August 26-27, 2013
Engaging Family Private Forest Owners on Issues Related to Climate Change
U.S. Forest Service and National Institute for Food and Agriculture
Washington, D.C.
Cost and Registration: Free, open until filled
This public workshop will look at strategies to engage private and community forest owners in conversations about climate change and ways to improve communication. Topics will include climate-related and human threats to forests, objectives and values of forest owners, and forest management in the face of climate change.
September 4-6, 2013
Water and Society 2013
Wessex Institute of Technology
New Forest, United Kingdom
Cost and Registration: $1,300, open until filled
This conference will discuss the many issues facing water resource management on local and global scales. Using a multidisciplinary approach, conference sessions will address the financial, social, and industrial impacts of water scarcity. Topics include water as a human right, climate change and water management, contamination, transnational water rights, irrigation and desertification, and adaptation strategies for future demand shortages.
September 16-20, 2013
36th Conference on Radar Meteorology
American Meteorological Society
Breckenridge, Colorado
Cost and Registration: $595 before September 13, open until filled
This conference will introduce attendees to National Science Foundation observational research platforms and how they can be used to promote field campaigns and education. Conference topics include emerging technology, precipitation and hydrology, airborne and spaceborne radar, radar for numerical weather prediction models, and advances in microphysics estimation.
October 21-24, 2013
International Smoke Symposium
International Association of Wildland Fire
Adelphi, Maryland
Cost and Registration: $470 before September 21, open until filled
This conference will examine issues related to smoke from wildland fires and the threat smoke poses to human health, ecosystems, and the environment. Management strategies, knowledge gaps, and smoke science research will also be discussed. Topics include public health challenges, wildfire personnel exposure, climate change, transportation safety, agricultural fire smoke, and mitigation strategies for fire behavior and management.
November 20-22, 2013
FLASH Annual Conference
Federal Alliance for Safe Homes
Buena Vista, Florida
Cost and Registration: $265 before September 20, open until filled
This conference will explore best practices and lessons learned in building mitigation techniques. A $20,000 academic competition to find ways to address catastrophic wind events will also be held. Topics include design and construction innovation, stopping the cycle of cascading disasters, mitigation-friendly building codes, and building better homes.