May 21-25, 2012
Integrated Training Summit
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Chesapeake Health Education Program
Nashville, Tennessee
Cost and Registration: $500, open until filled
This conference offers courses, workshops, and training sessions in a variety of public health and medical resource areas. Topics include palliative care in disaster situations, all-hazard emergency preparedness instruction, evacuation of special needs populations, the link between likability and effective leadership, and succession planning.
May 28 to June 2, 2012
International Conference on Water, Climate and Environment
Balkan Institute for Water and Environment
Ohrid, Macedonia
Cost and Registration: $396, open until filled
This conference will discuss solutions to water scarcity, floods, droughts, and environmental degradation. Topics include climate-related decreases in North Eurasian water, the impact of water area on microclimates, dust storm forecasts in Saudi Arabia, solar influences on river flows, and the influence of natural and anthropogenic factors on Caspian Sea level.
May 29-31, 2012
Adaptation Futures: International Conference on Climate Adaptation
University of Arizona and the UN Environment Program
Tucson, Arizona
Cost and Registration: $600, open until filled
This conference will discuss climate change adaptation from financial, methodological, capacity building, and ecosystem perspectives. Topics include regional climate studies, recent climate change research, climate change communication strategies, adaptation case studies and best practices, and tools for measuring and evaluating adaptation.
June 4-7, 2012
15th Annual Emergency Management Higher Education Conference
Emergency Management Institute
Emmitsburg, Maryland
Cost and Registration: Free, open until filled
This conference is for representatives of colleges and universities that currently have, or are developing, a campus hazard, disaster, or emergency management program. Discussion topics include challenges faced in setting up a new program; program and course development; growing established programs; student recruitment, retention and placement; standards, certification, and accreditation; international disaster management; and ideas for making hazard, disaster, and emergency management courses interesting and relevant.
June 6-7, 2012
Aid and International Development Forum
Aid and International Development Forum
Washington, D.C.
Cost and Registration: Free, open until filled
This forum will discuss global humanitarian and development issues in food security, health, emergency telecommunications, water sanitation, and disaster mitigation, preparedness, and response. Session topics include emergency telecommunications, the effects of climate change on emerging economies, recovery partnerships between the military and nongovernmental organizations, and health, sanitation, and construction standards for emergency shelters.
June 25-27, 2012
World Conference on Disaster Management
World Conference on Disaster Management
Toronto, Canada
Cost and Registration: $949, open until filled
This conference will discuss emergency management and business continuity strategies with a focus on accommodating reduced budgets and resources. Topics include cost-effective risk reduction programs, disaster resilience as a counterterrorism measure, cyberattack preparation strategies, public alerts on mobile devices, and business continuity planning in a sluggish economy.
July 12-13, 2012
Fourth International Conference on Climate Change
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Cost and Registration: $450, open until filled
This conference will examine scientific and political perspectives on climate change. Topics include climate change and disaster management, the impact of climate change on water resources, climate change education for children, climate change vulnerability related to racial and income disparities, and national mitigation strategies.