Natural Hazards Center || 2025 Natural Hazards Workshop Schedule

Sunday, July 13, 2025

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: Planning to Turn the Tide—Creating Resilient Communities

Interlocken B

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

Centennial E

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: The State-of-the-Art in Alerts and Warnings

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

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 9:20 a.m. MDT

Welcome and Self-Introductions

Interlocken Ballroom

Mon, July 14
9:20 to 10:00 a.m. MDT

Keynote Address: Fifty Years Strong—Facing Threats, Forging Hope, and Turning Research Into Action

Interlocken Ballroom

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: Looking Back—Disasters as Turning Points

Interlocken Ballroom

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

Lunch in the Outdoor Pavilion

Concurrent Sessions

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

Fifty Years of Hazards and Disasters Research: Where Do We Go From Here?

Interlocken A

The Future of Flood Risk Reduction, Recovery, and Adaptation

Interlocken B

Federal Social Science: Sustaining Collaboration for a Safer Nation

Centennial E

Data for a Hazard Ready Nation

Centennial F

Strengthening Local Disaster Resilience With Safer Schools

Pine

TED-Style Talks: Improving Practice Through Disaster Case Studies

Ponderosa

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

Break

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

The Palisades Fire: Dedication, Partnership, and Transformation

Interlocken A

From Spark to Smolder: Wildfires Across the Disaster Lifecycle

Interlocken B

Insuring a Safe Future: Affordable Recovery and Resilient Housing in a Riskier World

Centennial E

Advancements for Disaster and Public Health Practice

Centennial F

Developing Community-Led Mitigation Plans for Hazards Resilience

Pine

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

Ponderosa

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

Break

Awards Ceremony

5:10 to 5:30 p.m. MDT Centennial E

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

Poster Session and Hosted Reception

Interlocken and Centennial Foyers and Interlocken B/C

Meet the Authors Event

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

Ponderosa

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

Centennial E

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

Registration

Atrium

Tue, July 15
8:15 to 8:20 a.m. MDT

Break

Tue, July 15
8:20 to 9:00 a.m. MDT

Plenary: Taking Stock—The First, Second, and Third Assessments of Natural Hazards

Interlocken Ballroom

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

Plenary: Assessing Current Conditions—Challenges to Emergency Management

Interlocken Ballroom

Tue, July 15
10:15 to 10:45 a.m. MDT

Break

Tue, July 15
10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. MDT

Plenary: Imagining Future Possibilities—Moving From Vision to Reality

Interlocken Ballroom

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

Lunch in the Outdoor Pavilion

Concurrent Sessions

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

Third Assessment of Natural Hazards Working Session—Part I

Interlocken A

Community-Led Relocation: Lessons From 20 Years of International Research

Interlocken B

Home-Grown Resilience: Local Solutions for Disaster Management

Centennial E

Planning for Hazards: Lessons From International Contexts

Centennial F

From Awareness to Action: Community Engagement for Advancing Risk Communication

Pine

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

Ponderosa

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

Break

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

Third Assessment of Natural Hazards Working Session—Part II

Interlocken A

Artificial Intelligence for Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

Interlocken B

Making the Most of Disaster Dollars

Centennial E

Withstanding the Water: A New National Standard for Flood Resilience

Centennial F

Navigating the Data Deluge: Towards Practical Decision-Support Tools

Pine

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

Ponderosa

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

Barbecue at Avanti Boulder

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

New Research, Policy, and Practice Sessions

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

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

Centennial E

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

Centennial F

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

Ponderosa

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

Pine

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

Interlocken A

Hazards and Disaster Research by New Professionals

Interlocken B

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

Centennial E

ShakeAlert Ready: Earthquake Early Warning for All

Centennial F

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

Ponderosa

Developing an Evidence Bank and Knowledge Management System for Adaptation and Resilience

Pine

Extreme Weather Survivors: Organizing, Uplifting, and Advocating for People Harmed by Disasters

Interlocken A

Bill Anderson Fund Lightning Talks

Interlocken B

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

Break

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

Plenary: Caring for Current and Future Generations—Community-Led Earthquake and Tsunami Mitigation Projects

Interlocken Ballroom

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

Wrap-Up and Call to Action

Interlocken Ballroom

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