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Annual Meeting
These sessions are free, and while they are not mandatory I encourage you to take advantage of them. If you have a new town employee, or your town has not been through a declared federal event in a while, it is a good course. Below are the dates and locations. Note these sessions are not formal FEMA trainings so there is no test or certificate.
Swanton Village Complex Community Room, 1 Academy Street, Swanton, on Monday, Oct. 3 from 10- noon;
Lyndon Public Safety Building, 316 Main Street, Lyndonville, on Tuesday, Oct. 4 from 10-noon;
Bellows Falls Fire dept., 170 Rockingham St, Bellows Falls, on Wednesday, Oct. 5 from 10-noon;
Manchester Town Hall, 6039 Main Street, Manchester Center, on Thursday, Oct. 6 from 1030-1230.
These sessions are free, and while they are not mandatory I encourage you to take advantage of them. If you have a new town employee, or your town has not been through a declared federal event in a while, it is a good course. Below are the dates and locations. Note these sessions are not formal FEMA trainings so there is no test or certificate.
Swanton Village Complex Community Room, 1 Academy Street, Swanton, on Monday, Oct. 3 from 10- noon;
Lyndon Public Safety Building, 316 Main Street, Lyndonville, on Tuesday, Oct. 4 from 10-noon;
Bellows Falls Fire dept., 170 Rockingham St, Bellows Falls, on Wednesday, Oct. 5 from 10-noon;
Manchester Town Hall, 6039 Main Street, Manchester Center, on Thursday, Oct. 6 from 1030-1230.
For a copy of the agenda, please click here: executive-committee-agenda-10-12-16
Renewable Energy Vermont invites you to save the date for our annual conference. Decision 2016: Energy Choices! will be held this October 13 & 14, 2016 at the Sheraton Burlington Hotel & Conference Center.
We welcome your ideas and proposals for presentations for this year’s REV Conference, click here for additional details.
Renewable Energy Vermont invites you to save the date for our annual conference. Decision 2016: Energy Choices! will be held this October 13 & 14, 2016 at the Sheraton Burlington Hotel & Conference Center.
We welcome your ideas and proposals for presentations for this year’s REV Conference, click here for additional details.
October 15-16 | Symposium in White River Junction – Deep Change for Climate Justice: Coalescing a Transformational Movement
This unique event is a merging of the annual Our Children, Climate, Faith Symposium and Vermont Interfaith Power and Light’s annual conference. Deep Change for Climate Justice will be dedicated to creative dialogue, learning the story of the emerging climate justice movement, and moving toward collaboration and action. Guest speakers and facilitators include Rev. Fred Small, Sherri Mitchell, and others. Learn more and register. Don’t miss it! Early bird registration ends October 1.
| The NEARC Fall Conference is not just for the GIS faithful. Yes, NEARC is for GIS practitioners, but NEARC is for anyone who wants to see the value GIS technology brings to their own environment and the world. This conference is very valuable for new users as well as those who have been using GIS for many years.
If you are going to attend NEARC this fall, you might consider also bringing along your Supervisor, Town Manager, DPW Director, IT Director, and your Finance Manager; anyone who would benefit from seeing the value of GIS first hand. You will absolutely walk away saying “NEARC is worth every penny!”
Highlights include:
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| Some technical session presentations from the 2015 Fall Conference are available online in PDF format. To see if a session has support materials, review the 2015 technical session schedule. Hover over the presentation title and look for the “PDF” icon below the list of speakers. (see Creating the Connecticut Maritime Heritage Corridor with Story Maps on Monday morning at 10:30 a.m. as an example.) |
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Bethel Town Hall
318 Main Street ∙ Bethel, Vermont 05032
Do you ever worry that you won’t have what you really need to respond to a water or wastewater emergency? Maybe you’ll need trained water or wastewater operators, engineers, water quality specialists, or supplies such as specific valves, chemicals, testing devices and equipment.
The Vermont Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network (VTWARN) is a network of “utilities helping utilities.” This network helps water and wastewater utilities locate emergency assistance in the form of personnel, equipment, materials and other services. The VTWARN is proudly hosting a free event that includes an emergency response seminar and a tabletop exercise (TTX).
Emergency Response Seminar and TTX Description: The event will consist of morning seminar presentations covering topics related to VTWARN, as well as water and wastewater preparedness and response. The afternoon TTX, based on a hypothetical scenario, is designed to bring together water, wastewater, public safety, local and state agencies to discuss roles and responsibilities. This seminar and TTX are open to member utilities and non-member utilities, as well as response partners that are interested in learning more about VTWARN.
Training Hours: An application will be made for Vermont water and wastewater operators to earn training hours toward their license renewal requirements for their participation in the event.
Event Timeline: Thursday, October 20, 2016
Check-in: 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Presentations: 8:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Lunch Break: 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Tabletop Exercise: 12:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Registration:
https://vtwarnttx.eventbrite.com
All must register for this free event so we can obtain an accurate count of attendees.