Software in Law Enforcement
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William A. Ford,
Director, Information and Sensor Technologies Division, Office of Science and Technology, NIJ |
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Take This Software Please! The Case for Open Collaboration and Affordable Law Enforcement Information Systems
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Bob Griffiths,
NLECTC-Alaska |
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| BREAKOUT SESSION 10: Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs): Concerns and Success Stories |
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MODERATOR: John Gnagey, Executive Director, National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) |
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The danger of commercially available electronic detection, jamming and surveillance equipment to emergency responders in the United States is increasing. This presentation will explain the threats associated with these types of technologies and the need to develop counter-measures to protect emergency responders.
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Richard Jones, Officer, Philadelphia Police Department and Mayor’s Protection Detail |
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OBP’s Multi-Jurisdiction Improvised Explosive Device Security Plan (MJIEDSP) program supports mutual aid and regional partnerships by encouraging the formation of civil defense concepts to deal with mass casualty simultaneous terrorist events in urban areas, such as vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices, suicide bombers and active shooters with IEDs. This presentation also will address the requirement outlined in the Implementation Plan of the National Strategy for Combating the Terrorist Use of Explosives in the United States.
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Tom Walton,
Security Specialist, Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP), DHS |
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Discussion of DHS/NTOA Collaborative Efforts in Support of Tactical Operations for Homeland Security
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Tom Lynch,
Explosives/IED Section Chairman, National Tactical Officers Association |
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NTOA and NBSCAB are currently working together to achieve SWAT and bomb squad interoperability in high-risk firearm and explosive/IED attacks. The goal is to incorporate NTOA’s Project RED with the NBSCAB Categories and Strategies to form a working model to guide the two disciplines’ response in addressing the emerging threat from firearms and explosive attacks. NTOA and NBSCAB have a draft SOP Guide that will be released once both groups approve the draft.
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Jim Hansen,
Chairman, NBSCAB and Detective Sergeant, Seattle Police Department |
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| GENERAL SESSION 5: Addressing the Active Shooter Threat |
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MODERATOR: Michael O’Shea, Program Manager, Operational Technologies Division, Office of Science and Technology, NIJ |
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Welcome Remarks and Introduction of Keynote Speaker
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Ellen Scrivner, Ph.D.,
Deputy Director, NIJ |
Keynote Address
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Mary Lou Leary,
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, DOJ |
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Why the Active Shooter Is a Unique Threat and Preventive Planning in Schools to Mitigate the Threat
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Tomas Sanchez,
Major, Hollywood (Fla.) Police Department |
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Active Threat Response: Active Threat Response Options Range From a Single Officer to a Tactical Unit, Depending on Specific Circumstances
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Don Alwes,
Instructor, NTOA |
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Does Simulation Training Pay Off for Public Safety? The Use of Modeling and Simulation as a Training Tool for Public Safety in Dealing With Active Shooters, Plus Findings of a Recent Study on This Topic.
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Bryan Vila, Ph.D.,
Professor of Criminal Justice and Director, Simulated Hazards Operation Tasks Lab, Sleep and Performance Research Center, Washington State University |
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Michael O’Shea,
Law Enforcement Program Manager, NIJ |
Active Shooter Training for the Responding Officer (ASTRO) Software Tool Demonstration
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Tod Depp,
Project Manager, Border Research Technology Center/Sheriffs’
Association of Texas |
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| BREAKOUT SESSION 11: Communications Interoperability 2: Technology Updates |
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MODERATOR: Joe Heaps, Assistant Director, Information and Sensors Technologies Division, Office of Science and Technology, NIJ
NIJ Operational Evaluation of Software Defined Radio Technology in Cape May County (N.J.)
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Mobile Devices Used in the AZLink Law Enforcement Information-Sharing Environment
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Bill Kalaf,
Information Technology Program Manager, Arizona Criminal Justice Commission |
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Multi-Band Radio Report
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Paul Roberts,
Captain, City of Boise (Idaho) Fire Department |
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Role of Satellite in Emergency Communications
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Rick Mulvihill,
Director, NLECTC- Communications Technologies Center of Excellence |
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Washington’s Radio-over IP Network
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Don Miller,
Telecommunications and Warning Systems Manager, Washington State
Emergency Operations Center, Washington Military Department |
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| BREAKOUT SESSION 12: The Power of GIS Platforms for Emergency Responders |
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MODERATOR: Rand Napoli, Vice-Chairman, National Alliance for Public Safety GIS Foundation Board of Directors and Member, Virtual USA GIS Working Group |
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Providing a Baseline Example for One Agency’s Experience Evaluating, Implementing and Utilizing GIS-based Tactical Response Tools in Day-to-Day Emergency Operations for Enhanced Situational Awareness and Life Safety
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Keith Silverman, Ph.D.,
Former Fire Chief, Franklin Township (N.J.) Fire District No. 1 |
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Discussing a Large-Scale GIS Deployment by Law Enforcement That Integrates Multiple Agencies, Serving as a National Example for Improved Emergency Preparedness and Response Across Agencies at Local and Regional Levels
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Tom Casady,
Chief of Police, Lincoln (Neb.) Police Department |
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Use of State-Level GIS (Virtual Alabama) in the Preplanning and Investigative Operations During the “Alabama Free Militia Investigation” That Utilized Virtual Alabama With SWAT Teams, Bomb Squads, Law Enforcement, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and fire marshals. This case represents the successful use of GIS at the local and state responder levels in the United States’ single largest seizure of IEDs.
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Edward Paulk,
Fire Marshal, State of Alabama |
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New York City’s Process for Setting Up a GIS for Departmentwide Operations in an Urban Environment, specifically the data collection and management issues across agencies
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Steve Pollockav,
Captain, GIS Unit, Fire Department of New York |
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San Diego Regional Emergency Geospatial Information Network is a regional geospatial data source that connects local jurisdictions, public agencies and utilities to the regional geospatial database through a network that serves the needs of public safety personnel both on a day-to-day basis and during catastrophic emergency events.
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Paul Hardwick,
Regional GIS Project Manager, Homeland Security Regional Technology Center, San Diego State University Research Foundation |
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| BREAKOUT SESSION 13: Infrastructure Protection |
| MODERATOR: Mike Matthews, Program Analyst/Meteorologist, Infrastructure and Geophysical Division, Science and Technology Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
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Constellation/Automated Critical Asset Management System (C/ACAMS)
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James Harpster,
Sergeant, Counter Terrorism and Criminal Intelligence Bureau, Los Angeles Police Department
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Cole Burdette,
Chief Tactical Flight Officer, Air Support Division, Los Angeles Police Department |
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Field Detection of Drug and Explosive Odor Signatures Using SPME-IMS: An NIJ-Funded Research Project
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Jose R. Almirall, Ph.D.,
Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Director, International Forensic Research Institute, Florida International University |
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DoD Tools for Protecting the Defense Industrial Base
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Jamie Clark,
Director, Defense Critical Infrastructure, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas’ Security Affairs, DoD |
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DHS Protective Security Advisor Efforts in Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Protection and Restoration
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Bill Ryan,
Protective Security Advisor, DHS |
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| BREAKOUT SESSION 14: Understanding Mutual Aid and Resource Mobilization |
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MODERATOR: Bill Bullock, Program Manager, National Mutual Aid Consortium, International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) |
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Police Perspective and Best Practices
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Dwight Henninger,
Chief of Police, Town of Vail (Colo.) and IACP Homeland Security Committee |
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Fire and EMS Perspective and Best Practices
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Ira “Jerry” Rhodes,
Fire Chief, Cunningham (Colo.) Fire Protection District and Chairman, IAFC Emergency Management Committee |
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| BREAKOUT SESSION 15: Federal Resources 2: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
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MODERATOR: R. James Duckworth, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
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Overview of DHS’s PHASER and GLANSER programs: Physiological Health Assessment Sensor for Emergency Responders (PHASER) is a program for monitoring the vital measurements of agents in real time, through the use of intelligent algorithms, to provide an alarm to both responder and commander if a responder is going to experience any health-threatening events.
The Geospatial Location Accountability and Navigation System for Emergency Responders (GLANSER) program allows for tracking of first responders inside buildings, below ground, above ground and in rubble where GPS is denied, with an accuracy of three meters in all dimensions.
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Jalal Mapar,
Program Manager, Science and Technology Directorate, DHS |
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NIJ’s Operational Evaluation of Position Location Technology With Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department
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Nancy Merritt, Ph.D.,
Director, Justice Systems Research Division, Office of Research and Evaluation, NIJ |
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The Practitioner’s Perspective on the Need for and the Use of Personal Location and Tracking Technologies
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Ric Plummer,
Engineer, Berlin (Mass.) Fire Department |
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The Practitioner’s Perspective on the Need for and the Use of Personal Location and Tracking Technologies
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Jeffrey M. Lenti,
Trooper, Special Tactics and Operations Team, Massachusetts State Police |
Physiological Monitoring: A Researcher’s Perspective on the Potential Uses of Physiological Monitoring and the Challenges Faced in Implementing the Technology
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Denise Smith, Ph.D.,
Professor, Skidmore College |
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