I am honored to welcome you to the 15th annual Illinois Emergency Management Conference. With your support and dedication this conference has grown from a humble 125 attendees in 1997 to a record setting 1,100 plus registrants last year. This devotion to the profession was exemplified over the past year when the state of Illinois experienced a combination of local, state and federally declared disasters. Although many of these disasters were categorically different the dedication, cooperation and experience of our state's emergency responders remained constant. Since my appointment last February, I have had the privilege to see first hand how our state's emergency management network serves and protects the citizens of Illinois.
Whether it was coordinating the response to a record breaking blizzard, recovering from devastating tornados or fighting rising flood waters, our state came together to meet and overcome these challenges. I am extremely proud of the effort and perseverance our state's emergency managers exemplified during our state's time of need. << read more >>
Jonathon E. Monken, Director
Online conference registration is now complete as our registration numbers have gone over our threshold of 1,100 attendees. Walk-in registrations will continue to be welcome but can not be guaranteed due to limited sessions availability.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
- Advanced conference registration will be processed exclusively online. Advanced registration is suggested to provide accurate attendee numbers for presenters and staff.
- As of Friday, August 26th at 12:00 pm, the ability to register on-line for the conference will be removed. We invite those who still wish to attend the conference to register at the Crowne Plaza upon arrival.
- As last year, there will be no registration fees for the 2011 IEMA Conference.
- Lodging will be the sole responsibility of the attendee. A list has been provided on the conference website of a variety of hotels near the conference location.
- Lunch will be served buffet style at the Crowne Plaza on September 7th.
- First Aid/CPR/AED training and a course from the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC) will each be optional full day courses held on September 6th from 10:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. If registering for either of these courses, do not register for a second breakout session for September 6th as these are all day courses.
- The conference breakout sessions will be 1 ½ hours in length. Attendees may choose two different breakout sessions per day.
- Invitation Only - An IPEM Reunion will be held on the evening of September 6th from 7:00-8:30pm, directly following the PDS/IPEM Reception. All past and present IPEM recipients are invited to attend for an evening of networking and discussing current emergency management initiatives.
- Health Screenings will be available from 10:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on September 6th.
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Crowne Plaza Hotel, Springfield, Illinois
