COMMUNICATIONS ACADEMY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CONTINUING EDUCATION CONFERENCE Bringing Flexibility to Emergency Communications - “Semper Gumby” April 11-12, 2015 9:00 AM—5:00 PM Both Days South Seattle Community College 1600—16th Ave SW Seattle, WA. 98106 Brockey Center & Olympic Hall http://www.CommAcademy.org 8 1 Registration Form Bringing Flexibility to Emergency Communications Class Registration— Please circle one class in each Session below that you plan to attend. Saturday, April 11, 2015 9:00-9:30 Welcome & Introductory Remarks 1. Saturday, April 11, 2015 Keynote Speaker: 9:30-10:30 SR 530 Mudslide and Flooding – March 2014 Implications for Amateur Radio Mark Murphy, Lead Emergency Program / Project Manager Department of Emergency Management, Snohomish County, Washington Break 5. 6. #1 10:45-12:00 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 13:30-14:45 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 15:00-16:30 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 Sunday, April 12, 2015 Concurrent Sessions: 10:45—12:00 2. New Digital Voice Modes: A 5 Year Perspective - Andy Ruschak 3. 4. Keynote 9:00-10:30 HICCUP- A Panel Discussion—Monte Simpson, Moderator Van Emergency Activation Drill Briefing: Evergreen Tremor - Khris LaPlante Hazardous Materials: What They Are & How to Recognize Them in a Disaster - Alan Jones Radio Basics—How to Choose Your First Radio—Beginner’s Track #1 Keynote 9:00-10:30 #17 10:45-12:00 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 13:30-14:45 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 15:00-16:30 #28 #29 #30 #31 Lunch: 12:00– 13:15 (12:45- Door prizes ) Register Online at: http://www.CommAcademy.org Or mail completed form and your check to: Communications Academy PO Box 15624, Seattle, WA 98115 Registration will not be honored without payment. Concurrent Sessions: 13:30—14:45 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. SR 530 Landslide Communications Lessons Learned - Scott Honaker Earthquake & Tsunami Preparedness - - John Schelling APRS - A New Approach - Mike Crossley, Michael Hilsdale, and Chris Maloney Van Emergency Activation Drill - Comm Vans to EOC Radio Basics—“I have my radio - now how do I turn it on?” —Beginner’s Track #2 Break—Van display & Exhibitors Concurrent Sessions: 15:00—16:45 12. 13. 14. 15. Producing a Large-Scale, Public Service Event with Volunteers and a Coalition of Community Organizations - Julia Colson Tsunami Warning Systems, Why They Are Needed - Kim Torp-Pedersen Digital Emcomm – Tom Cloonan Radio Basics—Safety for Beginners — Beginner’s Track #3 See the Web page for Course descriptions, speaker information, and learning track level at www.CommAcademy.org Name Please print clearly Address City Phone St Zip Email Conference Registration and payment must be postmarked no later than the dates below. Payment must accompany registration Early-Bird: By March 22 Two days with lunch……. $55.00 Early- Bird: By March 22 One day with lunch……. $30.00 Regular, By April 9 Two days with lunch…….. $70 Regular, By April 9 One day with lunch………$40 After April 9 pay at the door—lunch is not guaranteed. ($80, $50) Method of Payment Check 2 Call sign (if any) Money Order / Cash 7 Reg. Fee: ________ Total Pd: __________ Academy Location Logistics South Seattle Community College is located in West Seattle The address is: 1600—16th Ave SW Seattle, WA. 98106 Registration and main conference rooms are in Olympic Hall and Jerry Brockey Center  Registration and check-in begins at 8:00 AM on Saturday and 8:30 on Sunday. (Olympic Hall Lobby)  Site maps will be available or on Web page  Preferred hotel for out-of-town guests: Doubletree Guest Suites at Southcenter, 16500 Southcenter Parkway. Seattle (Tukwila) 98188 Phone: 206-575-8220 Fax: 1-206-575-4743 A block of rooms reserved at a special rate until March 28th. Ask for the Communications Academy to get the special rate. Code COS Sunday, April 12, 2015 9:00-9:30—Welcome & Introductory Remarks 17. Keynote Speaker: 9:30 –10:30 Amateur Radio - The Greatest Hobby in the World - Ready to Serve Rick Roderick, ARRL First Vice President Break Concurrent Sessions: 10:45—12:00 18. Cascadia Rising - Catastrophic EQ Exercise - Monte Simpson and Mike 19. 20. 21. 22. Chaplin Update on FirstNet: Apps for Public Safety - Bill Schrier EMP and Other Threats to Electronic Infrastructure - Mark Clemen Open Radio Basics: “But I'm afraid to talk into that microphone! - Alan Jones?”— Beginner’s Track #4 Lunch: 12:00– 13:30 (12:45- Door prizes ) Concurrent Sessions: 13:30—14:45 Driving Directions from Interstate 5 to South Seattle Community College: From the south, I-5 northbound  At Exit 156, take exit onto SR-599 (W. Marginal Way) - name changes to SR-99, proceeding about 5 miles to the traffic signal  At signal, bear right onto W. Marginal Way S.  Continue on to Highland Park Way SW, proceed up hill  Turn right (West) onto SW Holden St.  Turn right onto 16th Ave SW  North to S. Seattle Community College on right. Use South Parking lot. From the north, I-5 southbound         Take Exit 163A to W. Seattle Bridge Take Delridge Way SW exit toward SW Spokane St/ S Seattle C. C. Slight left onto Delridge Way SW Turn left onto SW Oregon St Turn right onto 23rd Ave SW Continue onto 22nd Ave SW and then onto 21st Ave SW Slight left onto SW Dawson St that turns right and becomes 16th Ave SW S. Seattle Community College is on the left. Use South Parking lot. 6 23. "I'm in the Dark Here!" - The Swedish Edmonds Hospital Fire - Mark Nunes 24. RF Noise - Slowly Making Communications Deaf - Joe Blaschka 25. Portable High Frequency (HF) Radio Operations - connecting from anywhere - Mark Sheppard 26. Earthquake Early Warning and Automation - Michael Marzouk 27. This is fun - what's next? - Rick Hodges-Beginner’s Track 5 Break—Exhibitors & Van Display Concurrent Sessions: 15:00—16:30 28. The Digital Way Forward: Delay Tolerant Networks, Browser Interfaces & Low/Zero-installation hardware - Marshall Denny 29. NW Division Section Manager Meeting: Monte Simpson 30. Safely installing communications equipment in a mobile environment - Mark Leahy 31. I get it now - where do I go from here? - Carl Leon See the Web page for Course descriptions, speaker information, and learning track level at www. CommAcademy.org 3 DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS: Wash State Mission #: 15-T-070 Both days Directions on next page. Door prizes Communication Vans in the parking lot Lobby Displays Exhibitors and Informational Displays Technical demonstrations and hands-on opportunities Metro Bus routes 128 and 125 stop at the campus. 4 5