Dear Media Partner:

Welcome to the Governor’s Hurricane Conference held at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, located in West Palm Beach, Florida. The dates for this year’s conference are Sunday through Friday, May 12-17, 2024.

This year’s theme provides attendees an opportunity to focus on the many significant changes in hurricane planning and new methods to best prepare Floridians for a hurricane or tropical storm.

We invite you to cover the more than 1,600 emergency managers and personnel, first responders, state, federal, volunteer agency, business and industry representatives, along with health and medical professionals from around the state, nation and world. These individuals will come together during the week’s scheduled training sessions, workshops and panel discussions to train and learn from each other.

As in past years, the Media Room will be an important offering as part of our conference. We are here to help you and your media organization make the best use of your time and resources for coverage of the week’s activities.

In order to plan as best we can for a complex media presence, we would like to inquire if your media organization is planning to cover the conference. Please pre-register by completing the above Media Registration Form in it’s entirety.

The Media Room is located on Level 1 in the northwest corner of the Palm Beach County Convention Center, in room 1J/1K, which is right around the corner from the exhibit hall.

Media Room Hours of Operation:
Monday, May 13 – 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 14 – 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 15 – 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 16 – 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday, May 17 – 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

GHC 2024 Speaker Availability
Interviews will be held in the Media Room’s closed off interview area, a designated quiet area near the Media Room or external locations, as available.

General Session
Wednesday, May 15th, 8:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Palm Beach County Convention Center, Grand Ballroom

Keynote Speakers

Michael Brennan, Director, National Hurricane Center
Kevin Guthrie, Executive Director, Florida Division of Emergency Management
Leigh Basford, Director, Madison County Emergency Management
Chris Volz, Director, Suwannee County Emergency Mangement
Scott Garner, Division Chief, Dixie County Emergency Management
Jessica Geib, Florida VOAD
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Lastly, and most importantly, media representatives must carry media credentials. Upon arrival, please proceed to the Media Room to pick up your Media Badge for access to all public conference venues.

Thank you for taking the time to help in this effort, I look forward to seeing you soon!

John Jamason, Deputy Director, Palm Beach County Public Affairs
GHC Media Relations Coordinator
Mobile: (561) 662-7549
jjamason@pbcgov.org