Welcome to the official blog of the International Disaster Conference and Expo, January 8 - 10, 2013. The purpose of this site is to provide information and commentary on international disasters from the leading experts in the field.

Monday, January 7, 2013

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Thursday, January 3, 2013

Featured Speaker: Larry Zelvin, Director, National Cyber and Communications Integration Center, U.S. Department of Homeland Security


Lawrence (Larry) K. Zelvin
Director, National Cyber and Communications Integration Center
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Larry Zelvin is a career Senior Executive Service member and Director of the National Cyber and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The NCCIC is comprised of several components to include the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), the National Coordinating Center for Telecommunications (NCC), the  Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT),  a 24/7 Cybersecurity and Communications Operations Center and  exercise program. The NCCIC’s primary focus areas include conducting daily analysis and situational monitoring, incident management, and information sharing.

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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Featured Speaker: George A. "Tony" Robinson, Acting Regional Administrator, FEMA Region 6

George A. "Tony" Robinson, Acting Regional Administrator, FEMA Region 6

Tony Robinson is the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region 6 Acting Regional Administrator. In this position, Mr. Robinson is responsible for the administration of emergency management programs in the FEMA Region 6 states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. He also is responsible for oversight and implementation of response and recovery operations for presidentially declared disasters in the five-state region.

Featured Speaker: Honorable Howard A. Schmidt, CISSP, CSSLP

 
Honorable Howard A. Schmidt, CISSP, CSSLP
Former Special Assistant to the President and Cybersecurity Coordinator

Howard A. Schmidt has had a long distinguished career in defense, law enforcement, and corporate security spanning more than 40 years. He brings together the talents of business, defense, intelligence, law enforcement, privacy, academia and international relations through his distinguished career. He retired as Special Assistant to the President and the Cybersecurity Coordinator for the President Obama. In this role Mr. Schmidt was responsible for coordinating interagency Cybersecurity policy development and implementation and is responsible coordinating engagement with federal, state, local, international, and private sector Cybersecurity partners.