April 2-3, 2014
West Coast Storm and Disaster Planning
EUCI
Portland, Oregon
Cost and Registration: $1195 before March 31, open until filled
This conference will focus on the challenges faced by utility companies in preparing for and responding to disasters that are prevalent on the West Coast. Topics include mutual aid logistics, using the incident command system, communication strategies, cooperating with municipalities, and federal, state, and local response planning.
April 21, 2014
Emergency Management Symposium
Baylor Health Care System
Dallas, Texas
Cost and Registration: Free, open until filled
This symposium will examine complex issues related to health care and emergencies and disasters, as well as identify opportunities for collaboration between multiple disciplines. Topics include the West, Texas, fertilizer plant explosion, the 2013 ESF8 tornado in Oklahoma, radiological threats, chemical suicides, and disaster behavioral health.
April 30 to May 3, 2014
Annual Meeting
Seismological Society of America
Anchorage, Alaska
Cost and Registration: $540 before March 23, closes April 18
This annual meeting of the Seismological Society of America is open to anyone with an interest in seismic events. Topics include arrays, imaging, and seismometry; great subduction quakes; tsunami science; earthquake engineering; quake simulation; paleoseismology; hazard mapping; and induced earthquakes.
May 6-7, 2014
U.S. Catastrophe Modeling Conference
EQECAT
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Cost and Registration: $995 before March 28, open until filled
This conference addresses issues of catastrophic risk modeling for insurers and reinsurers. Topics include managing flood risk, validating models, earthquake and offshore energy modeling, loss simulations, designing flood insurance programs, Super Cat hurricanes, and Pacific Northwest earthquake scenarios.
May 11-16, 2014
Governor’s Hurricane Conference
Florida Governor’s Hurricane Conference
Orlando, Florida
Cost and Registration: $200 before March 14, closes May 7
This conference will provide hurricane-focused emergency management training for businesses, elected officials, and the media. Topics include the role of shelter transition teams, Florida’s regional evacuation studies, urban search and rescue, social media, wind forecasting, private sector disaster response, and infamous Florida hurricanes.