09:58:30 AM Avagene Moore EIIP:Good morning! We are gearing up for a "live from" chat from SALEMDUG. 11:46:14 AM Amy Sebring:We are here at the SALEMDUG conference. 11:47:51 AM Amy Sebring:We are waiting for the morning session to wrap up... 11:48:15 AM Amy Sebring:and then we will have some of the conference participants join us. 11:49:43 AM Amy Sebring:SALEMDUG is State and Local Emergency Management Data Users GRoup. 11:50:23 AM Amy Sebring:This is their 13th Annual Conference... 11:50:35 AM Amy Sebring:and the first one I have been to. 11:51:56 AM Amy Sebring:We have successfully connected 2 different laptops to the Internet from here... 11:52:11 AM Amy Sebring:but the other phone line we need is in the main conference room... 11:52:18 AM Amy Sebring:and they are still at it. 11:55:55 AM Amy Sebring:I have standing here with me Joe Saleh from Essential Technologies (EIS). 11:56:07 AM Amy Sebring:He is their communications guru. 11:57:04 AM David Crews:Joe, I am going to Emmitsburg next week for EIS 1 and 2 training in relationship to FEMA NEMIS. 11:57:36 AM Amy Sebring:Joe, says great and come on by their office in Rockville. 11:57:54 AM Isabel McCurdy:What is Essential Technologies ? 11:58:07 AM Amy Sebring:Used to be EIS. 11:58:13 AM Amy Sebring:Theyn do software. 11:58:18 AM David Crews:Will depend on the schedule but would love to stop by. 11:58:34 AM Amy Sebring:Here is the website http://www.essentech.com 11:58:43 AM Amy Sebring:There is the web address. 11:59:06 AM Amy Sebring:Merrily will be with us a little later. 11:59:57 AM Amy Sebring:The program is running over in the next room. 12:00:19 PM Amy Sebring:We are LIVE! from Virginia Beach today. 12:01:05 PM Amy Sebring:Avagene and I are here at the SALEMDUG conference... 12:01:21 PM Amy Sebring:We are waiting for the session in the next room to wrap up... 12:01:28 PM Amy Sebring:which is where the other phoneline is. 12:01:47 PM Amy Sebring:Paul Pattak is speaking about the Infrastructure protection project. 12:01:58 PM Amy Sebring:He may be able to join us later. 12:02:12 PM Amy Sebring:The trick is getting people to give up their lunch. 12:02:27 PM Amy Sebring:I can go over the conference schedule to give you an idea of the program... 12:03:00 PM Amy Sebring:This morning was welcoming remarks and opening.. 12:03:25 PM Amy Sebring:Then Priscilla Scruggs from FEMA spoke about Project Impact. 12:03:44 PM Amy Sebring:Paul is now speaking about "Cyber- Terrorism"... 12:04:02 PM Amy Sebring:After lunch, Kay Goss has arrived and will be speaking on the topic... 12:04:28 PM Amy Sebring:"Growing Technology Partnerships in Emergency Management and Training." 12:05:00 PM Amy Sebring:Later, there will be a Remotely-Operated Aircraft Demo... 12:05:15 PM Amy Sebring:by Bert Wagner, of Advanced Aerials. 12:06:00 PM Amy Sebring:Last on the program for today is Operation MAYDAY by the Virginia Dept. of Transportation, Gene A. Martin. 12:06:22 PM Amy Sebring:Have finally gotten to meet a few of our fellow participants in EIIP face to face. 12:06:56 PM Amy Sebring:We have some of our FEMA friends here ... Chip Hines and Diana Wade, Tom McQuillen... 12:07:17 PM Amy Sebring:who spoke about the upcoming Technology conference at Argonne National Labs this summer. 12:07:30 PM Amy Sebring:On tomorrow's program... 12:07:41 PM Amy Sebring:bright and early at 8:00 am... 12:07:59 PM Amy Sebring:yours truly and Avagene Moore on the EIIP! 12:08:20 PM Amy Sebring:We have a whole hour. 12:08:36 PM Amy Sebring:Avagene will cover what we have accomplished over the last year ... 12:08:52 PM Amy Sebring:and I will speak about some themes for the upcoming year. 12:09:18 PM Amy Sebring:Next will be the Virginia Operational Information System by Steve Mondul. 12:09:37 PM Amy Sebring:Then 3 sessions are combined on Emergency Management and the Internet. 12:10:09 PM Amy Sebring:Mark Marchbank, from Virginia Beach will speak about Internet and the Emergency Manager... 12:10:42 PM Amy Sebring:Then Craig Fugate from Florida EMA will speak about EM Intranet. 12:11:06 PM Amy Sebring:(I finally got to meet him in person and am very much looking forward to his presentation.) 12:11:15 PM Amy Sebring:Finally in that session... 12:11:45 PM Amy Sebring:Brian Iverson, Virginia Dept of Emergency Services speaks about IRC as a Coordination tool. 12:12:06 PM Amy Sebring:That one should be interesting also, since IRC is very similar to what we are doing here today. 12:12:17 PM David Crews:IRC? 12:12:26 PM Amy Sebring:Oh! 12:12:36 PM Amy Sebring:I hear applause from next door.. 12:12:43 PM Amy Sebring:I think they are finally wrapping up. 12:12:48 PM Kevin Farrell:Internet Relay Chat 12:12:50 PM Amy Sebring:IRC=Intern 12:12:56 PM Amy Sebring:yeah thanksKev 12:13:04 PM Kevin Farrell::-) 12:13:12 PM Amy Sebring:After lunch tomorrow we have a number of workshops. 12:13:32 PM Amy Sebring:Weather Information Technology 12:13:45 PM Amy Sebring:Using GIS with E911 Kevin 12:13:57 PM Amy Sebring:Operation Respond 12:14:11 PM Amy Sebring:And from Iowa State University.. 12:14:24 PM Amy Sebring:Center for Weather Related Disaster Research. 12:14:54 PM Amy Sebring:While we wait for Avagene to get situated... 12:15:30 PM Amy Sebring:on Friday we have incorporating GPS and Video Technology 12:15:47 PM Amy Sebring:Cellular Communications in Emergencies 12:16:03 PM Amy Sebring:Slow Scan Television in Search and REscue Operations 12:16:09 PM Amy Sebring:and near and dear to my heart... 12:16:21 PM Amy Sebring:EM Technology on $5 a day... 12:16:43 PM Amy Sebring:including Virginia Dept. of Mental Health Website 12:16:57 PM Amy Sebring:Duty Officer Program from Minnesota Emergency Management 12:17:19 PM Amy Sebring:Outlook 97 EOC Messaging System 12:17:36 PM Amy Sebring:and MS Access Action Tracking Database from Virginia 12:18:04 PM Amy Sebring:The last session is a Panel Discussion as to the future of SALEMDUG. 12:18:19 PM Amy Sebring:There is much speculation on that topic. 12:18:46 PM David Crews:Speaking of internet, I used it extensively in the FEMA disaster field offices in California and Georgia. There is increasing use of the internet during Response and Recovery. I also GPS. Mobile computing is finally become a practical tool in EM but not for $5! 12:19:04 PM Amy Sebring:We are expecting Avagene to log in just any moment now. 12:19:12 PM Amy Sebring:Craig Fugate will be standing by with her. 12:19:38 PM Amy Sebring:We also hope to have the current president of SALEMDUG, David Miller, join us if we can catch him 12:20:01 PM Isabel McCurdy:If not for $5, how much David? 12:20:02 PM Amy Sebring:The way we hope to do this is to have our speaker tell us a little about what he is doing here at the conference... 12:20:28 PM Amy Sebring:then we will open up for some interactivity... 12:20:29 PM David Crews:I don't dare add up the receipts! 12:20:46 PM Amy Sebring:again the trick will be not to tromp on questions and responses if possible. 12:21:06 PM Amy Sebring:We are assured we will have our moderation feature back.... 12:21:14 PM Amy Sebring:but we still don't have WHEN!! 12:21:24 PM Tim Murphy:Amy... will you use the ? technique as before. 12:21:49 PM Amy Sebring:Tim that may be helpful to wait and be recognized. 12:22:02 PM Amy Sebring:I am going to try to take a more active role as moderator... 12:22:16 PM Tim Murphy:understood 12:22:27 PM Amy Sebring:and assist with directing. 12:23:06 PM Amy Sebring:There are some very nice excursions available also, but won't have time to do any. 12:23:20 PM Amy Sebring:We will both be leaving here tomorrow during the day. 12:23:47 PM Amy Sebring:Am also very interested in hearing Kay Goss speak again, 12:24:02 PM Amy Sebring:especially on the topic of technology. That should be interesting. 12:24:07 PM Amy Sebring:Finally!! 12:24:12 PM Amy Sebring:Avagene is joining us. 12:24:45 PM Amy Sebring:Avagene, I have just given the entire SALEMDUG conference program for 3 days! 12:25:01 PM Amy Sebring:Who do you have with us first Avagene? 12:25:11 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:Amy, and folks, I have Preston Cook, SALEMDUG Secretary, with us. 12:25:24 PM Amy Sebring:Welcome Preston. 12:25:40 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:Preston...thanks for being here. I will turn over the keyboard to him. 12:25:45 PM Amy Sebring:Preston are you at the keyboard? 12:25:57 PM Amy Sebring:OK, say hello when you are ready Preston. 12:26:17 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:Yes I am at the keyboard and thankyou hello 12:26:26 PM Amy Sebring:Great, thanks for being here. 12:26:56 PM Amy Sebring:Preston, have you been to all of the previous SALEMDUG conferences, and how does this one compare to others? 12:26:59 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:I am sorry you are not able to physicaly be able to join us here at the conference 12:27:48 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:This is a wonderful conference. I have attended several others and this is one of the best 12:28:08 PM Amy Sebring:Looks like a good lineup Preston. 12:28:22 PM Amy Sebring:What is the overall purpose of the conference Preston? 12:29:20 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:We attempt to provide a forum where we can exchange information to state and local emergency managers 12:29:41 PM Amy Sebring:There appears to be a wide range of technologies represented here. 12:30:06 PM Amy Sebring:Do the conference organizers try to include a diversity? 12:30:11 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:Yes and it increases all the time 12:30:46 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:Diversity is the only way to describe our work 12:31:03 PM Amy Sebring:What does the secretary for SALEMDUG do exactly Preston? 12:31:45 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:I am responsible for maintaining the records for the organization 12:32:01 PM Amy Sebring:Well thank you so much for joining us today. 12:32:15 PM Amy Sebring:Audience any questions for Preston before we let him off? 12:32:22 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:Thank you for having me 12:32:48 PM Amy Sebring:OK 12:33:02 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:Amy, I have Mr Addison Slayton, State Director of the Commonwealth of Virginia. 12:33:22 PM Amy Sebring:Yes, thank you very much for being with us Mr. Addison. 12:33:35 PM Amy Sebring:We are very pleased to have you with us. 12:35:38 PM Kevin Farrell:It appears that both Avagene and Amy got bumped off the net 12:35:51 PM Amy Sebring:Yes, I have made it back... 12:35:53 PM Craig Fugate:Hi, this Craig from SALEMDUG, 12:36:09 PM Amy Sebring:Hello Craig. 12:36:23 PM Amy Sebring:Something must have happened with the phone. 12:36:31 PM Amy Sebring:We are having some weather around us. 12:36:41 PM Amy Sebring:Maybe we can last a few minutes longer. 12:37:00 PM Amy Sebring:Craig, let's speak with you while we have you... 12:37:06 PM Craig Fugate:ok 12:37:13 PM Amy Sebring:You are speaking tomorrow on an EM Intranet in Floriday... 12:37:26 PM Amy Sebring:can you tell us about your presentation? 12:37:41 PM Craig Fugate:Yes, it is what I call the EM Internet Tool Kit 12:38:20 PM Amy Sebring:What is the purpose of the toolkit? 12:38:43 PM Craig Fugate:to provide a template for emergency managers on net applications 12:39:04 PM Amy Sebring:Go ahead and put up the URL Craig if you like. 12:39:23 PM Amy Sebring:This is also an excellent introduction to Internet for the emergency manager. 12:39:31 PM Craig Fugate:www.state.fl.us/comaff/DEM/EMTOOLS/ 12:39:44 PM Amy Sebring:Craig, are you working on building an info infrastructure in FL? 12:40:28 PM Craig Fugate:yes, what we now call the Florida Warning and Information Network or FWIN 12:40:44 PM Amy Sebring:We will also take 1 or 2 questions from audience for Craig. 12:41:06 PM Amy Sebring:How is FWIN structured Craig? 12:42:03 PM Craig Fugate:it's based on the using a standard netw0rk format such as IP 12:42:46 PM Craig Fugate:We have a satellite voice and data system we are upgrading to TCP/IP to use net applications 12:42:56 PM Amy Sebring:Thanks Craig. I am very much looking forward to your presentation. 12:42:59 PM David Crews:Craig, I get a "document contains no data" on the above URL. 12:43:11 PM Amy Sebring:We now have Mr. Slayton back with us... 12:43:24 PM Amy Sebring:and I would like to get back to him while we are still connected! 12:43:48 PM Amy Sebring:Mr. Slayton,,,,how did the state of Virginia manage to get ALL the emergency management conferences this year?? 12:44:01 PM Craig Fugate:http:www.state.fl.us/comaff/DEM/ 12:44:36 PM Avagene Moore:Good politucxes 12:45:16 PM Amy Sebring:Are you going to stay for most of the conference? 12:45:39 PM Avagene Moore:nO. 12:46:12 PM Amy Sebring:I am sorry to hear that. Mark Pennington from your office is presenting? 12:46:23 PM Avagene Moore:i HAVE A MEETING BACK AAT THE OFFICE. 12:46:43 PM Craig Fugate:sorry , here it is www.state.fl.us/comaff/DEM/BPR/EMTOOLS/ 12:47:18 PM Amy Sebring:This morning you told us in your welcoming address... 12:47:26 PM Amy Sebring:how things had changed over the years. 12:47:38 PM Amy Sebring:And now you rely on your email every morning. 12:48:35 PM Amy Sebring:How does email help you? 12:48:54 PM Avagene Moore:tHAT'S RILGHT, CAN'T DO WILTHOUT IT . 12:49:09 PM chip hines:Mr. Slayton. I thought your comments this morning were right on point... 12:49:23 PM Avagene Moore:Amy, Mark Pennington is going to join us. 12:49:40 PM Amy Sebring:Thank you very much for being with us Mr. Slayton. 12:49:49 PM chip hines:Particularly as they related to the change in information dependance over the years... 12:50:03 PM Amy Sebring:And welcome Mark Pennington. 12:50:14 PM Amy Sebring:Mark, you are going to be speaking at the conference? 12:51:13 PM Amy Sebring:Well, we have lost Avagene and Mark again. 12:51:15 PM Amy Sebring:Sigh. 12:51:32 PM Amy Sebring:While we are waiting from them to get back... 12:52:08 PM Amy Sebring:Yes, as you mentioned Chip Hines, Mr. Slayton was speaking about how he can give his staff answers on the spot using email,.. 12:52:15 PM Amy Sebring:instead of taking several days. 12:53:15 PM Amy Sebring:Well, technology does have its challenges. 12:53:36 PM Amy Sebring:The future of SALEMDUG is very much up in the air at the moment. 12:53:56 PM chip hines:Amy, I thought the sessions this morning have been terrific... 12:54:08 PM Amy Sebring:Members at the conference are also here to discuss how to renew the organization. 12:54:12 PM Amy Sebring:Yes, Chip.. 12:54:19 PM Amy Sebring:OK, here comes Ava one more time. 12:54:32 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:Amy, I am back. Mark is with me. 12:54:35 PM Amy Sebring:Mark are you back with us, and can you tell us about your presentation? 12:55:16 PM chip hines:The presentation on the Critical Infrastructure Protection program by Paul Pattak were very thought provoking! 12:55:29 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:This is Mark...I'm on. 12:56:14 PM Amy Sebring:You are presenting on an Access Action Tracking Database? 12:56:32 PM Amy Sebring:Is this an application you have developed? 12:56:41 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:I'm the Program Coordinator for the conference, so I don't really have a presentation, per se. 12:57:06 PM Amy Sebring:Oh, I thought I saw you on the program? 12:57:40 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:Yes...I've been working on a simple program for tracking EOC actions and I hope to share that on Friday. 12:58:08 PM Amy Sebring:Great,,,how long have you been working on putting this conference together? 12:58:50 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:This started several years ago when we won the bid to host this year...real work has benn going on since last August. 12:59:36 PM Amy Sebring:You have assembled a very interesting program Mark. 01:00:04 PM Steve Charvat CEM:Hello folks.. sorry that I am late 01:00:22 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:Thanks...my staff has put a lot of effort into making this a worthwhile event. 01:00:55 PM Amy Sebring:Any questions from the audience for Mark? 01:01:41 PM David Crews:Will SALEMDUG stay on the WWW? 01:02:05 PM Chuck Arnold:Partly just practicing. Last time I tried this I got kicked out. What sort of programs for tracking EOC actions? A computer database manager. 01:02:06 PM Amy Sebring:Dee 01:02:20 PM Amy Sebring:Seymour is with me at my PC. 01:02:37 PM Amy Sebring:She just told me that the BBS is going down May 1... 01:02:41 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:With FEMA funding changing, we really don't have a good handle on that. 01:02:50 PM Amy Sebring:but the Website will be staying on through FY 98. 01:02:57 PM Isabel McCurdy:Dos your program have applications for Canada? 01:03:06 PM Amy Sebring:At least at the present time, that is the plan. 01:03:06 PM chip hines:Has Virginia had difficulties retaining information technology staff because of private sector competition? 01:03:15 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:Ref the Action tracking database, it's written in MS Access. 01:04:24 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:Mark had to go, and Merrily Powell, Essential Technologies, is with us. Merrilly? 01:04:34 PM Amy Sebring:Thank you Mark. 01:04:36 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:Hi all! 01:04:41 PM Amy Sebring:And Welcome Merrily. 01:04:55 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:Steve and David, I see you're on. 01:04:56 PM Amy Sebring:We introduced Joe Saleh earlier in the session, before we got started. 01:05:19 PM Amy Sebring:Merrily is here with the Essential Technologies Exhibit (EIS). 01:05:22 PM Chuck Arnold:Happened again. All I do is click send??? 01:05:52 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:Essential Technologies is most happy to be here at the Salemdug conf. 01:05:52 PM Amy Sebring:Merrily, are you sneaking any previews here? 01:06:16 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:yes, for our NBC Security products. 01:06:36 PM Chuck Arnold:Worked this time!!! 01:06:47 PM Amy Sebring:Can you tell us a little about that Merrily. 01:07:37 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:I know Steve Charvat & David Crews, but I am unfamiloiar with thge others. 01:08:06 PM Amy Sebring:Tell us a little about the NBC product Merrily. 01:08:17 PM Amy Sebring:Nuclear, biological, chemical? 01:08:18 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:NBC Warning is a plotting program that works with nuclear, biol & chemical agents. 01:08:32 PM David Crews:Are the NBC products based on the Infobook concept? Who will be the prime users? 01:09:12 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:Yes they are and in fact, the resdultiung plumes can show up on the EIS/GEM maps. anyione with terrorism concerrns can be a userr. 01:09:35 PM chip hines:. 01:10:17 PM Kevin Farrell:? 01:10:38 PM Amy Sebring:Chip, did you have a comment? 01:11:04 PM Amy Sebring:Kevin, you had a question? 01:11:06 PM Kevin Farrell:Is this NBC modeling product similar to the ALOHA module in CAMEO? 01:11:29 PM Kevin Farrell:ALOHA = Aerial Location of Hazardous Atmospheres 01:11:46 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:No because it also handles biological and nuclear agents. 01:12:05 PM Amy Sebring:Thank you Merrily. 01:12:15 PM Kevin Farrell:different modeling algorithms? 01:12:18 PM Amy Sebring:Ava tells me we also have Walter Greene. 01:12:36 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:Walter Green from the Va Dept of Health and the University of Richmond is on 01:12:59 PM Amy Sebring:Welcom Walter. 01:13:13 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:Thanks you, great to be out of the Office 01:13:15 PM Amy Sebring:How are you enjoying the conference so far? 01:13:43 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:Have made some useful contacts and it is good to meet people who have just been names at a distance 01:14:10 PM Amy Sebring:I agree with that! 01:14:28 PM Amy Sebring:Is there anything on the upcoming program in particular that interests you? 01:14:46 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:PLus it is good to get some new perspectives on technological threats to the infrsatructure - something we all need to worry about 01:14:58 PM Amy Sebring:I guess you have already done Williamsburg. 01:15:39 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:Grew up here - I encourage everyone to see the first real hurricane mitigation program in US history - the beautiful brick buildings 01:15:57 PM Amy Sebring:Well, I think we are going to wrap up ... 01:16:12 PM Amy Sebring:Thank you very much Walter. It has been nice to meet you in person also.l 01:16:24 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:Yes, this is Avagene. Thanks to everyone who participated todaqy. 01:16:32 PM Amy Sebring:Our program is about to resume in about 10 minutes with Kay Goss. 01:16:41 PM David Crews:Everyone have a great day. Bye! 01:16:45 PM Kevin Farrell: 01:16:57 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:Good group of people. Thanks to everyone from rainy Virginia Beach. 01:16:57 PM Amy Sebring:Maybe we can ask her for a copy of her speech to post! 01:17:00 PM Kevin Farrell:Take notes Amy... 01:17:05 PM Amy Sebring:Thank you all for coming today... 01:17:06 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:I will do that. 01:17:12 PM Amy Sebring:and helping us with this experiment. 01:17:21 PM Amy Sebring:You are on the leading edge here!! 01:17:21 PM Avagene Moore EIIP:Bye until tomorrow night. 01:17:31 PM Amy Sebring:Thanks and goodbye.