2015 Southern Alleghenies Regional LEPC Summit
SCHEDULE.
THURSDAY
ALL DAY: SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS REGIONAL TASK FORCE SYMPOSIUM
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FRIDAY
07:30-08:20
Registration and Continental Breakfast
08:20-08:35
Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Adam Miller, Director, Huntingdon County Emergency Management
- James Raabe, Chair, Huntingdon County LEPC
- Partner Regional Counties and their LEPC Chairs
- Comments from Dignitaries
- Presentation of Volunteer Service Award
08:35-09:00
Robert Full, Deputy Director, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agecny
Major Issues and Activities in PA, Current and Future
09:00-10:00
Plenary Speaker: Jeff Donaldson, Fairfax, VA USAR (Retired), Senior Consultant for Standing Stone Consulting
Case Study: Response to the Pentagon Crash on 9/11/2001
10:00-10:25
Networking Break
10:25-11:25
Plenary Speaker: Bob Ingram, WMD Branch Chief, FDNY
Leadership Challenges and Opportunities in the Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Environment
11:25-12:15
Plenary Speaker: Aaron Richman, Jerusalem Police (Retired), CEO, Targeted Actionable Monitoring Center (TAM-C) and Philadelphia University
Adversary Targeting: Entering the adversary planning phases targeting soft assets and case studies targeting the transportation infrastructure as a hazmat incident"
12:15-13:15
Lunch
13:15-14:15
Breakout Session 1
Option 1: Exercise Part 1-Transportation Incident Tabletop-Crude Oil Derailment in Your Community | Kevin Hogan, Allegheny County (PA) Emergency Services
Option 2: Arturo Mendez, Kroll Corporation | Security Concerns and Operational Considerations for Critical Infrasturcure and Hazardous Materials Transportation Systems
14:15-14:30
Networking Break
14:30-15:30
Plenary Speaker: Kristina Anderson, Founder, The Koshka Foundation
Safety is Personal: Lessons Learned as a Survivor of the Virginia Tech Tragedy
15:30-16:30
Breakout Session 2
Option 1: Exercise Part 2-Developing Receptivity, Capacity and Resilience - Creating Options to Secure Your Operating Environment | Standing Stone Consulting, INC.
Option 2: Thom Berry, Public Information Officer, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division - Case Study: The Graniteville Chlorine Train Derailment of January, 2005
16:40-17:10
Closing Remarks and Final Networking
17:30-19:30
Dinner Buffet (COOKOUT) and Apparatus / Equipment Displays / Demonstrations
All evening activities will take place at the picnic shelters adjacent to the waterpark unless extreme weather is predicted, which will move the event back into the conference center.
19:30-20:30
Thom Berry, Public Information Officer, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
Case Study: The Graniteville Chlorine Train Derailment of January, 2005
20:30-20:45
Networking Break
20:45-22:00
Fireside Chat: The First Responder: From 9-11-01 to Now, Our Challenges, Our Opportunities and Our Future - Vinny Doherty, FDNY Hazmat Battalion Chief (Retired) and Bob Ingram, WMD Branch Chief, FDNY
18:00-19:30
Dinner Cruise (Optional - At Cost - On Your Own)
-This cruise offers the best views of sunsets from Lake Raystown

$24.95 per person, all inclusive buffet
Book this cruise separately through the Resort by calling 814-658-3500
22:00 - Midnight: Fireside Shindig with Chris Woodward and Shindiggin'! Bring the whole family!
SATURDAY
09:00-12:00
LEPC Board Member Strategic Advancement *Location: Shuster Hall, 14322 Field Station Lane, Entriken PA 16638*
- Strategic Planning, Case Studies, Best Practices and Unity Building Activities will grow capacity and unity among the boards of our region and beyond
Major Activity Areas Will Include:
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Future visioning for the role of the LEPC's in our region
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Sharing best practices
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Measuring progress on prior goals/objectives from 2014
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Future pathways and enhancing the continued implementation frameworkk
Facilitated by Dr. Celia Cook-Huffman
12:00-13:00 LUNCH
13:00-16:00
LEPC Board Advancement Continued