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2024 Annual Conference - October 22-23, 2024

Location

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel 
10 Brickyard Drive, Bloomington, IL  61701 
309-664-6446

Thank you to all of our sponsors and exhibitors. 
 of them, we can provide this event free to member attendees. 

Exhibitors

 

Ameren Illinois
Baxter & Woodman

Bonnell Industries

B20 Club of Illinois

Brown Equipment Company

The Davey Tree Expert Company

E-Environmental Solutions

Ewing Safety and Industrial, Inc

FirstNet

Frost Solutions

IDOT Technology Transfer Center

Illinois Arborist Association

 Illinois Public Service Institute

Illinois Road Scholar Program

Imagination Print & Design

MABAS Illinois

 Monroe Truck EquipmenPeterbilt Motors Company

Standard Equipment

Trees Forever

Weather Command

 

Education Sponsor

Illinois Technology Transfer Center – Illinois Department of Transportation

 

Conference Sponsor

 Ameren Illinois

JX Truck Center, Peterbilt

Monroe Truck Equipment

 Standard Equipment

jx

Gold Sponsors

Altorfer CAT

B20 Club of Illinois

ComEd

The Davey Tree Expert Company

FirstNet

Ottosen DiNolfo Hasenbalg & Castaldo Ltd.

 

Silver Sponsor

IRMA – Intergovernmental Risk Management Agency

 

 Bronze Sponsor

Ewing Safety and Industrial, Inc.

 

 

Conference Schedule

Tuesday, October 22
11:00am Registration 
11:45pm President's Welcome/Vendor Introductions
12:00pm Presentations
* Emergency Management and Mutual Aid (Clayton Kuetemeyer)
* Homeland Defense and Critical Infrastructure (Col. Edward B. Hayes)
* Election Security Prepardness: 101 (Alana Sorrentino & Amy Kelly)
* Annual Membership Meeting
* Updates from the National Weather Service (Mike Bardou & Ed Shimon)
* IPWMAN 101 (Chris Drey)
6:00pm Evening Reception/Washers Tournament

Wednesday, October 23
8:00am Breakout Session 1 
* Tree Risk Assessment and Management
* IPWMAN - Starcom21 Hands On
* Public Works in Action: Strengthening Emergency Management and Response
* It's Us Versus the Derecho (Large Storm Response)
* No Target is Too Small (1/2-hour presentation)
* Standards-based Cyber Risk Management for Water Systems (1/2-hour presentation)

9:15am Breakout Session 2 
* Managing Tree Defects Before and After the Storm
* Fleet Replacement using a Weighted Point System
* Mission Ready Packages & Development
* JULIE Law Changes
* An introduction to CISA, America's Cyber Defense Agency

10:15am Break/Snack

10:30am Breakout Session 3 
* Trees Forever in Illinois Communities
* It's Your Time, Get Certified
* Blowing the LID Off Information Silos
* Traffic Incident Management
* Strengthening Homeland Security Through Community Water System Protection

11:45am Breakout Session 4
* Illinois Urban Forest Strike Team
* Mosquito Control - A Bird's Eye View
* The Importance of the PIO
* Using Incident Action Plans for Pre-Planning and Response
* Cybersecurity Common Practices from Different Perspectives

Hotel Accommodations

Attendees are responsible for reserving their hotel room at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel. Rooms are $96 per night plus taxes and fees. IPWMAN will contribute $50 towards the first room per member agency until the block is full. The balance due for that first room, and any additional rooms, are the responsibility of the member agency, including taxes, fees and incidentals. 

Book your hotel room online HERE

If you prefer, you can call the hotel directly (309-664-6446) to reserve rooms. When calling, select option 1 - it will say change an existing reservation, but that is the quickest option to speak with onsite team members. Be sure to say you are with the IPWMAN Conference so your room will be part of our block.

Once the IPWMAN room block at the DoubleTree by Hilton is filled, an overflow block will open at the Eastland Suites in Bloomington. Please call the front desk (309) 662-0000 and provide the Group Code (5971) to ensure you receive the State Rate for lodging. IPWMAN will not contribute to any stays at the Eastland Suites. 

Questions

If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Harbaugh at info@ipwman.org.

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