2019 Conference agenda

Below are the significant events at the 2019 Joint National Meeting and Training Seminar of the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association and the Holmes Mine Rescue Association. The conference is being held at the Wyndham Virginia Beach Oceanfront in Virginia Beach, VA.

Full program

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Monday, June 17, 2019

  • 2:00pm – 5:00pm – Registration

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

  • 8:00am – 4:00pm – Registration
  • 9:30am – 11:30am – Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association (JAHSA) Executive Committee Annual Meeting
  • 11:30am – 1:00pm – Lunch (on your own)
  • 1:15pm – 2:00pm – Welcoming remarks
  • 2:00pm – 2:15pm – Break
  • 2:15pm – 4:45pm – Keynote speakers
  • 5:30pm – Meet & Greet

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

  • 8:00am – 10:00am – Breakout sessions
  • 10:00am – 10:30am – Break
  • 10:30am – 11:30am – Breakout sessions
  • 11:30am – 1:30pm – Lunch and keynote speaker
  • 11:30am – 1:30pm – MSIA/NASMITA working lunch
  • 1:30pm – 2:30pm – Breakout sessions
  • 2:30pm – 3:00pm – Break
  • 3:00pm – 5:00pm – Breakout sessions

Thursday, June 20, 2019

  • 8:00am – 11:30am – State Grants meeting
  • 8:00am – 10:00am – Breakout sessions
  • 10:00am – 10:30am – Break
  • 10:30am – 11:30am – Breakout sessions
  • 11:30am – 1:00pm – Lunch (on your own)
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm – Breakout sessions
  • 2:00pm – 2:30pm – Break
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm – Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association (JAHSA) general meeting
  • 5:30pm – 6:00pm – Reception
  • 6:00pm – 8:30pm – Dinner and awards banquet