BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.2.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:389@ncacc.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T153000 DTSTAMP:20260423T153144Z URL:https://www.ncacc.org/events/100-counties-prepared-training-craven-cou nty-2026/ SUMMARY:100 Counties Prepared Training - Craven County DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, April 30\, 2026 • Craven County\nThe North Carolin a Association of County Commissioners\, in partnership with North Carolina Emergency Management (NCEM)\, has refreshed its 100 Counties Prepared tra ining series and invites you to register for one of three identical in-per son regional training sessions taking place this spring in the Piedmont\, eastern\, and western regions of the state.\n\nWhile the course is designe d primarily for county commissioners\, counties are encouraged to register other key staff — such as emergency managers\, county managers\, public information officers\, attorneys\, or others involved in disaster respons e and recovery. Registration is limited to county officials and staff.\n\n Originally launched in 2021 as part of an NCACC Presidential Initiative le d by Frank Williams\, Brunswick County Commissioner\, 100 Counties Prepare d equips county leadership with practical\, decision-focused guidance for leading before\, during\, and after emergencies. The new refreshed series updates content to clarify the legal authorities during disasters\, operat ional best practices for counties and expands training offerings to better support today’s challenges.\n\nThis spring’s in-person sessions will focus on Crisis Communications\, including countering misinformation and n avigating real-world disaster scenarios\, and will also include a high-lev el Emergency Management 101 overview tailored for county leadership.\n\nFe atured Speakers:\n\n Don Campbell\, Chief of Staff for North Carolina Eme rgency Management\, leads and supports agency operations and coordination efforts. He previously served as director of Guilford County Emergency Man agement in Greensboro\, N.C.\, since 2009. Campbell has a diverse backgrou nd in emergency services training and response\, including hazardous mater ials incident management\, EMS response\, incident command\, project manag ement\, program management\, WebEOC administration\, and community emergen cy preparedness.\n Mark Weaver\, a nationally recognized crisis communica tions attorney and consultant with more than three decades of experience a dvising public- and private-sector leaders on crisis response\, misinforma tion\, and high-profile communications challenges.\n Norma Houston\, Disa ster Recovery Advisor\, NCACC a highly respected leader in public law and emergency management with more than 30 years of public service. Houston is widely regarded as a trusted resource for local officials on emergency ma nagement authorities\, FEMA compliance\, and public procurement\, and prev iously served as a lecturer at the UNC School of Government and adjunct pr ofessor at the UNC School of Law.\n\nThe other trainings will be on April 9 in Wake County (State Emergency Operations Center) and May 14 in Buncomb e County (Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College).\nSchedule\n\n 8:30 a.m. — Registration Opens\n 9:00 a.m. — Welcome\n 9:15 a.m. — Emergency Management 101\n 10:00 a.m. — Break\n 10:15 a.m. — Federa l\, State\, and Local Collaboration\n 11:00 a.m. — Crisis Communicatio ns – Part 1 \n 12:00 p.m. — Lunch\n 12:30 p.m. — Crisis Communi cations – Part 2\, Scenarios in the Wake of Disaster \n 3:30 p.m. — Wrap Up and Adjourn \n\nClick here to view the full agenda. \nRegi stration\nRegistration for this event is $25. Registration will close on F riday\, April 24\, 2026\, at 5:00 p.m. or until seats are filled.\n\nOn-si te registration will be available if seating allows. Please note that a cr edit card will be required for all on-site\, day-of registrations.\n\nAll attendees and participants in NCACC meetings and events are required to ab ide by NCACC’s Event Code of Conduct and acknowledge that NCACC may ta ke photos/audio/video during the event which may be used in NCACC news and promotional materials\, in print\, electronic and other media.\n\nNote: I f you have any questions about this event registration\, please email eve nts@ncacc.org. CATEGORIES:100 Counties Prepared LOCATION:New Bern Convention Center\, 203 S. Front Street\, New Bern\, NC\, 28560\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=203 S. Front Street\, New B ern\, NC\, 28560\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=New Bern Conve ntion Center:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR