October 15-17, 2012
Measuring Progress and Improving Preparedness in Disaster Management
World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine
Leesburg, Virginia
Cost and Registration: $750 until October 1, open until filled
This conference will address issues in disaster and emergency medicine, including using social media, psychosocial issues, standards of care, forensics, and new technology. Topics include disaster and mass gathering medicine, ambulance design, health informatics, disaster health terminology, and military nurses in disasters.
October 30 to November 12, 2012
SARMA Annual Conference
Security Analysis and Risk Management Association
Arlington, Virginia
Cost and Registration: $595, open until filled
This conference will focus on the challenges and needs of the security risk management community as it strives to professionalize the field. Topics include standards and training, applying security management risk principles, creating innovations in security risk, cybersecurity, and emerging issues.
November 13-14, 2012
Texas Dam Safety and Field Technician Training Workshop
National Hydrologic Warning Council
Austin, Texas
Cost and Registration: $175 before October 15, open until full
This workshop will examine issues of dam safety in Texas, with emphasis on challenges, regulations, and the impact the drought has on dam safety and maintenance. In addition to the workshop, extensive training for hydrologic field technicians will also be offered.
December 3-7, 2012
Fifth International Fire Ecology and Management Congress
Association for Fire Ecology
Portland, Oregon
Cost and Registration: $445 before November 1, open until filled
This workshop will examine wildland fire issues in a global context, study advances in science and technology, and get a perspective on wildland fire worldwide. Topics include assessing fire with geospatial technology, implementing fire policy, the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy, climate drivers of historical fires, native species management, and mitigating human risk from wildfire.
March 12, 2013
Second Annual Forum for Disaster Victim Identification
The Royal College of Pathologists
London, UK
Cost and Registration: $273, open until filled
This conference will discuss techniques and legislation related to the identification of disaster victims. Topics include the importance of culture in victim identification, roles and duties of coroners in disaster, academic programs for disaster victim identification, and age estimation from developing teeth.