2013 Conference on Disaster Management
 
All conference sessions and the Exhibitor setup will be hosted at the Delta Halifax
The agenda will be updated regularly as additional pieces of the programming are finalized. 
Please check back regularly for updates.
Monday, November 18, 2013
12:00 pm - 6:00 pmRegistration Open
Registration Desk
1:00 pm - 1:30 pmOpening Remarks
Baronet Ballroom - Full Room
1:30 pm - 2:30 pmSuperstorm Sandy: How do We Bridge the Gaps When the Bridges are Out? [More Info]
Baronet Ballroom - Full Room
Trevor Riggen, Vice President, Disaster Operations & Logistics, American Red Cross
2:30 pm - 3:00 pmBreak and Setup for breakout sessions
Exhibit Hall: Bluenose Ballroom
2:30 pm - 5:00 pmOpen Plenary led by EMONS (EMO Attendees Only) [More Info]
Mackay/Mayflower - 1st Floor
3:00 pm - 5:00 pmGood Intentions – Bad Decisions [More Info]
Baronet Ballroom - 1, 2, 3
Dr. Joe Byrne, Professor and Director, Dalhousie University School of Health Administration, and President and CEO of Executivefunction, Dalhousie University
Community Resiliency: Relationships Matter [More Info]
Baronet Ballroom - 4, 5, 6
Melanie Goodchild, National Director for Aboriginal Programs, Canadian Red Cross
5:00 pm - 6:30 pmSponsor/Exhibitor Reception
Exhibit Hall: Bluenose Ballroom

Tuesday, November 19, 2013
8:30 am - 12:30 pmAll Participants Exercise: Assumption [More Info]
Baronet Ballroom - Full Room
Ravi Tangri CSP, Chief Rocket Scientist, Chrysalis Strategies
Barry Manuel
Dominic Fewer, Emergency Management Planning Officer , EMO Nova Scotia
12:30 pm - 1:30 pmLunch & Exhibits Open
Exhibit Hall: Bluenose Ballroom
1:30 pm - 3:00 pmContinue the Discussion - Evacuation; Sheltering; Recovery [More Info]
Baronet Ballroom - 1, 2, 3
Ravi Tangri CSP, Chief Rocket Scientist, Chrysalis Strategies
Barry Manuel
Dominic Fewer, Emergency Management Planning Officer , EMO Nova Scotia
Facilitating Team Development: Within and Between Agencies [More Info]
Baronet Ballroom - 4, 5, 6
Dr. David Persaud, Professor, School of Health Administration at Dalhousie University
Panel Discussion: Recovery Planning/Risk Management for Disasters [More Info]
Mackay/Mayflower - 1st Floor
Amanda Dean, VP Atlantic, Insurance Bureau of Canada
Bill Hatter, Disaster Adjustment Service ‎Coordinator, Emergency Management Office, Nova Scotia
Bruce Langille, Director of Risk Management and Security Services , Government of Nova Scotia
3:00 pm - 3:30 pmHealth Break
Exhibit Hall: Bluenose Ballroom
3:30 pm - 4:15 pmMyth of Panic in Disasters: Crisis Communications [More Info]
Baronet Ballroom - Full Room
Jim Stanton, President, Stanton Associates
4:15 pm - 5:15 pmRisk and Resilience of Coastal Communities In Climatic Change: Implications for Disaster Management in Atlantic Canada [More Info]
Baronet Ballroom - Full Room
Dr. Ian Mauro, Canada Research Chair in “Human Dimensions of Environmental Change” , Mount Allison University
6:00 pm - 8:00 pmPub Night at Durty Nellys
No location

Wednesday, November 20, 2013
9:00 am - 10:00 amHealth Emergencies and Pandemic Update [More Info]
Baronet Ballroom - Full Room
Dr. David Butler-Jones, Chief Public Health Officer, Public Health Agency of Canada
10:00 am - 10:30 amHealth Break
Exhibit Hall: Bluenose Ballroom
10:30 am - 11:30 amAlberta Flood - 2013 [More Info]
Baronet Ballroom - Full Room
John L. Byrne, Director General, Disaster Manager, Canadian Red Cross
11:30 am - 12:00 pmClosing Remarks
Baronet Ballroom - Full Room