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Emergency Communications Academy

Overview April 19, 2019

Emergency Communications Academy
Note updated date: June 2023

tHANK you!

Thank you to all of the 2022 Academy speakers and participants. The 2023 Emergency Communications Academy will be held in June 2023. More information will be available soon. To learn more about the academy, view our photos and schedule from our most recent event.

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CAPIO and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) partner on the Emergency Communications Academy.

ABOUT THE ACADEMY

Join communications professionals from across the state for this unique, hands-on training academy for those wanting to learn effective, cutting-edge risk and crisis communication tactics and strategies using lessons learned from real-world events. This is a multi-day academy with robust training and presentations and hands-on experiences. This academy is taught by public safety experts from federal, state and local government agencies such as FEMA, Cal OES, CAL FIRE, and others. It’s designed for public information professionals who understand the basics of their job and want to expand their knowledge and skills to handle the unique complexities of crises such as natural and manmade disasters.

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Academy Agenda
2022 Emergency Communications Academy

COVID Protocols Update: At this time, the CalOES office has daily COVID testing for anyone (regardless of vaccination status) entering their office / emergency operations center. We are working with their provider for testing on day one as well at Lake Natoma Inn. We will build time into the schedule to accommodate this testing for both days.

SPEAKER BIOS

Day 1 – Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Lake Natoma Inn (702 Gold Lake Drive, Folsom, CA 95630)

Time	Session / Event	Location
7 – 9 a.m.	COVID rapid testing (provided for all attendees)	Lake Natoma Inn Foyer
7 – 9 a.m.	Academy Registration	Lake Natoma Inn Foyer
9 – 9:15 a.m.	Academy Welcome Elaine Andersen, City Manager, City of Folsom Amy Williams, Past President, CAPIO and Communications Chief of Staff, City of Sacramento Brian Ferguson, Deputy Director Communications, Cal OES Academy Overview and Goals	Sierra Ballroom
9:15 – 10:15a.m.	Leadership Perspective: Communications in a Time of Crisis Mark Ghilarducci, Director, Cal OES Christina Curry, Chief Deputy Director, Cal OES	Sierra Ballroom
10:15 – 10:45 a.m.	Coffee Break / Networking	Foyer
10:45 a.m.- 12 p.m.	Multi-Agency Response: Lessons Learned from Super Bowl LVI Joint Information Center *Soraya Sutherlin,* Joint Information Center Manager *Dr. Crystal McGlover,* Emergency Preparedness Coordinator at City of Inglewood	Sierra Ballroom
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.	Lunch / Networking	Sierra Ballroom
1 – 2 p.m.	Life or Death Messaging – Caldor Fire Evacuation Lindsay Baker, Assistant to the City Manager/Public Information Officer for the City of South Lake Tahoe Jeff Roberson, Lieutenant, for the City of South Lake Tahoe Police Department	Sierra Ballroom
2 – 3 p.m.	Breakout 1: We’re all Ears: Podcasting for PIO’s Shawn Boyd, PIO, Podcast Host, Cal OES Breakout 2: Roundtable: Utilizing School Districts to Get Your Message Out Elaine Kong, Moderator, Vacaville ISD Jennifer Leonard, Solano County Office of Education Jason Johnson, City of Vacaville Trinette Marquis, Executive Dir., California School Public Relations Association	Sutter Room Sierra Ballroom
3 – 3:15 p.m.	Break / Resource Exhibits	Foyer
3:15 – 4:15 p.m.	Breakout 1: A Growing Threat: Combating Mis- and Dis-Information Sonya Harris, Senior Advisor, COVID-19 Vaccine Tast Force Breakout 2: Staying Alive: Wildfire Safety on the Front Lines *Cal Fire*	Sierra Ballroom Sutter Room
4:15 – 5 p.m.	Day 2 Sneak Peak & Tips	Sierra Ballroom
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.	Networking Reception Reception hosted by Visit Folsom and CAPIO at Willamette Wine Works* in historic Folsom.*	Historic Folsom
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.	Dinner (on your own) – Explore one of the many wonderful restaurants in historic Folsom. Plan ahead and preview options at historicfolsom.org or be spontaneous.	Historic Folsom

Day 2 – Wednesday, May 18, 2022

CAL OES 3650 Schriever Ave., Mather, CA 95655

7:30 – 8 a.m.	Load Bus / Bus Departs Lake Natoma Inn for CAL OES 8:00 for California’s State Operations Center 3650 Schriever Ave., Mather, CA 95655 PLEASE BRING YOUR BADGE FOR DAY 2 – groups will follow the agenda by team color/group. Parking: The Cal OES headquarters building is located on Schriever (Entrance is close to Old Placerville Road cross-street). The gates will be open and there is plenty of parking within the Cal OES lot. Upon arrival staff will check you in and direct you to gather in the multi-purpose room.	Mather
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.	Coffee / Breakfast at CAL OES Covid Rapid Testing
8:00 – 9 a.m.	Welcome to State Operations Center Overview of Exercise / Training Day Rotations	SOC
9 – 10:30 a.m.	Team Exercises – Rotation 1 Joint Information Center Exercise – Red Team The Press Conference – Blue Team The On-Camera Interview – White Team	JIC Media Room Multi-Purpose Room
10:45 – 12:15 a.m.	Team Exercises – Rotation 2 Joint Information Center Exercise – White Team The Press Conference – Red Team The On-Camera Interview – Blue Team	JIC Media Room Multi-Purpose Room
12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch / Networking	Multi-Purpose Room
1:00 – 2:30 pm	Team Exercises – Rotation 3 Joint Information Center Exercise – Blue Team The Press Conference – White Team The On-Camera Interview – Red Team	JIC Media Room Multi-Purpose Room
2:30 – 3:00 p.m.	Hotwash & Closing Comments	Multi-Purpose Room
3:15 – 4:00 p.m.	Bus trip to Airport

Pod December 13, 2021

Emergency communications academy hotel
CAPIO booking link now open!

Join communications professionals March 29-30 from across the state for this unique, hands-on training academy for those wanting to learn effective, cutting-edge risk and crisis communication tactics and strategies using lessons learned from real-world events.

You can now secure your room with the CAPIO discount rate. Read on to learn more.

Pod September 20, 2019

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Join us as a sponsor for the 2022 Emergency Communications Academy and reach communicators from 100 agencies state-wide who will play critical roles when the next crisis hits in their region.

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