NCEM-ECU Annual Hurricane Workshop

May 23, 2012

Hurricane Workshop- 2012 Theme Communication

8:45 am to 3 pm 

Tentative Workshop Schedule

8:00 am Coffee and breakfast snacks
8:45-9:00 am

Welcome and introductions
Dr. Jamie Kruse, Director Center for Natural Hazards Research, ECU
Deirdre Mageean, Vice Chancellor, Research and Graduate Studies, ECU
Doug Hoell, North Carolina Emergency Management

9:00-9:50 am Panel-Social Media and Emergency Communication
Daren Brabham, UNC- Chapel Hill; Donna Kain, ECU; Warren Lee, New Hanover County EM; Roberta Thuman, Nags Head PIO;
10:00-10:50 am Panel-News Media-EM Community Interaction during an Event
John Cole, National Weather Service; Julia Jarema, Communications Officer, NC Department of Public Safety; Nate Johnson, WRAL; Skip Waters, WCTI-TV
11:00-11:50 am Panel-Communication with Maps and Graphics
Tom Allen, ECU; Rich Bandy, National Weather Service; Brian Blanton, RENCI; Tom Crawford, ECU
12:00-1:30 pm  Lunch
12:00-12:20 pm  Posters and research representatives available for Q & A beside their posters
12:20-12:30 pm  Speaker introduction by Doug Hoell, NCEM
12:30-1:30 pm Keynote Speaker-Bill Read, Director, National Hurricane Center, Miami
Hurricane Forecast Improvement Program (HFIP)

1:40-
3:00 pm

Panel-Hurricane Irene
Don Aschbrenner, NCDOT; LTC Robert Lee Ezzell, NC National Guard; Ann Keyes, Washington County EM Coordinator; Justin Gibbs, Hyde County EM Coordinator; Joe Stanton, NCEM Recovery Section Chief; Lee Stocks, State Relations Disaster Liaison, American Red Cross
3:00 pm Closing Remarks-Doug Hoell, NCEM