Center of Excellence

Please help assist the Washington Military Department/Emergency Management Division by completing this questionnaire on the NIMS Compliance Process.

A link to the NIMS Compliance Process Questionnaire is below. The questionnaire consists of open-ended questions - feel free to answer with a word or a paragraph. It takes approximately seven (7) minutes to complete. Please submit your answers no later than Friday, May 2, 2008.

https://fortress.wa.gov/mil/surveys/surveys/TakeSurvey.asp?SurveyID=54L573LI4642G

Thank you for helping to improve Washington state’s NIMS compliance process!

Virginia Tech, Katrina and Beyond: Campus Safety and All Hazards Preparedness

Hosted by Center of Excellence in Homeland Security, Pierce College, Tacoma, WA

Click here to register: http://www.pierce.ctc.edu/HomelandSecurity/event/

Where:
Bates Technical College
Auditorium, E Building
Tacoma, WA 98405

When:
Friday, June 6, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

A recently launched newsletter listing contracting opportunities at the Homeland Security Department could serve as a bridge between the department and small businesses.

Click here to see the PDF about Business Opportunities at DHS.

Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, I-Conn., chairman of Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said he is “pleased that FEMA’s five-year strategic plan embraces the reforms Sen. [Susan] Collins [R-Maine] and I urged as part of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act, such as development of an ‘all-hazards’ approach to preparedness.” But Lieberman warned that “FEMA must also develop performance measures or targets by which to judge its progress. And we must all ensure it has the resources necessary to succeed.”

The Pacific NorthWest Economic Region’s 18th Annual Summit will be held July 20-24, 2008 at the Westin Bayshore Hotel, Vancouver British Columbia, CANADA.

“Global Challenges- Regional Solutions, Through Excellence, Innovation and Leadership”

Some keynote speakers:
Honourable Gordon Campbell - Premier of British Columbia, Government of British Columbia
Honourable Stockwell Day - Minister of Public Safety, Government of Canada
Ambassador David Wilkins - United States Ambassador to Canada, Government of the United States
Ambassador Michael Wilson - Canadian Ambassador to the United States, Government of Canada
Elyse Allan - President and Chief Executive Officer, GE Canada
Honourable Monte Solberg - Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, Government of Canada

Click here for registration information.

Please let us know how we’re doing by filling out our short survey. The survey is very short and will only take a few minutes of your time. Thank you for your contribution.

Homeland Security Center of Excellence Assessment Survey

June 26 and June 27, 2008 - Hosted by Center of Excellence for Energy Technology

The Energy Summit is on track for June 26 and June 27. Please join us at the Pacific Mountain Regional Training Center, Satsop Campus, Elma, WA to hear energy industry, labor, educators and economic and workforce development partners share the year’s “Best Practices” initiatives. We are very excited that our sponsorship has expanded this year to include national and regional leaders; the Center of Energy Workforce Development (CEWD), the American Boiler Manufacturers Assc (ABMA) and Idaho State’s Energy Systems Technology and Education Center (ESTEC).

Click here for the Center of Excellence for Energy Technology PDF on their 2008 Summit Announcement.