NATIONAL HOMELAND SECURITY CONSORTIUM

ASSOCIATION SERVICES, namely, PROMOTING THE INTERESTS OF FIRST AND SECONDARY RESPONDERS AS WELL AS THOSE WHO WILL PROVIDE THE SUSTAINED EFFORT NECESSARY TO RESPOND TO ANY MAJOR EMERGENCY; AND PROVIDING BUSINESS MEETING PLANNING AND FACILITIES FOR ORGANIZATIONS AND ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS TO EXCHANGE IDEAS, HAVE CANDID DISCUSSIONS, AND GALVANIZE INPUT TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN THE FIELD OF PROMOTION OF NATIONAL POLICIES, STRATEGIES, PRACTICES AND GUIDELINES TO PRESERVE THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE NATION