August 11-12, 2026
“Shared Responsibility, Collective Resilience”
Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
Online registration is live!
10 Aug (Monday) NOTE: All Times Are Local (HST) | |
| Time | Activity |
| 11:30 AM | Registration Open for Preconference Training |
| 12:00-4:00 PM | Optional Free Preconference Training – Lessons from Mass Violence: Best Practices for Community Preparedness (Presented by Angela Moreland and Elizabeth Cronin, National Mass Violence Center) 60-person limit. Learn More |
| 4:30 – 6:30 PM | Evening Event (Optional) - Honolulu Elks Lodge No. 616 Please join us for a networking event at the Elks Lodge on Waikiki Beach, which is perfect for the sunset view in front of the ocean. There is a nominal fee, which includes a drink ticket Dont forget to check out the Lodge's Shaka Cam. |
11 Aug (Tuesday) | |
| Time | Activity |
| 7:15-8:15 AM | Check-in/Registration/Continental Breakfast |
| 8:15-8:45 AM | Welcome: IAEM-USA Region 9 President Jon Shear, CEM Opening Remarks: Dr. Josh Green, Governor, Hawaii |
| 8:45-9:30 AM | Keynote: TBD |
| 9:30-9:45 AM | Break |
| 9:45-11:00 AM | Session 1: TBD |
| 11:00-11:15 AM | Break |
| 11:15 AM- 12:00 PM | Session 2: TBD |
| 12:00-12:45 PM | Lunch |
| 12:45-1:15 PM | Session 3: TBD |
| 1:15-2:00 PM | Session 4: TBD |
| 2:00-2:15 PM | Break |
| 2:15-3:00 PM | Session 5: TBD |
| 3:00-3:45 PM | Session 6: TBD |
| 4:30- 7:00 PM | Evening Event (Optional) Please join us for a networking event at Beer Lab Hawaii–Puck's Alley, which is a few minutes' walk from the symposium site. |
12 August (Wednesday) | |
| Time | Activity |
| 7:15-8:15 AM | Check-in/Registration |
| 7:15-8:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:15 -9:30 AM | Opening Comments: TBD Keynote: TBD |
| 9:30-9:45 AM | Break |
| 9:45-10:30 AM | Session 7: TBD |
| 10:30-11:15 AM | Session 8: TBD |
| 11:15-11:30 AM | Break |
| 11:30 AM-12:00 PM | Region 9 Board Update (IAEM-USA Region 9 President Jon Shear, CEM) |
| 12:00-12:45 PM | Lunch |
| 12:45-1:30 PM | Session 9: TBD |
| 1:30-2:15 PM | Session 10: TBD |
| 2:15-2:35 PM | Break |
| 2:35-3:20 PM | Session 11: TBD |
| 3:20-3:50 PM | Session 12: TBD |
| 3:50-4:00 PM | Closing Comments (IAEM-USA Region President Jon Shear, CEM) |
| 4:00-5:30 PM | Evening Event (Optional): Please join us for a networking event immediately after the symposium's final session. |
13 Aug (Thursday) | |
Post-Symposium | |
| Time | Activity |
| 1:00 – 3:30 PM | Certification Exam |