2009 Civil Air Patrol Annual Conference

Today’s ProgramToday’s Program

Updates from CAP/PA and NHQ/PAUpdates from CAP/PA and NHQ/PA Open ForumOpen Forum

Please hold questions for the open forum.

Welcome to our Internet Audience.

The Team Leader The Team Leader (CAP/PA)(CAP/PA)

Liaising between NHQ and the membership;Liaising between NHQ and the membership; Working to improve the PA Program with Working to improve the PA Program with

NHQ/PA;NHQ/PA; Assisting with the CAP Volunteer magazine;Assisting with the CAP Volunteer magazine; Managing, Supporting and Supervising Managing, Supporting and Supervising

PAOs/Team (especially Wing & Region PAOs/Team (especially Wing & Region PAOs);PAOs);

Finding and Exploiting PA Opportunities; Finding and Exploiting PA Opportunities; Supporting PAO Academies;Supporting PAO Academies; Promoting Safety and ORM; andPromoting Safety and ORM; and Performing Other Duties as Assigned Performing Other Duties as Assigned

assists the National Leadership with media relations, internal information dissemination and community

relations for the CAP Public Affairs Program by.

First StepsFirst Steps

ListenListen PlanPlan ExecuteExecute

CAP NHQ/PA UpdateCAP NHQ/PA Update

Comments from NHQ/PAComments from NHQ/PA Update on Update on Civil Air Patrol Civil Air Patrol

VolunteerVolunteer VolunteerNow!/Online NewsVolunteerNow!/Online News National Web sitesNational Web sites Wreaths Across AmericaWreaths Across America CAP AnniversaryCAP Anniversary Other UpdatesOther Updates

Civil Air Patrol VolunteerCivil Air Patrol Volunteer

Now wrapping up Now wrapping up its fourth year of its fourth year of production, the production, the VolunteerVolunteer is is CAP’s premier CAP’s premier publication.publication.

The magazine’s The magazine’s reach extends far reach extends far beyond CAP’s beyond CAP’s 57,000 members. 57,000 members.

VolunteerNOW!VolunteerNOW!

Volunteer Now is a brand new online Volunteer Now is a brand new online tool designed to be as dynamic as tool designed to be as dynamic as CAP’s print tool, the CAP’s print tool, the VolunteerVolunteer. .

It embraces a multi-media approach It embraces a multi-media approach with the same cutting-edge appeal with the same cutting-edge appeal as CAP’s new Web site – as CAP’s new Web site – gocivilairpatrol.com. gocivilairpatrol.com.

Volunteer Now can be accessed at Volunteer Now can be accessed at www.capvolunteernnow.comwww.capvolunteernnow.com

National Web sitesNational Web sites

Wreaths Across AmericaWreaths Across America

CAP AnniversaryCAP Anniversary

1 December (a Tuesday)1 December (a Tuesday) Resource kit available on Resource kit available on

national Web sitenational Web site Opportunity for Community Opportunity for Community

AwarenessAwareness Op-ed OpportunitiesOp-ed Opportunities ProclamationsProclamations CAP Sunday 6 Dec 09CAP Sunday 6 Dec 09

PA Essentials Blog PA Essentials Blog

Other InitiativesOther Initiatives

Crisis Communications PlanningCrisis Communications Planning National Speaker’s BureauNational Speaker’s Bureau Continuity BookContinuity Book Orientation Kit for CommandersOrientation Kit for Commanders Recruitment materials in SpanishRecruitment materials in Spanish Official social media pagesOfficial social media pages PSAsPSAs

CAP/PA UpdateCAP/PA Update

PAO Specialty TrackPAO Specialty Track How To GuideHow To Guide MIO QualificationsMIO Qualifications Change to CAPR 60-3Change to CAPR 60-3 PAO Resources WebsitePAO Resources Website PA PlanningPA Planning

PAO Specialty TrackPAO Specialty Track

Crafted by a team of Crafted by a team of PAO’sPAO’s

Updates for the 21Updates for the 21stst CenturyCentury

Tests for Tech and Tests for Tech and Senior RatingsSenior Ratings

Supported by How-To Supported by How-To GuideGuide

To be posted to the To be posted to the National Website for National Website for Review/Comment soonReview/Comment soon

How-To GuideHow-To Guide

Partially take place Partially take place of Course 02010of Course 02010

Key PA Functions Key PA Functions explained explained

Supports CAPR 190-Supports CAPR 190-11

Written by Written by Volunteers for Volunteers for VolunteersVolunteers

Revised RegularlyRevised Regularly

MIO QualificationsMIO Qualifications

Team developed Team developed updated updated qualificationsqualifications

Parallels FEMA Parallels FEMA StandardsStandards

3 Tier ES Specialty 3 Tier ES Specialty Under NHQ ReviewUnder NHQ Review

Change to CAPR 60-3Change to CAPR 60-31-8. Information Releases. Information that is releasable to the public on CAP missions should be given promptly to news media representatives. All CAP ICs and information officers will coordinate press releases with the agency being supported (AFNORTH, AFRCC, FEMA, etc.) in advance. The NOC can assist with this. Press releases for all AFAMs must also be coordinated with NHQ CAP/PA with support from the NOC to ensure the appropriate Air Force agency provides approval prior to release. In addition to keeping the public informed, releasing certain information could lead to public assistance in reporting data that may assist in search or other CAP missions.

PAO Resources Web SitePAO Resources Web Site

Resources from Resources from PAOs for PAOsPAOs for PAOs

Under Under DevelopmentDevelopment

www.cappao.orgwww.cappao.org Planned launch Planned launch

on 1 Dec 09on 1 Dec 09

The PAO Shoppe

PA PlanningPA Planning

CAP/PA Plan in CAP/PA Plan in DevelopmentDevelopment

Major Emphasis Major Emphasis item with CAP/CCitem with CAP/CC

4-Step Process4-Step Process Mandated by Mandated by

CAPR 190-1 for all CAPR 190-1 for all PA’sPA’s

ResourcesResources TrainingTraining

National PAO AcademyNational PAO Academy

Planning UnderwayPlanning Underway Re-Design Re-Design PA Training PA Training

“Umbrella”“Umbrella” Region PA Region PA

AcademiesAcademies Standardized Standardized

curriculum (that can curriculum (that can be localized)be localized)

Online trainingOnline training New PAO OrientationNew PAO Orientation

2009 Civil Air Patrol Annual Conference

The VisionThe Vision

A National PA Team composed of motivated and trained volunteer PAO’s and an

outstanding team of professional PA practitioners

who are dedicated to our mission, telling

the Civil Air Patrol’s story of

Citizens Serving Communities

… Above and Beyond