Social Media in Emergency Management #SMEM
August 12, 2015, 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET
Presented by Corey Mulryan, Associate and EMSS Coordinator, Hagerty Consulting
Agencies and jurisdictions must know how to use social media in real time during disasters. We will show you how to use social media tools effectively to communicate and collaborate with your targeted audiences. Don’t miss this interesting and fun presentation! To register for this training, visit: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6547152306268116482
Management of Spontaneous Unaffiliated Volunteers Training
September 2, 2015, 2:00-4:00pm ET
Presented by Ken Skalitzky, Emergency Management Director, Volunteer Florida
Disasters often evoke an outpouring of individuals wanting to be a part of response and relief activities. These individuals, although well-intentioned, are rarely trained and can add to the already overtaxed resources available to assist the impacted community. This online training will help organizations manage “spontaneous” volunteers effectively. To reserve a spot in this training, please visit: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1750811006537192193
Operation Volunteer Placement: A Volunteer Reception Center Exercise
September 24, 2015
Operation Volunteer Placement allows agencies and organizations tasked with the coordination of spontaneous volunteers during a disaster to exercise their plan in a web-based simulation. Participants work together as a unified team in establishing, managing and demobilizing a Volunteer Reception Center.
This exercise is intended for group interaction and should include local partners involved in the management of disaster volunteers, including EMAs and sister government agencies, VOADs, and other nonprofits. This exercise is self-paced and can be accessed between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET. It lasts between 90 minutes and three hours, depending on group interaction.
NOTE: While intended for group interaction, each participant should individually register to ensure receipt of post-exercise certificate of participation.