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Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
Local Board
15 July 2015
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New Zealand's
Disaster Communications Conference
File No.: CP2015/14022
Purpose
1. This report
informs the local board about the New Zealand’s Disaster and Communications
Conference run by Emergency Media and Public Affairs
(EMPA) on Thursday 30th – Friday 31st July 2015, to be
held at the Heritage Hotel, Auckland and invites the
local board to nominate a representative/s to attend as relevant.
Executive
Summary
2. The conference
is a prime opportunity to learn from leading emergency communicators from
around the world and across New Zealand, connect with your peers and be part of
the conversations about best practice in the public and private sectors and
across emergency services.
3. The cost of the
conference is $880 per person.
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Recommendation/s
That the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
Local Board:
a) nominates a
representative/s to attend the New Zealand’s Disaster
and Communications conference on Thursday 30th
– Friday 31st July 2015 on the basis that the conference programme
is relevant to the Local Board’s work programme.
b) confirms that
conference attendance will be paid for in accordance with the current
Auckland Council Elected Member Expense Policy.
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Comments
4. The theme of this year’s conference will be focused on key themes:
· Benchmarking the best response.
· Promoting the value of communication with
communities in emergencies.
5. This conference
is ideal for:
· Communications professionals in corporate
and public organisations, including social media specialists.
· Emergency services professionals.
· Response and recovery agencies.
· Public information, public education
professionals.
· Emergency managers.
· Editors and journalists.
· Public relations practitioners.
· Researchers.
6. The speakers include:
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The Hon.
Nikki Kaye
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Minister of
Civil Defence
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New Zealand
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Catherine
Matheson
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FortisBC
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British
Columbia, Canada
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Jacqui
Bridges
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GM,
Communications
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NZ MetService
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Dr Fran
McGrath
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Dep Dir. of
Public Health
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NZ Ministry
of Health
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Sarah
Stuart-Black
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Director of
CDEM
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New Zealand
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Mark
Crosweller
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Director-General
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Emergency
Management Australia
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7. The local board should consider
the relevance of the programme when deciding on conference attendance.
Attachments
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No.
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NZ Disaster Communications Conference
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Signatories
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Authors
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Janette McKain - Local Board Democracy Advisor
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Authorisers
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Carol McKenzie-Rex - Relationship Manager
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