The states and urban areas of the All Hazards Consortium are joining with the Delaware Bay AMSC and the Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and Bay to host a half day meeting on Regional Systems and Integration Planning in Philadelphia, PA. The goal of the meeting is to promote integration of domain awareness, security and information sharing projects and efforts in the Delaware Bay area, specifically with efforts funded in part or whole with federal and state funds.

The objective is to have government share the project information with owner/operators and various agencies to discuss and capture integration opportunities for varying sectors.  Additionally, to allow attending private sector owner/operators to identify partnering opportunities for their existing or planned security programs allowing for an enhancement of their own systems by integrating efforts with the public sector.

The meeting, featuring opening remarks from Delaware Bay Port Captain Meredith Austin, will focus on three existing regional projects that could have immediate availability for integration:

• The Delaware Valley Intelligence Center (DVIC) - The DVIC is a regional fusion center located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The DVIC will collect information in an "all hazards" approach and provide it to private sector partners as well as law enforcement, emergency management, and homeland security officials throughout New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
• The Delaware River Infrastructure Protection (DRIPP) – The DRIPP is a multi-year, $10+ million, maritime domain awareness project within Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay. The project provides motion and intrusion detection, with real-time alert capabilities, as both a preventative and protective measure. The project will provide situational awareness for government first responders and private sector-owned critical infrastructure owner/operators.
• The UICDS (Unified Incident Command Decision System) Pilot Project – UICDS is a federally funded project focused on information sharing among existing applications. The UICDS project initially focused on state Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) in the Mid-Atlantic & Northeast Regions but will also include private sector operators, other states and the federal government.

The meeting is an opportunity to:

• Lay out successful government examples of the states’ and AMSC’s regional projects, and what they are providing to the community
• Identify opportunities (such as integrating systems, integrating staff, sharing security information, etc.) that benefit both the public and private sectors in the area of homeland security and emergency management
• Determine your level of interest in participating in the project (i.e. partnerships)
• Identify possible non-cash match opportunities
• Identify other objectives the AMSC, States, Cities or USCG deem important
• Gage attendee interest, and create opportunities for further dialog and follow-up meetings / discussions

• Private sector owner/operators in the sectors of power/energy, telecommunications, transportation, food, water, finance, commercial, chemical and information technology
• Businesses and other systems organizations within the greater Port area
• Regional State Homeland Security Advisors
• Emergency Management directors
• State port directors, port security, port captains and administrative leaders
• Private sector companies dealing with maritime and ports issues, including freight companies
• Research, non-profit and volunteer organizations
• FEMA Regions II, III, IV
• Federal partners from DHS, DoT, DoE, DoC, USDA, TRANSCOM, CBP, US Navy, USGS and others
• Commercial Vessel Operators, Marine Cargo Terminal Operators, Port Operations Personnel
• Law enforcement agencies and first responders
• Growers and Shippers
• Transportation Rail Carriers
• Port Solution Providers
• Academia and researchers

1. Delaware River Infrastructure Protection Project (DRIPP)
   • Noreen Cardinali, Section Chief Operations, New Jersey Department of Transportation
   • Tim Herlihy, Senior Project Manager, URS Corporation
2. Delaware Valley Information Center (DVIC)
   • Joseph Liciardello, Data Integration Section Chief, Risk Management & Analysis National Protection & Programs Directorate, DHS
   • Captain Walt Smith, Philadelphia Police Department
3. Unified Incident Command and Decision Support (UICDS)
   • Michael B. Smith, Program Manager, Infrastructure and Geophysical Division, DHS
   • James W. Morentz, Ph.D., Homeland Security Technology Consultant, SAIC

Schedule Subject to Change

The meeting will be held on the 18th floor of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Regional Task Force Building (Atlantic Building) at 260 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102

All attendees must check in with the security guard at the front desk and present photo ID to receive a building ID badge. The receptionist on the 17th floor will direct you to your meeting room.
Public parking garages are available nearby. 
Nearby hotels include:

• Doubletree Downtown Philadelphia at 237 S. Broad Street
• Hyatt Philadelphia (approximately two blocks away) at 200 S. Broad Street

For more information, send an email to info@ahcusa.org

AMSC Unified Incident Command and Decision Support (UICDS) Presentation
AMSC Delware Valley Intelligence Center (DVIC) Private Sector Briefing
AMSC Delware River Infrastructre Protection Project (DRIPP) Briefing