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Educational Events & Webinars

TranscendX's groundbreaking webinar series is a space for emergency managers from around the globe to share their passion and expertise in crisis response, preparedness, and business continuity. In these dynamic sessions, participants learn from the heart of their peers, exploring innovative strategies, best practices, and real-world experiences that shape our ability to mitigate, respond to, and recover from crises. 

Increasing Impact of Table Top Exercises

October 23, 2024 | 1:00-2:00pm ET | Virtual on Microsoft Teams

In this one-hour webinar, learn how to design and facilitate tabletop exercises that engage participants and drive meaningful results. Mark VanDyke will share proven strategies to help you create realistic scenarios, guide effective discussions, and implement improvements based on lessons learned.

Key Takeaways:

  • Develop Realistic Scenarios: Create scenarios that reflect real-world challenges.
  • Facilitation Best Practices: Keep participants engaged and discussions productive.
  • Turn Insights into Action: Use after-action reviews to implement changes and improve readiness.
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Increasing Impact of Functional Exercises

November 12 , 2024 | 1:00pm-2:00pm ET                                           Virtual on Microsoft Teams

This one-hour webinar will focus on developing and executing functional exercises that thoroughly test your organization’s response capabilities. Mark VanDyke will share techniques for creating complex scenarios, activating response elements, and evaluating performance under realistic conditions.

Key Takeaways:

  • Build Complex Scenarios: Design scenarios that challenge communication, coordination, and operational response.
  • Inject Realism: Implement injects and disruptions to simulate real-world stressors.
  • Evaluate Performance: Learn how to assess performance and identify areas for improvement.
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Increasing Impact of Full Scale Exercises

December 5, 2024 | 1:00-2:00pm ET | Virtual on Microsoft Teams

In this one-hour webinar, discover how to plan and execute full-scale exercises that bring together multiple agencies and test every aspect of your emergency response plan. Mark VanDyke will provide guidance on managing resources, coordinating complex scenarios, and evaluating your organization’s readiness.

Key Takeaways:

  • Coordinate Large-Scale Exercises: Learn how to effectively manage resources and personnel across multiple agencies.
  • Test Every Element: Ensure your response plans are fully validated through comprehensive, hands-on scenarios.
  • Drive Continuous Improvement: Use structured evaluations to identify strengths and address gaps in preparedness.
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Future Event Dates

  • February 11, 2025 - 1:00pm - 2:30pm ET | Reflecting on Five Years of COVID-19: Lessons Learned and What's Next

What Would You Like to Learn or Share?

Our hope is that each and every EM professional that attends our events is able to learn from the heart of their peers, exploring innovative strategies, best practices, and real-world experiences that shape our ability to mitigate, respond to, and recover from crises.

You have the opportunity to shape the future speakers and topics we feature. Together, we can foster a community of learning and support, where ideas are exchanged, challenges are tackled, and new partnerships are formed.