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<br />PSOO-26 <br /> <br />International Association of Emergency Managers _ <br />111 Park Place _ <br />Falls Church, VA 22046-4513 <br />Phone:703-538-1795 <br />Fax:703-241-5603 <br />E-mail:iaem@aol.com <br />http://www.iaem.com <br /> <br />The International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) <br /> <br />The Vision of the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) is to be known as <br />the premier international organization for excellence in emergency management. <br /> <br />IAEM's mission is to serve the emergency management community by: <br /> <br />Reducing the effects of disasters on life and property by working together to build disaster <br />resistant communities, <br /> <br />Functioning as a clearinghouse for comprehensive emergency management issues, <br /> <br />Providing a forum for creative and innovative problem-solving on emergency management <br />Issues, <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Maintaining and expanding standards for emergency management programs and professionals, <br />andFostering informed decision-making on public policy in the emergency management arena. <br /> <br />lAEM membership is divided into eleven regions. Ten of the regions coincide with designated <br />regions of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), The eleventh region is for all <br />countries outside of the United States. Membership is open to individuals and businesses in the <br />public and private sector who are involved with emergency preparedness in their community, <br /> <br />IAEM provides a professional certification program that recognizes experience, training and <br />contributions to the emergency management profession. There are currently more than 700 <br />Certified Emergency Managers (CEM) working not only in the United States but also <br />internationally. <br /> <br />e <br />