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Join us for our last 2011-2012 Winter Weather Outlook Webinar
Winter this year has continued to be fairly mild for most of the U.S. with cyclical, alternating passes from Pacific and Canadian fronts but far less snow than most of the nation is used to seeing. Next week, ImpactWeather concludes this winter’s series of live web briefings as we present the highlights of what our experts foresee as the season begins to draw to a close and yield to spring. The webinar is on Wednesday, February 8th at 10:30CST/11:30EST. This short, 20-minute presentation will be followed by a Q&A opportunity; feel free to send any questions ahead of time to me at frogers@impactweather.com. There is no charge to attend so feel free to forward this to anyone who might benefit from attending. Register here or via the link below.
Even if your schedule will not allow for you to attend the live event, please register so that you receive a follow-up email with a link to a recording of this presentation.
Highlights of this webinar will include:
- How well our previous winter outlooks have borne out so far this season
- What the global signals are telling us about what to expect as winter begins to wind down
- What the likelihood is for more significant winter events in the Northeast
- Which fairly temperate regions of the U.S. might still expect a hard freeze or two
- A distant early look at trends for the coming spring and summer
About the presenter: With specialties in meteorology including hurricane forecasting, severe thunderstorms / winter weather monitoring and forecasting and long-range monthly / seasonal forecasting, Tropical Meteorologist and StormWatch Manager Fred Schmude is a highly valued asset of ImpactWeather. Fred holds a BS in Meteorology from Texas A&M and a BS in Geology from Texas Tech University. He joined ImpactWeather’s parent company as a meteorologist in 1990 and is an accomplished veteran speaker, presenter and broadcaster on all types of meteorological topics.
To register, go to https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/624565849 .
2011, a year which brought the Occupy movement, an unprecedented number of cyber attacks, new security threats, and a record breaking number of natural disasters, tested the resiliency of many organizations. As industry professionals look forward to 2012, we encourage them to think about lessons learned and to review and revise their preparedness plans to reduce vulnerabilities. Learn how a top institution successfully manages security and operational risks and what take aways you should keep in mind when building your security plan.
Join Send Word Now and our featured speaker, Patrick Hawk, Sr. Director of Corporate Security for Discovery Communications, to learn about:
- Best practices on corporate security and building operations
- How communication plays an important role in Discovery's risk management, security, and safety protocols
- Tips on building a successful crisis management program
- Case studies highlighting past incidents and lessons learned
Why Attend Spring World 2012?
E390 Integrating Emergency Management Education into Your Institution
Emergency Management Institute,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
March 26-27, 2012
at the Emergency Management Institute, National Emergency Training Center
Emmitsburg, MD
The Emergency Management Institute (EMI), in partnership with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, is hosting the E390 Integrating Emergency Management Education into Your Institution By-Invitation. This course was formerly titled, “Emergency Management Planning, Preparedness, Training and Education for Colleges and Universities.” The desired outcome and single focus is to achieve a more diverse population of emergency management (EM) professionals who reflect the communities in which they live and work.
This 2-day course is targeted for Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Department Chairs of EM-related disciplines such as sociology, geography, public administration, or psychology. The primary goal of the workshop is to assist HSIs by providing information about EM and the benefits and resources available for integrating EM course offerings. It is an interactive workshop focused on creating an action plan to be applied within each participant’s academic department. Participants will discuss issues surrounding minority and minority-serving institutions of higher education and will begin the process of identifying and overcoming institutional roadblocks to increasing their schools’ EM-related offerings.
The course will be held on the campus of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Emergency Training Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg, Maryland – about 75 miles northwest of Washington, DC.
The course is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, March 26, and conclude at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27.
If you wish to attend, please complete the General Admissions Application (FEMA Form 119-25-1) and return it to the Admissions Office by February 13, 2012. You can review the training announcement and application form on-line at http://www.fema.gov/privatesector/training.shtm and http://training.fema.gov/Apply/119-25-1%20Previously%20FF75-5.pdf. Applications can also be faxed to (301) 447-1658 or mailed to the following address:
National Emergency Training Center
Office of Admissions, Room I – 216
16825 South Seton Avenue
Emmitsburg, MD 21727
Applications must be returned to the NETC Admissions Office for processing. All non-U.S. citizens attending the course must have a security clearance conducted before they are accepted, which takes 8-12 weeks to complete.
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