MADRA - Discount for CPM Conference

Contingency Planning and Management Conference & Expo is coming to Washington, D.C.  This year's CPM will be held on April 2-4 at the Washington Convention Center.  

 For more information, please visit http://contingencyplanning.com/Events/CPM-2012/Home.aspx

Registration Discount

The Mid-Atlantic Disaster Recovery Association (MADRA) is pleased to announce a special offer for MADRA supporters.  Please enter the following registration code to obtain a 10% conference discount.

Code: CPM01

Conference Scholarships

In conjunction with CPM, MADRA is also pleased to present our active/dues paying donors with an opportunity to win one of five (5) full access conference scholarships.  Worth nearly $600, each of the five awardees will have access to: CPM, GovSec and Network-Centric Security conferences on April 3-4; all keynotes; the exhibit hall, and all activities taking place in the hall.

How can you apply? Simply volunteer for one of the following three activities:

           1) Provide an industry-specific white paper or article (past or new) that we have permission to post on LinkedIn/Facebook and/or the MADRA web site.

            2) Offer to lead a 15-20 minute group discussion at an upcoming meeting using a recent event and or   company/government policy.

            3) Lead a short discussion on MADRA's LinkedIn group page commenting on a past presentation or using a recent event/policy.

 
Send us an email with your name, email, phone number and a 100-word or less description about the activity you have selected no later than February 17th, 2012.  Please send your submission to contactus@madra.org.

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New CERT Training Tools

Register TODAY for the upcoming January 24 webinar

Join us, Tuesday January 24, at 2:00 PM, EST to learn more about the new Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training tools now available to State and local CERT programs and sponsoring organizations across the nation. Topics for Tuesday’s event include:

• G428: CERT Train-the-Trainer Course
• G427: CERT Program Manager Course
• CERT Basic Training in Spanish
• CERT Basic Training Participant Manual in Braille
• CERT Basic Training Participant Manual in Screen Reader Version

State and local CERT program coordinators/managers and CERT sponsoring organizations are encouraged to attend to ensure each have the current CERT training materials and information.

Registration is FREE and is required for this event. If this is your first time registering for a webinar in the Community Preparedness Webinar Series, registration is easy and can be accessed quickly. If you previously registered, you can use your current login information to access Tuesday’s session. If you have any questions regarding the webinar, please contact citizencorps@dhs.gov.

U.S. Geological Survey, Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium: Great Central United States Shake Out

Great Central United States Shake Out

Source:   U.S. Geological Survey, Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium – January 19, 2012

The Great Central U.S. Shake Out planned for February 2012 will involve more than 1 million people through a broad‐based outreach program, partnership with the media, and public advocacy by hundreds of partners.

This event is being organized by the Central United States Earthquake Consortium and the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. 

The Shake Out will be centered around a simultaneous Drop, Cover, and Hold On drill that will be held at on February 7, 2012. 

Visit http://www.shakeout.org/centralus/media/index.html for more information.