April 22-26, 2013
Iterative Risk Management for Climate Change Adaptation Policy and Practice
Regional Integrated Multihazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia
Bangkok, Thailand
Cost and Registration: $1,500, open until filled
This training will help participants design flexible risk management plans that can be adjusted to changes in climate research. Topics include risk-based climate change adaptation, iterative risk management, integrating climate change and risk management plans, and identifying critical climate risks and hazards.
April 23-25, 2013
11th Annual Climate Prediction Applications Science Workshop
Utah Climate Center and the National Weather Service Climate Services Division
Logan, Utah
Cost and Registration: $300, open until filled
This conference will focus on climate prediction applications and research that help decision makers. Topics include strategic climate change partnerships, economic evaluations of municipal drought plans, projected changes in surface air temperatures and precipitation, and adaptation to climate-related hazards in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah.
May 16-17, 2013
Build it Better Leadership Forum
Risk Mitigation Leadership Forum
Charlotte, North Carolina
Cost and Registration: Free, closes May 3
This forum will look at improving construction practices to better weather extreme storms. Topics include the unforeseen consequences of Hurricane Sandy, the effects of wind and water on community infrastructure, levels of severe weather preparedness by community, low-income communities and natural disasters, and best practices in natural hazards mitigation following Hurricane Sandy.
June 3-6, 2013
Biennial Training Conference
National Hydrologic Warning Council
Ponte Vedra, Florida
Cost and Registration: $625, open until filled
This conference will discuss hydrologic warning systems and forecasting for floods, droughts, hurricanes, and tsunamis. Topics include hydrologic and hydraulic ArcGIS modeling, reducing flood risk with hydrologic warning systems, collecting and mapping high water marks, real-time inundation mapping for Nashville tributaries, risk communication in rural areas, social capital in early warning and drought risk reduction, real-time emergency notifications for small dams, and flood risk perception near levees.
June 4-7, 2013
National Homeland Security Conference
National Homeland Security Association
Los Angeles, California
Cost and Registration: $450 before May 1, open until filled
This conference will discuss threats to homeland security from natural and manmade sources and what can be done to mitigate them. Topics include new challenges in cyber warfare, implementation of the 2012 London Olympics Security Plan, the ongoing needs of terrorism victims, the responsibility of private industries to protect high value targets, and Department of Defense support for emergency managers.
July 8-10, 2013
Ninth International Conference on Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures
Wessex Institute of Technology
A Coruña, Spain
Cost and Registration: $1,275, open until filled
This conference will discuss basic and applied research for designing earthquake resistant structures. Topics include earthquake prediction, tsunamis, seismic hazards and vulnerability, building performance during earthquakes, performance-based design, material mechanics and characterization, and microzoning and seismic codes.