The International Association of Fire Chief’s Wildland Urban Interface conference offers hands-on training and interactive sessions designed to address the challenges of wildland fires. Attendees include those responsible for protecting local forests or educating landowners and communities about the importance of land management.

The Border Security Expo is a comprehensive, two-day conference attracting global leaders and senior-level government officials to discuss what is new in border security. Attendees have the opportunity to network with peers and colleagues from the United States and abroad and visit the exhibition hall to see the latest equipment, technology, and services.

The Virginia Emergency Management Symposium provides a forum to discuss current trends and topics and share information about the latest tools and technology in emergency management and homeland security. Sessions encourage stakeholders at all levels of government, the private sector, public health, and related professions to exchange ideas and collaborate to protect lives and property from disaster. 

The Preparedness Summit is the first and longest running national conference on public health preparedness. The summit presents new research findings, shares tools and resources, and provides a variety of opportunities for attendees to learn how to implement model practices that enhance the nation’s capabilities to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters and other emergencies. This year’s theme is “The Evolving Threat Environment.”

CBRNe Summit Europe provides attendees the opportunity to understand the current chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNe) threats that major cities, infrastructures, civilians, and armed forces personnel face. This event focuses on key areas in the CBRNE industry: UK CBRNe, NATO CBRNe capabilities and international cooperation, the use of robotics, European military CBRNe threats and response techniques, medical countermeasures, and first responder techniques.

This conference explores the advancements made in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and related technologies for public safety and disaster management. Educational workshop panels combined with live flight demonstrations highlight the latest strategies, tactics, and technology in the marketplace.

The CBRNe Convergence Canada brings military, civilian, and scientific experts together to learn and take away a practical understanding of how to deal with chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, improvised explosive devices (CBRNe), and all hazard threats.

The National Hurricane Conference highlights hurricane preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation in order to save lives and property in the United States and the tropical islands of the Caribbean and Pacific. This conference serves as a forum for federal, state, and local officials to exchange ideas and recommend new policies to improve emergency management.

This conference brings together the entire unmanned systems community to include technologists, regulators, and users across commercial and defense sectors.  Attendees will share ideas, collaborate across markets, capitalize on next practices and emerging trends, and harness the power of unmanned technology.

The 2019 Volunteer and Combination Officers Section (VCOS) of the International Association of Fire Chiefs Symposium provides leadership training to address the unique needs of volunteer leadership within departments, networking opportunities, and an exhibit hall with the tools and equipment necessary to ensure everyone on the team comes home.

The National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) Conference is unique in that it brings together volunteers, practitioners, and experts across disaster relief sectors. Professionals and volunteers in the emergency management field come to share their experiences, consider new concepts, and develop whole community solutions to build more resilient communities.  

The fifth edition of NCT USA promises the most-up-to-date program and relevant experts on chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive (CBRNe) defense and response in the United States. This conference provides high-ranking speakers and delegates from major decision-making bodies, local and federal first responders, and industry experts allowing for outstanding networking opportunities.

The 20th Annual Great Lakes Homeland Security Training Conference and Expo brings stakeholders together for training, demonstrations, and networking relevant to existing homeland security issues and initiatives. The primary objectives of the conference are to raise awareness with regard to terrorist threats, mitigation strategies, and response capabilities necessary to protect Michigan citizens.

The Governor's Hurricane Conference focuses on hurricane planning, preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation. Over 300 hours of training and workshops cover all aspects of hurricane readiness, including: the latest trends, topics, tools, and technologies to best improve disaster response/recovery processes.

The global marine transportation system is changing and nowhere is that more apparent than in seaports. PORTCON is a unique professional learning opportunity for the entire seaport and marine terminal industry designed to help management professionals stay abreast of current and emerging topics and trends in the industry.

Intelligence Analytics 2019 focuses on key challenges across the intelligence community, while offering a unique platform for the exchange of best practices and cooperation among stakeholders. Real time analytics, operationalizing big data, verifying and validating critical masses of information, defining risks of severe external threats, leveraging automation to shift to actionable intelligence, and open-source intelligence tools to help analyze information more effectively are key themes throughout the summit.

EMLC serves emergency management professionals from the public and private sectors. EMLC presents a national forum where experts in the field of emergency management and disciplines related to disaster preparation, response, recovery, and mitigation convene for two days of policy discourse and problem solving, discussing recent events, current issues, best practices, and lessons learned while engaging in forward thinking. 

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is bringing stakeholders together from all sectors to help define the rules and concepts that will govern the future of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Learn what’s next in drone technology, what it means for the future of flight, and how the FAA is making continuous progress toward safely integrating drones into the National Airspace System.

The International Association of Fire Chief’s (IAFC) Hazmat Conference is a four-day event offering hands-on training across a range of essential topics, including: biothreat response and sample collection, incident management, chemical and physical properties of hazardous materials, and management of commercial explosive incidents. Training provides valuable information to successfully meet the demands of a hazardous material response.

This conference offers seminars and workshops covering all aspects of the duties and responsibilities for sheriffs’ offices, including but not limited to: law enforcement, jail operations, service of process, transportation of prisoners, as well as court and judicial security. The exhibit hall includes a diverse group ranging from weapons, universities, electronics, vehicles, clothing, commissary, forensics, government agencies, and more.

The Critical National Infrastructure Summit 2019 provides a platform for leaders from government, critical infrastructure sectors, and solutions providers to come together to troubleshoot problems and vulnerabilities, and to discuss the future of integrated security. The summit includes a combination focus and workshop day, offering insights into the future of critical infrastructure through smart cities and additional risk management workshops.

The Directed Energy Systems Summit takes an in-depth look at efforts to develop and deploy directed energy (DE) systems in support of U.S. national security priorities and battlefield superiority. Learn more about Department of Defense and Military Service roadmaps, the role of DE for national security, future force development, to include DE solutions for the warfighter, acquisition priorities, and more.

 The 2019 6th Annual National Tribal Emergency Management Conference is the largest gathering of tribal disaster preparedness, recovery, hazard mitigation, and homeland security professionals in the nation. Please join in working with tribal nations to build and equip a more prepared and resilient future. 

Ambulance services are stretched in the face of diminishing reimbursement and an increasingly uncertain political and regulatory climate. Join fellow Emergency Medical Services (EMS) leaders at AAA 2019 to share best practices and build strategies for the survival of the industry by reimagining EMS reimbursement, operations, leadership, and human resources.

The International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) brings together emergency managers and disaster response professionals from government, military, private sector, and volunteer organizations around the world. The annual conference offers education, collaboration, hands-on training, and exhibits of the latest technological advances in homeland security and disaster preparedness.