Emergency Preparation and Response Seminar

July 11, 2006
Portland, Oregon

Is your port ready for a natural disaster? The 2006 Planning and Research Committee seminar will address how to prepare for and recover from a variety of emergency situations ranging from hurricanes to earthquakes. This program will provide specific training useful to port management, attorneys, engineers, operations personnel, communications staff and risk managers. Panelists will share their experiences and lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters.

07/11/2006
Lessons Learned from Port Emergencies

• James O’Brien, Principal Consultant on Seaports
  
• Hugh Welsh, Attorney At Law (notes)

07/11/2006
Who’s on First?

• Ken Murphy, Director, Oregon Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
  
• Fred Abousleman, Transportation Director, National Association of Regional Councils
  
• Bob Pond, Chief, Incident Management and Contingency Preparedness Division, U.S. Coast Guard (G-RPP-1)

07/11/2006
Biosecurity – Avian Influenza and Other Communicable Diseases

• David Kim, CDC Atlanta Quarantine Station

07/12/2006
Preparation through Planning – Part 1

Risk Management and Insurance

• David Solis, Manager, Risk Management, Port of Corpus Christi Authority

Finance, Administration, and Personnel

• Jim Eldridge, Director of Finance and Administration, Port of Houston Authority

Communications

• Steve Hollister, Communications Manager, Port Manatee, FL

07/12/2006
Preparation through Planning – Part 2

Port Operations and Facilities

• Davie Breaux, Director of Operations, Port Fourchon

Legal Issues

• Guy Goodson, Attorney, Port of Beaumont (hand-outs)

Security

• Harold (Hal) Hudgins, Vice President, Planning and Security, Alabama State Port Authority, Vice Chairman, AAPA Operations Committee

07/12/2006
Keynote Address: “Rubble to Recovery”

• Frank McDonough, President, New York Shipping Association

07/13/2006
COOP – Continuity of Operations Planning

• Cosmo Perrone, Director of Security, Port of Long Beach

07/13/2006
Seeking and Receiving Federal Assistance

• Peggy Gandiaga, Director of Commission Affairs, Port of Palm Beach District
  
• FEMA Public Assistance Resource Notebook (14 MB Zip File)