February 12-14, 2013
Governor’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Conference
Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Cost and Registration: $300, open until filled
This conference will host sessions and classes in emergency management, incident response, and disaster recovery. Topics include livestock emergency response, mass evacuation planning, community cybersecurity, tribal and U.S. government relationships, the U.S. Coast Guard’s disaster roles and responsibilities, medical need surges and health care, community engagement and outreach, and active shooter awareness training.
February 13-14, 2013
Coastal Hazards Summit
University of Florida
St. Augustine, Florida
Cost and Registration: $225, open until filled
This conference will look at coastal hazards and challenges and identify opportunities to build coastal resilience and sustainability. Topics include hurricane wind impacts, sea level rise, global climate change and atmospheric modeling, storm surge modeling and forecasting, water management, flooding risk assessment, flood resistant design and building codes, and communicating flood risk.
February 26-28, 2013
Colorado Emergency Management Conference
Colorado Office of Emergency Management
Loveland, Colorado
Cost and Registration: $160, open until filled
This conference focuses on developing collaboration for statewide resilience. Topics include coordinating with utility providers, historic and cultural issues in emergencies, youth preparedness, wildfire coordination, post-wildfire watershed restoration, severe weather and climate, emergency management leadership challenges, and legal issues surrounding volunteers.
March 4-5, 2013
Mass Fatality Management Symposium
Houston Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Initiative
Houston, Texas
Cost and Registration: $75, closes February 15
This conference will address ways in which to manage disaster deaths and mass fatality incidents. Topics include death certifications and remains disposition, communicating with families and the public, first responder mental health, creating temporary morgues, and victim identification.
March 10-12, 2013
National Tornado Summit
Oklahoma Insurance Department, Storm Prediction Center, and others
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Cost and Registration: $265, open until filled
This conference will help insurance professionals and emergency managers work to find ways to better protect lives and property from extreme weather. Topics include disaster preparedness for special populations, bystander roles in disaster response, why people ignore tornado warnings, emergency plans for businesses, the impact of inadequate insurance coverage, social media and disaster response, and volunteer and faith-based organizational contributions to emergency management.
May 20-22, 2013
Seventh National Seismic Conference on Bridges and Highways
Federal Highway Administration, Caltrans, and others
Oakland, California
Cost and Registration: $550 before February 15, open until filled
This conference will focus on teaching engineers best practices for mitigating earthquake damage to bridges and highways. Topics include the design and use of seismic isolation bearings, post-earthquake repair and recovery, performance-based seismic design, liquefaction, lateral spreading, and ground movement, tsunami loads and design, multi-hazard design, monitoring bridge performance in extreme events, and innovative technologies and materials for improved bridge resilience.