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June 11 & 12, 2009

On June 11 and 12, 2009, ChicagoFIRST facilitated the third annual, in-person meeting of RPCfirst . This year's meeting was hosted by the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C., and our agenda included several speakers and roundtable discussions to assist the coalitions in developing their regional relationships and in acting as effective leaders for their respective members.

At the meeting, attendees heard presentations from several agencies about the state of the financial sector, partnership activities at the federal level, and various programs that assist regional private sector entities. These entities included:

  • Federal Reserve Board
  • U.S. Department of the Treasury - Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection
  • U.S. Department of Homeland Security
        1. Office of Cyber Security and Communications
        2. Office of Infrastructure Protection
        3. Partnerships and Outreach Division
        4. Federal Emergency Management Agency – National Capital Region
        5. Federal Emergency Management Agency – External Affairs Division

In addition to federal-level representatives from the Federal Reserve, the Departments of Homeland Security and the Treasury, FEMA, FDIC, FS-ISAC, American Bankers Association, and BITS, the following coalitions participated:

  • Arkansas Bankers Coalition for Disasters & Emergencies
  • BARCfirst(San Francisco Bay Area)
  • CenCalFIRST
  • ChicagoFIRST
  • DFW First (Dallas-Fort Worth)
  • Chester County FIRST and Montgomery County FIRST (Philadelphia area)
  • HawaiiFIRST
  • Louisiana Bankers Emergency Preparedness Coalition
  • NCRfirst (National Capitol Region)
  • Virginia 1st

May 15 & 16, 2008

The second annual in-person RPCfirst meeting took place in San Francisco, hosted by BARCfirst (the Bay Area Recovery Coalition) and ChicagoFIRST. This year, representatives from almost a dozen several partnerships participated, as well as representatives from the Department of Homeland Security, Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Comptroller of the Currency.

The agenda included roundtable discussions about many of the common issues facing each of these developing partnerships, ranging from intelligence sharing and tools of communication to coalition emergency operations and credentialing. Also, the Treasury Department sponsored and facilitated a tabletop exercise to highlight areas for further coordination.

April 20, 2007

Members of RPCfirst held their first annual in-person meeting at the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, DC. They heard from public officials at the Treasury Department and the Department of Homeland Security, as well as private representatives of the energy and telecommunications sectors. Photos >>



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