December 5-9, 2011
Sixth Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
Port of Spain, Trinidad
Cost and Registration: $500, open until filled
This conference will evaluate and update the Caribbean Comprehensive Disaster Management agenda, which is a part of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Global Platform. Topics include flood early warning systems, global earthquake models, and postdisaster financial assistance. Technical sessions are offered for climate change, national risk management programs, and disaster response communication technologies.
December 9, 2011
Pipeline Emergency Response Forum
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Washington, D.C.
Cost and Registration: Free, open until filled
This forum will identify strategies that improve emergency response and preparedness for pipeline emergencies. Topics include federal and state safety resources, lessons learned from past pipeline emergencies, best practices for emergency responders, and training needs.
January 18-20, 2012
Public Health Law Research Annual Meeting
Public Health Law Research
New Orleans, Louisiana
Cost and Registration: $125, open until filled
This conference will discuss how laws can prevent and mitigate public health issues and ensure a healthier population. Topics include communicable and non-communicable diseases, injury prevention, future public health law research priorities, and the effects of regulation on public health.
January 31 to February 3, 2012
Connections in the Climate System
Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society
Sydney, Australia
Cost and Registration: $500, open until filled
This conference examines the physical components of climate systems, the evolution of climate systems over time, and the connections between climate change and extreme events. Topics include coastal erosion and storm surge impacts, increased hazard intensity and frequency, and the effects of climate change on renewable resources.
February 7-9, 2012
National Evacuation Conference
Stephenson Disaster Management Institute and the Gulf Coast Research Center for Evacuation and Transportation Resiliency
New Orleans, Louisiana
Cost and Registration: $375 before October 31, open until filled
This conference focuses on strategies to improve evacuation planning. Participants will choose from sessions in the following six tracks: carless and vulnerable populations, evacuation modeling, communication and behavior, policy, animals, and nuclear power plants. Topics include women, Latino, and immigrant populations, regional modeling, communicating risk, the federal role in evacuation, and the impact of animals on evacuation management.
February 19-23, 2012
One Health Summit
Global Risk Forum
Davos, Switzerland
Cost and Registration: $1,224, open until filled
As part of the Global Risk Forum, this summit aims to bridge the gap between science and practice by examining public health risk management from a multihazard, multidisciplinary perspective. Topics include pandemics, food safety and security, natural hazards, resource depletion, and sustainable development.
February 21-24, 2012
Public Health Preparedness Summit
National Association of County and City Health Officials
Anaheim, California
Cost and Registration: $500 until January 17, open until filled
This conference will teach public health professionals how to effectively respond to and recover from public health emergencies using limited resources. Topics include radiation response, volunteer management, communications, vulnerable populations, and public health law.