Regional Workshops
Over the past 4 years, the AHC has developed
a process to identify multi-state or multi-UASI requirements and
facilitate education, collaboration and funding to bring about
solutions to address the requirements. Regional Workshops are an
important part of this process because they bring the people together
in a face to face environment to meet and discuss the issues. These
workshop build the key relationships across the region that lead to
trusted information sharing and ultimately results.
The All Hazards Consortium has hosted several regional workshops to
bring the states together to discuss critical issues and needs with all
AHC stakeholders within a particular topic area. These workshops
are guided and designed by government to drive out common state needs,
requirements and recommendations. They are sponsored and hosted
by one state that is passionate about a particular issue, and
facilitated by the AHC.
Acting as the neutral and trusted facilitator, the AHC can identify the
key people and issues in each state, bring them together on a regional
level to discuss challenges/solutions, and facilitate discussions that
lead to further regional collaborations. This process results in
a win-win for those involved and improves trust between all parties.
Current Workshops
For information on currently scheduled workshops, please click on the below links:
Regional Public Safety Communications & Interoperability Workshop - September 8 - 9 - Rehoboth Beach, DE
The AHC has hosted several Regional
Workshops including:
- Fusion Center Workshop in West Trenton, NJ (White paper sponsored by Northrop Grumman, released September 2007)
- Public Safety Communications/Interoperability Workshop in Harrisonburg, VA (White paper sponsored by Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab, released October 2007)
- 1st Annual State Border Coordination Workshop in Gettysburg, PA (White paper sponsored by Virginia and West Virginia, released Spring 2009)
- Critical Infrastructure Protection Workshop in State College, PA (White paper sponsored by CNA Corporation, released November 2007)
- Regional Workshop on Catastrophic Evacuation Planning in Shepherdstown, WV (White paper sponsored by Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab, released June 2008)
- Geographic Information Systems Workshop in Towson, MD (White paper sponsored by Argonne National Labs, released Spring 2009)
- 1st Annual Regional Ports Workshop in Baltimore, MD (Regional Report sponsored by the State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Government Coordinating Council, to be released Spring 2010)
- 2nd Annual State Border Coordination Workshop in Gettysburg, PA (White Paper to be released Spring, 2010)
- 1st Annual Regional UASI Workshop in Philadelphia, PA (Regional report to be released Fall, 2010)
Upcoming Workshops
- 2nd Annual Ports Workshop, Fall 2010, location TBD (Details
coming soon!)