This intensive, hands-on, three-day course covers a wide range of aircraft occupant survivability issues, including case studies highlighting key components of accident survivability, cabin safety and emergency equipment. The material will be presented in seminar and workshop format by staff from NTSB, NASA-Langley Research Center, and the FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute. Overview Introduction to crashworthiness Flight attendant emergenc...

Day 1: Cognitive Interviewing for Accident Investigators - BASIC This session provides the foundational knowledge and skills needed to conduct interviews of participants in, and witnesses to, transportation incidents or accidents. Emphasis will be on the cognitive interviewing technique to maximize the amount and quality of information obtained during investigative interviews. Day 2: Cognitive Interviewing for Accident Investigators - ADVANCED...

This course provides participants with a comprehensive overview of the procedures and methods used and the skills required to investigate an aircraft accident. Examples from recent NTSB investigations will be used to demonstrate particular aspects of the investigative process. Overview Site documentation and management Operational and mechanical aspects of aircraft performance Turbine and reciprocating engines Fire and explosions Fracture reco...

Developed for commercial transportation officials, representatives of federal agencies, staff of non-governmental relief organizations and emergency managers, this course is instrumental in understanding how any organization involved in the accident response can most effectively support the family assistance efforts. NTSB Transportation Disaster Assistance specialists, clinicians and other professionals will present a variety of disaster respo...

Day 1: NTSB Investigations: What Legal Professionals Need to Know This session provides legal professionals with foundational knowledge needed to advise clients about the statutory framework that defines NTSB investigations, and the regulations, rules and practices NTSB follows in conducting its investigations. Presentations will also provide key information about what NTSB investigators consider important in critical phases of an investigatio...

Featuring Mark Ryland. In this presentation, accompanied by live demonstrations, Mark will make the case that the automation and scale of true utility-style cloud computing enables customers to build more secure systems than they can typically build on-premises at any reasonable cost. About ISSA-NOVA and Membership Information The Information Systems Security Association Northern Virginia Chapter (ISSA-NOVA), chartered in August 2002, represen...

Senior government representatives share their agencies priorities, plans and capabilities to accelerate the medical countermeasures development pipeline and build the manufacturing infrastructure to combat emerging infectious diseases and other bioterror threats Get an update on: Plans for 2014 and beyond Combating drug resistance with broad-spectrum antimicrobials and antibiotics Developing MCMs against Rad/Chem/Nuc emergencies Role of adjuva...

GovSec is the nation’s premier event for Government, Homeland Security, and Law Enforcement professionals looking for proven strategies and cost effective technology so they can achieve their mission of protecting our critical infrastructures, key assets, communities and the nation. This year's conference tracks include: Counter & Anti-Terrorism Critical Infrastructure & Secured Cities Cybercrime & Cyberterrorism Campus Secur...

CPM East is the premier event for COOP/DR/BC and emergency response professionals looking for proven strategies and cost effective technology to achieve your mission of preparing and planning for emergencies and disruptions of operations including response and recovery. Professionals from across the world attend CPM East to enhance their knowledge, stay abreast of current and future trends and important issues, and network with their peers: Fe...

Save your spot – register today! www.emergencymgmt.com/bostonemsummit/2013/register This year’s Boston EM Summit offers the unique opportunity to learn about the bombing from the perspectives of Boston’s first responder agencies. The Summit brings together Police, Fire, and Emergency Management officials to give participants a full scope of the events surrounding the tragic bombing and to allow others to learn from the City...