September 16, 2010
Denver Emergency Management Summit 2010
Emergency Management Magazine
Denver, Colorado
Cost and Registration: Not posted
This summit will address Denver’s natural and man-made hazards and discuss best practices in preparedness and mitigation. Topics include solutions and technology to improve community preparedness, collaborative emergency management planning, challenges in integrating planning and preparedness, and recent FEMA initiatives.
September 29 to October 1, 2010
Deltas in Times of Climate Change
Climate Changes Spatial Planning, Knowledge for Climate, and the City of Rotterdam
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Cost and Registration: $504 before September 29, open until filled
This conference will promote scientific research on climate change and delta planning, strengthen international cooperation among delta cities, and explore the links between science and policy. Conference themes include managing extreme weather risks, decision support for climate adaptation, and flood risk management.
October 5-6, 2010
Asia-Oceania Resilience Conference
International Association of Emergency Managers
Singapore
Cost and Registration: $600, open until filled
This conference will explore public and personal resilience to disasters, with an emphasis on the exchange of experiences and best practices. Conference topics include 21st Century water emergencies, disaster resilient communities, crisis management and emergency response in Antarctica, and the journey from response to resilience.
October 9, 2010
Third Tri-State Weather Conference
Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, Connecticut
Cost and Registration: $30 before October 3, open until filled
This conference will examine weather education and communication to improve professional and amateur understanding of severe weather. Topics include cause and effect of out-of-season snowstorms, hurricanes and climate change, and the media’s role in communicating about severe weather.
October 27-29, 2010
Seventh Canadian Risk and Hazards Network Symposium
Canadian Risk and Hazards Network
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Cost and Registration: Not posted
This symposium will discuss public engagement in disaster risk reduction, identify smart practices that emerged from recent disasters, and discuss technological solutions for risk assessment. Conference themes include risk management methodologies, warning systems, psychosocial dimensions of emergency management, and land-use planning strategies.
November 15-19, 2010
International Conference on Climate Change and People
Small Earth Nepal, University of Colorado Consortium for Capacity Building, Nepal, and others
Kathmandu, Nepal
Cost and Registration: $150, open until September 15
This conference aims to increase the scientific capacity of young students from multiple disciplines by improving networking about and understanding of sustainable development and climate change mitigation and adaptation. Topics include changing regional hazards, disaster management and early warning systems, and the regional impacts of climate variability and extremes.