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The
issue:
Extension professionals
throughout the country
recognize they need to
better define their roles --
and the roles of other
agencies and organizations
--
before, during, and after an
animal agrosecurity event.
In addition, these roles
will vary from state to
state, so there is a need to
help agencies and
organizations to fully
understand the capacity to
which Extension can serve in
this arena.
The
Events:
With support from the Cooperative State Research, Education,
and Extension Service,
the Extension Disaster
Education Network (EDEN) is
offering three regional
conferences in 2007,
focusing on animal agrosecurity.
EDEN intends to hold an
additional three conferences
in 2008, thus serving the
entire continental U.S.
The Goals:
By the end of a conference,
attendees will be able to
describe the roles of
Extension and other
agencies/organizations in an
animal agrosecurity event
within their region.
The Objectives:
Conference attendees will be
able to identify key roles
and players in:
-
Emergency
and disaster management in
an animal agrosecurity
event
-
Education
during all phases of
emergency and disaster
management
-
Partnership development
within and across states
-
Crisis
communication related to
an animal agrosecurity
event
-
State
animal response team
development
-
Educational program and
material
development/delivery for
an animal agrosecurity
event
The
Hosts:
-
Western Region:
Colorado State
University -- in Denver, CO
May 21 & 22, 2008
-
North Central Region:
North Dakota State University -- in Fargo, ND
June
4 - 6, 2008
-
Midwestern Region:
info coming
soon
-
Northeast
and Mid-Atlantic Region —Completed
Pennsylvania State
University/University of
Maryland -- in Grantville,
PA
March 27 & 28,
2007
-
Southwest Region —Completed
New Mexico
State University -- in Las
Cruces, NM
April 3 & 4,
2007
-
Southeast
Region —Completed
Clemson
University/North Carolina
State University -- in Clemson,
SC
January 8 - 10, 2008
Who
should attend:
Those who should attend
include Extension
professionals and
individuals from state and
federal agencies with a
vested interest in animal
agrosecurity in these
regions.
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