The Workshop will focus on lessons learned at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and the G20 Summit with presentations and discussions related to these topics. The keynote speaker will be Mr. Terufumi Kubota, a water security official from the Japan Water Works Association in Tokyo. He will deliver a presentation on the Japanese experience on water & wastewater infrastructure protection under earthquakes. Our special guest, Dan Kroll, water security expert from the USA Hach Homeland Security, will inform the audience on how to protect our water supplies. The highlight of the Workshop will be a training session on the Incidents Command System with certificates delivered to each participant.

This must-attend event is for anyone involved in security matters.

The cost for registration is $200 for CWWA Members or $275 for non-Members. Save $50 by registering for this Workshop and the "Window on Ottawa" Full Meeting Package. Register for this Workshop now.

Draft Agenda

Time

Topic

Speaker

7:30 am

Registration

8:00 - 8:30

Continental Breakfast Buffet

8:30 - 8:40

Welcome and Introductions

Carl Yates
Chair of CWWA’s Water Security and Emergency Management Committee

8:40 - 9:10

Earthquakes - Japan Experience on Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Protection

Terufumi Kubota
JWWA - Japan Water Works Association

9:10 - 10:10

The Vancouver 2010 Olympics - Water for the World

Rod Tullet/Bob Jones
MetroVancouver         

10:10 - 10:30

Refreshment Break                  

10:30 - 11:20

2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics - Critical Infrastructure and Interdependencies

Dr. Paul Chouinard
Defence Research & Development Canada    

11:20 - 12:00

G20 Summit Toronto 2010 - Lessons learned

Jeffrey Peck 
Toronto Water

12:00 - 1:00

Lunch

 

1:00 - 2:20

Public Safety Canada - Approach to Risk Management and
Threats and Risks to the Water Sector - Roundtable Discussion

Chantz Strong
Public Safety Canada

2:20 - 2:50

Securing our Water Supply: Protecting a Vulnerable Resource

Nicole Bertram
Hach Homeland Security Technologies USA

2:50 - 3:20

 

Internal/External Intentional Threats Potential
Security Background Checks for Utility Employees and Contractors

Scott Foster
RCMP

3:20 - 3:40

Refreshment Break

3:40 - 4:00

WaterISAC - Updates

Jared Serviss
City of Calgary

4:00 - 4:30

Leveraging Overall Water Safety & Security Operation - Employing Multiple Discipline

Eyal Sarid
Mekorot, Israel

4:30 - 5:10

Updates on the Incidents Command System & Federal Emergency Management Program

Greg Solecki
Vice-Chair of CWWA Water Security and Emergency Management Committee

5:10

Wrap-up and Closure of Workshop

 

5:20

CWWA Security and Emergency Management Committee Meeting - Open to Committee members only

 

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