Graphic Recorder Alece Birnbach at work at the 2019 Natural Hazards Workshop. ©Chip Van Zandt/Natural Hazards Center, 2019.
It’s been just more than six weeks since we wrapped up the 44th Annual Natural Hazards Workshop, and we’re still reveling in the many wonderful concepts and conversations that we were able to explore with those of you that could attend. As we gathered this year around the theme of convergence, we learned so much about how you are all working together to address the most pressing and enduring problems in our field.
Although this year’s Workshop hosted nearly 650 hazards and disaster professionals from 22 countries, we know that there were many people that couldn’t attend. We hope those of you that couldn’t join us—and those of you that want to look back—will enjoy some of the following:
Closing Comments: Each year, Director Lori Peek wraps attends every session and event and wraps up the Workshop with a synthesis of all the conversations and concepts that resonated during our brief time together. Read her closing comments to learn more about what was discussed in this year’s enlightening event
Graphic Recordings: This year we were lucky enough to have graphic recorder Alece Birnbach available to beautifully illustrate the themes of our keynote and plenary sessions (thanks Impact360 Alliance!). Digital versions of her amazing original work are posted on our website for you to enjoy.
Workshop Photo Gallery: We might spend the majority of the year planning the Workshop, but it’s our attendees that breathe life into the event, and we want to remember every one of you! With that in mind, we deputized Chip Van Zandt of Brazos Valley Image to capture the memories we made. Checkout the photo gallery for pics of the barbecue, poster session receptions, the walking tour of Boulder, and much more.
Gilbert White Video: One of the highlights of this year’s Workshop was the screening of a Marshall Frech’s ten-minute film, The Flood Problem, a special look at the life and work of Natural Hazards Center founder Gilbert White. We hope you’ll take a moment to watch and share this warm tribute to the man behind so much of what we strive for in hazards research and practice today.
We’re grateful for those of you that come to the Workshop each year. We hope you’ll be with us again—or for the first time—in future years. Please visit our Save the Date page with information on upcoming Workshops through 2022. And if you haven’t already, sign up for Workshop updates and we’ll send you periodic information, including calls for session ideas, poster abstracts, and registration and event details. See you next year!