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The American Red Cross, National Capital Area Chapter, and the Homeland Security & Defense Business Council Host Interactive Symposium with Support from Previstar
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct 04, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The American Red Cross
of the National Capital Area and the Homeland Security & Defense Business
Council have helped make businesses in the nation's capital more
disaster-ready.
The two organizations co-hosted a "Partners in Preparedness Symposium" on
September 27 that was attended by some 400 members from local businesses
in the National Capital Region. The symposium was interactive and designed
to help participants prepare for risks from the routine to the extreme.
One of the preparedness exercises was co-facilitated by Previstar's Adam
Montella, a former General Manager of Emergency Management for the Port
Authority of New York and New Jersey (World Trade Center). They presented
a realistic disaster scenario in which a semi truck hauling explosives
rams into the New Carrolton Metro Station, exploding and shutting down
the Beltway.
"When the attendees were asked if they learned something, the number
of hands--and the quick speed at which they went up--was quite telling.
It was definitely the kind of information these businesses need, and Adam
was the critical piece of the puzzle who delivered the info," said
Denise Daffron, Director of Corporate Relations and Strategic Events for
the Red Cross.
Doug Morgan, Vice President of Marketing for Previstar, emceed the event.
Speakers included former Oklahoma Governor, the Honorable Frank Keating,
President and CEO of American Council of Life Insurers; Greg Pellegrino,
Chairman of the Homeland Security & Defense Business Council and Global
Managing Director, Public Sector, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu; Darrell Darnell,
Director of the District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Agency; James C. Dinegar, President and CEO, Greater Washington Board of
Trade; and Linda C. Mathes, CEO, American Red Cross of the National Capital
Area.
"Being a company that is headquartered in the D.C. area, Previstar
is proud to support such an important mission and is thrilled with the
turnout and enthusiasm," said Previstar CEO, Keith Stringfellow.
For more symposium information--including access to the Homeland Security & Defense
Business Council whitepaper, Corporate Responsibility: Why Businesses Should
be Prepared in a World of Uncertainty--please visit the Red Cross website
at http://www.redcrossnca.org, and the Homeland Security Defense and Business
Council event site at http://www.homelandcouncil.org/activities.php?actid=33.
About Previstar Previstar's Continual Preparedness System is a web-based,
easy-to-use, automated incident management system, providing real-time
GIS situational awareness, comprehensive resource management, predictive
modeling, and command and control functions, all precisely aligned with
NIMS, HICS and ICS guidelines.
First responders, emergency managers, and medical organizations have used
Previstar to protect schools, prepare for bioterrorism attacks, safeguard
the Salt Lake City Olympics, and recover from the multiple 2004 Florida
hurricanes and hurricane Katrina.
Previstar is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia and conducts research
and development activities at its facility in Knoxville, Tennessee.
For more information about Previstar, please visit our website at www.previstar.com
or contact: Joe Gordon, AVP Sales & Marketing Support, joe.gordon@previstar.com
, 813-244-7774; or Doug Morgan, VP Marketing, doug.morgan@previstar.com
, 202-251-8402.
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Contact:
Doug Morgan
703-535-8289
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