WASHINGTON - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of the Private Sector, the U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Red Cross will hold a national public private partnership conference, "Building Resilience through Public-Private Partnerships," on Wednesday, August 3 and Thursday, August 4 in Washington, DC.
The event, hosted at the U.S. Chamber Headquarters on Wednesday and the American Red Cross Headquarters on Thursday, will provide public and private sector organizations an opportunity to learn, discuss and share practices that will enhance our nation's resiliency.
The event will include cutting edge panelists, interactive workshops, and working groups that will explore creative ways for public private partnership collaboration before, during and after an emergency. Scheduled speakers include DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano, FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, former DHS Secretary Tom Ridge, representatives from NORTHCOM, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Red Cross, Target, Big Lots and Verizon, to name a few.
Wednesday-Thursday, August 3-4, 2011
What: FEMA, DHS Office of the Private Sector, NORTHCOM, American Red Cross and U.S. Chamber of Commerce hold 2011 National Private Sector Conference: Building Resilience through Public-Private Partnerships
When: Wednesday, August 3
Media may attend from 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
U.S. Chamber Headquarters, Hall of Flags
1615 H St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20062
Thursday, August 4
Media may attend from 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
American Red Cross Headquarters, Hall of Service
1730 E St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
Space is limited, so please RSVP for one or both event days to the FEMA News Desk: 202-646-3272 or FEMA-News-Desk@dhs.gov.
FEMA's mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.