March 15-17, 2012
Building Resilience Workshop III
Oxfam, Loyola Center for Environmental Law and Land Use, Greater New Orleans, and others
New Orleans, Louisiana
Cost and Registration: $225, open until filled
This workshop will identify strategies for reducing the vulnerability of New Orleans and South Louisiana to natural and man-made hazards. This is the third workshop in a series of three master planning workshops. Topics include community shelters, non-structural mitigation, evacuation plans, and focused discussions with parish residents.
April 17-19, 2012
Third Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire
International Association of Wildland Fire
Seattle, Washington
Cost and Registration: $495 before March 17, open until filled
This conference discusses public safety, preparedness, and management of wildland fires. Topics include long-term homeowner maintenance of defensible space, firefighters’ physical and psychological workplace injuries, neighborhood involvement in wildfire mitigation planning, and the effect of large wildfires on local labor markets.
April 20-22, 2012
Wildland Fire Litigation Conference
Ken Roye
Sacramento, California
Cost and Registration: $595, open until filled
This conference discusses infrastructure, environment, and insurance issues in wildland fire litigation. Topics include technology in fire investigation, uses and limitations of fire behavior modeling software, conservation and environmental easement appraisals, tree damage valuation methods, and the use of game theory in conflict mediation.
April 22-27, 2012
European Geosciences Union General Assembly
European Geosciences Union
Vienna, Austria
Cost and Registration: $513 before March 22, open until filled
This conference presents research from geoscientists around the world. Topics include the uncertainty and variability of precipitation, landslides in volcanically active environments, flood risk uncertainty, large earthquakes and tsunami activity, and the economic costs of natural hazards.
April 30 to May 2, 2012
Coastal Cities Summit
International Ocean Institute
St. Petersburg, Florida
Cost and Registration: $395, open until filled
This conference looks at managing coastal resources while addressing the pressures of coastal development, sea level rise, population growth, and ocean acidification. Topics include disaster resilience, coastal energy alternatives, food supply concerns, drought, and building smaller cities and towns.
April 30 to May 3, 2012
Science Policy Conference
American Geophysical Union
Washington, D.C.
Cost and Registration: $545 before March 30, open until filled
This conference examines the science informing policy decisions related to natural hazards, natural resources, oceans, and the Arctic. Topics include improved natural hazards preparedness and mitigation strategies, severe weather effects on agriculture and food prices, coastal transformations caused by sea level rise and erosion, and local business continuity strategies.