UPCOMING MEETINGS – Contact pavoad4@gmail.com for more information.
- Antietam Valley LTRG – Thursday, April 24, 2025, at 4:00 PM. Join the meeting.
- PA VOAD STATEWIDE COORDINATION CALL – Friday, May 9, 2025, at 9:00 AM ET. Join the meeting. Meeting ID: 853 2753 7871. Passcode: 635197 Call in number: ☎️1 301-715-8592.
- Southeast PA VOAD – Wednesday, May 21, 2025 – 3:30 PM – virtual– Join the meeting now, Meeting ID: 818 6375 4650 Password: 558243 Until further notice the SEPA VOAD meetings will be held on the third Wednesday of the month.
- Tioga County LTRG – Friday, May 23, 2025 – 8:30 AM ET. In-person and zoom.
- Western Area VOAD – Wednesday, May 28, 2025 – 10 AM – Salvation Army, 820 Parrish Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15220.
- Schuylkill County COAD – Wednesday, May 28, 2025 – 1 PM – Schuylkill County EMA, 435 N Centre St, Pottsville, PA 17901 and virtual. Watch for details.
- NEPA VOAD – Tuesday, June 3, 2025 – 10 AM ET – Watch for details..
Please send the notices of your regional and local meetings to Karl Jones at pavoad4@gmail.com.
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Registration is now open for the NATIONAL VOAD CONFERENCE to be held, May 19-22, 2025, at the Galt House in downtown Louisville, KY. Click here for more information and to register.
Hotel registration is open. To guarantee the rate of $199/night, bookings must be made through this link. Rates above do not include applicable taxes.
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🔷🔷 The Keystone Emergency Management Association (KEMA) Conference (#KEMACon2025) will be held at the Blair County Convention Center in Altoona from September 28 to 30, 2025. The theme is “Building Resilient Communities, Adapting to a Changing Landscape”. The conference will explore ways to strengthen communities and promote resilience against natural and human-made disasters and how emergency management strategies and approaches must adapt to new challenges, such as climate change and technological advancements. Learn more at the KEMA Conference website. The PAVOAD Annual Meeting and Banquet is tentatively scheduled for Sunday evening, September 28, as part of the KEMA Conference.
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The 2025 Lehigh-Limerick Reception Center / Mass Care Center Exercise will be conducted on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 5:45 – 10 PM ET at Southern Lehigh High School, 5800 Main St # 1, Center Valley, PA 18034. BOTH volunteers and exercise players / controllers are required to Pre-Register for this exercise on PA Train. Dinner is provided from 5 – 5:45 PM ET.
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