September 19-20, 2013
Basement Flooding Symposium
Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
Toronto, Canada
Cost and Registration: $295, open until filled
This conference will explore the growing issue of urban flood damages in light of recent flooding in Ontario and Alberta, with an emphasis on the impacts of basement flooding for homeowners, insurers and municipalities. Topics include risk assessment, risk reduction, and preventative methods already in place and the effects of climate change on future risk to infrastructure. A workshop following the conference will discuss how climate change impacts and ways to implement adaptations.
October 16-17, 2013
Sea Level Rise Summit 2013
Florida Atlantic University Center for Environmental Studies
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Cost and Registration: $240, open until filled
This summit will address the challenges experienced by professionals and local governments in addressing sea level rise with an emphasis on the impacts to economy, health, and the environment. Topics include the effect of sea-level rise on storm surge, the economic implications of sea level rise, health impacts, vulnerable infrastructure, and creating adaptation strategies for Florida.
November 3-8, 2013
Annual Mexican Geophysical Union Meeting
Geophysical Union of Mexico
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Cost and Registration: $158 before September 23, open until filled
This annual meeting will address issues such as climate change, geohydrology, environmental geology, and natural hazards. Topics include tectonics in Mexico, applied mineralogy, coastal oceanography, a climatic history of the Mexican basin, and deep-water hydrocarbon exploration in Brazil. Note: website and registration are in Spanish.
November 14-16, 2013
2013 Backyards and Beyond
National Fire Protection Association
Salt Lake City, Utah
Cost and Registration: $495, open until filled
This conference will examine fire hazards in the wildland-urban interface and lessons learned from the Firewise Program. Topics include community safety strategies, home construction and landscape design, wildfire planning and suppression, fire behavior, and wildfire technology and policy.
January 7-10, 2014
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 disaster preparation, mitigation, recovery, data security, restoration and remediation, and business continuity.