​Strengthening Connectivity as Critical Infrastructure

Tuesday, April 28, 2026
​In Bernalillo County, New Mexico
with additional optional activities
Monday April 27 and Wed April 29

Pre-registration is Required:
The event is FREE but space is limited, AND
Pre-registration is required using the RSVP form:
The New Mexico Day of Resilience is a multi-stakeholder initiative designed to strengthen digital access, communications continuity, and disaster readiness in New Mexico.  Grounded in the principle that connectivity is critical infrastructure, the event brings together public agencies, tribal leaders, private-sector providers, nonprofits, and first responders to assess vulnerabilities, strengthen Emergency Support Functions 2 - Communications (ESF-2) coordination, and co-design practical resiliency solutions.

Through structured assessment, training, and facilitated planning, Day of Resilience participants will:
  • Map critical communications and information technology assets.
  • Identify single points of failure and gaps in redundancy, power, and last-mile access across sectors.
  • Strengthen coordination pathways under ESF2 for all sectors.
  • Develop a community-specific connectivity resiliency and response playbook.
  • This initiative creates a shared operating picture of communications dependencies and establishes a measurable baseline for future resiliency investments.
Agenda:
Monday, April 27th - ​Optional Pre-Event Dinner @ 6pm
  • Salt and Board Eatery​ at 15 Harvard Dr. SE #9 Albuquerque, NM 87106
Tuesday, April 28
  • 3801 Broadway Blvd SE Albuquerque, NM 87105 
    ​at the Bernalillo County Public Safety Training Academy
Morning: Understanding the Landscape
  • Start Time: 9:00 AM, Please show up by 8:40 AM
  • ​9:00 – 9:15 AM | Welcome & Purpose
    • Opening remarks
    • Objectives
  • 9:15 – 9:30 AM | Participant Introductions
    • Name, organization, role 
    • Sector (public, private, nonprofit)
  • 10:45 – 11:15 AM | Local Risk & Threat Overview
    • Tom Walmsley and Wynn Brannin
    • Regional hazard profile and recent disaster context
    • Telecommunications and power capacity and vulnerabilities
    • ESF-2 dependencies and cascading impacts
    • Q/A
  • 11:15 – 11:30 AM | Break and Networking
  • ​11:30 – 11:55 AM | Panel 1: Connectivity to Cash: Enabling Dignified Recovery Through Integrated Systems
    • Facilitated by Joe Delaney
  • 11:55 – 12:15 PM | Partner Spotlights
    • AT&T – Infrastructure resilience + ClimRR insights (Virtual)
    • Twilio – Tribal Nation connectivity + communications infrastructure (Virtual)
AT&T INfrastructure Resilience and ClimRR RESOURCES
Download the Albuquerque NM ClimRR Local Projection Report HERE.

The attached report was pulled from the ClimRR Local Projections Tool on climrr.anl.gov

April 28, 2026
​“ By mid‑century, Albuquerque is projected to experience materially higher heat exposure, increased cooling demand, elevated wildfire risk, and greater climate variability. These changes represent meaningful considerations for facilities, workforce safety, infrastructure resilience, and long‑term planning well before end‑of‑century conditions."

Rising Temperatures & Cooling Demand
  • Average temperatures increase across all seasons.
  • Summer average maximum temperatures rise from the historical mid‑80s°F into the low‑ to mid‑90s°F by mid‑century, depending on emissions scenario.
  • Overnight minimum temperatures also increase, reducing nighttime cooling.
  • Cooling Degree Days rise substantially while Heating Degree Days decline

Heat Stress & Extreme Heat Exposure
  • Summer days with a maximum heat index above 80°F increase meaningfully by mid‑century.
  • Days exceeding a 95°F heat index begin to appear and increase under higher emissions scenarios.
  • Seasonal maximum heat index values rise into the mid‑ to upper‑90s°F range, increasing heat‑related health, workforce, and operational risks. 

Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT)
  • Summer WBGT values increase, with a sharp rise in daytime hours above critical thresholds (78°F and 82°F).
  • These changes indicate elevated occupational heat risk, particularly for outdoor work, infrastructure operations, and physically demanding activities.

Wildfire Risk
  • Fire Weather Index values increase across multiple seasons by mid‑century.
  • Spring and summer conditions consistently fall into High to Very High wildfire risk classifications.
  • Spring shows the largest relative increase, effectively lengthening the wildfire season and increasing exposure duration.

Precipitation Variability & Dryness
  • While total annual precipitation remains variable, mid‑century projections show:
    • An increase in the number of days without precipitation under higher emissions scenarios.
    • Slight increases in maximum daily precipitation amounts.
  • The combined signal points to greater hydrologic variability, increasing both drought stress and episodic heavy‑rain risk rather than improving water reliability.

This tool is available to the public at no costs.

​Contact:
Nathan Cobos
Director, Environmental Sustainability
AT&T Corporate Responsibility
208 S. Akard St., Dallas, TX 75202
945.239.9934| [email protected]
Twilio Resources
Link to Twilio Tribal Nation work can be found HERE.
Link to more information on several use cases in the disaster space HERE.
Contact:
Lauren Hewitt (she/her)
Director Business Operations, Social Impact
[email protected]
  • 12:15 – 1:00 PM | Lunch Break and Networking
​
​Afternoon Session: Building the Plan
  • 1:05 – 1:20 PM | Director Jeff Lopez (OBAE) – Review state broadband strategy and alignment opportunities

  • 1:20 – 1:45 PM | Panel 2: Navigating ESF-2 Responses and Connectivity with Tribal Nations and Rural Communities​ including: 
    • Blue Shendo, Mescalero Apache Nation
    • ​Jerimiah Cole Network Operations Manager Tularosa Communications
  • 1:50 – 2:30 PM | ITDRC Spotlight, Joe Hillis and Rodney Cooper
  • 2:30 – 2:50 PM | Panel 3: From Coordination to Co-Creation - The Future of Public-Private Partnerships in Disaster Resilience
    • Facilitated by: DHSEM
  • 2:50 – 3:00 PM | Break
  • 3:00 – 4:20 PM | Roundtable Exercise: ESF-2 Disruption Scenario
    • NC Resiliency Spotlight, Rodney Cooper
    • Cross-sector table groups
    • Scenario: communications + power disruption
    • Task: map assets, coordinate response, identify gaps
    • Output: draft key components of a community ESF-2 coordination playbook
  • 4:20 – 4:40 PM | Report Back, Synthesis & Day 1 Recap
    • ITDRC and DHSEM

Wednesday, April 29, 2026
  • 3801 Broadway Blvd SE Albuquerque, NM 87105
    at the Bernalillo County Public Safety Training Academy
  • 9:00 - 10:00 AM | Resiliency Hub Build Out
  • 10:00 - 11:30 AM | AT&T Kitting Event & Community Assets Tour

Pre-registration is Required:
The event is FREE but space is limited. Pre-registration is required using the RSVP form below.
Who Should Attend?
  • Public agencies
  • tribal leaders
  • private-sector providers
  • nonprofits
  • first responders
Invited Agencies, Organizations, and Disaster Recovery Stakeholders include:
If you are a Disaster Recovery Stakeholder, please take a moment to complete the Stakeholder Survey for the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) prior to this event:​
Take the Stakeholder Survey
To learn more and join the mailing list for New Mexico's
Emergency Broadband Operations Team (EBOT), CLICK HERE.

Special Thanks to Day of Resilience Hosts and Supporters including:

Information Technology Disaster Resource Center (ITDRC)
"Connecting communities in crisis by harnessing the collective power of the technology community."
New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM)

Building a Disaster Connectivity Coalition

About the Disaster Connectivity Coalition (DCC)
The Disaster Connectivity Coalition (DCC) was formed by the Information Technology Disaster Resource Center (ITDRC) to align public, private, and nonprofit partners around connectivity preparedness and response.

​The DCC exists to:
  • Coordinate cross-sector communications support before, during, and after disasters
  • Strengthen Emergency Support Functions 2 - Communications (ESF-2) integration at state and local levels
  • Reduce duplication and misalignment during response
  • Build trusted relationships that accelerate recovery 

​Connectivity failures often create cascading impacts across healthcare, public safety, education, commerce, and social services. The DCC works proactively to ensure communications systems remain operational when communities need them most.
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