EEI is working with its members to develop a comprehensive pandemic response plan to provide the services that will help our nation's first-responders during a pandemic. A critical component of the industry’s efforts is well-planned coordination with federal, state, and local governments.

EEI Pandemic Planning Conference, May 10-11, 2007

• Agenda
  Updated May 10,2007
• Brian Tishuk, ChicagoFIRST 
  Regulatory Outreach
• Elissa Rhee-Lee, Exelon
  Legal and Operational Issues-Pharmaceuticals
• Gary Snodgrass, Exelon
  Business Continuity and Crisis Management Planning
• Jeff Green, SRA International
  NIAC Pandemic Study Group Report
• Jim Caverly, US Department of Homeland Security
  Overview of CDC Pandemic Guidance 
• Jim Fama, EEI
  Legal and Regulatory Context
• Jim Galione, Roche Labs
  How a Company in the Public Eye Prepares
• Jim Owen, EEI
  EEI Pandemic Planning Communications
• Mary Miller, EEI
  Human Resources Policies
• Maurice Rieffel, Entergy
  Supplier Readiness Assessment
• Rebecca Curtiss Iowa DP
  Safeguard Iowa
• Rebecca Curtiss, Iowa DPH
  Iowa Pandemic Planning
• Sara Alexander, ChicagoFIRST
  Human Resources in Pandemic Planning
• Steve Higginbottom, Southern Co.
  Pandemic Communications
• Steve Pigford, Southern Company
  Mutual Assistance
• Susan Mueller, TECO
  EEI Business Continuity Working Group

EEI Pandemic Communications Conference, January 30, 2007

• Agenda

The Avian Influenza: What You Need to Know to Help Your Company Prepare

• Captain Lynn Slepski
  RN, MSN, CCNS, Sr. Public Health Advisor, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• James Caverly
  Director of Infrastructure Partnerships, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Internal Communications Planning: What Are Companies Doing to Prepare Employees?

• Steve Higginbottom
  Account Executive, Corporate Communication, Southern Company
• Tricia Geno
  Director, Employee Communications & Special Services, Entergy

The Latest Research: What Does the Public Know About Avian Flu?

• Sam Tornabene
  EEI Director of Communication Services

Pandemic Communications Planning: Developing Industry-wide External Messages

• Decision Partners  

EEI Pandemic Planning Conference, October 24-25, 2006

• Pandemic Planning Conference Meeting Agenda

The Avian Influenza: What You Need to Know to Help Your Company Prepare

• Presentation of Captain Lynn Slepski, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Presentation of James Caverly, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Planning for Business Continuity During a Pandemic - An Overview of Company Planning Efforts

• Presentation of Jocelyn Stargel, Southern Co.
• Presentation of Michael Marx, Ameren
  • Operational Assessment template referenced in presentation
• Presentation of Italo De Santis, Exelon

Keeping the Lights On

• Presentation of Steven Pigford, Southern Co.
• Presentation of Tom Bowe, PJM Interconnection

Communicating About Pandemic

• Presentation of Stan Johnson, NERC
• Presentation of Chris Moerke, Alliant Energy

Keynote Presentation

• Presentation of James Moxley, HealthSouth Corporation

Human Resource Issues

•  Presentation of of Steven Gravely, Troutman Saunders LLP
•  Presentation of Marc Sloane, Constellation Energy Group
•  Presentation of Dan Sadler, Constellation Energy Group

EEI's Pandemic Planning Efforts

• Presentation of Ed Comer, General Counsel, and James Fama, Executive Director, Energy Delivery, EEI

Additional Handouts

The Southern Company has generously made available the following brochures that can be adapted for use by your own company.

• Be inFLUential
  Southern Company's guide to helping keep yourself and others flu-free.

• EmergencyFlu Planning List
  Southern Company's emergency planning grocery list to help you prepare an emergency kit for your family.

Additional Resources

• Worst Case Scenario 
  From the November/December 2006 issue of Electric Perspectives.