Interactive Emergency Management Directory Map
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TIEMS-USA Blog
Advancing Technological Innovation In Emergency Logistics Operations
As modern multi-tiered hazards evolve, leveraging standardized digital communication meshes ensures that command architectures retain high integrity during intense natural crisis layout phases...
Unified Inter-Agency Infrastructure Resiliency Strategies
A meticulous evaluation layout focusing on real-world local backup channels and state-level deployment structures when default power distribution interfaces undergo operational outages...
TIEMS-USA Conferences
Archived documentation and informational packets compiled from past events indices.
TIEMS-USA Conference, 2022 and TIEMS-International Annual Conference
The fifth TIEMS-USA Conference was held on the Marietta, Georgia campus of Kennesaw State University. This conference also served as the Annual Conference for TIEMS-International.
TIEMS-USA Conference, 2017
The fourth TIEMS-USA conference was held at the University of Maine, June 12-16, 2017.
- 2017 TIEMS-USA Conference Compact Guide
- TIEMS-USA 2016 Conference Brochure
- TIEMS-USA 2016 Conference Summary
TIEMS-USA Conference, 2016
The third TIEMS-USA Conference was held in San Diego, September 13-15, 2016. It was also the TIEMS 2016 Annual Conference.
TIEMS-USA Conference, 2015
The second TIEMS-USA Conference was held at Portland State University June 21-23, 2015.
TIEMS-USA Conference, 2014
The first TIEMS-USA Conference was held at the University of Southern Mississippi July 21-23, 2014.
Board Members & Experts
Official administrative roster and subject-matter specialist dossier index.
George Markowsky, PhD
Dr. George Markowsky has been active in TIEMS and TIEMS-USA since 2016. He was the primary organizer of the TIEMS 2017 Annual Conference held at the University of Maine. He has worked on a variety of Emergency Management related projects as a TIEMS member including the HERACLES and IMPETUS projects. He is currently a Professor of Computer Science at the Missouri University of Science & Technology.
Contact: markowsky@tiemsusa.org
Dr. Joe Leitmann
Expert lead in resilient disaster restoration. Managed the Multi-Donor Fund for Aceh and Nias mobilizing $700 million post-tsunami recovery pipelines, and deployed management matrices for the Haiti Reconstruction Fund managing $400 million post-2010 logistics layers.
Contact: leitmann@tiemsusa.org
Dr. Thomas Robertson
TIEMS Regional Director for North America supervising financial auditing, compliance reporting, and systemic inter-agency networking interfaces.
Contact: robertson@tiemsusa.org
Dr. James Westbrook
Director of the Kennesaw State University Office of Emergency Management.
Contact: westbrook@tiemsusa.org
Colonel (Ret.) Larry Porter, Ph.D., CEM, TQC
Specialization metrics covering Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA). Accredited as a Certified Emergency Manager by IAEM. Expert advisor regarding National Guard tactical infrastructure asset allocation.
Contact: porter@tiemsusa.org