2008 Annual HAZUS Users Conference— San Diego, California: August 5-7, 2008.
This conference brings together a diverse group of emergency management and GIS professionals from government, academia, and the private sector to share knowledge and experience in the use of HAZUS-MH.
www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/hazus/index.shtm
National Association of Flood & Stormwater Management Agencies Annual Conference— Napa, California: August 25-28, 2008.
The National Association of Flood & Stormwater Management Agencies’ (NAFSMA) 2008 Annual Meeting includes a special National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System stormwater workshop and information on critical pending legislation—including the Water Resources Development Act of 2008, wetlands regulatory legislation, water infrastructure funding bills, National Flood Insurance Program reform bills, and others. Issues relating to levee certification, levee safety, and flood risk management issues, as well as special sessions on climate change issues related to flood and stormwater management and map modernization will be covered.
sgilson@nafsma.org
www.nafsma.org
National Emergency Management Association 2008 Annual Conference— Portland, Oregon: September 8-11, 2008.
This conference provides a forum to discuss national and regional emergency management strategies with emergency management professionals and other experts in the field. The conference focuses on policy development, emergency management concerns, legislative issues, and federal relations. Attendees can hear the latest on issues that affect their agency’s programs. Representatives of federal agencies, members of congress, and others attend the meetings to discuss policy and program matters and receive input from state directors.
nemaadmin@csg.org
www.nemaweb.org/?2068/
Reducing Firefighter Deaths and Injuries: Changes in Concept, Policy, and Practice— Fairfax, Virginia: September 22-October 3, 2008.
This two-week online symposium focuses on the high rate of firefighter deaths and injuries. The free symposium features papers from a broad range of experts including physicians, safety trainers in non-fire occupations, city managers, foreign fire officials from regions with lower death and injury rates, university researchers, and leading American fire chiefs and labor officials.
www.riskinstitute.org/
The 34th Annual North American Victim Assistance Conference— Louisville, Kentucky: September 28-October 2, 2008.
This conference, hosted by National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) , provides victim assistance training and practical insights on developing skills to help victims thrive. National leading victim advocates will share stories and experiences. The exhibition program offers a diverse mix of instructive material.
www.trynova.org/conference/2008/
American Water Resources Association Annual Meeting—New Orleans, Louisiana: November 15-20, 2008.
This annual conference offers a forum for the water resources community to discuss the multidisciplinary aspects of water resources and improve the communitywide understanding of the importance of water issues facing the region, the nation, and the world. The conference includes poster sessions, plenary panels, field trips, and networking events. Student participation activities are also planned.
victorpr@cdm.com
www.awra.org
Coastal Cities Summit 2008: Values and Vulnerabilities— St. Petersburg, Florida: November 17-20, 2008.
The International Ocean Institute’s Coastal Cities Summit aims to bring together public officials, nongovernmental organizations, citizens, and natural and social scientists to consider the values and vulnerabilities of coastal regions around the globe. This summit will discuss environmental, social, economic, and public policy challenges faced by coastal communities and produce viable solutions. Topics to be discussed are climate change, sea level rise, maritime security needs associated with increase sea transportation, and extreme events such as tropical storms and tsunamis.
mara@ioiusa.usf.edu
www.coastalcities.org
Seventh General Assembly of the Asian Seismological Commission and Seismological Society of Japan, 2008 Fall Meeting— Tskuba, Japan: November 24-27, 2008.
The main theme for this year’s conference is “Sharing of Up-to-date Science and Technology to Reduce Earthquakes Disaster in Asia.” The goal is to bridge science and technology, research and application, domestic efforts and international collaboration, and the Asia Pacific region with the world.
asc2008@tokyo.email.ne.jp
www.soc.nii.ac.jp/ssj/asc-ssj2008/
Fourth European Geosciences Union Alexander von Humboldt International Conference : The Andes: Challenge for Geosciences— Santiago, Chile: November 24-28, 2008.
The aim of this interdisciplinary conference is to bring researchers from diverse specializations together and catalyze more comprehensive research leading to a better understanding of the Andes’ complexity. Geoscientists carrying out research related to the Andes are invited to contribute. General topics include cryosphere and hydrology; climate variability and change; and tectonics and geodynamics.
rgarreau@dgf.uchile.cl
www.dgf.uchile.cl/~rgarreau/EGU-Andes/
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting— San Francisco, California: December 15-19, 2008.
The American Geophysical Union Fall meeting provides an opportunity for researchers, teachers, students, and consultants to present and review the latest issues in earth and space sciences. Companies, publishers, government agencies, educational institutions, research facilities, scientific societies, and others will exhibit the latest in geophysical instruments, equipment, software, books and journals, minerals, fossils, and scientific programs at the meeting. The 2008 Fall Meeting is expected to draw 15,000 attendees.
fm-help@agu.org
www.agu.org/meetings/fm08/