Second day of the 2016 ASFPM Conference

Bright and early, we kicked off the second day of the 2016 ASFPM Conference here!

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On scene and snazzy!

Class looks ready – because there is FREE coffee provided!!!!!

Everyone calm down!

Everyone calm down!

Of course, I’m already – thumbs up for social media!

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#BringIt

Also having a solid co-instructor is +1!

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And what social media class doesn’t include a few redic and hilarious Snaps?!?!?!?

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Snapping…cause all the cool kids are doing it.

Tearing up the internets (heh) and leaving no cookies behind! (<—geek jokes)

My team?

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#NDPTC in the hizzouse!

Reporting live from Michigan…

@rusnivek

 

My new social media friends in Michigan #NDPTC

Lots of new social media friends in Michigan.

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Many mahalos to the outstanding hosts from the Michigan State University Police Department and the use of their Emergency Operations Center for our #NDPTC class.

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Our class included a social media inject from FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate.

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Lots of discussion on data mining, geolocation, and information gathering including a little real-time people uses and their platforms. How was your coffee Valerie?

The power of social media.

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After class was over, many of the participants (Cooper and Valerie) said to check out the famous MSU Dairy Store.

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Dark, quiet, sadly, no one was home. Promised ice cream but I got nothing. #boo

Maybe next time I instruct in Lansing.

@rusnivek

 

Top notch peeps from across the country in Texas

My social media class today…


Definitely one of the most diverse All-Hazard classes I had in a long while. Participants represented Emergency Management, Fusion Center, Public Works, Land & Natural Resources, Fire, Health Department, EMS, Private sector, HAZMAT, Police, Veteran’s Affairs, Intelligence, US Coast Guard PIAT, National Weather Service, CERT, and PIOs / PAOs.

Top notch peeps from across the country this week!


Special thanks to my old friend Houston Office of Emergency Management Melanie Manville for hosting this new #NDPTC class.

Many Mahalos.

@rusnivek

New social media class yesterday

NDPTC Class went pretty well yesterday.


Great leadership at Illinois State University’s Emergency Management program.


Glad to have solid instructors with me.


Good meme discussion…


…and great participation from so many public safety professionals.


Just glad to be part of something big.


Reporting live from ISU’s campus in central Illinois…

@rusnivek