International Scientific Conference „Evaluation Mechanisms in Safety and Security Related Exercises”
PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE
Exploring scientifically sound mechanisms for assessing the preparation, conduction and evaluation of research and exercises that shape the level of public safety and security.
PROBLEMS OF THE CONFERENCE
What methodological instruments of public safety and security related exercises evaluation are available to their organizers?
How to use the conclusions of universal safety and security research to organize exercises?
How to use foreign principles of evaluation of research works and exercises in Polish conditions?
How to improve the process of evaluation of public safety and security related exercises?
DATE, April 8, 2021
METHOD OF CONDUCTING THE CONFERENCE
online with the use of ZOOM platform with streaming through a YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p0j7JICG2U)
Conference Website: https://wsb.edu.pl/index.php?p=m&idg=ISC,5795
ORGANISATIONAL COMMITTEE
Lt. Col. Klaudia MADEJ
Artur SZELA, PhD
THE ADDRESS OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE
The Main School of Fire Service
52/54 Słowackiego St.
01-629 Warsaw
Poland
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
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No. |
ISSUE |
TIME |
RESPONSIBLE BODY / SPEAKER |
PICTURE/SHORT CV |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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1. |
Registration |
8.30-9.00 |
Organizational Committee |
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Conference opening |
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2. |
Conference opening |
9.00-9.15 |
Col. Mariusz FELTYNOWSKI Zdzisława DACKO-PIKIEWICZ |
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3. |
Conference Patronage speech |
9.15-9.30 |
The Chief-Commandant of the State Fire Service – National Civil Protection Executive Director |
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4. |
Co-organizers’ representatives speeches |
9.30-10.00 |
Marek LINK Adam WIDERA Lt. Col. Peter PANTYA Kees BOERSMA
Col. Alin MOCIOI Col. Andrii KUZYK |
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Session 1 |
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5. |
Exercise evaluation model |
10.00-10.20 |
Ralf BEERENS Senior Researcher Institute for Safety The Netherlands |
Senior Researcher at the Institute for Safety (IFV) of the Netherlands. He has shared responsibility for the Institute’s Master’s programme in Crisis and Public Order Management (MCPM). In addition, he is a PhD candidate, focusing on improving multi-organisational emergency response (exercise) evaluation at the Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety at Lund University in Sweden. He is particularly interested in improving the evaluation of the operational performance of (international) emergency response organizations, teams or modules during exercises and crises, which reflects his professional experience as an evaluator. |
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6. |
Firefighting exercises evaluation – good practices from a scientific perspective |
10.20-10.40 |
Meinald THIELSCH Assoc. Prof. PhD University of Münster Germany
Christoph LAMERS PhD State Fire Service Institute North Rhine Westphalia Germany |
Research focus on leadership and teamwork in high-risk environments as well as human-computer interaction and user experience.
Senior Fire Officer and an expert in Command and Control. He holds a PhD in physics and published several books and papers on Civil Protection and Crisis Management. Currently he is the Head of the section for Crisis Management and Research at the State Fire Service Institute North Rhine Westphalia. |
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7. |
UCPM trainings and courses exercises evaluation |
10.40-11.00 |
Chris ARCULEO Independent Advisor, UCPM expert United Kingdom |
Former Senior Fire and Rescue National Security Advisor, Deputy Assistant Commissioner London Fire Brigade and member of Her Majesty`s Fire Service Inspectorate.
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8. |
Union Civil Protection Mechanism full scale exercises evaluation |
11.00-11.20 |
Paolo VACCARI Italian Civil Protection Department Italy |
Emergency management expert at the Italian Civil Protection Department. Over the past 14 years, he has been involved in over 30 international missions for both the Italian government and the European Commission.
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9. |
Evaluation of exercises in public health facilities |
11.20-11.40 |
Erika WICHRO PhD Independent Advisor on Crisis and Outbreak Management Austria |
Austrian Medical Doctor and Public Health Expert, whose expertise spanned several years and programs in different countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria and Sierra Leone with focus on Outbreak Management, Containment, Disease Surveillance and Risk Assessment and Decision Support in international Emergencies (Ebola, Polio, Measles) for WHO, Influenza Pandemic Preparedness and Planning in Austria, and Acute Crisis Intervention. A participant of WHO emergency program related negotiations and management tasks. A technical expert in the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism, who participated in a joint UNDAC/EUCP Ebola mission. International observer in EU large-scale exercises. |
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10. |
Fundamentals of exercise evaluation in the Netherlands |
11.40-12.00 |
Peter GLERUM The Resilience Advisors Network The Netherlands |
Experienced disaster response manager. Project manager and expert in capacity building and disaster risk reduction. Result driven attitude, focussed on achieving long lasting results. Experience in organising large scale exercises. Experience in several EU programmes: UCPM; Horizon 2020; EU-aid volunteers, IPA, Erasmus+. |
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11. |
Fundamentals of exercise evaluation in Sweden |
12.00-12.20 |
Peter HOLMSTROM The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) Sweden |
Highly experienced Team Leader in frames of the EU and UN systems incl. numerous civil protection and humanitarian missions all over the globe. An evaluator and organizer of numerous EU, NATO and UN trainings and exercises. |
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12. |
Search and rescue teams evaluation for certification purposes |
12.20-12.40 |
Col. Mariusz FELTYNOWSKI Assoc. Prof., PhD, Fire Eng. Rector-Commandant Poland |
More than 20 years of regular practical experience in different int. missions (German flood 2002, tsunami Sri Lanka 2004, Pakistan eq 2005, Haiti eq 2010, Nepal eq., etc. incl. being a Team Leader) and numerous of annual exercises of EU, UN and NATO. Worked as a deputy director of National Centre for Coordination of Rescue and Protection of Population (24/7 international operational centre of Poland for ERCC, UN OCHA, EADRCC NATO, crisis management centre of MoI). Supervised directly processes and procedures of creation, training and deployment of CP modules, groups and experts of the State Fire Service, as well in case of receiving int. assistance. Former chair of INSARAG regional group Europe/Africa/ Middle East for 2012, Polish INSARAG and UNDAC focal point, UNDAC member and EU expert, Polish heavy USAR TL and INSARAG IEC / IER TL of classifiers teams. Lectured during EU Mechanism courses (HLC, ICC), int. projects and conferences. |
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13. |
LUNCH BREAK |
12.40-13.20 |
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14. |
Emergency response exercise – US perspective |
13.20-13.40 |
William PETERSON Senior Vice President for Public Safety Recruitment and Consulting at Strategic Government Resources in the United States USA |
40 years’ experience in the public safety sector. Former Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator for Region VI (covering 5 states: Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma) appointed to this position by the President of the USA - George W. Bush, after the poor federal government performance during Hurricane Katrina. Former Fire Chief in Plano (Texas). |
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15. |
Discussion |
13.40-14.00 |
Moderators |
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Session 2 |
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16. |
Methodological rules of exercises organization |
14.00-14.20 |
Robert SOCHA Poland |
Specializes in the issues of security management, local security, organization of police formations, security law and security education.
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17. |
Exercises preparation process |
14.20-14.40 |
Robert GWARDYŃSKI Poland |
PhD in physical culture (2002) and Ph.D. in security sciences (2019), retired police officer, assistant professor, author of numerous scientific publications on praxeology in security, public safety, police functioning and protection of cultural heritage. |
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18. |
Exercises participation preparation |
14.40-15.00 |
Andrzej CZUPRYŃSKI Poland |
The main areas of research and teaching interests: methodology of security research, security theory, research on peace and armed conflicts, art of war. |
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19. |
Research groups in exercises – is it needed? |
15.00-15.20 |
Bernard WIŚNIEWSKI WSB University / The Main School of Fire Service Poland |
Specializes in national security, internal security, security management, security systems and security education. An expert working in the past for Ministry of Interior and Administration and the Government Centre for Security. |
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20. |
Performance Indicators Uncertainty Estimation Method |
15.20-15.40 |
Lt. Col. Tomasz ZWĘGLIŃSKI, Adjunct Poland |
The Union Civil Protection Mechanism and disaster environmental expert of the Joint Environmental Unit UNEP/OCHA. EU CBRN Security Manager graduated from international post-graduate study (EU Internal Security Fund). National and international research and capacity building projects manager (incl. EU funding as well as Official Development Assistance funding). Table-top and field civil protection exercises organizer, trainer and evaluator (incl. UCPM Training Programme). |
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21. |
Interregional exercises of the National Fire and Rescue System – evaluation rules |
15.40-16.00 |
Col. Marcin KĘDRA National HQ of the State Fire Service Poland |
Experienced evaluator of practical exercises on different levels: regional, national and international. Acted as evaluation expert in the national level exercises (as head of evaluation team - in more than 50 exercises), within NATO framework (in more than 10 exercises), Union Civil Protection Mechanism exercises (as full-scale and modules exercises evaluator), as UN expert for external evaluation of international USAR Teams within INSARAG (in more than 30 exercises). Involved in preparation of standards for exercises organization and evaluation on national and international level, within UE, UN and NATO |
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22. |
Discussion |
16.00-16.20 |
Moderators |
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Conference conclusions and closure |
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23. |
Debate and summary remarks |
16.20-16.40 |
Lt. Col. Tomasz ZWĘGLIŃSKI, Poland |
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24. |
Final conclusions |
16.40-16.50 |
Lt. Col. Tomasz ZWĘGLIŃSKI, Poland |
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25. |
Speeches |
16.50-17.10 |
Organizers and Co-organizers’ Representatives |
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26. |
Conference closure |
17.10-17.30 |
Col. Mariusz FELTYNOWSKI, Zdzisława DACKO-PIKIEWICZ Assoc. Prof. PhD Poland |
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