Conference Agenda
Sunday, August 27th
3:00pm-5:00pmRegistration Setup, Exhibit Setup
5:00pm-7:00pm
Registration, Exhibits & Reception
Monday, August 28th
7:30am-8:30amRegistration & Continental Breakfast
8:30am-10:00am
First General Session
Welcome & Introductions
Keynote
"Terrorism and America's Schools: Assessing the Risks" — Ronald Stebelton, Executive Director of OAESA (educational part) and Adam Hamilton, President and CEO of Signature Science LLC (scientific part)
Keynote
"Terrorism and America's Schools: Assessing the Risks" — Ronald Stebelton, Executive Director of OAESA (educational part) and Adam Hamilton, President and CEO of Signature Science LLC (scientific part)
10:00am-10:15am
Break & Networking
10:15am-11:30am
Breakout Sessions
"Grant Writing for School Safety" — Adam Hamilton, President and CEO of Signature Science LLC and Sue Barton, Grant Writer
"Assessing the Threat: Child Abduction Response Team" — Floy Turner, Special Agent with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement
"Terrorism in our Schools" — Patrick Boylan, Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman for the Nevada State Board of Education
"Student Threat Assessment: How Schools and Community Agencies can Collaborate to help Keep Schools and Students Safe" — Michael Cunningham, Coordinator for the Willamette Education Service District
"Assessing the Threat: Child Abduction Response Team" — Floy Turner, Special Agent with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement
"Terrorism in our Schools" — Patrick Boylan, Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman for the Nevada State Board of Education
"Student Threat Assessment: How Schools and Community Agencies can Collaborate to help Keep Schools and Students Safe" — Michael Cunningham, Coordinator for the Willamette Education Service District
11:30am-12:45pm
Lunch Buffet & Exhibits
12:45pm-2:00pm
Repeat Breakout Sessions
2:00pm-2:15pm
Break & Networking
2:15pm-2:45pm
Interactive Tabletop Exercises — Jason Esper. Program Manager of General Physics Corporation
2:45pm-3:00pm
Break & Networking
3:00pm-4:30pm
Interactive Tabletop Exercises — Jason Esper. Program Manager of General Physics Corporation
4:30pm-5:00pm
Processing Tabletop Exercises — Jason Esper. Program Manager of General Physics Corporation
Tuesday, August 29th
7:30am-8:30amContinental Breakfast & Exhibits
8:30am-10:00am
Second General Session
Welcome & Introductions
Keynote
"School-Agency Collaboration: Teamwork in the Trenches" — Cheri Lovre, Director of the Crisis Management Institute
Keynote
"School-Agency Collaboration: Teamwork in the Trenches" — Cheri Lovre, Director of the Crisis Management Institute
10:00am-10:15am
Break & Networking
10:15am-11:30am
Breakout Sessions
"Practical Knowledge Regarding Biological Threats to Our Schools" — Adam Hamilton, President and CEO of Signature Science LLC
"Keeping our Neighborhoods Safe" — Stephen R. Melvin, Director of Safety Security Integration for Aanko Technologies, Inc.
Public Safety Partnerships with the Education Community" — Ulric MacKenzie, Inspector for New York State Office of Homeland Security
"The Role of Law Enforcement on Terrorism and Violence in Schools" — John Buchanan, Chief of Phoenix Police Department
"Keeping our Neighborhoods Safe" — Stephen R. Melvin, Director of Safety Security Integration for Aanko Technologies, Inc.
Public Safety Partnerships with the Education Community" — Ulric MacKenzie, Inspector for New York State Office of Homeland Security
"The Role of Law Enforcement on Terrorism and Violence in Schools" — John Buchanan, Chief of Phoenix Police Department
11:30am-12:45pm
Lunch Buffet & Exhibits
12:45pm-2:00pm
Repeat Breakout Sessions
2:00pm-2:15pm
Break & Networking
2:15pm-2:30pm
Interactive Tabletop Exercises — Jason Esper. Program Manager of General Physics Corporation
2:30pm-2:45pm
Break & Networking
2:45pm-4:15pm
Interactive Tabletop Exercises — Jason Esper. Program Manager of General Physics Corporation
4:15pm-5:00pm
Processing Tabletop Exercises — Jason Esper. Program Manager of General Physics Corporation
Wednesday, August 30th
7:30am-8:30amContinental Breakfast
8:30am-10:30am
Third General Session
Welcome & Introductions
Keynote
"Know the Drill-Safe and Effective School Emergency Operation Exercises" and "Updating your Crisis Management Pla" — Tony Arasi, Director of Professional Development with the Georgia School Boards Association
Keynote
"Know the Drill-Safe and Effective School Emergency Operation Exercises" and "Updating your Crisis Management Pla" — Tony Arasi, Director of Professional Development with the Georgia School Boards Association
10:30am-11:00am
Questions & Answers and Conference Wrap-Up
