June 19-22, 2011
World Conference on Disaster Management
Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness
Toronto, Canada
Cost and Registration: $1440, open until filled
This conference will examine the challenges of disaster management from a variety of angles and try to find solutions that work now and in the future. Conference topics include innovations in the crisis field, dealing with future threats, the search for resilience, and growth for the professional.
June 22-24, 2011
39th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
American Meteorological Society
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Cost and Registration: $570, closes June 24
This conference covers a wide range of information on communicating about weather, including the First Conference on Weather Warnings and Communications, which will be run jointly with the main event. Session topics include TV weather, climate change, warnings and communications, expanding broadcast meteorologist roles, and improving weather warnings.
June 26-28, 2011
GEORISK 2011
Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Atlanta, Georgia
Cost and Registration: $650 before May 25, open until filled
This conference will examine geohazards explicitly from the viewpoint of risk and uncertainty, with the aim of widening the scope of geotechnical services and improving public safety. Topics include levees and dams, public policy, geotechnical business risks, and probabilistic methods in geotechnical engineering.
June 26-29, 2011
Solutions to Coastal Disasters Conference
Coasts, Oceans, Ports and Rivers Institute
Anchorage, Alaska
Cost and Registration: $845 before June 17, open until filled
This conference will take an interdisciplinary approach to finding answers to coastal threats through discussion, exhibits, field trips, and technical sessions. Topics include coastal flooding, sea level rise, coastal erosion, tsunami modeling, and tsunami risk and community planning.
July 4-6, 2011
Safe 2011: Fourth International Conference on Safety and Security Engineering
Wessex Institute of Technology
Antwerp, Belgium
Cost and Registration: $1,988, open until filled
This conference will address issues facing security engineers today as they work to keep systems operational during disasters, emergencies, and other disruptions. Theoretical and practical advancements in safety and security engineering will be discussed. Conference topics include crisis management, transportation security, construction safety, bioterrorism, IT security, risk management, and protection and mitigation issues.
July 12-14, 2011
2011 Annual Conference
Universities Council on Water Resources
Boulder, Colorado
Cost and Registration: $550 before June 10, open until filled
This conference will look at water resource issues with a focus on how science and technology will affect the future of water resource management. Sessions include water governance, climate and water, rainwater harvesting, remote sensing, and water economics.
September 5-9, 2011
International Avalanche Conference
Center for Avalanche Safety
Kirovsk, Russia
Cost and Registration: $200, open until filled
This conference will provide a forum for international avalanche experts and showcase the latest in avalanche research, monitoring, and control techniques. Topics include avalanche awareness and public warning, search and rescue, snow drift and slushflows, and avalanche protection for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.