Preparing for Pandemic Influenza: A Risk Communication Perspective

Sponsored by: Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services

Training Registration

Note - registration is free but seating is limited

Date - July 14, 2008 (add to calendar)
Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication: Pandemic Influenza

Sharon KD Hoskins, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Location - InterContinental Houston (map)

Complimentary lunch and parking will be provided.

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Date - July 21, 2008 (add to calendar)
Joint Information Center Training

Chuck Wolf, Media Consultants, Inc.

Location - InterContinental Houston (map)

Complimentary lunch and parking will be provided.

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Joint Information Center (JIC) Training

Event Speaker - Bob Gresser

Instructor/Consultant, Media Consultants

Mr. Bob Gresser has worked with Media Consultants since 1990 in diverse capacities ranging from marketing and business development to instructor, media role-player, and exercise evaluator.

Mr. Gresser has completed FEMA and USCG courses in the NIMS Incident Command System including ICS-100, 200, 300, and 400 plus IS-700, 702, and IS-800, and is a qualified NIMS Instructor. He helps assess and develop crisis communications plans, assists teaching the Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced crisis communications seminars, role-plays during on-camera media interviews, and helps design and facilitate drills and exercises.

For example, during the 2006 Deer Park Full-Scale Exercise, he supervised the Simulation Cell’s staff of eight Simulators who role-played as affected community residents, local elected officials, and aggressive news reporters. Using the new HSEEP exercise format required by DHS/FEMA and the State of Texas, Bob drafted the 30-page “After Action Report and Corrective Action Improvement Plan” summarizing the lessons learned from the exercise.

Mr. Gresser came to Media Consultants after almost 20 years in broadcasting at major market stations such as KTRH and KIKK in Houston; KTSA in San Antonio; and CNN Radio in Atlanta, among others. He has worked as an anchor and reporter. Mr. Gresser covered a wide variety of breaking news stories and won numerous local and state broadcasting awards for both individual and team coverage.