February 10-11, 2014
2014 National Tornado Summit
University of Central Oklahoma, National Weather Center, and others
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Cost and Registration: $249, open until filled
This summit will discuss ways to improve tornado detection, preparedness, response, and recovery in tornado prone communities. Topics include incident management, insurance claims surges, tornado survivability, debris management, improvements in the Fujita scale for tornado intensity, and post traumatic stress treatment.
February 25-27, 2014
Colorado Integrated Emergency Management Conference
Emergency Management Association of Colorado
Loveland, Colorado
Cost and Registration: $175, open until filled
This conference will examine the roles of emergency medical response, law enforcement, and firefighters in disasters and disaster risk education. Topics include mapping data for vulnerable populations, damage assessment, local resource management, prison evacuations, the Colorado flood, and behavioral heath needs in disasters.
March 11-13, 2014
Best Practices in Higher Education Emergency Management Conference
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Cost and Registration: $225, open until filled
This conference will focus on best practices for addressing campus emergency functions, as well as needed improvements. Topics include public information, logistics support, exercises and training, engagement opportunities, effective response strategies, and recovery. Emergency management professionals in areas outside education are encouraged to attend and contribute their expertise.
April 4-5, 2014
Planning for Disaster Resilience Symposium
Texas A&M University Hazard Reduction & Recovery Center
College Station, Texas
Cost and Registration: $100, open until filled
This symposium will discuss the key role urban planning has in creating community resilience. Topics include hazard mitigation, emergency preparedness and response planning, recovery and adaptation, evacuation planning, engaging community in disaster planning, and risk communication and development policies.
May 5-7, 2014
The Australian and New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference
The Australian Institute of Emergency Services, Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Organization, and others
Gold Coast, Australia
Cost and Registration: $749 before March 28, open until filled
This conference will discuss post-disaster psychological and physical problems, as well as community ability to prepare for and recover from disasters. Topics include managing animals in disasters, current trends in emergency management education, the role of local government in business recovery, trauma and disaster mental health mitigation, community resilience, and data protection.