Plenary/Key Note
| Breaking News! The SuperDuperDoppler is on Storm Alert! The inside story of how the media covers emergencies. | Abstract |
| Andy Wappler |
| Expected climate change impacts in the Northwest | Abstract |
| Philip Mote |
| Redefining Communities through Successful Public-Private Partnerships | Abstract |
| Adam Crowe |
| (tentative) Community Resilience Through Partnerships | Abstract |
| Gregg Peterson, Debbie Campbell, Mike Peroni |
General/Other Papers
| Microsoft: Crisis Management and Disaster Assistance | Abstract |
| Jennie Clinton, Claire Bonila |
Business Continuity
| Lessons Learned Conducting Disruptive 'Live-Fire' BCP Exercises | Abstract |
| Howard Mannella |
| Roadmap to a More Disaster Resilient Washington Business Community | Abstract |
| Wendy Freitag, Rebekah Green |
| The Boeing Company – Evacuation Challenges of Major Industry and Government Integration through NIMS Unified Command | Abstract |
| Lee Hazlewood |
| Business Emergency Management: Going beyond Business Continuity Planning | Abstract |
| David Henry |
| Emotional Continuity Part 1: What and So What? The Breadth and Depth of the topic of Emotional Continuity© | Abstract |
| Vali Jean Hawkins Mitchell |
| Emotional Continuity Part 2: Now What? The Tools and Applications Factor | Abstract |
| Vali Hawkins Mitchell |
Emergency Management
| Critical Incident Planning and Mapping System for Higher Education | Abstract |
| Michael Campbell, Bruce Kuennen |
| Storms of the Century: Lessons Learned from the 2006 & 2007 Natural Disasters in Lewis County | Abstract |
| Gene O Seiber |
| The New FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency Updates | Abstract |
| Administrator FEMA |
| FEMA’s New IMAT (Incident Management Assistance Teams) Strategy | Abstract |
| Pat Massey |
| Practice ICS when Planning Special Events | Abstract |
| Judy L Harmon, CEM |
| Lessons Learned Information Sharing | Abstract |
| Leiloni Stainsby |
| School NIMS Compliance: A Review of State, County & Local Efforts | Abstract |
| Craig D Apperson, Marci Scott |
| Operational Debris Management Plans & Templates | Abstract |
| Kathryn Howard, Joe Brentin |
| GIS in Emergency Management | Abstract |
| Allen Jakobitz |
| Investing in Hazard Mitigation – Making Your Community Safer | Abstract |
| Mark Stewart, Steven Randolph |
| Simple Disaster Exercises – easy to do, minimal time, and they work | Abstract |
| Bill Lokey |
| Regional Resource Management-A Modular Approach | Abstract |
| Kathryn Howard |
| Current Issues in Resource Management | Abstract |
| Terrence Michael Egan |
| Non Traditional First Responders and Disaster Mental Health Needs | Abstract |
| Mary Schoenfeldt |
| Logistics Planning: Routing and Roadblocks | Abstract |
| Jerald E Compton, Anthony Cebollero, Gretchen Martinsen, Randy Weaver |
| Emergency Supply Initiative for Your Organization | Abstract |
| David Behar |
Health Care
| Pandemic Influenza- Planning for the Worst, Hoping for the Best | Abstract |
| P J Havice-Cover |
| Surviving the Aftershock: Post Disaster Blues and Beyond | Abstract |
| P J Havice-Cover |
| Emergency Planning and Partnering Across the Healthcare Continuum | Abstract |
| Amelia Ann Muccio, Ed Peloquin |
| Cure for Pandemic Preparedness Paralysis | Abstract |
| Jan F Glarum |
Communication
| Media Coverage Un-covered: How to get your story told | Abstract |
| Andy Wappler |
| Managing People in Emergencies: Principles of Public Crisis Communications | Abstract |
| Christopher Budd |
| How the new media are affecting what we say in times of crises | Abstract |
| Jim Stanton, Carol Dunn |
Public Education
| State Public Education Program - 2009 Update | Abstract |
| Rosanne J Garrand, Wendy Freitag, LuAn K Johnson, Kim Michel |
Government
| Private Sector and Private Property Owner Requirements for Recovery and Restoration from a Disaster | Abstract |
| Steve Stein, Ann M Lesperance, Kathleen S Judd |
First Responders
| Resource Management in Fire Fighting Organizations. Lessons from the Buncefield Oil Depot Fire and the Greek 2007 Forest Fires | Abstract |
| Elpida Melpomeni Chlimintza |
| Fighting Floods With Something Other Than Sandbags | Abstract |
| D. Leslie (Les) Miller |
| Safety Preplanning and Stategy For Large Incident Responses | Abstract |
| Matthew P Bernard |
Vulnerable Populations
| Building Your Community’s Behavioral Health Response System | Abstract |
| Michelle McDaniel, Michael Ryan |
| Breaking Down Communication Barriers with Ease | Abstract |
| Donna Platt, Richard Ray |
| Preparedness and the Child Care/Early Learning Community: Challenges and Successes | Abstract |
| JoAnn Jordan, Robin Laurence |
| Emergency Training for Sign Language Interpreters – Is it Necessary? | Abstract |
| Richard L Ray |
| Kids Can Help: Child-led Risk Reduction Strategies | Abstract |
| Beryl I Cheal |
| Disaster Preparedness through community-building | Abstract |
| Carol Dunn, Dorene Cornwall |
Critical Infrastructure
| Local Emergency Management’s Role in Preparing Agriculture for Disaster | Abstract |
| Mike Sampson, Matt Mathison |
Professional Development
| Leadership Principles and Practices: Making the Transition from Plan to Progress! | Abstract |
| Bill Lowe |
Natural Hazards
| Partners In Weather Preparedness – Basic | Abstract |
| Ted Buehner |
| Getting Wet: Learning from floods and flooding in the 21st Century | Abstract |
| Bob C Freitag |
| Partners In Weather Preparedness – Advanced | Abstract |
| Ted Buehner |
| What we know about Earthquakes in the Northwest – and the importance of shallow crustal events. | Abstract |
| Bob C Freitag, Craig Weaver |