April 22, 2010
Flood Fighters 2010
City Security and Resilience Networks
Manchester, England
Cost and Registration: $521, Open until filled
This conference discusses best practices to protect businesses, staff, and infrastructure from severe weather and flooding events. Session topics include the human impact of flooding, the role of business in economic recovery, how business can most effectively engage with first responders, and government response to flooding.
May 19-23, 2010
International Hazardous Materials Response Teams Conference
International Association of Fire Chiefs
Baltimore, Maryland
Cost and Registration: $635 before April 19, 2010, Open until filled
This conference prepares hazmat responders by examining the latest products and methods in hazmat responses. Session topics include first responders and terrorist attacks, the Hazmat IQ system, maritime hazmat response, hazardous materials in the flood environment, threat and vulnerability analysis, and the fundamentals of atmospheric monitoring.
June 7-10, 2010
13th Annual Emergency Management Higher Education Conference
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Emmitsburg, Maryland
Cost and Registration: See website
This conference encourages and supports inter-school dialogue on a variety of issues and facilitates communication between the Emergency Management Higher Education Project and university and college representatives. Issues to be addressed include challenges in developing new programs; international disaster management; improving the relevancy of and interest in hazards, disasters, and emergency management courses; and incorporating experiential and service learning in the classroom.
June 8-12, 2010
The International Emergency Management Society 17th Annual Conference
The International Emergency Management Society
Beijing, China
Cost and Registration: Not posted
This conference promotes the exchange of information and innovative methods to improve national and international mitigation of, response to, and recovery from emergencies and disasters. Session topics include establishing emergency management systems; global earthquake catastrophe emergency response, rescue, and recovery; handling emergencies from a national point of view; a Nepalese perspective on the effects of climate change; and the application of spatial technology in emergency management.
June 10-11, 2010
First Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) Annual Conference
Ambulance Hazardous Area Response Team
Liverpool, England
Cost and Registration: $532, Open until filled
This conference highlights the work of hazardous area response teams and examines the fundamentals of national resilience and emergency preparedness. Session topics include the view from the front line, HART and its effects on the national ambulance service, Hurricane Katrina and other major events, and Haiti: the UK’s response to an international tragedy.
July 12-15, 2010
Rebuilding Sustainable Communities with the Elderly and Disabled People after Disasters
University of Massachusetts Boston
Boston, Massachusetts
Cost and Registration: $300, Open until filled
This conference examines long-term sustainable community recovery and rebuilding needs in post-disaster environments. Specific issues to be addressed include the status of elderly and disabled people after disasters, the participation of the elderly and disabled in local, regional, and national post-disaster reconstruction policies, plans, and programs, and the role of women with disabilities in formulating and implementing reconstruction policies.