Two major real-time events are also planned. The exercise will present a train derailment scenario, and multiple chat rooms will be used to simulate on-scene incident command and Emergency Operations Center functions. Attendees can simply observe or participate in the discussion as role-players make decisions to bring the incident under control. VFRE's Spring 1998 conference in May logged more than 500,000 hits and 22,000 user sessions with attendance from 62 nations.
Attendance is free, but participants are encouraged to register so that traffic can be accommodated.
Door prizes will be awarded to VFRE registrants on Friday, Nov. 13.