June 4-5, 2013
Search and Rescue Conference
Maritime and Coastguard Agency and Her Majesty’s Coastguard
Brighton, United Kingdom
Cost and Registration: $825, open until filled
This conference will identify and address international requirements for airborne and maritime search and rescue. Topics include sea, mountain, combat, and urban search and rescue operations, mass rescue of whole communities, rescue coordination, the United Kingdom’s new search and rescue helicopter program, and future coastguard modernization projects.
June 4-6, 2013
Australasian Business Continuity Summit
Continuity Forum and the Business Continuity Institute
Sydney, Australia
Cost and Registration: $4,800
This workshop will discuss the business continuity life cycle, business continuity management in action, business continuity in the public sector, and leadership. Topics include risks and opportunities for Australia in next decade, techniques to enhance decision-making under extreme stress, practical advice for completing business impact analyses, and risk management for universities.
June 14, 2013
IRDR Annual Conference
London, United Kingdom
University College London Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction
Cost and Registration: Free, open until filled
This conference will encourage and inform university research in risk and disaster reduction. Topics include the economic value of disaster preparedness, the role of media in determining disaster response activities, national resilience development strategies, as well as human rights, fairness, and equity in a disaster context.
June 18-19, 2013
Managing Catastrophe Risk
Infoline
London, United Kingdom
Cost and Registration: $3,250
This conference will discuss methodologies for managing non-modeled risks and lessons learned from the latest catastrophic events. Topics include practical guidance and techniques for understanding natural hazards, modeling European Union regulatory insurance requirements, and the value of uncertainty in interpreting catastrophic modeling results.
August 19-21, 2013
Maritime Security 2013 West
Homeland Security Outlook
Long Beach, California
Cost and Registration: $445 before June 19, open until filled
This conference will discuss using technology to mitigate maritime security threats. Topics include radiological and nuclear detection, waterborne terrorism, drug smuggling, submersible threats, sonar technology advances in port security, new types of coastal surveillance, the future of maritime security, maritime law enforcement training programs, and continuity of port operations.
September 8-12, 2013
Dam Safety 2013
Association of State Dam Safety Officials
Providence, Rhode Island
Cost and Registration: $800 before August 12, open until filled
This conference will explore dam safety engineering and technology. Topics include effective response to dam failures, new policies and guidelines for levee safety, the flood protection structure accreditation task force, blast damage experiments and simulations, tools for estimating flood impacts, and modernizing emergency action plans for dams.