Rear Admiral Keith Taylor, USCG, addresses the audience in Vancouver, BC on 11/26/12
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If you are unable to attend, please forward to the most appropriate person in your organization to represent you. For more information, contact Brandon Hardenbrook at brandon.hardenbrook@pnwer.org.
Scott Bates, USCG, discusses maritime resiliency issues at the 11/26/12 After Action Conference in Vancouver, BC.
Click the link above to download the recently released report on the US-Canada Maritime Commerce Recovery After Action Conference held on November26 in Vancouver, BC.
This meeting was the final event in a series of regional workshops and exercises in British Columbia and Washington State designed to develop a maritime communications and information sharing protocol framework to use in the event of an emergency.
The purpose of the After Action Conference was to review the findings of the October tabletop exercise and develop action items regarding improvements and next steps in the process. The tasks for discussion included confirming commitments to a long-term improvement plan and devising strategies for moving forward with regional governmental support. The final regional project report will be released in January.
USCG Cpt. Ferguson addresses the audience at the Maritime Commerce Resilience Tabletop Exercise held in Everett, WA on October 2nd.
To read the full report of the July 10 workshop held in Seattle click here.To read the report from the October 2 Tabletop Exercise held in Everett, WAclick here.
About the Beyond the Border Action Plan
President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced on February 4, 2011, the Beyond the Border initiative to ensure that the vital economic partnership that joins our two countries continues to be the cornerstone of our economic competitiveness and security as we jointly face the challenges of the 21st century.
The Beyond the Border Working Group has proposed the Development of a framework for swiftly managing traffic in the event of an emergency, with the goal being to expedite maritime commerce recovery through regional collaboration between Canada and the United States. Development of the Framework will be guided by a Pilot Project in British Columbia Lower Mainland - United States Pacific Northwest region. Specifically, the Pilot project will leverage region-based, cross-border maritime resilience and recovery committees. The outcomes of this pilot will guide similar work in the Atlantic and Great Lakes regions beginning in 2013.
