
Weathering the Storm Conference
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SPARC is excited to invite you to another great disaster and preparedness conference Weathering the Storm 2023!
Join us for a full day of fantastic Speakers, a wide array of Vendors, exciting Exhibits, and a chance to network and connect with others in the preparedness community.
Weathering the Storm 2023 Conference Agenda
7:30am – Registration Opens, Vendors and Exhibitors Inside, Continental Breakfast Available (Expo Hall)
8:30 – Welcome & Opening Words
We have a full day of fantastic speakers lined up:
Keynote Speaker- Sameer Vohra, MD, JD, MA Director- Illinois Department of Public Health
Greg “Spinner” Vaughan- Dangerous Goods Officer -Canadian National Railway
Tony Collings- Cybersecurity Advisor- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Bart Hagston- Jackson County Health Department Administrator
Bruce Tally- Volunteer Communications -Williamson County EMA/ITECS11
Tom Windland- 911 Coordinator- Wayne County 911
Christine Wielgos- Warning Coordination- Meteorologist National Weather Service (NWS)
Lunch provided by Crystal’s Catering
Scott Gauvin- Manager of Strategic Operations and Preparedness- Illinois Emergency Management Agency & Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS)
Brad Campbell and Dan Wilder- Sorensen Wilder and Associates
Robert Hyman- EMS System Coordinator
Brent Vanham and Mohammed Imran- SIU School of Medicine
And more…!!!
Make sure to stop by all the Fantastic Vendors and Exhibits!
4:00-4:30 – Closing Words and Prizes
