September 24-26, 2012
National Integrated Drought Information System Workshop
National Integrated Drought Information System
San Diego, California
Cost and Registration: $200, open until filled
This workshop will determine which topics are included in a potential congressional reauthorization of the National Integrated Drought Information System. Topics to be discussed include NIDIS legislative history, the federal role in drought programs, a NIDIS program overview, the U.S. Drought Monitor, and the NIDIS California and Upper Colorado River Basin Pilot Projects.
October 10-12, 2012
Public Health Law Conference
American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics
Atlanta, Georgia
Cost and Registration: $295, open until filled
This conference will discuss current challenges in public health law, including how to improve emergency preparedness planning for vulnerable populations. Topics include mental and behavioral health in emergencies, implications of the affordable care act, effective enforcement of public health codes and regulations, reducing toxic exposure in the home, electronic health records, and enhancing food safety.
October 14-19, 2012
North Carolina Emergency Management Association Fall Conference
North Carolina Emergency Management Association
Hickory, North Carolina
Cost and Registration: $125, open until filled
This conference will discuss new research in emergency management. Topics include radiological emergency preparedness, emergency management law, responding to dam failures, historical preservation during disasters, the purpose of Local Emergency Planning Committees, liability issues in emergency management, and emergency incident communications.
November 7-9, 2012
Risk Assessment in the Context of Global Climate Change
UN Office for Outer Space Affairs and the China Ministry of Civil Affairs
Beijing, China
Cost and Registration: Free, open until filled
This conference will discuss how to enhance long-term risk reduction efforts by obtaining space-based climate change data from international and regional organizations. Topics include national climate change-related risk reduction efforts, the increasing availability of open source data, applying space technology to disaster risk assessment and mapping, and activities supported by the UN Platform for Space-Based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER).
December 13-15, 2012
Eighth International Conference on Geo-Information for Disaster Management
Eindhoven University of Technology, Technische Universiteit Delft, and University of Twente
Enschede, The Netherlands
Cost and Registration: $197 before October 4, open until filled
This conference will focus on use of geo-information for data modeling and emergency communication. Topics include semantics and situational awareness, four dimensional geographic information systems, interface design for crisis management, multi-sensor data collection, crowd sourcing and volunteered geographic information, security and privacy, decision enhancement systems, simulation tools for crisis situations, and evacuation and navigation systems.
January 8-10, 2012
International Disaster Conference
International Disaster Conference and Expo
New Orleans, Louisiana
Cost and Registration: $300, open until filled
This conference will discuss emergency management policy and successful mitigation practices. Perspectives from homeland security, emergency response, disaster recovery, business continuity, and global security will be presented. Topics include the differences in responding to natural versus man-made disasters, the Mississippi Alternative Housing Pilot Program, human resilience and logistics in supply chain management, emergency responder decision support tools, societal resilience to terrorism, portable water storage and distribution, and technologies for managing high volumes of insurance claims.