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<p style="margin:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; font-weight:normal">Please see the two training opportunities listed below for upcoming courses in Region 4. As of right now, these are both planned as a return to
in person training. This may change as conditions continue to unfold this fall…</span></strong></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; font-weight:normal">Both are National Consortium Courses that are only periodically offered locally, and as of today, both have spots still available.</span></strong></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; font-weight:normal">Please also note that with the change to the Learning Management System (LMS), the one-page course announcement that we traditionally have sent
out has been discontinued by the Training Division. If you click on the link below, it will take you to the LMS Student Portal Log-in. If you don’t have an account you will be prompted to create one. If you then browse available training and look for the
course by number (ie MGT-361 or MGT -346) it will take you to a course information page that includes a link to register.
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<p style="margin:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Course:
</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:red">Managing Critical Incidents at Institutions of Higher Education (MGT-361)</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Date: </span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">November 2-4, 2021
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<p style="margin:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Time: </span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (All days)</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Location: </span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">SUNY Oneonta; 108 Ravine Parkway; Oneonta, NY 13820 (In Person) </span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Course: </span>
</b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:red">Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Operations and Planning for All-Hazards Events (MGT-346)
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Date: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">November 2-4, 2021</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Time: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (All days)</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Location: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Broome County Office of Emergency Services, 153 Lt. Van Winkle Drive, Binghamton,
NY 13905</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Further details on all course listed above as well as <b>registration</b> can be found on the </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lmsportal-dhses.ny.gov/AcadisViewer/Login.aspx__;!!GobTDDpD7A!cz5MnsoKkYUxCgH32vIiImKjHWAOowlRxtpJwkJ0z6s9883f5owTKwsXSNZ0d1PH8cs$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">DHSES
Learning Management System (LMS) </span></a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Useful resources including the DHSES LMS Student Guide and FAQ can be found on the </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.dhses.ny.gov/training/dhses-lms.cfm__;!!GobTDDpD7A!cz5MnsoKkYUxCgH32vIiImKjHWAOowlRxtpJwkJ0z6s9883f5owTKwsXSNZ0ybLM_C4$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">DHSES
Webpage</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">Erik Verfuss</span></b></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#657C91">NYS Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#657C91"></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">161 North Jensen Rd. Vestal NY 13850<b></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">Office (607) 217-6379 | 24-hr NYS Watchcenter (518) 292-2200 | </span></p>
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<a href="mailto:Erik.Verfuss@dhses.ny.gov"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:blue">Erik.Verfuss@dhses.ny.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black"></span></p>
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<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.dhses.ny.gov/__;!!GobTDDpD7A!cz5MnsoKkYUxCgH32vIiImKjHWAOowlRxtpJwkJ0z6s9883f5owTKwsXSNZ008KkhA0$"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">www.dhses.ny.gov</span></a></p>
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