About Us

The VIEP Conference Society

 

As Island communities, Vancouver Island and its near-by neighbours have unique emergency preparedness needs. We live in a seismically active region, face ocean based threats of tsunamis and tanker spills, experience severe and sudden floods, and have communities in heavily forested fire sensitive areas. With our unique isolation, there is a need to foster teamwork among island communities and to share our success stories. The annual VIEP Conference brings together Gulf and Vancouver Island emergency preparedness volunteers and staff, giving them an opportunity to meet each other, establish mutual assistance networks, and hear from experts in the emergency preparedness field. 

  

The VIEP Conference Society was established in 2008 to support Island communities in hosting the conference and to ensure its ongoing success. Society members represent a broad spectrum of emergency preparedness organizations from across Vancouver Island.

 

The annual conference brings together upwards of 350 dedicated volunteers to learn new skills and knowledge from experts, share experiences and information with each other, build bridges between Island communities and between the different groups of volunteers, and to renew their commitment to helping in their communities.