BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.0.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:36@iabti.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261028T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261028T130000 DTSTAMP:20261012T182752Z URL:https://iabti.org/events/behind-every-bomb-tech-is-a-civilian-with-a-s preadsheet-lessons-learned-from-nys/ SUMMARY:Behind Every Bomb Tech is a Civilian with a Spreadsheet: Lessons L earned from NYS DESCRIPTION:The NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (D HSES) will provide an overview of New York State’s efforts to support th e Bomb Squad community over the past twenty years.  This program has incl uded targeted funding from the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP)\, ca pability assessments with the federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS )\, call data reporting with the ATF\, and the creation of advanced traini ng events for the state’s 13 FBI-accredited Bomb Squads.  DHSES is not a law enforcement agency\, but through partnerships\, listening\, and lots of spreadsheets\, the agency has created an actionable model to support B omb Technicians across the state.  This webinar will highlight these effo rts\, highlighting actionable insights and lessons learned for other state s and regions to consider.\n\nPresented by\nMeghan Dudley\nIntelligence An alyst\nDHSES Office of Training\nMeghan Dudley is an intelligence analyst serving on the management team for the NYS DHSES Office of Training. Megha n overseas a variety of major special events for the Division\, including Canine Week\, Tactical Week\, and the Excelsior Challenge. She also manage s the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)\, crisis negotiation\, and other spe cialty training programs. Prior to joining the training team in 2016\, Meg han served with DHSES Grants Program Administration (2005-2012\, 2013-2016 ) and at the New York State Intelligence Center (NYSIC) on behalf of DHSES (2012-2013). She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Siena College and a Master of Arts Degree from the University at Albany\, both in political s cience.\n\nKatie Joel\nEastern Division Supervisor\nDHSES Office of Counte r Terrorism\, Public Safety Unit\nKatie Joel is the Eastern Division Super visor for the DHSES Office of Counter Terrorism\, Public Safety Unit. She received both her Bachelor of Science in Biology and Master of Public Heal th in Epidemiology from the University at Albany. She has been with DHSES since 2016. In her current role\, as the Eastern Division Supervisor\, she oversees a team of analysts that collectively work to support the public safety community in a variety of ways\; to include planning\, executing\, and evaluating Red Team exercises\; working with all levels of law enforce ment to educate critical infrastructure locations and vulnerable businesse s on the warning signs and indicators of terrorism\; supporting law enforc ement in their efforts surrounding border and maritime security\, radiatio n detection and interdiction\, and transit security\; also working with sp ecialty law enforcement teams (bomb\, canine\, tactical\, and dive teams) on various projects\, to include training and exercises.\n\n[gravityforms id="27" field_values="webinar_id={event_webinar_id}&\;webinar_title={we binar_title}"] CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR