Each year, NEMA’s two national conferences provide a forum to discuss national and regional emergency management strategies with other emergency management professionals from around the country and experts in the field.

The conferences focus on policy development, emergency management concerns, legislative issues and federal relations.  They give attendees the opportunity to hear, first-hand, the latest on issues that impact your agency’s programs.  You can’t get that kind of current and behind-the-scenes information from any other source.   

The vast majority of states are represented at NEMA conferences.  For that reason, federal agencies, members of Congress and the Administration, and others attend the meetings so that they can discuss policy and program issues, and get input from state directors. 

Scheduling for the Annual and Mid-Year conferences is very similar.  Two days of the conference are devoted to committee meetings, one to two days for professional development workshops and a day for plenary session.  A small exhibition, social networking opportunities and state director executive sessions are also included in the agenda.