September 29-30, 2009
Enabled in Emergencies Conference
EnableUS and the National Organization on Disability’s Emergency Preparedness Initiative
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cost and Registration: $500, open until filled
This conference discusses the latest issues in emergency response for people with disabilities and special needs. Practical technical assistance principles and real world examples provide insight into effective response to vulnerable populations during disaster.
September 30 to October 2, 2009
Out of the Storm: Making Reform Work
Competitive Enterprise Institute and the South Carolina Department of Insurance
New Orleans, Louisiana
Cost and Registration: $300 before September 1, open until filled
This conference addresses the property insurance reform challenges faced by hurricane-prone states. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and Gulf Coast state insurance commissioners have been invited to speak.
October 6-7, 2009
Disaster Chaplain Training
National Disaster Interfaiths Networks
New York, New York
Cost and Registration: $195, closes September 25
This curriculum will prepare chaplains and other religious leaders to provide spiritual and emotional care at disaster sites and in their own communities. This training provides operations, mental health, and self-care modules.
October 12-16, 2009
Ninth Annual Conference on Integrated Disaster Risk Management
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis and the Disaster Prevention Research Institute
Kyoto, Japan
Cost and Registration: $300 before August 15, open until filled
This conference addresses identifying and overcoming barriers to systematic disaster risk management in a rapidly changing world. Modeling, adaptive management, and many other topics will be discussed.
October 13-14, 2009
World Conference on Disaster Management Summit
Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness
Sydney, Australia
Cost and Registration: $1,002 before August 28, open until filled
This conference explores resiliency tactics that sustain business operations and communities during natural, technological, and human induced disasters and provides a forum for ideas that will foster change.
October 18-21, 2009
2009 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting
Geological Society of America
Portland, Oregon
Cost and Registration: $420 before September 14, open until filled
This conference will advance earth science initiatives to provide future generations with a safer world. Session topics include advances in understanding societal risk and resilience, and preventing disaster in the Ring of Fire region.