Click on the month below to view templates, YouTube links, and other resources shared at our monthly Continuity Council meetings. We will have upcoming event information as well as previous month’s events.
No Meeting for 2024
Military Emergency Management Specialist (MEMS) Program Overview
No Meeting
Spark of Resilience: Forecasting Threats to Shield Against Future Strikes by Chester L. Bojarski with ACP
Virtual: Group Discussion
For December, we had a presentation by Dr. Denise Walker with the Greater Houston Local Emergency Planning Committee.
October 2021
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November 2021
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December 2021
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January 2022
Core Capability Development Sheets
February 2022
EXERCISES
No filmed meeting due to the format of the meeting.
March 2022
FEMA Update
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April 2022
Cyber Security
No filmed meeting due to the format of the meeting.
May 2022
Guest Presentation – DRI
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June 2022
COOP Trends
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July 2022
BIA/RA and Succession
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BIA/RA Power Point Presentation
August 2022
Job Descriptions and Classification for Continuity Coordinators
August 18th: 10am-11:30am CST
Meeting Registration (Virtual)
Texas Department of Transportation – Jamie Hahn (Powerpoint)
Texas Department of Transportation – Jamie Hahn (Excel)
University of Houston, Office of Emergency Management – Ginger Walker
University of Houston Planning Templates – Ginger Walker
Texas Department of Public Safety – Kyle West
September 2022
DPS – Texas Office of Homeland Security presentation on Free Planning and Exercise Tools
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October 2022
Virtual Presentation – CISA Resources Brief
Presenter: Lee Otten, Protective Security Advisor with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
November 2022
Virtual: Group Discussion
This month we will discuss planning for in person processes in our COOP Plans. These may be mail processes, payments or other financial processes, and supplies/inventory processes. Be prepared to share your questions and insights with the group.
December 2022
Virtual: Group Discussion
For December, we had a presentation by Jriya Van with DPS on Internal Training Awareness.
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January 2023
VEOCI (software)
*Note: SORM and the Council are not endorsing this software. It is an informational presentation about one persons experiences with it.
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February 2023
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Resource Material
March 2023
Continuity Working Groups
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April 2023
Guest Speaker: Keith Pierson with Bank United
May 2023
Topic: State Buildings and Alternate Location Needs
This will be a discussion about the growing availability of state buildings as people move to hybrid work schedules and what uses these buildings can serve for continuity.
June 2023
Topic: Risk Management and Insurance for the State of Texas
June 22nd @ 10am CST
July 2023
Continuity Council-Current Efforts and Check in
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