Natural Hazards Center || 2025 Natural Hazards Workshop Schedule

Sunday, July 13, 2025

Sun, July 13
8:00 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. MDT

TBD

Pine

Sun, July 13
10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. MDT

Registration

Atrium

Sun, July 13
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. MDT

Film Screening: Hurricane Katrina at 20: Reflections from Policy Makers and Practitioners

Interlocken A

Film Screening: Built to Last: Buyer Beware

Interlocken B

Film Screening: One in Five Hundred: Lessons From the 2022 Yellowstone Floods

Centennial E

Film Screening: Planning to Turn the Tide: Creating Resilient Communities

Centennial F

Sun, July 13
1:30 to 2:00 p.m. MDT

Break

Sun, July 13
2:00 to 3:15 p.m. MDT

Training Session: Flood Resilient Building Codes for Your Community

Interlocken A

Training Session: Communication and Decision-Making Tools for Geohazards

Interlocken B

Training Session: Gamifying Wildfire Resilience

Interlocken C

Training Session: Increasing Collaboration in Disasters Through Scenario-Based Planning

Interlocken D

Training Session: Cultivating Community-Based Disaster Legal Services

Centennial E

Training Session: Communicating About Disasters in a Dynamic Media Landscape

Centennial F

Sun, July 13
3:15 to 3:45 p.m. MDT

Break

Sun, July 13
3:45 to 5:00 p.m. MDT

Networking Roundtable: Professional Pathways in the Hazards and Disaster Field

Interlocken A

Networking Roundtable: Community-Led Solutions for Compounding, Complex, and Cascading Disasters

Interlocken B

Networking Roundtable: Conducting Ethical Work in Changing Environments

Interlocken C

Networking Roundtable: Expecting the Unexpected in Hazard Mitigation

Interlocken D

Networking Roundtable: Supporting Mental Health for Hazards and Disaster Professionals

Centennial E

Networking Roundtable: Creating Sustainable Funding Strategies for Hazards and Disaster Resilience

Centennial F

Sun, July 13
5:00 to 5:30 p.m. MDT

Break

Sun, July 13
5:30 to 7:00 p.m. MDT

Poster Session and Welcome Reception

Interlocken and Centennial Foyers and Interlocken B/C

Sun, July 13
6:00 to 7:00 p.m. MDT

First-Timers’ Orientation

Centennial E

Student Orientation

Centennial F

Sun, July 13
7:00 to 8:30 p.m. MDT

TBD

Interlocken A

Monday, July 14, 2025

Mon, July 14
7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. MDT

Registration

Atrium

Mon, July 14
7:15 to 8:00 a.m. MDT

Coffee

Mon, July 14
8:00 to 9:15 a.m. MDT

Welcome and Self-Introductions

Interlocken A/B

Mon, July 14
9:15 to 10:00 a.m. MDT

Keynote Address: TBD

Mon, July 14
10:00 to 10:30 a.m. MDT

Break

Mon, July 14
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. MDT

Plenary: TBD

Interlocken A/B

Mon, July 14
12:00 to 1:30 p.m. MDT

Lunch in the Outdoor Pavilion

Concurrent Sessions

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 4

Track 5

Track 6

Mon, July 14
1:30 to 3:00 p.m. MDT

TBD

TED-Style Talk: Improving Practice Through Disaster Case Studies

Mon, July 14
3:00 to 3:30 p.m. MDT

Break

Mon, July 14
3:30 to 5:00 p.m. MDT

TBD

TED-Style Talk: Using Data and Technology to Understand Disaster

Mon, July 14
5:00 to 5:30 p.m. MDT

Break

Mon, July 14
5:30 to 7:00 p.m. MDT

Poster Session and Hosted Reception

Interlocken and Centennial Foyers and Interlocken B/C

Mon, July 14
7:00 to 8:30 p.m. MDT

Bill Anderson Fund Reception

The Living Room and Terrace

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Tue, July 15
7:00 to 8:30 a.m. MDT

Coffee

Tue, July 15
7:15 to 8:15 a.m. MDT

Networking Roundtable: Past and Present—Disability and Disasters

Networking Roundtable: Critical Infrastructure and Energy—What Does a Resilient Future Hold?

Networking Roundtable: Charting a Course—Developing Goals for Your Future

Tue, July 15
7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. MDT

Registration

Atrium

Tue, July 15
8:15 to 8:30 a.m. MDT

Break

Tue, July 15
8:30 to 10:00 a.m. MDT

Plenary: TBD

Tue, July 15
10:00 to 10:30 a.m. MDT

Break

Tue, July 15
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. MDT

Plenary: TBD

Tue, July 15
12:00 to 1:30 p.m. MDT

Lunch in the Outdoor Pavilion

Concurrent Sessions

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 4

Track 5

Track 6

Tue, July 15
1:30 to 3:00 p.m. MDT

TBD

TED-Style Talk: Engagement, Ethics, and Collaboration in Local Disaster Management

Tue, July 15
3:00 to 3:30 p.m. MDT

Break

Tue, July 15
3:30 to 5:00 p.m. MDT

TBD

TED-Style Talk: Managing Disasters Now and Into the Future

Tue, July 15
5:30 to 9:00 p.m. MDT

Barbecue

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Wed, July 16
6:00 to 7:45 a.m. MDT

Bill Anderson Fund Disaster Dash

Omni Hotel Lobby

Wed, July 16
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. MDT

Registration

Atrium

Wed, July 16
8:00 to 8:30 a.m. MDT

Coffee

Wed, July 16
8:30 to 9:30 a.m. MDT

Capturing Disaster Data Before It Disappears: The Quick Response Research Award Program

Reducing Risk and Saving Lives: The Mitigation Matters Research Award Program

Health Outcomes in Disasters: A Special Call of the Quick Response Research Award Program

Community-Based Research: The Public Health Disaster Research Award Program

Building a Weather Ready Nation: The Weather Ready Research Award Program

Hazards and Disaster Research by New Professionals

Wed, July 16
9:30 to 9:45 a.m. MDT

Break

Wed, July 16
9:45 to 10:45 a.m. MDT

Amplifying Voices, Inspiring Change: Stories From Scholarship and Award Winners

ShakeAlert: A Collaborative Pursuit of Safety in Earthquake Country

Social Science Saves Lives: A Human-Centered Approach to Landslide and Wildfire Research

Documenting Success in Climate Adaptation and Resilience Actions

Imagining Urban Resilience: Case Studies From the Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program

Bill Anderson Fund Lightning Talks

Wed, July 16
10:45 a.m. to 11:15 p.m. MDT

Break

Wed, July 16
11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. MDT

Plenary: TBD

Wed, July 16
12:30 to 12:45 p.m. MDT

Wrap-Up and Call to Action

Interlocken A/B

Wed, July 16
12:45 p.m. MDT

Adjourn

Wed, July 16
12:45 to 2:00 p.m. MDT

Lunch in the Outdoor Pavilion

Wed, July 16
2:00 p.m. MDT

Researchers Meeting Begins

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Thu, July 17
7:30 a.m. MDT

Researchers Meeting Continues

Thu, July 17
8:30 a.m. MDT

Practitioners Meeting Begins