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2025 IMT Conference

The Incident Management Unit hosts the annual two day conference September 16 - 17 at the Doubletree Hotel in Grand Junction, Colorado.  

Event Information 

  • Dates: September 16 to 17, 2025
  • Location: Grand Junction, Colorado
  • Event Contact: Karen Dickson, Email at karen.dickson@state.co.us, cell phone at 720-766-9984

Conference Agenda

The draft conference agenda for each day are included in the expandable folders below.  Please click each folder to find the daily schedule.

Monday, September 15, 2025 | Optional Pre Conference

The pre-conference is by invitation only.

  • 1 p.m. | Palisade Insectary Field Trip. Reservations are required.
  • 1:30 p.m. | Palisade Insectary Field Trip. Reservations are required.
  • 3 - 5 p.m. | IMT Coordinators Meeting.  Invitation required.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Day One 
  • 7:30 a.m | Check In and Breakfast
  • 8 a.m. | Welcome Ceremonies
  • 8:15 a.m. | DHSEM Updates
  • 8:45 a.m. | Task Book Submission Tips
  • 9:15 a.m. | Break
  • 9:35 a.m. | IMT and Partner Agency Updates
  • 10:30 a.m. | L0580 Gettysburg Staff Ride Review
  • 11 a.m. | Highly Functioning and Still Impacted. Really Understanding Trauma for IMT Members
  • 12 p.m. | Lunch (provided)
  • 1:30 p.m. | Gold King Mine Incident - 10 Years Later
  • 2:30 p.m. | Louisiana Ice Storms
  • 3:30 p.m. | Break
  • 3:50 p.m. | TBD Presentation
  • 5 p.m. | Dismissal for Day One 
Wednesday, September 17, 2025| Day Two
  • 7:30 a.m. | Check In and Breakfast
  • 8 a.m. | Palisade Insectary Tabletop Exercise
  • 12 p.m. | Lunch (provided)
  • 1:30 p.m. | Command and General Staff Breakouts
  • 2:30 p.m. | Tabletop Exercise Hotwash and Wrap Up
  • 3:30 p.m. | Conference Ends