April 28, 2009
Private-Public Sector Collaboration to Enhance Community Disaster Resilience
The National Academies
Washington, D.C.
Cost and Registration: Free, open until filled
This meeting will assess private-public sector partnerships to identify gaps in knowledge and practice and recommend future research areas. Goals include identifying a framework for public-private partnerships that strengthen community resilience, developing guidelines to enhance resilience, examining existing collaborations, and recommending structures that further collaboration.
May 18-22, 2009
17th Annual VOAD Conference
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters
Salt Lake City, Utah
Cost and Registration: $750, open until filled
Volunteers across the United States will gather for disaster-related training, education, and networking. Sessions topics include environmental awareness in disaster relief, charitable organization disaster relief, VOAD best practices and success stories, and the myths and realities of disaster.
June 21-24, 2009
19th World Conference on Disaster Management
Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness
Toronto, Canada
Cost and Registration: $1025 before April 30, open until filled
Disaster experts, practitioners, business continuity leaders, and others will meet at this conference promoting community preparedness and resiliency. This year’s program will focus on the economic crisis, climate change, natural disasters, pandemic planning, and corporate resilience.
June 24, 2009
“Safe Homes for All” Hurricane Risk Mitigation Leadership Forum
WeatherPredict, Institute for Business and Home Safety, and others
Washington, D.C.
Cost and Registration: Free, open until filled
This event features senior elected officials and national experts in emergency management and disaster safety. Topics addressed will include challenges faced by low-income populations during disasters, affordable housing mitigation technology, evacuation planning for low-income populations, best practices for communicating disaster preparedness, and legislative developments that affect at-risk communities.
June 25, 2009
Disasters Roundtable of the National Academies
The National Academies and the National Commission on Children and Disasters
Washington, D.C.
Cost and Registration: Free, open until filled
This workshop will strive to identify key areas in need of research, address opportunities and challenges, and facilitate conversations about children and youth in disaster planning, mitigation, response, and recovery among practitioners, academics, and policymakers.
June 28 to July 1, 2009
Lifeline Earthquake Engineering in a Multi-Hazard Environment
American Society for Civil Engineering
Oakland, California
Cost and Registration: $550 before May 28, open until filled
This conference presents a range of technical papers on current practices, recent innovations, and future directions in natural and man made disasters. Emphasis will be on performance, design, analysis, and planning.