Webinars

Regional Ports Collaborative Webinars


January 27, 2010 I 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT – Owner/Operator Panel
January 28, 2010 I 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT – State Panel


Three months ago, the state Homeland Security Advisors and Emergency Management Directors on the Board of Directors for the All Hazards Consortium (AHC), a regional non-profit organization, held a Regional Ports Workshop in Hunt Valley, Maryland, to capture a “multi-state snapshot” of key topics to the region’s ports (coastal and in-land) from several perspectives in order to support short and long term integrated planning between states, the private sector and the federal government.  The workshop captured and documented cross-discipline, cross-sector, cross-agency, and cross-state border discussions and issues between the many public and private stakeholders affected by ports to help support a culture of collaboration that generates tangible outcomes for the region’s ports, their people/partners, and future regional planning.

The All Hazards Consortium is presenting two free webinars designed to:

  • continue the multi-state regional discussion between a wide variety of “ports” stakeholders
  • address questions that developed from the workshop held in October 2009
  • finalize a comprehensive regional report for planning purposes
  • discuss next steps for regional ports collaboration

The owner/operator perspective webinar will take place on January 27, 2:00-3:00 pm, and the state perspective webinar will occur on January 28, 2:00-3:00 pm.


Topics may include:

  • Vision and Planning
  • Governance Structure
  • Funding, Economics & Operations
  • Security/Technology
  • Information Sharing
  • Partnerships / Associations
  • Existing efforts / accomplishments

Webinar attendees will be able to ask real-time questions of the panelists if time permits. For more information, email info@ahcusa.org.

Moderators and Panelists for the Owner/Operator Panel on January 27th include:

  • Lisa Himber, Vice President, Maritime Exchange for Delaware River and Bay
  • Lou Vitale, Maritime Security Coordinator, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
  • Frank Recknagle, H&S Planning and Compliance Supervisor, Sunoco Inc.
  • Anthony Dragani, Special Agent in Charge, Norfolk Southern Railway Police

Moderators and Panelists for the State Panel on January 28th include:

  • Mike Fischer, Homeland Security Advisor, Maryland Department of Transportation
  • Noreen Cardinali,Section Chief, Office of Transportation Security, New Jersey Office of Homeland Security
  • Bud Frank, Director of Security, Maryland Port Administration
  • Patrick J. Donovan, Director, West Virginia Public Port Authority