Exhibitor Spotlight: Lynch Diversified Vehicles

LDV has designed, engineered and manufactured more than 20,000 special service vehicles (SSV) for customers throughout the world. Our commitment to setting the highest standards and delivering unmatched value is readily apparent. Because we understand that your needs are unique to your situation, LDV offers the widest selection of vehicle platforms in the industry, including Mobile Command Centers; SWAT/Tactical Vehicles; Bomb/EOD Trucks; Mobile Laboratories; and other Emergency Response Vehicles.  In addition, we’ve outperformed other manufacturers in GSA and 1122 sales by a 10 to 1 margin.  Nobody makes the design, procurement and manufacturing of your special service vehicle faster and easier than LDV.    

West Baton Rouge took delivery of their Mobile Emergency Operations Center just in time for Hurricane Isaac. The 45’ MEOC is built with a Ferrara all welded custom body and three slide-outs. Their huge front conference room can hold more than a dozen command staff and the numerous TVs located around the room allow the staff to view external events. The center has a bathroom, galley, fully loaded electronic racks, and plenty of storage. The rear communications suite has on board computers to run CAD with ten TV/Monitors. The weather station is networked and viewable from every monitor. The cellular and satellite connectivity along with the interoperability and second mast with a point to point tracking data dish will ensure they can continue communication under the most severe conditions. A few key features include: (3) Flat-floor slide out rooms, LDV Intel-I-Touch multiplex electrical control system with (2) 7” LCD touch-screens, 2 Heavy duty Masts with camera, Perimeter surveillance system, and modulated audio and video.

"We attended last year and found it was a really great opportunity to reconnect with some customers and departments we haven’t seen in quite a while. We are excited for the second year and look forward to meeting new customers and maintaining our current relationships."
--Jerry Phillips, Sales Specialist

Contact: Jerry Phillips, Senior Sales Specialist
Phone: 800-558-5896

Email: jphillips@ldvusa.com
Company website: www.ldvusa.com

Exhibitor Spotlight: ThunderBolt™ International Inc.

ThunderBolt™ International Inc. (TBI) is a Woman-owned and operated business manufacturing ThunderBolt™ Storm and Lightning Detector and StormVector AWS (Area Warning System). ThunderBolt lightning detection technology provides real-world and real-time applications for independent storm detection.

TBI’s technology saves lives, prevents injury and reduces property losses by alerting customers to severe weather systems and dangerous conditions. Our products detect severe weather within a 75-125 mile radius and activate visual and audio warning systems with sufficient lead-time to execute safety plans. Our products are proudly made in America.

TBI markets worldwide and users include the U.S. military, large industrial firms such as the mining and oil and gas industries, commercial and public safety applications, and schools and universities.

IDCE is Proud to Announce the Notably Impressive Luncheon Panel Discussions!

Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Luncheon Panel Discussion – 12:30pm

LA GOHSEP presents: Military Support to Civil Authorities

•    Pat Santos (Moderator)
Governor's Office of Homeland Security / Emergency Preparedness Deputy Director
•    Joel R. Whitehead
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired)
•    Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honoré (Retired) –
U.S. First Army at Fort Gillem, Georgia. (Commander of Joint Task Force Katrina; responsible for coordinating military relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina-affected areas across the Gulf Coast.  2nd Infantry Division Commander while stationed in Korea.)
•    Maj. Gen. Glen H. Curtis
Adjutant General for the Louisiana National Guard
•    Maj. Gen. G Luis Visot
US Army Reserve

The Official IDCE Guide is now ready!

The program is set as the OFFICIAL SHOW GUIDE is now off to the printer. We are simply amazed at the program the Event Executive Committee was able to put together, and can't wait to share this with you. To see the entire program, view the show guide online:

http://www.internationaldisasterconference.com/pdfs/IDCE13_ShowGuide.pdf

As you can see from the show guide, the program in place for 2013 is absolutely amazing. We may have a couple of major additions on the horizon, but will make announcements as soon as developments warrant.

Exhibitor Spotlight: RIBS Rapid Installation Barrier System

RIBS™, the Rapid Installation Barrier System, requires just a fraction of the time and manpower needed to fill traditional sandbags – and are just as easy to remove.

Exhibitor Spotlight: Ferrara Fire Apparatus Inc

Ferrara Fire Apparatus is a manufacturer of heavy duty, custom fire apparatus. The company is located in Holden Louisiana and operates a 300,000 square foot factory.  Ferrara offers a full line of emergency vehicles, including the Ultra, Inferno, Igniter, Ember & Intruder custom chassis; custom and commercial pumpers and tankers/tenders; wildland vehicles; light, medium and heavy rescues, as well as rear and mid-mount aerial ladders & platforms. Ferrara also builds specialty vehicles such as law enforcement, command vehicles, bomb squad trucks, and a line of vehicles built especially for refineries and chemical plants.  Ferrara supplies vehicles to all different types of agencies, ranging from small rural departments, medium size suburban and large metropolitan departments. Some of our larger customers include Fire Department of New York (FDNY), Houston, Indianapolis, San Diego County and San Diego Rural Fire Protection District, Knoxville and San Francisco. For more information, please go to our web site, www.ferrarafire.com.

Exhibitor Spotlight: ESL Power Systems, Inc.

ESL Power Systems, Inc. is an innovative leader in the design and manufacturing of manual transfer switches and generator docking stations for use in emergency power backup systems for commercial and industrial applications.  With safe and simple operations, your portable generator connections can be made in a matter of minutes; ensuring time without power is held to a minimum.

Speaker Bio: Rt Hon Baroness Neville-Jones

Rt Hon Baroness Neville-Jones DCMG is UK Special government representative to Business for Cyber Security “ an appointment by Prime Minister David Cameron that she has held from the time she stepped down in May 2011 from being Minister of State for Security and Counter Terrorism at the British Home Office with a permanent position on the newly created National Security Council. Prior to serving as a Minister in the Coalition government, with a seat on the House of Lords, she was David Cameron’s national security adviser while in opposition and the author of much of the Conservative party’s national security policy. She is patron of “Cyber Security Challenge” in the UK.

Pauline Neville-Jones was a career member of HM Diplomatic Service from 1963 to 1996, during which time she served in British Missions in Rhodesia, Singapore, Washington, DC  in Bonn and in the European Commission. From 1991 to 1994 she was Head of the Defence and Overseas Secretariat in the Cabinet Office and Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet. During 1993 and 1994 she was Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee. From 1994, until her retirement, she was Political Director in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, in which capacity she led the British delegation to the Dayton negotiations on the Bosnia peace settlement.  As chairman of QinetiQ Group Plc, Pauline took the defence and security company to flotation as a FTSE 250 company in 2006.  She is a former Governor of the BBC.

IDCE Panelist Bios: Licamele, Dudgeon, Huang

Greg Licamele, Director of External Communications, Fairfax County [VA] Government

Greg Licamele has served as the public information officer and director of communications integration and engagement for the Fairfax County, Virginia for more than seven years, focusing on the county’s social media presence, county website and mobile technologies. During a Joint Information Center activation, he leads a six-person PIO staff in the county's Emergency Operations Center focusing on all aspects of communications including messaging, social media, multimedia, media relations, and coordination with field PIOs. Licamele has led responses to hurricanes, snowstorms, H1N1 flu vaccinations and other high profile issues. He works closely with county first responders such as police, fire and health departments to advocate, educate and implement social media and other digital tools.

Exhibitor Spotlight: ModSpace

Modular Space Corporation (ModSpace) is a leading provider of temporary and permanent modular buildings and portable storage. With an extensive branch network across the United States and Canada, ModSpace delivers world-class service to a diverse set of customers and markets including a quick response to aid in emergency relief and rebuilding.

Exhibitor Spotlight: EMS Innovations

Since 1996, EMS Innovations has been a response partner to many communities world-wide. The wealth of experience gained during this time in dealing with disasters of all kinds has led EMS Innovations to a unique systems approach to disaster management and emergency planning. EMS Innovations offers products and solutions for a variety of needs to communities and first responders alike.

IDCE2013 Special Events

Event Socials:  Don’t miss the IDCE Event Socials, taking place on the IDCE Exposition Floor on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 8 and 9, 2013.  Show Management will be providing entertainment, food stations with appetizers and fun food, and beverage stations serving soft drinks, beer, and wine.  A cash bar will also be available for those who would like a bit more options on beverages!  Socials are scheduled from 4PM – 5PM each day! 

Thank you from IDCE Management

IDCE Management would like to recognize and sincerely thank the following for their support and participation.  Without these organizations, IDCE2013 would not be the same.

The IDCE2013 Event Executive Committee:
•    Co-Chair: Kevin Davis, Executive Director - Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
•    Co-Chair: Gov. Tom Ridge, CEO – Ridge Global
•    Pat Santos, Deputy Director - Homeland Security, Emergency Management & Interoperability - Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
•    Mark Cooper, Senior Director, Emergency Management – Wal-Mart
•    Chris Furlow, Principal-Public Sector – Ridge Global
•    Duncan Campbell, Managing Director, Operations – Ridge Global
•    Jocelyn M. Gamble, Director of Client Management – Ridge Global
•    Tres Hurst, Executive Director, Integrated Services - Cotton Global Disaster Solutions
•    Lt. Col. Jerry Sneed, Deputy Mayor of Public Safety – City of New Orleans / Director – New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
•    Joseph “Joey” Booth, Executive Director - LSU Stephenson Disaster Management Institute
•    Bonnie Canal, Managing Partner - The Resiliency Institute; Corporate Board Member - Association of Contingency Planners
•    Marc Glasser, CEO, Resilience Management, LLC
•    Dominic Knoll, Executive Director, World Trade Center New Orleans
•    Ramesh Kolluru, Executive Director, National Incident Management Systems and Technology Institute at University of Louisiana-Lafayette
•    Tim Hemphill, Vice President, Sales & Marketing - New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
•    Jimmy Mouton, Director, International Disaster Conference & Expo