2nd Annual Best Practices in Higher Education Emergency Management Conference - March 11-13, 2014

Call for Presentations has been extended until December 16, 2013.

The 2nd Annual Best Practices in Higher Ed Emergency Management Conference on March 11-13, 2014, at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga campus. We are excited to bring another round of innovative and best practice focused presentations to the Higher Ed community. This year's conference will focus again on the sharing of campus specific tools and applications of best practices, lessons learned, and innovative solutions that apply directly to campus emergency management functions.

Please Save the Date for March 11-13, 2014, and join us in Chattanooga, the scenic city. Attendance is encouraged for emergency management practitioners but also staff from various campus departments such as campus safety and security, risk management, non-emergency management staff, local agencies, state/federal partners, nonprofit and volunteer agencies, and independent companies that work with higher ed.

I am pleased to share the Call for Presentations. We encourage and will prioritize presentations that provide tools, templates, applications, procedures, draft plans and reports that attendees can apply to their own campus. Not a day-to-day emergency manager? That's okay--share your best practices with us, too! We encourage non-emergency management staff to send proposals that focus on how academics or administration compliment campus emergency management.

Missed the 1st Annual conference this year? Check out the presentations below for a preview of the invaluable information sharing that takes place at this incredible networking event that promises to boast innovative solutions to improve your day to day operations on campus. We will host an exhibit hall again this year, details to come...

Hope to see you there!

Schedule

The conference is a two and a half day event that takes begins at 8:30am Tuesday, March 11, and ends at 12:30pm on Thursday, March 13. Here is a draft schedule to help you with your travel plans. Speakers and topics will be updated on the schedule very soon. Lunch will be available on campus or within walking distance. You may also take the city bus for lunch.

We are pleased to offer a free full day of training the day before the conference. On the day before the conference, March 10, the National Domestic Preparedness Training Center will host the Social Media for Natural Disaster Response and Recovery course. Seating is limited to 30 people. Please email shelbey-thompson@utc.edu to reserve your seat today!