April 10-13, 2011
Geospatial Solutions Conference
Geospatial Information and Technology Association
Grapevine, Texas
Cost and Registration: $1,029, open until filled
This conference will address a wide range of geospatial issues from a variety of industry perspectives, including water, transportation, telecommunications, and energy. Topics include open-source technology, accessible data, 3D intelligent infrastructure, and using GIS in electric emergencies.
May 2-3, 2011
Seismic Risk Mitigation Leadership Forum
Risk Mitigation Leadership
San Francisco, California
Cost and Registration: Free, request invitation by April 20
This forum is the sixth in a series that creates a risk mitigation dialogue between scientists, communicators, policy makers and practitioners. With an emphasis on seismic risk, forum topics include lessons learned from international earthquakes, seismic mitigation technology, fire following quakes, and risks to low-income populations.
May 15-20, 2011
Governor’s Hurricane Conference
Florida Governor’s Hurricane Conference
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Cost and Registration: $165, open until filled
This conference will identify ways to improve hurricane preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation by discussing all aspects of hurricane threats. Topics include disaster housing, preparing rural and immigrant communities for disaster, developments in mass emergency care, regional evacuation implementation, and business planning for community continuity.
May 16-18, 2011
Effective Risk Communication
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, Massachusetts
Cost and Registration: $1,595, open until filled
This workshop examines cognitive and emotional processes in risk perception, bias and error in risk decision making, communicating risk to various audiences, and strategies to improve understanding and trust. Topics include mental models, effects of emotion on risk perception, and risk perception and communication.
May 18-21, 2011
International Hazardous Materials Response Teams Conference
International Association of Fire Chiefs
Baltimore, Maryland
Cost and Registration: $370 before April 18, open until filled
This conference will cover a variety of topics related to hazardous materials response, including transportation applications, terrorism, and decontamination. Topics include air dispersion modeling, infrastructure emergencies, hazardous material in floods, integrating incident command and hazmat response, and threat and vulnerability assessment. Training exercises, field trips and demonstrations are also offered.
May 22-26, 2011
2011 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress
American Society of Civil Engineers
Palm Springs, California
Cost and Registration: $795 before April 11, closes April 29
This meeting will allow professionals to focus on emerging issues in the water and environmental fields, focus on sustainability, and learn about ongoing restoration programs. Offerings include symposia on arid lands, sustainability, and climate change; courses on low-impact development and modeling river migration; and technical sessions on urban water management, dam safety, international water issues, and groundwater.
June 8-9, 2011
2011 Aid and International Development Forum
Aidmatrix, USAID, International Health Partners, and others
Washington, D.C.
Cost and Registration: Free, open until filled
This forum provides an opportunity to build partnerships across organizations and disciplines in order to advance humanitarian and disaster relief programs. Transportation and logistics, shelter, water and sanitation, and funding ideas are among the topics to be discussed.