Webcast and Webinar events related to emergency management, including Congressional and agency hearings, training features, or special events, compiled from published announcements arranged chronologically. http://www.emforum.org/webcasts.htm http://www.emforum.org/images/ic_forum.gif http://www.emforum.org/webcasts.htm 77 54 EMForum.org Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:00:00 GMT Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:00:00 GMT The American Red Cross has been a Citizen Corps Affiliate since 2003, offering state and local Citizen Corps Councils resources for education, outreach, training, and volunteer service opportunities to support first responders and disaster relief activities. Joscelyn Silsby, from American Red Cross Preparedness and Health and Safety Services, will highlight ways to work in partnership with local American Red Cross Chapters and learn about resources to better promote community preparedness. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:00:00 GMT Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:00:00 GMT The March edition of Live Responsewill look at how to implement a continuity of operations plan (COOP). Panelists will discuss why public and private organizations need COOPs; the importance of a COOP during a public health emergency with short-term and long-term effects; and why testing, training and exercising are critical to the success of such a plan.