Manitoba 2020 Conference
CREATING a VISION
for a
RESILIENT FUTURE
Emergency Management in Manitoba
2020 and Beyond
January 14, 2016
Canad Inn, 2401 Saskatchewan Avenue West
Portage La Prairie, Manitoba
Speaker presentations:
Lee Spencer Scene-setting: Emergency Managment in Manitoba 2020 and Beyond
Danny Blair Panel Discussion 1: Coping with the New Normal: Emergency Management in a Changing Climate
Wilf Falk Panel Discussion 2: Manitoba's Changing Demographics and the Future of Emergency Management
Download the Manitoba 2020 Conference Report (PDF, 1.3MB)
Download the Manitoba 2020 Conference Poster (PDF, 254KB)
Download the Speaker Bio's (PDF, 807KB)
About MB 2020:
Join Manitoba community leaders, policy makers, scientists, emergency managers, and citizens to talk about climate change and our changing demographic – two issues that are affecting the social and physical landscape of our province. Through dialogue and networking, we’ll shed new light on these issues and come up with practical ideas and solutions that can help improve our emergency preparedness and resiliency.
Conference objectives include:
Developing a better understanding of the future landscape of Manitoba and how it will affect the policy and practice of emergency management
- getting insights from various stakeholders on solutions to potential challenges to emergency management
- identifying actions needed to create more resilient communities
Who should attend:
- emergency managers and coordinators
- first responders
- elected officials
- private companies and businesses
- non-governmental organizations
- business continuity planners
- members of the academic community
- planners and policy makers
- engineers, builders, architects
- health professionals
- insurance and risk management specialists
Download the Conference Program (PDF, 534KB)
Conference Organizers:
Book Hotel:
A limited number of rooms for registered participants are available at Canad Inns- Portage La Prairie at a special rate. Provide room block #207208 at the time of booking. Rooms will be held until December 14, 2015. Canad Inns-Portage La Prairie will still accept reservations after December 14 at the special rate, but subject to room availability.
Conference Fee:
$50.00 plus PST
Registration Deadline:
Registration is on going.