NPDN 2007 Meeting - The NPDN Exercise Subcommittee

NPDN National Meeting 2007

Poster Abstract

The NPDN Exercise Subcommittee

Authors: CARLA THOMAS (1), Mary McKellar (2), Carrie Harmon (3), Marietta Ryba-White (4), Sandy Perry (5), Will Baldwin (4), Eileen Luke (6), Michael Stubbs (7), Sherry Sanderson (7), James Stack (4)

Affiliations: (1) NPDN, WPDN, UC Davis; (2) Cornell University, NEPDN, NPDN; (3) NPDN, SPDN, U of FL, Gainesville; (4) NPDN, GPDN, KSU; (5) NPDN, NCPDN, Mich State U.; (6) NPDN, CERIS, Purdue U.; (7)APHIS-WR-PPQ

The mission of the NPDN Exercise Subcommittee is to oversee the design, development, implementation and facilitation of chain of custody - communication exercises for the NPDN. The Exercise Subcommittee coordinates exercises to assure their quality and standardization at the national level. The goal of the Exercise Subcommittee is to help all exercise participants (local, extension, state and federal) understand their roles and responsibilities, and how their efforts coordinate with those of the others while practicing standard operating procedures (SOPs) in a non-critical environment. Another goal is to improve the SOPs by identifying and removing ambiguity in the protocols as well as gaps in the procedures. Membership of the Exercise Subcommittee includes representatives from PDIS, CERIS, the National Plant Board, APHIS and the NPDN Regional and National Exercise Coordinators. Fourty-two exercises have been conducted in 44 states and two US territories. Nine states and one territory have completed two exercises, and one state has completed three. Two states have conducted First Detector Exercises. The Subcommittee has partnered with other exercise programs including APHIS, NAHLN, and the Border Governor’s Ag Work Table. Products of this Subcommittee include a website dedicated to each exercise and a training manual for exercise coordinators.

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