MODSIM World Conference & Expo - October 11–14, 2011 - Virginia Beach Convention Center

2011 THEME: Overcoming Critical Global Challenges with Modeling & Simulation

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Homeland Security & First Responders Track

Homeland Security and First Responders Homeland Security & First Responders Track

One key factor that both first responders and those involved with homeland security have in common is that the level of their professional training and their ability to quickly and effectively respond to threats to our national security, natural disasters and other catastrophic events, is something that could have a potential impact upon any citizen of this nation. Therefore, effective training using the most robust and best-developed methods and technologies is a critical component to the personal safety of each and every American.

The Homeland Security & First Responder Track focuses on computer models, simulations and serious games that relate to homeland security. Many such tools are currently in use, or are in development by, groups ranging from emergency preparedness personnel (including police, firefighters, public works, National Guard and others), to those involved in domestic counter-terrorism or counterintelligence, border security, maritime and aviation security, and many similar realms. Conference speakers will range from well-known authors and game designers to those who have been in the front lines of disaster response, law enforcement and homeland security.

Chair: Bruce Milligan, Booz | Allen | Hamilton

Deputy Chairs: Jay Allen, OUSD (P&R), ADL Initiative & Tammy VanDame,
Combat Direction Systems Activity, Dam Neck

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Sponsored by: Department of Homeland Security SERRI

 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13

10–11:30 am | Session 1: Track Keynote: Securing Our Homeland Through Serious Games
Session Chair: Bruce Milligan, Booz | Allen | Hamilton

Presentation 1:
Keynote: John Gresham, Author, Researcher, Game Designer

Presentation 2:
Blended Learning for First Reponders
Presenter: Dennis Wikoff, Adayana Government Group

Presentation 3:
Hospital Collaboration
Presenter: Dr. Michael Paley, Aptima, Inc.
Author: Dr. Jeffrey Beaubien & Justin Owen, Aptima, Inc.

Presentation 4:
Using Game-based Technology to Meet Customs & Border Protection Modeling Needs
Presenter: Eric Church, BreakAway, Ltd.

1:30–3 pm | Session 2: Securing Our Homeland's Airspace Through Modeling & Simulation
Session Chair: Jay Allen, ADL Initiative

Presentation 1:
Examining Passenger Flow Choke Points at Airports Using Discrete Event Simulation*
Presenter: Jeremy Brown, Old Dominion University (ODU)
Author: Dr. Poornima Madhavan, ODU

Presentation 2:
Integrating Advanced Aircraft System Components in a NAS-wide Simulation*
Presenter: Patricia Glaab, Aeronautics Systems Analysis Branch (ASAB), NASA Langley Research Center

Presentation 3:
NextGen Future Safety Assessment Game*
Presenter: Ersin Ansel, ODU
Authors:

  • Dr. Sharon Jones, NASA
  • Dr. Adrian Gheorghe, ODU

3:15–4:45 pm | Session 3: Training to Secure Our Homeland's Critical Infrastructure
Session Chair: Bruce Milligan, Booz | Allen | Hamilton

Presentation 1:
Complex Event Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (CEMSA)
Presenter: Dr. Nabil Adam, Fellow/Senior Program Manager, Department of Homeland Security

Presentation 2:
Consequence & Resilience Modeling for Chemical Supply Chains*
Presenter: Dr. Kevin Stamber, Principal Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
Authors: Eric D. Vugrin, Mark Ehlen, Amy Sun, Drake Warren & Margaret Welk, Sandia National Laboratories

Presentation 3:
Modeling Directed Adaptation
Presenter: Janice Marconi, Marconi Works International

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14

10–11:30 am | Session 4: M&S for Emergency Response
Session Chair: Jay Allen, ADL Initiative

Presentation 1:
Integrated Modeling, Mapping & Simulation (IMMS) Framework for Exercise & Response Planning*
Presenter: Jalal Mapar, Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security
Authors:

  • Dr. Trisha Hoette, Dr. Karim Mahrous, Dr. Carmen M. Pancerella, Dr. Todd Plantenga, Christine Yang &
    Lynn Yang, Sandia National Laboratories
  • Michael Hopmeier, Unconventional Concepts, Inc.

Presentation 2:
Virtual Disaster Preparedness & Response Integrated Training and Development Project
Presenter: Dr. Paula Smith, Director of Process Review and Training, Catastrophic Planning and Management Institute

Presentation 3:
Virtual Worlds & Homeland Security
Presenter: Dr. Michael Macedonia, SAIC

1:30–3 pm | Session 5: Live Demonstration of High Fidelity Simulation Team Training with the Use of an Air Ambulance (Location: Parking Lot)
Session Chair: Christine Shamloo, Booz | Allen | Hamilton

Presentation:
Simulation-based Training Improves Airway Management for Helicopter EMS Teams*
Presenter: Dr. Harinder S. Dhindsa, MD MPH, Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Emergency Medicine
Authors:

  • Renee Reid, MD; David Murray, RN CFRN; James Lovelady, RN BSN CFRN FP-C NREMT-P; Katie R. Powell MSN ACNP-BC CCEMT-P CCRN CFRN; Jeff Sayles, NREMT-P; Christopher Stevenson, BSN RN CFRN; Kathy Baker, RN Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Emergency Medicine
  • Brian Solada, RN CFRN; Scott Carroll, NREMT-P CCEMT-P; Louis Seay, NREMT-P FP-C; W. Jeff Powell, CCEMT-P FP-C; Todd Van de Bussche, NREMT-P; Tina Giangrasso, RN CFRN CCRN NREMT-P, LifeEvac of Virginia, Air Methods, Inc., LifeNet Division

Demonstration:
Helicopter EMS (HEMS) Demonstration
Presenter: Brian Solada, RN CFRN, LifeEvac of Virginia, Air Methods, Inc.
LifeNet Division Presenter: Harinder S. Dhindsa, MD MPH, Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Emergency Medicine

3:15–4:45 pm | Session 6: DHS Support of the First Responder
Session Chair: Jay Allen, ADL Initiative

Presentation 1:
www.firstresponder.gov
Presenters: Jose Vazquez, Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate, Director, First Responder Technologies
Author: K. Phil Waters, Program Manager, Department of Homeland Security, Science & Technology Directorate

Presentation 2:
DHS “Middleware” to Share Incident Response Data
Presenter: Larry Skelly, III, Deputy Director, Infrastructure and Geophysical Division, DHS Science & Technology Directorate

Presentation 3:
Always Ready: Guardian Preparation Through e-Learning
Presenter: Sam Kukich, Senior Performance Technologist, USCG Performance Technology Center
Author: CDR John Riffe, Director, USCG Performance Technology Center

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15

8–9:30 am | Session 7: Social Media for First Response: Emergent Disaster Communication
Session Chair: Bruce Milligan, Booz | Allen | Hamilton

Presentation 1:
SoMe & Mobile for the Joint Information Bureau in Haiti
Presenter: RDML (Ret.) Craig Quigley, Executive Director, Hampton Roads Military and Federal Facility Alliance

Presentation 2:
Tweeting the Disaster: Simulating Social Media in Homeland Disaster Exercises*
Presenter: James Knies, NORTHCOM

Presentation 3:
CrisisCommons
Presenter: Heather Blanchard, Co-Founder, CrisisCamp

9:30–10:45 am | Session 8: Homeland Security & First Responder Training: Looking to the Future—What Needs to be Done?

Moderator: Tammy Van Dame, Combat Direction Systems Activity, Dam Neck

Keynote: The Honorable Terrie L. Suit, Assistant to the Governor for Commonwealth Preparedness & Virginia Homeland Security Advisor

Panelists:

  • K. Phil Waters, Program Manager, Department of Homeland Security, Science & Technology Directorate
  • Ed Merkle, Director of Port Security and Emergency Operations, Virginia Port Authority
  • Captain Steve Lambert, Virginia State Police, Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Criminal Intelligence Division
  • W. G. “Billy” Shelton, Jr.,MIFireE, CEM, VDFP, Executive Director
  • M. Wayne Huggins, Executive Director/Government Relations Director, Virginia State Police Association