Welcome to the inagural Safety Conference at UC Merced where we look forward to hosting an annual safety conference to bring together our community and partners in a joint effort to improve campus safety and foster a culture of preparedness.
The goal of the Safety Conference is to improve our partners knowledge, competency level, and collaborative skills to improve campus safety. The Safety Conference accomplishes this by attracting subject matter experts in their field to address current topics and practical solutions.
As an institution of higher education we look forward to the education and training aspect of this conference by providing our attendees the opportunity to obtain or learn new skillsets, learn best practices from leading subject matter experts, hear lessons learned from real-world disasters, and improve collaboration through information sharing with other university, college, and K-12 administrators, and public safety professionals.
Breakout Speakers:
- Federal Beureu of Investigations
- Dr. Aaron Cotkin, U.S. Secret Service
National Threat Assessment Center - Amina Asseffa, Systemwide Director for Emergency Management & Business Continuity
University of California Office of the President - Jenny Novak, Systemwide Director for Emergency Management & Business Continuity
California State University Chancellor's Office - Kari Gomes, Seargent
UC Merced Police Department - Kourtney Brown, Detective
UC Merced Police Department - California Highway Patrol
- Christopher Godley, Director of Emergency Management
Stanford University - Margo Bennett, Retired Chief of Police
UC Berkeley Police Department
Topics:
- Trends in Active Shooter
- Behavioral Threat Assessment
- Human Trafficking Threats in Higher Education
- Jeanne Clery Act
- UC Innovation in Emergency Management
- California Amber Alert
- UC Berkeley 2017 Protests: Lessons Learned
- Northridge Earthquake Lessons Learned and Legacy at the CSU
- The Next Challenges in Emergency Management
- Critical Event Planning
Event Information
Location: UC Merced Conference Center
Date: September 27, 2023
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Agenda
Click on the button below to download the agenda of the event. WILL BE AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD SOON
Lodging
El Capitan Hotel
609 W Maint St. Merced, CA, 95340
(209) 393-1234
Holiday Inn Express Suites
151 S Parsons Ave, Merced, CA,95341
(209) 384-3700
Travel
Advanced Air
20 Macready Drive, Merced, CA 95341
(209)385-6873
Fresno Yosemite International Airport
5175 E Clinton Way, Fresno, CA 93727
(559)621-4500
Amtrak
324 W 24th Street, Merced, CA 95340
(800)872-7245
Deleon Yellow Cab
526 St Teresa Ct, Merced, CA 95341
(209)600-8838
Directions and Parking
Parking will be located at the Bellevue Lot
Sponsors
