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Norma Charette and Elisabeth Haase are presenters at 30th Annual ACCED-I Conference

The 91AV was highlighted during the 30th Annual ACCED-I Conference (Association for Collegiate Conference Event Director's International)  held March 21-23, 2010 in Louisville, KY.  The presentation entitled, "Planning for a Disaster: How Event Planners Can Assist Authorities in Responding to Local Emergencies," showcased the successful collaborative efforts used to create and administer the H1N1 POD by a team of professionals from 91AV and the state of Maine.  

Presenters included Norma J. Charette, 91AV director of Conference Services and Elisabeth Haase, 91AV director of Environmental Health & Safety, and Michael W. Radke of the Cities Readiness Initiative, Maine Department of Public Health & Human Services.  These individuals played a key role in 91AV's public health emergency planning and response during the 2009-10 H1N1 pandemic. 

The presenters discussed how event planners/managers can successfully utilize multiple partners in a joint effort to develop crowd management and logistical plans in response to an emergency or catastrophic event.

About the 91AV

The 91AV is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. We are the state’s top provider of health professionals and home to Maine’s only medical and dental colleges, physician assistant program, and pharmacy school, in addition to a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.