Day of Resilience

New Mexico
Day of Resilience
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:

RSVP to Attend

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.

Location:
at the Bernalillo County Public Safety Training Academy

Agenda:

Monday, April 27th - Optional Pre-Event Dinner @ 6pm

Salt and Board Eatery
15 Harvard Dr. SE #9 Albuquerque, NM 87106

Tuesday, April 28
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)
9:40 – 10:40 AM | ESF2 Multi-Sector Partner Survey
- Collect and review survey data (SLIDO)
- Discussion
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
- Twilio – Tribal Nation connectivity + communications infrastructure (Virtual)
- AT&T – Infrastructure resilience + ClimRR insights (Virtual)
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: Inclusive Connectivity: Partnering with Tribal Nations and Rural Communities in ESF-2 Response
- Facilitated by Blue Shendo
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

9:00 - 10:00 AM | Resiliency Hub Build Out
10:00 - 11:30 AM | AT&T Kitting Event & Community Assets Tour

Nearby Lodging:

Pre-registration is Required:
The event is FREE but space is limited, AND
Pre-registration is required using the RSVP form below.

RSVP to Attend

Who Should Attend?

Public agencies
tribal leaders
private-sector providers
nonprofits
first responders

Invited Agencies, Organizations, and Disaster Recovery Stakeholders include:

Information Technology Disaster Resource Center (ITDRC) https://www.itdrc.org
New Mexico Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (DHSEM) https://www.dhsem.nm.gov

New Mexico Department of Information Technology (DoIT) https://www.doit.nm.gov
New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE)https://connect.nm.gov
New Mexico State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) https://www.dhsem.nm.gov/preparedness
New Mexico Voluntary Organizations Active In Disaster (NM VOAD) https://www.nmvoad.org
New Mexico Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
New Mexico Tribal and Community Networks
Industry Associations
Emergency Response Agencies and Personnel

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

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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