March 31-April 2, 2009
2010 Virginia Emergency Management Symposium
Virginia Emergency Management Association
Hampton, Virginia
Cost and Registration: $225
This year’s theme is “Heads Up! Changes in Emergency Management.” Topics include the 2009 November Nor’easter, the D.C. Metro transit train crash, and urban search and rescue in Haiti.
April 23-25, 2010
Fourth Annual Wildland Fire Litigation Conference
Ken Roye
Reno, Nevada
Cost and Registration: $575, open until filled
This conference will address fire investigation, forensics, damages, and legal issues related to wildland fires. Sessions include “Meteorology and Wildland Fires,” “Lightning Forensics,” and “Ethics and Professional Responsibility in Mass Tort Litigation.”
May 11-13, 2010
18th Annual Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster Conference
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Cost and Registration: $380 before March 15
This year’s conference, titled “United in Waves of Hope and Help,” will offer expert presentations to improve VOAD members’ skills, services, and organizational practices. Session topics include long-term recovery training, technology and holistic community readiness, and community emergency planning for special needs populations.
May 16-19, 2010
Eighth UCLA Conference on Public Health and Disasters
University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Public Health and Disasters
Torrance, California
Cost and Registration: $395 before April 16, Open until filled
This conference will promote dialog between local health departments and others to improve emergency public health preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery. Topics address emergency public health issues, mass shelters, hospital and community clinics as partners in disaster response, and the escalation of response from emergency to disaster.
May 23-28, 2010
24th Annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference
Florida Emergency Preparedness Association, National Weather Service, Florida State Emergency Response Team, and American Red Cross
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Cost and Registration: $150 before March 26, 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 lessons learned, new strategies, the availability of federal and private assistance to local governments, and the role of emergency management throughout the disaster cycle.
May 26, 2010
2010 Coastal Resilience Symposium
Rice University
Houston, Texas
Cost and Registration: $25 before May 15
This symposium seeks a more resilient Houston region by discussing what to expect if a Hurricane Ike-sized storm makes landfall southwest of Houston, especially with new growth in low-lying areas. Sessions will discuss risks and vulnerabilities, structural and non-structural mitigation options, and coastal and public policy issues.
This conference, featured in DR 540, has been canceled. Check their website for further information.
April 13-14, 2010
TIEMS First Workshop in Latin America and the Caribbean
The International Emergency Management Society
Santiago, Chile
Cost and Registration: See website
This workshop examines emergency and disaster management experiences in the Latin American and Caribbean Region.