Good Afternoon Agriculture and Environment Partners:
I wanted you to be aware of another upcoming training opportunity being offered in February in Plantation, FL. The course is MGT 337 Agriculture and Food Vulnerability Assessment Training Course, offered by the University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine and sponsored by my Office.
This course teaches participants how to use the Carver Plus Shock vulnerability assessment methodology to assess food and agriculture facilities. It is a shortened version of the MGT 332 Course we offered in Boca Raton in August 2009, and identical to the course offered in Tallahassee earlier this month.
For registration and course details, please see the message below.
Sincerely,
Art
PS – For those of you unable to travel to South Florida, we will offer this same course again in Orlando on May 11-12, 2011. If you are interested, mark your calendars now. Registration information will be forthcoming in January or February.
Art Johnstone, Director
Office of Agricultural Emergency Preparedness
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Office - (850) 245-1322 (Note New Office Number)
Mobile - (850) 251-4184
From: FDLE Domestic Security [mailto:FDLEDomesticSecurity@imarcsgroup.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 11:35 AM
To: Johnstone, Art
Subject: 12-23-2010 Agriculture & Food Vulnerability Course
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Office of Domestic Security
STATEWIDE ALERT
December 23, 2010
Agriculture & Food Vulnerability Assessment Training Course (MGT 337)
On Tuesday, February 8 and Wednesday, February 9, 2011, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service’s Office of Agricultural Emergency Preparedness will host an Agriculture & Food Vulnerability Assessment Training Course (MGT 337) delivered by the Center for Agriculture and Food Security and Preparedness, through the University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine. For additional course information, you may access the following link: http://www.vet.utk.edu/cafsp/FoodVulnerabilityAssessment/index.php .
The course will be held at: The Broward County Emergency Operations Center, Room 332-B, 201 N.W. 84th Avenue, Plantation, Florida, 33324. Directions and a map to the facility are attached hereto.
When: Tuesday, February 8, 2011, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., 1-hour lunch break); February 9, 2011, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Description: This 1 ½ day free course is designed to assist food regulation, law enforcement, and industry personnel in the prevention and deterrence of terrorist and criminal acts that target the food industry. Participants will learn to use the CARVER + Shock method to perform detailed vulnerability assessments of agricultural facilities. The realistic, hands-on training incorporates videos of actual facilities and interactive case studies with practical exercises. You learn to assess vulnerabilities on a community and individual facility level, and to identify and implement mitigation measures to reduce vulnerabilities.
Primary audience: Personnel from agriculture and food industry; Law Enforcement and the Military; Emergency Management; Public Health; Federal, State, County & Local officials; extension and crop specialists; agricultural crime units and others involved with food and agriculture security planning.
Deadline to register for the course: January 31, 2011
You Must Be a United States Citizen to Attend This Course and be able to provide evidence thereof
Registration: To access the registration form, proceed to www.flsart.org/mgt337 . Email the completed registration form to burketj1@doacs.state.fl.us , or fax to (850) 245-1391, attention: John E. Burkette
Contact Information: For answers to questions or for additional information, please contact John E. Burkette, Office of Agricultural Emergency Preparedness, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, (850) 245-1387, burketj1@doacs.state.fl.us .
For all emergencies, call “911.” The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) encourages you to immediately report unusual activity that may pose a threat to the safety of your employees or business to your local law enforcement agency, Crime Stoppers or via the FDLE BusinesSafe website located at: http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/BSafeSAR/CIReport.aspx.
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