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2025 Conference
Thursday Agenda*

*Agenda is subject to change

Thursday, April 17th Presentations

8:00 am: Keynote Speaker – Jana Spring and David Lee

9:00 am: Breakout Session 1

10:00 am: Breakout Session 2

11:00 am: Breakout Session 3

Breakout Session 1

Track 1 – Energy Resilience – What Is It and How Do You Get There? with Deb Witmer and Kate Pedersen

Track 2 – Are We Ready? A Discussion of Disaster Epidemiology and Preparedness for Infectious Disease Surveillance During Emergencies in the United States with Emily Laskowski

Track 3 – Preparedness Education in Higher Education Challenges with Jackie LaVerne

Breakout Session 2

Track 1 – Red Cross Wildfire Program, One Year In with Hannah Christen

Track 2 – Please be Advised: Tsunami Alerting and Communication Gaps and Challenges and Future Improvements in Tsunami Alerting with Ethan Weller

Track 3 – Storms, Politics, and Chaos: The Impact of Misinformation and Political Interference in Disaster Response with John Unfred

Breakout Session 3

Track 1 – Escaping Indifference: What Building an Educational Escape Room has Taught Me About Emergency Preparedness Messaging with Tyler Robinson

Track 2 – Emergency Alerting from a University Perspective with George Long and Robert Cepeda

Track 3 – From First Response to the Front Page with Megan Mulholland