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August 2019 Networking Social

Aloha, Fellow EMP-HI Members!

Please join your fellow emergency management professionals and students for a relaxing evening of friendship, food & fun at Big City Diner in Aiea (Pearlridge) from 6:00-8:00 pm on August 9th. Register here.

As emergency managers, we understand the importance of pre-disaster relationships on effective response and recovery. Through this social, we hope to strengthen these pre-disaster relationships and advance our organizational goals of providing networking & professional development opportunities for emergency managers across Hawaii.

Register here. See you at the social!

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July 2019 General Membership Meeting

Aloha, EMP-Hawaii Members & Guests!

Our July meeting will be held at the Oahu Veterans Center. Plenty of free parking is available on site. Register Here.

Meeting Highlights:

  • Presentation by Mr. John Manganaro, U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Specialist, on the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Air Team.
  • Presentation by Ms. Jeanne Branch Johnston, founder of the Pacific Tsunami Museum, on her experiences during the 1946 Hilo Tsunami.
  • EMP-HI President’s remarks & report from the Board of Directors

Register Here

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Coffee with a CEM (May 23, 2019)

You are invited to the following event: Coffee with a CEM

 

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Aiea Shopping Center
99-115 Aiea Heights Drive #125
Aiea, HI 96701
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Working on your CEM or AEM certification and have some questions about your application? Are you a CEM interested in mentoring someone through the application process? Don’t know what a “CEM” or “AEM” is, but would like to learn? Just want to have coffee with a great group of EM professionals?

 

Come join your fellow EM students and professionals to ask & answer questions about the CEM & AEM credentials. Several CEMs who have successfully navigated the application & testing process will be available to provide personalized attention to your application & questions.

This is a great networking and mentorship opportunity for CEMs & CEM/AEM hopefuls. See you there!

Please contact empofhawaii or visit our website at https://emphi.org for additional information.

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We hope you can make it!

Cheers,

Emergency Management Professionals of Hawaii

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IAEM Certification and Re-certification Fee Increase Reminder

For informational purposes the IAEM-USA Board has approved an increase in the certification and re-certification fee. Effective June 1, 2019, the new rates will be $410 (USD) for IAEM members and $620 (USD) for non-IAEM members. Re-certification Fees will now be $260 for members and $340 for non-members. Individuals are encouraged to submit their certification or re-certification fee now to avoid the additional cost.

Lifetime CEMs are not required to pay a re-certification fee.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact IAEM Staff at info or 703-538-1795.

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May 2019 General Membership Meeting

Event to be held at the following time, date, and location:

Tuesday, May 14, 2019 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (HST)

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Oahu Veterans Center
1298 Kukila St
Honolulu, HI 96818

Aloha, EMP-Hawaii Members & Guests!

Our March meeting will be held at the Oahu Veterans Center. Plenty of free parking is available on site.

Meeting Highlights:

  • Presentation by Mr. Victor Torres on the Civil Air Patrol emergency services missions.
  • Presentation by Mr. Mike Iwashita on Team Rubicon’s role in disaster response.
  • EMP-HI President’s remarks & report from the Board of Directors
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Kauai Emergency Management Networking Social

Aloha, EMP-HI Members & Friends!Please join your fellow emergency management professionals and students for a relaxing evening of friendship, food & fun at the SEA Restaurant (http://searestaurantkauai.com/) from 4:30-6:30 pm on April 25th 2019.

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As emergency managers, we understand the importance of pre-disaster relationships on effective response and recovery. Through this social, we hope to strengthen these pre-disaster relationships and advance our organizational goals of providing networking & professional development opportunities for emergency managers across Hawaii.

To find out more about EMP-HI, please visit our website at https://emphi.org/. We’d love to see you join our organization, but there is no obligation to be or become an EMP-HI member to attend this event.

See you at the social! Please contact me directly with any questions at 808-346-7492 or pwistinghausen@gmail.com.

Patricia Wistinghausen, EMP-HI President

Emergency Management Networking Social

Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 4:30 PM

3501 Rice St #2013 – Lihue, HI 96766
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Now Open, IAEM Call for EMvision Talks Speakers

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IAEM’s EMvision Talks are modeled on the well-known TED™ Talk format.

The Talks provide a forum for people to share a personal connection to an idea, experience or passion related to emergency management, leadership, communication, community engagement, or other related topics. The Talks are limited to 7-minutes.

Requirements

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Speaker Guidance
Round 1 – Abstract Submission

Round 2 – Video Submission

EMvision Talks Speakers Tell a Story about…

  • A pivotal moment in their life when something changed?
  • Something they experienced or discovered that fundamentally changed their perspective? Inspired them to do things differently? Prompted them to take action, to make a change?
  • Whether it was an incredible success, a major failure, or a personal moment of truth — we want to hear about it! We need your story!

View Examples From Prior Conferences

Deadline

Round 1 – May 10, 2019 at 5:00pm ET
Round 2 – July 19, 2019 at 5:00pm ET

Event Information:

November 15 – 20, 2019
(EMvision Talks on plenary stage, Tuesday, November 19, 2019)

If you have any questions, please contact IAEM Conference Manager, Julie Husk at jhusk or 703-538-1795 x 1789.

We look forward to seeing you in Savannah!!

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IAEM Poster Showcase Call for Entries Now Open

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Call for Entries

Open to Everyone! Share your knowledge or findings obtained through experience or research.

Participate in 1 of 2 Divisions

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Competitive Division

  1. Choose a category – Practitioner, Academic or Student (Undergraduate or Graduate)
  2. Present your Poster to a group of evaluators to qualify for gold, silver or bronze recognition from IAEM.

Non-Competitive Division

  1. No categories, participants share their research or practice to others at the conference.
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All participants will receive a certificate of participation documenting credit towards the IAEM Certification Program under Professional Contribution Category F, Speaking.

Find out more in the IAEM webinar on
Wednesday, April 3rd at 2:00pm ET.

Deadline to submit your abstract to
Julie Husk at jhusk,
Friday, April 26, 2019 at 5:00pm ET.

The Poster Showcase is open to individuals to share their work and not organizations.
Read the Poster Showcase Guidance for all the requirements.

If you have any questions, please contact IAEM Conference Manager,
Julie Husk at jhusk or 703-538-1795 x 1789.

 

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IAEM is Accepting Online Exam Requests

Candidates interested in taking the certification test can use the online form on the IAEM website to request the online exam. A how-to guide for using the online exam is also posted on the IAEM website.

The launch of the online exam is in conjunction with the new version of the IAEM Certification exam. The updated study guide has been posted on the IAEM website.

Candidates must continue to arrange exam opportunities using an approved proctor. Further information about approved proctors can be found on page 5 of the IAEM study guide. NOTE: Candidates are not permitted to take the online exam on their personal or work computer. The candidate must use a computer with Internet connection provided by an approved proctor.