April 17-18, 2013
Third Annual Safe Buildings Conference
New Zealand Building Industry Federation and New Zealand Historic Places Trust
Wellington, New Zealand
Cost and Registration: $2,085, open until filled
This conference will discuss issues of existing earthquake safety standards and how they can be made stronger. Topics include lessons from past earthquakes, innovations following the Christchurch quake, building codes, retrofit design principles, and the debate over whether accreditation standards will instill greater confidence in the construction industry.
April 22, 2013
Health Care Emergency Management Symposium
Baylor Health Care System
Dallas, Texas
Cost and Registration: Free, open until filled
This conference will discuss the evacuation and closure of several hospitals and nursing homes during Hurricane Sandy. Topics include lost research, lessons learned from area medical centers, and the impacts of the hurricane on an already overwhelmed healthcare system.
April 30 to May 2, 2013
Great Lakes Homeland Security Training Conference
State of Michigan Emergency Management & Homeland Security
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Cost and Registration: $350, open until filled
This conference will discuss a wide range of homeland security responsibilities, such as school security planning, cybersecurity programs, emergency healthcare credentialing, and lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy. Topics include business continuity in disaster recovery, smart phones as mobile toolboxes for emergency preparedness and response, public health response to radiation emergencies, and partnerships for preventing and managing school emergencies.
May 8-10, 2013
Preparedness, Emergency Response, and Recovery Consortium
Chesapeake Health Education Program
Orlando, Florida
Cost and Registration: $500, open until filled
This conference will provide up-to-date disaster preparedness, response, and recovery training. Topics include evacuation decisions and implications, objective risk assessment methodologies, the role of social media in disaster, mental health intervention for disaster response, volunteer integration, preparedness and emergency response for children with special health care needs, healthcare facility workplace violence, emergency preparedness in rural areas, and incorporating the Hospital Incident Command System into healthcare emergency management programs.
May 21-22, 2013
Aid and International Development Forum
Aid and International Development Forum
Washington, D.C.
Cost and Registration: Free, open until filled
This forum will discuss challenges faced by the aid and development sector after disaster. Topics include post-disaster coordination of shelter, water, and sanitation, halting the spread of malaria and other diseases, innovations in humanitarian relief, using social media to improve disaster preparedness and crisis response initiatives, and building state capacities to reduce disaster risks.
May 28-31, 2013
Floodplain Management Association National Conference
Australian Floodplain Management Association
New South Wales, Australia
Cost and Registration: $1,149, open until filled
This conference will examine lessons learned from recent major floods. Topics include better land use planning, disparities in flood information across jurisdictions, how to determine acceptable risk, managing flood risk through statutory planning, and developing and maintaining flash flood warning systems.
June 9-14, 2013
ASFPM 2013 Conference
Association of State Floodplain Managers
Hartford, Connecticut
Cost and Registration: $605 before June 1, open until filled
This conference will look at improvements that can be made in flood risk management and national policy. Topics include Risk MAP communication challenges, community-funded mitigation programs, coastal risk communication, modeling stormwater management, community outreach and social media, sea level rise planning and adaptation, dam and levee management tools, and post-disaster damage assessment tools.