Effective crisis and disaster response requires seamless connectivity to enable the flow of real-time information into the hands of the users. This session will discuss how the most preferred public safety solutions become transparent to users in high-stress situations--enabling first responders and dispatch personnel to execute their missions without a thought about the underlying technology. Motorola calls this Technology That's Second
Nature (TM).
Kevin McDunn, Director of Strategy, Applications and Data Solutions, Motorola
Eagle – a Microsoft CSA Component. Eagle is an asynchronous information sharing solution building a common operational picture for both geospatial and non geospatial data. Eagle provides a seamless platform for shared access and collaboration at any time and any place. Eagle integrates both 2D and 3D information into a single environment and has been deployed in crisis response in the Netherlands from the First Responder on the ground up to the Command and Control Center.
Professor Henk Scholten, Spinlab Vrije Universiteit, Netherlands
The CEO of National Interop, will be discussing how Air Evac Lifeteam the #1 air medical transport operation is gaining a competitive advantage by replacing their hardware dispatch operations with WAVE technology.
David Billstrom, Chief Executive Officer, National Interop
Hosted WAVE® - Cloud-based Communications Interoperability Solutions for Public Safety Organizations. Many public safety communications interoperability projects built around hardware solutions fail to get off the ground because they are too expensive, even with grant assistance. A hosted solution offers clients the opportunity to quickly and cost-effectively achieve their communications interoperability goals using the best of cloud computing and mission-critical software technology.
Tom Guthrie, President & CEO, Twisted Pair
Rob La Mear IV, CEO, Fpweb.net

See how Microsoft Virtual Earth online and offline solutions can bring heightened clarity to critical data, augmenting situational awareness for public sector agencies and allowing them to work more efficiently to ensure public safety as well as respond more rapidly to emergency scenarios. Microsoft presenters will be joined by Louis Effa of the US Dept of Transportation, demonstrating the agency’s MarView application that leverages the Microsoft SingleView Platform—including Virtual Earth—for data visualization of maritime activity.
John Lee, Microsoft Services Program Manager, VEXCEL
Louis Effa, Director of Information Technology, U.S. Maritime Administration & Program Manager for Marine
Transportation System, MarView
Learn more about how the Tampa Bay Region is leveraging technology to provide significant savings both in direct dollars and manpower as well as achieve dramatic crime reduction throughout the region. During the presentation hear from Corp. Doug Pasley, Project Manager and Sworn Officer, from the Tampa Police
Department as he details how the Tampa region is using SharePoint-based E•SPONDER to manage large-scale events and fight crime. Next, Robert Wolf, President/CEO of E•SPONDER will provide a demonstration of how
E•SPONDER was utilized by the Tampa Region as a planning and command platform for Super Bowl XLIII recently held in Tampa.
Doug Pasley, Project Manager & Sworn Officer, Tampa Police Department
Rob Wolf, President & CEO, E•SPONDER
Providing Technology Solutions and Expertise to Help Communities Become More Resilient
Technology is foundational to solving some of today’s disaster management challenges. Web portals can speed up recovery and response. Food can get to those who need it most when efficient communications channels are in place. Flood and hurricane victims can be alerted of early evacuation to avoid tragic consequences. Microsoft has the commitment and capabilities to help provide technology solutions and expertise to help reduce the impact of disasters. Through partnerships with leading organizations, Microsoft finds new ways to lend its international reach and familiar technology to develop joint solutions that aid disaster prevention, preparedness, response and recovery.
As part of the global operational program, Microsoft Disaster Response is guided by the mission of improving the disaster response capabilities of our customers, partners and lead response organizations during times of disaster. We accomplish this through use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions, expertise, partnerships and community involvement.
Claire Bonilla, Microsoft Senior Director of Disaster Management
The Sprint Nextel Emergency Response Team has a defined mission to partner with Public Sector and Enterprise clients in need of solutions that ensure reliable, scalable and robust communications during any event. The
Emergency Response Team’s role is to coordinate personnel, equipment, and infrastructure for Federal and
State Declared Disasters, Enterprise Disaster Recovery, Continuity of Operations, Field Training Exercises,
National Security Events and pre-planned enterprise and public sector events.
Steve Lieberman, Business Development Manager, Sprint
Jason Carlo, Business Development Manager, Sprint