UPCOMING MEETINGS – Contact pavoad4@gmail.com for more information.
- Southeast PA VOAD – Wednesday, March 19, 2025 – 3:30 PM – virtual – Join the meeting now, Meeting ID: 288 628 927 792 Passcode: oM6Ra3Kc. Until further notice the SEPA VOAD meetings will be held on the third Wednesday of the month.
- Western Area VOAD – Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 10 AM – Noon ET, Salvation Army, 820 Parish St., Pittsburgh, PA. Zoom will also be available.
- The Mid-Atlantic Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster 2025 Conference – March 30 – April 1, 2025 – Cacapon Resort State Park Lodge, WV. The registration fee will be $120. Learn more and register.
- PAVOAD Spring Meeting – Tuesday, April 8, 2025 – 10 AM – 2 PM – PEMA Headquarters, 1310 Elmerton Ave, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Watch for more details.
- PA VOAD STATEWIDE COORDINATION CALL – Friday, April 11, 2025, at 9:00 AM ET. Join the meeting. Meeting ID: 853 2753 7871. Passcode: 635197 Call in number: ☎️1 301-715-8592.
- Susquehanna County LTRG – Tuesday, April 15, 2025 – 10 AM – Public Safety Center Emergency Management Agency, 210 Public Way, Suite 3, New Milford, PA, off Rt 848, off Interstate 81.
- Lancaster County VOAD – Wednesday, April 16, 2025 – 10 AM – Lancaster County Public Safety Training Center, 101 Champ Boulevard, Manheim, PA.
- Schuylkill County COAD – Wednesday, May 28, 2025 – 1 PM – Schuylkill County EMA, 435 N Centre St, Pottsville, PA 17901 and virtual. Watch for details.
- NEPA VOAD – Tuesday, June 3, 2025 – 10 AM ET – Zoom.
Please send the notices of your regional and local meetings to Karl Jones at pavoad4@gmail.com.
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2025 Conference Theme: Beyond Band-Aids: Dismantling Systemic Inequities that Fuel Disaster Vulnerability. March 30 – April 1, 2025 | Cacapon State Park, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. Conference Fee: $120, includes conference registration as well as lunch, break, and dinner on Monday and breakfast and break on Tuesday. Spouses/significant others are welcome to participate in meals. Purchase a meals-only ticket for $90 online during registration.
Register. Registration closes and reservations MUST be complete by March 17th. This is a hard deadline. Learn more. Should you have any questions, please contact Bruce Morgenstern, Conference Registration Committee, at treasurer@marylandvoad.org.
To reserve your room and receive the conference lodging rate, you must call the hotel at ☎️ (304) 258-1022. Ask to speak with the front desk or group services. The room block code is VOAD. Note: The conference rate is NOT available if you book your room online.
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Registration is now open for the NATIONAL VOAD CONFERENCE to be held, May 19-22, 2025, at the Galt House in downtown Louisville, KY. Click here for more information and to register.
Hotel registration is open. To guarantee the rate of $199/night, bookings must be made through this link. Rates above do not include applicable taxes.
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🔷🔷 The Keystone Emergency Management Association (KEMA) Conference (#KEMACon2025) will be held at the Blair County Convention Center in Altoona from September 28 to 30, 2025. The theme is “Building Resilient Communities, Adapting to a Changing Landscape”. The conference will explore ways to strengthen communities and promote resilience against natural and human-made disasters and how emergency management strategies and approaches must adapt to new challenges, such as climate change and technological advancements. Learn more at the KEMA Conference website. Presentation proposals will be accepted until 5 PM ET on April 21, 2025 on this online application. The PAVOAD Annual Meeting and Banquet is tentatively scheduled for Sunday evening, September 28, as part of the KEMA Conference.
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You are invited to plan to attend the 3rd Annual Lehigh Valley Emergency Services Conference. This event will provide you an excellent chance to interact with key decision makers from Pennsylvania’s Task Force Regions, County EMA Coordinators, Communications/9-1-1 Centers, Local Emergency Planning Committees, Special Operations Teams, emergency volunteers, government officials, school officials and health care organizations. When: March 27 – 29, 2025, 8 AM to 4 PM each day. Where: DeSales University 2755 Station Ave Center Valley PA. Website: www.lvemaconference.com. Learn more.
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The 2025 Lehigh-Limerick Reception Center / Mass Care Center Exercise will be conducted on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 5:45 – 10 PM ET at Southern Lehigh High School, 5800 Main St # 1, Center Valley, PA 18034. BOTH volunteers and exercise players / controllers are required to Pre-Register for this exercise on PA Train. Dinner is provided from 5 – 5:45 PM ET.
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