Upcoming Conferences
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These upcoming conferences and meetings may be searched by month.
August 2008
2008 ESRI International User Conference—San Diego, California: August 4-8, 2008. This conference brings together more than 14,000 professionals who work with or are interested in geographic information systems (GIS) solutions for their organizations or communities. The central goal is to enhance learning and provide solutions across disciplines and on campuses. Users from more than 120 countries have the opportunity to learn new skills, share information, and discover best practices, tips, and tricks that can be used instantly.
educ@esri.com
www.esri.com/events/uc/index.html
International Geological Congress—Oslo, Norway: August 6-14, 2008. In collaboration with the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) and other international and national organizations, the National IUGS Committees in the five Nordic countries ( Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden) will host this meeting. The symposia will be arranged in three categories: interdisciplinary global themes, major themes concerning the Nordic countries and the Arctic, and the disciplines comprising the earth sciences. A special session on educational outreach programs will explore the effective communication of information related to the geosciences, natural hazards, and the environment, and will feature presentations by geoscientists who have transmitted the excitement and utility of the geosciences to residents of their communities through service and education.
www.33igc.org
31st International Geographical Conference—Tunis, Tunisia: August 12-15, 2008. For this major geographical event, the National Organizing Committee of the 2008 Tunis Congress has planned a scientific agenda meant to further develop the reflection and debates of the past two decades, while highlighting new paradigms and promoting new stances to geographers. Building Our Territories Together will be the major theme of the Congress. Three major issues will be discussed: the territory; the operational orientation of geography; and the role of the players. Other topic themes are also scheduled, including the evolution of geographical thought; cultures and civilizations for human development; and the Renaissance of the Mediterranean. Tunis 2008 will provide an ideal forum for geographers to express and confront their visions on the major issues of our time.
www.igc-tunis2008.com/index.php?lang=en
2008 International Public Works Congress & Exposition—New Orleans, Louisiana: August 17-20, 2008. Hosted by the American Public Works Association (APWA), this conference will showcase public works professionals displaying outstanding qualities of innovation, leadership, and resourcefulness in meeting the challenges of engineering and technological ingenuity, as well as leadership and resiliency. Presentations will share lessons learned, “how we did it” case studies, strategies for addressing emerging trends, and practical and relevant methods for dealing with the critical issues facing public works today. A special track will be reserved for presentations highlighting the renewal and recovery efforts in the Gulf States region.
kwilson@apwa.net
www.apwa.net/SpeakAtCongress
2008 World Water Week— Stockholm, Sweden: August 17-23, 2008. This annual global meeting is designed to promote capacity-building, partnership, and follow-up on the implementation of international water development processes and programs. The event promotes the exchange of views and experiences between the scientific, business, policy, and civil society communities. This year’s theme, “Progress and Prospects on Water: For a clean and Healthy World,” has an emphasis on sanitation. Over 90 different plenary sessions, workshops, seminars, and other programs will be offered.
rosanna.ricciuti@siwi.org
www.worldwaterweek.org
National Association of Flood & Stormwater Management Agencies Annual Conference— Napa, California: August 25-28, 2008 . The National Association of Flood & Stormwater Management Agencies’ (NAFSMA) 2008 Annual Meeting includes a special National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System stormwater workshop and information on critical pending legislation—including the Water Resources Development Act of 2008, wetlands regulatory legislation, water infrastructure funding bills, National Flood Insurance Program reform bills, and others. Issues relating to levee certification, levee safety, and flood risk management issues, as well as special sessions on climate change issues related to flood and stormwater management and map modernization will be covered.
sgilson@nafsma.org
www.nafsma.org
Second International Disaster Reduction Conference—Davos, Switzerland: August 25-29, 2008. This conference will address a broad range of risks including those related to pandemics, terrorism, climate change, and natural hazards. Risks of a technical, biological, and chemical nature will be featured at this gathering of leading experts, practitioners, academics, and policy makers from a broad range of interdisciplinary fields.
info@idrc.org
www.phree-way.org
RGS-IBS Annual International Conference 2008: Geographies that Matter—London, England: August 27-29, 2008. The conference theme is an invitation to place geography in its current context and to consider its medium-term future. Like all research and teaching subjects, geography evolves through the combined, relatively ungoverned acts of its many practitioners. Geographies that matter to geographers and others sometimes coincide, sometimes not - raising the perennial question of the subject's wider role in socio-environmental change, conservation, and transformation. The goal of this conference is to critically look at the ‘drift’ of the field by addressing the following questions: What are the geographies that matter, to who and why? What is the role of geographical research, teaching, and advocacy in respect of them?
www.rgs.org/WhatsOn/ConferencesAndSeminars
31st International Conference on Coastal Engineering—Hamburg, Germany: August 30-September 5, 2008. Organizers: Coastal Engineering Research Council (CERC) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Session topics will include coastal processes; coastal, shore, and estuarine structures; ports, harbors, and waterways; coastal environment; coastal risks; and coastal development. Sessions are expected to investigate different issues of theory, measurement, analysis, modeling, and practice. The conference will offer short courses, technical sessions, and poster sessions.
icce2008.hamburg.baw.de
icce2008@hamburg.baw.de
7th International NCCR Climate Summer School: Key Challenges in Climate Variability and Change—Centro Stefano Franscini, Monte Verità, Ticino, Switzerland: August 31-September 5, 2008. This summer school unites young scientists and leading climate researchers in a scenic southern Swiss Alpine setting for keynote lectures, workshops, and poster sessions. Session topics will include pertinent aspects of climate physics; climate phenomena and processes from seasonal to centennial time ranges; assessment of predictability, and approaches to prediction and operational tools; and associated impacts of climate change on society and economy's vulnerability. The courses cover a broad spectrum of climate and climate impact research issues and foster cross-disciplinary links. Each topic includes keynote plenary lectures and workshops with in-depth discussion in smaller groups.
www.nccr-climate.unibe.ch/summer_school/2008/index_en.html
September 2008
13th World Water Congress—Montpellier, France: September 1-4, 2008. Organizers: International Water Resource Association, Verseau Développement, Institut Languedocien de recherche sur l'Eau et l'Environnement, and ENJOY Montpellier. The objective of this congress is to raise global consciousness of the impact of global climate change on water resources. The Congress contributes to the study of the earth’s water resources by opening the dialogue between public and private partners, users and decision makers, and emerging and developed countries. Topics will include water availability, use, and management; climate change and disasters; development of water resources and infrastructure; water governance and water security; water conservation and demand management; and capacity building in developing countries.
wwc2008@msem.univ-montp2.fr
www.worldwatercongress2008.org
11th International Specialized Conference on Watershed and River Basin Management—Budapest, Hungary: September 4-5, 2008. This conference presents attendees with an opportunity to engage in innovative discussion on the subjects of water resource management, climate change, water supply protection, sustainable urban drainage, pollution sources, and monitoring and modeling. This year’s conference themes include river basin management planning under the EU Water Framework Directive; river basin management practices in different continents; managing water resources in transboundary river basins; managing competing uses to protect water quality and quantity; watershed management methods to facilitate availability for aquatic ecosystem health and human uses; the impact of climate change on watersheds, river basins, estuaries, and reservoirs; flood control and prevention; and the economics of river basin management.
trivent@trivent.hu
www.eugris.info/DisplayNewsItem.asp?n=459
National Emergency Management Association 2008 Annual Conference— Portland, Oregon: September 8-11, 2008. This conference provides a forum to discuss national and regional emergency management strategies with emergency management professionals and other experts in the field. The conference focuses on policy development, emergency management concerns, legislative issues, and federal relations. Attendees can hear the latest on issues that affect their agency’s programs. Representatives of federal agencies, members of congress, and others attend the meetings to discuss policy and program matters and receive input from state directors.
nemaadmin@csg.org
www.nemaweb.org/?2068/
Dam Safety ’08—Indian Wells, California: September 7-11, 2008. Dam Safety 2008 will attract approximately 850 attendees from 50 states plus Puerto Rico, and from several other nations. The American Society of Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) annual conference offers a unique blend of training in both technical and practical dam safety applications, along with the opportunity to network with a variety of professionals representing all aspects of the dam safety community. University students in engineering, hydrology, geology, and related fields are encouraged to attend. Students presenting a valid student ID will be admitted to conference sessions free of charge.
sasorrell@damsafety.org
www.damsafety.org/conferences/
2008 ASTHO-NACCHO Joint Conference: Becoming the Healthiest Nation in a Healthier World — Sacramento, California: September 9-12, 2008. An annual conference that specifically addresses the needs of state and local health officials and provides educational opportunities focused on the needs and experiences of these audiences. The conference offers learning and networking opportunities for state and local health officials and their public health partners from all geographical regions of the nation. Participants will be able to share perspectives and engage in dialogue on common key public health practice issues. Conference features will include skills-building training, educational sessions, networking opportunities, and access to information about available resources.
www.astho.org
Building Seismic Safety Council Seismic Design Procedures Reassessment Group Workshop — Burlingame, CA: September 10, 2008. The Seismic Design Procedures Reassessment Group (SDPRG), also known as Project ’07, will host this one-day workshop focusing on the 2008 U.S. Geological Survey seismic hazards maps, web tools, and seismic motion research. The SDPRG recommendations for changes to the 2009 National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Plan also will be presented.
http://www.bssconline.org/2008AnnualMeeting/08infopage.html
National Pediatric Trauma and Disaster Services Summit — Los Angeles, California: September 11-12, 2008. This summit will bring together more than 500 people from across the country to discuss the current state of pediatric emergency services and disaster preparedness nationwide, determine and deliberate about successes and challenges facing trauma networks, develop consensus around pediatric trauma and disaster research, and discuss trends disaster communication and logistics support technology.
maribeth@bscmanage.com
www.ped-trauma-chla.info/.
Seismic Risk 2008—Earthquakes in Northwestern Europe—Liège, Belgium: September 11-12, 2008. This colloquium is an opportunity for seismologists, engineers, and architects to discuss topics such as the potential for significant seismic events to occur in Europe, the direct effect such an event would have on building stock, and the associated socio-economic impacts. Specific problems in low- to moderate-risk seismic regions will be examined.
Seismic-risk@misc.ulg.ac.be
http://www.argenco.ulg.ac.be/seismic-risk-2008.php
Disaster Recovery Journal’s Fall World 2008 — San Diego, California: September 14-17, 2008. Each fall Disaster Recovery Journal hosts a business continuity conference that attracts thousands of planners from around the world. The conference will focus on all aspects of disaster recovery, contingency planning, and business continuity.
http://www.drj.com/special/upcomingdrj.htm
Wetlands and Global Climate Change—Portland, Oregon: September 15-18, 2008. Organizer: Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc. Global climate change will be the primary topic at ASWM's annual conference. Potential sessions will focus on carbon sequestration and wetlands, sea level change, and strategies for managing wetlands in response to long term changes in temperature and precipitation. Other related topics will include wetland research priorities, monitoring trends in wetlands and related resources, management strategies, invasive species, biodiversity, and policy responses to a changing environment. The purpose of this symposium is to describe challenges, identify opportunities, and share cooperative strategies for protecting, restoring and conserving wetlands in response to climate change.
www.aswm.org/
Fifth European Workshop on the Seismic Behavior of Irregular and Complex Structures— Catania, Italy: September 16-17, 2008 . This workshop provides an opportunity for exchanges among seismic engineers, a forum for discussions, and a convivial atmosphere in which to make new contacts and renew old friendships. 5ewics@dica.unict.it
http://www.5ewics.dica.unict.it/
International Conference on Modeling, Monitoring and Management of Forest Fires—Toledo, Spain: September 17-19, 2008. Forest fires are very complex phenomena that, under the right physical conditions, can rapidly devastate large areas. There is also widespread awareness that the risk may increase as a result of climate change. Forest fire analysis and mitigation requires the development of computer codes that can take into consideration a large number of different parameters. This conference will focus on the latest research and applications of computational tools that are available to analyze and predict the spread of forest fires in an attempt to prevent or reduce major loss of life and property, as well as damage to the environment. At present there is insufficient knowledge of the behavior of fires and how they propagate. This lack of appropriate studies makes these phenomena very difficult to control and is one of the most important obstacles to the reliable production, optimization, and development of an appropriate decision support system. This conference aims to address all aspects of forest fires, from fire propagation in different scenarios to the optimum strategies for fire fighting. It will also cover issues related to economic, ecological, social, and health effects.
rcreasey@wessex.ac.uk
www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2008/fires08/index.html
Seismic Symposium for Central U.S. Earthquake Sources: Is New Madrid All There Is? — New Orleans, Louisiana: September 18, 2008 (tentative). This symposium, to be presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists, will address a possible flux in evaluating hazards from sources other than the New Madrid Seismic Zone and whether general background seismicity remains the best model outside of the zone. http://www.newmadrid.eeri.org
International Snow Science Workshop—Whistler, British Columbia, Canada: September 21-27, 2008. Promoting avalanche awareness is an important consideration for companies that promote and rely on mountainous backcountry recreation in the winter. Advocating awareness of avalanche terrain, improving avalanche forecasting techniques, and providing effective lines of communication to the general public are the focus of this year’s conference. The 2008 International Snow Science Workshop encourages a true merger of theory and practice. In addition to the oral and poster presentations on research and finding projects, virtual field trips, storm reports, or slide shows of remarkable events will be presented. Attendees will be able to familiarize themselves with more than 700 industry professionals for recommendations and testing of avalanche related products, ski touring gear, and technical clothing.
issw2008@avalanche.ca
www.issw2008.com/
The ’88 Fires: Yellowstone and Beyond—Jackson Hole, Wyoming: September 22-27, 2008. Organizer: International Association of Wildland Fire and the Association for Fire Ecology in association with the 9th Biennial Scientific Conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The purpose of this conference is to remember the events of the Yellowstone area fires of 1988. These history-making fires will provide springboards for discussions and presentations about lessons learned, fire effects, fire ecology, large fire management and policy, research related to the fires, the use of fire as a management tool, and other issues. Post-conference optional field trips will be scheduled on September 26 and 27.
www.iawfonline.org
European Geosciences Union Topical Conference Series: 10th Plinius Conference on Mediterranean Storms —Nicosia, Cyprus: September 22-24, 2008. The objective of the 2008 Conference is to provide an interdisciplinary forum to discuss the present state of Mediterranean storm knowledge and advances needed in related research and application disciplines—including the nature and physical processes of these events; expected changes relating to climate change; advanced observation techniques, monitoring and forecasting; relationships to coupled surface processes and effects (with particular emphasis on floods and landslides); and socio-economical implications.
plinius10@cs.ucy.ac.cy
http://meetings.copernicus.org/plinius10/
Reducing Firefighter Deaths and Injuries: Changes in Concept, Policy, and Practice— Fairfax, Virginia: September 22-October 3, 2008. This two-week online symposium focuses on the high rate of firefighter deaths and injuries. The free symposium features papers from a broad range of experts including physicians, safety trainers in non-fire occupations, city managers, foreign fire officials from regions with lower death and injury rates, university researchers, and leading American fire chiefs and labor officials.
www.riskinstitute.org/
Ninth Workshop on Three-Dimensional Modeling of Seismic Waves Generation, Propagation, and Their Inversion—Miramare–Treiste, Italy : September 22 to October 4, 2008. The workshop will provide training in advanced research and design methodology in fundamental earth evolution and dynamics. Training also will be available for numerous applied problems, such as prospecting mineral resources, estimating and mitigating possible seismic hazards, developing tsunami warning systems, and others. These methodologies are based on a deep understanding of the physics of seismic wave generation by natural and artificial sources and the propagation of these waves through complicated earth structures.
smrl965@ictp.it
http://cdsagenda5.ictp.it/full_display.php?email=0&ida=a07174
GIScience 2008 Fifth International Conference of Geography Information Science—Park City, Utah: September 23-26, 2008. This conference will address emerging topics and basic research findings across all sectors of geographic information science. The conference attracts leading GIScience researchers from all fields to reflect the interdisciplinary breadth of GIScience, including cognitive science, computer science, engineering, geography, information science, mathematics, philosophy, psychology, social science, and statistics. In addition, workshops will form a complementary forum to the main conference, encouraging the presentation and discussion of work in progress and facilitating a dialogue on emerging topics in small groups.
www.giscience.org
Structural Engineering Association of California 2008 Convention — Kohala Coast, Big Island, Hawaii: September 23-28, 2008. This five-day conference features an emphasis on earthquake building techniques including a Seismic Safety, Existing Buildings, and Sustainable Design track and report on the Sichuan Earthquake building damage and retrofit options.
http://www.seaoc.org/events.html
The 34th Annual North American Victim Assistance Conference— Louisville, Kentucky: September 28-October 2, 2008. This conference, hosted by National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) , provides victim assistance training and practical insights on developing skills to help victims thrive. National leading victim advocates will share stories and experiences. The exhibition program offers a diverse mix of instructive material.
www.trynova.org/conference/2008/
Eighth EMS Annual Meeting and Seventh European Conference on Applied Climatology (ECAC)—Amsterdam, The Netherlands: September 29-October 3, 2008. The European Metrological Society (EMS) and European Climate Support Network (ECSN) have established a tradition of holding the EMS Annual Meeting and the European Conference on Applied Climatology (ECAC) together. These meetings are meant to provide a forum for the dissemination of latest research and development results, and for the exchange of ideas on future strategies in climatology and meteorology. This forum is attractive to the entire atmospheric and related communities: scientists, service providers, manufacturers, and users. The EMS annual meeting aims to strengthen and widen scientific exchange within the European context to explain the specific characteristics of the science of meteorology, to address the challenges of interpreting the results, and to communicate them to society at large. It includes the application of meteorology for the benefit of society, providing a platform for the meteorological community to discuss demands and aims for the present and the future. To address these issues the 2008 conference will have three streams: the atmosphere and the water cycle; meteorology and society; and forecasting the weather at all time scales – THORPEX studies, applications, and societal impacts.
ems2008@copernicus.org
meetings.copernicus.org/ems2008/
INTERGEO Conference and Trade Fair for Geodesy, Geoinformation, and Land Management — Bremen, Germany: September 30- October 2, 2008. The trade fair and conference will cover key trends, from geo-based information surveys and data processing to integrated applications. Topics include the environment, geo-caching, geo-marketing and the creation of geodata infrastructures such as INSPIRE and GDI-DE, satellite systems, flood protection, polar research, 3A modeling and urban renewal in times of demographic and economic change. Over 1,500 experts will give presentations on the latest developments in German and European markets. Running concurrently with the conference program, participants can get information on real-world scenarios from companies in the industry.
ofreier@hinte-messe.de
www.intergeo.de/2008_en/englisch/index.php
October 2008
Geological Society of America Annual Meeting: Celebrating the International Year of Planet Earth— Houston, Texas: October 5-9 2008. The vision of this conference is to highlight and stimulate discussions on areas of common interest across a diversity of disciplines and organizations. Shared involvement in energy, water resources, education, and earth systems will foster a program of thousands of scientific papers, hundreds of exhibits, and a myriad of distinguished lecturers and special events to engage students and professionals in the earth sciences and in employment sectors.
wcox@geosociety.org
www.acsmeetings.org/2008/
Ninth Regional Training Course on Flood Disaster Risk Management— Bangkok, Thailand: October 6-17, 2008. The Flood Disaster Risk Management course is an integrated approach to developing flood risk reduction strategies that involve engineering, settlement, development, public administration, and community-based land use planning with environmental consideration. This multidisciplinary treatment of flood problems and flood risk management gives a holistic view of the situation and preparedness needs. Case examples of various national and local responses will be presented.
www.adpc.net/
adpc@adpc.net
46th Annual Conference of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA)—New Orleans, Louisiana: October 7-10, 2008. The URISA Annual Conference traditionally attracts professionals interested in management/policy discussions on information technology (IT) and geographic information systems (GIS) issues. URISA 2008 will challenge participants to better manage, analyze, plan, and implement technology for more effective and efficient government operations.
info@urisa.org
www.urisa.org/conferences/aboutannual
Fourth National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration— Providence, Rhode Island: October 11-15, 2008. This conference will address all aspects of coastal and estuarine habitat restoration on all scales. The five-day conference will explore the latest aspects of restoration and is comprised of field sessions, plenary sessions, expert presentations, special evening events, workshops, a poster hall, and a restoration exposition. The goal of this conference is to advance the science, scale, pace, practice, and success of habitat restoration on all scales. It brings together the entire coastal and estuarine habitat restoration community, providing a blend of people, policy, science, strategy, business, and best practices.
conference@estuaries.org
www.estuaries.org
14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering— Beijing, China: October 12-17, 2008. Started in 1956 and held every four years, the World Conference on Earthquake Engineering is the most influential and largest professional event in the field of earthquake engineering. This year’s meeting will serve as an international forum at which more than 3,000 specialists, government officials, and non-governmental organization representatives in earthquake engineering and related fields will exchange their latest research results and technologies. It also serves as an opportunity for related vendors to display products and services. The conference strives to promote innovation, transformative practice, and durable safety in reducing the impact of earthquakes on society and the natural environment.
pco@14wcee.org
www.14wcee.org
2008 National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians Annual Meeting and Emergency Medical Service Expo — Las Vegas, Nevada: October 13-17, 2008. This four-day conference offers education and training led by emergency medical professionals, as well as networking opportunities and product and technology displays. Conference topics include ethical conflicts from the field, benchmarking, and responding to weapons of mass destruction threat.
http://www.publicsafetyevents.com/ems/index.po
Deep Foundations Institute Annual Conference— New York City, New York: October 14-17, 2008. Industry leaders from around the globe will provide a broad perspective on deep foundation practice in the urban environment and the challenges associated with it. Case histories on projects including innovative uses of the deep foundations construction systems covered by DFI technical committees will be presented.
staff@dfi.org
http://www.deepfoundations08.org
IHDP Seventh Open Meeting: Social Challenges of Global Change— New Delhi, India: October 16-19, 2008. This meeting, organized by the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IDHP) and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), is applicable to the South Asian region, particularly India. The conference will follow outcomes from the Open Meeting in Bonn in 2005, which tried to outline the need for a more selective scientific approach. The four core issues to be addressed are: demographic challenges; limitations of resources and ecosystem services; maintenance of social cohesion while increasing global equity; and adaptation of institutions to address global change.
openmeeting@ihdp.unu.edu
www.openmeeting2008.org
Gender and Climate Change Global Congress of Women in Politics and Governance— Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines: October 19-22, 2008. Women in governance and environmental organizations, youth leaders, and media practitioners are encouraged to attend this meeting. The discussion on gender and climate change will be organized around identifying challenges to action, as well as defining appropriate responses to effectively address the impacts of climate change. Discussions will focus on defining and elaborating actions (i.e., preparedness, disaster risk reduction, adaptation, and mitigation) to cope with climate change and its impacts.
globalcongress2008@capwip.org
www.capwip.org
1868 Hayward Earthquake Alliance Third Conference on Earthquake Hazards in the Eastern San Francisco Bay Area— Hayward, California: October 22-24, 2008. Meeting organizers include representatives from the California Geological Survey, the U.S. Geological Survey, CSU East Bay, University of California-Berkeley, and URS Corporation. This event commemorates the 140th anniversary of the 1868 Hayward Fault earthquake. The conference represents the third of a series of workshops, the last of which was held in 1992. It offers scientific presentations, a free public forum on earthquake hazards and preparedness, teacher workshops/tutorials on earthquake science, and geology and engineering field trips in the East Bay area. kknudsen@consrv.ca.gov
1868alliance.org/activities/?id=16
U.S. EPA Region III Emergency Preparedness and Prevention and Hazmat Spills Conference— Richmond, Virginia: October 26-29, 2008. This four-day all-hazards conference for government and industry officials includes educational workshops, training sessions, and networking opportunities. The exhibit gives attendees a chance to meet and mingle with key decision makers in the emergency preparedness and prevention fields.
administrator@2008conference.org
http://www.2008conference.org
Third International Conference on Systems and Networks Communications (ICSNC 2008)—Sliema, Malta: October 26-31, 2008. The Third International Conference on Systems and Networks Communications (ICSNC 2008) continues a series of events covering a broad spectrum of systems and network related topics. The conference covers fundamentals on wireless, high speed, sensor, and mobile and ad hoc networks; security, policy-based systems; and education systems. Topics are targeting design, implementation, testing, use, tools, and lessons learnt for such networks and systems.
http://www.iaria.org/conferences2008/ICSNC08.html
Altered Standards of Care and Surge Capacity Conference: Mass Casualty Management in Times of Crisis— Washington D.C.: Oct. 27-28, 2008. This conference will bring together influential medical and public health leaders to teach preparedness planners at the federal, state, regional, and community levels how to plan for and support surge capacity in healthcare systems. Planners also will learn how to develop altered standards of care to meet mass casualty needs during all-hazard and hazard-specific emergencies. The conference will highlight best practices for preparedness in disasters, terrorism attacks, and pandemic diseases.
customerservice@governmenthorizons.org
http://www.governmenthorizons.org/SurgeCapacityConference/
November 2008
Interdisciplinary Climate Research Symposium—Saguaro Lake Ranch, Arizona: November 2-9, 2008. The Dissertations Initiative for the Advancement of Climate Change Research connects natural and social scientists engaged in research related to climate change impacts and solutions. The goal is to broaden perspectives and establish a collegial peer network addressing climate challenges at the intersection of science and society. The annual symposium brings a select group of early career scientists interested in working across traditional disciplinary boundaries together. Conference participants will provide oral and poster presentations in plenary format, hone interdisciplinary communication and team skills, and discuss emerging issues with each other, as well as established researchers invited to serve as mentors.
phd@whitman.edu
www.disccrs.org
National Wildland/Urban Interface Fire Education Conference: Backyards and Beyond— Tampa, Florida: November 6-8, 2008 . This conference provides an opportunity to learn from those who work in the wildland/urban interface. More than 500 individuals from fire protection, mitigation, research, insurance, planning, and emergency management will gather to exchange ideas, share personal and professional experiences, and learn the latest developments in mitigation, organizing, and conducting community activities to improve safety and survival from wildfires.
www.firewise.org
35th Annual Conference on Ecosystems Restoration and Creation: Assessment of Wetland Mitigation and Mitigation Banks— Plant City, Florida: November 6-8, 2008. This conference provides a broad forum to exchange the latest research and experiences in restoration, creation, and management of ecosystems. The theme of this year’s conference is “Assessment of Wetland Mitigation and Mitigation Banks.” In addition to the presentation of research results, the conference will feature national and international guest speakers, panel discussions, and a tour of mitigation case studies.
svyapari@hccfl.edu
http://www.hccfl.edu/ifs/conference/
International Earthquake Conference: Policy, Planning, and Preparedness — Los Angeles, California: November 12-14, 2008. This conference will present best practices and policies, new ideas, and cutting-edge technology that reduce earthquake risk and minimize losses. Policy approaches and disaster response tools will be discussed.
info.iec@lacity.org
http://www.iec.lacity.org/
IBHS Annual Conference on Property Loss Reduction: Building Solutions through Science— Tampa, Florida: November 13-14, 2008. This year's conference will offer workshops and speakers on a variety of topics important to the insurance industry, as well as discussions regarding the latest IBHS research. The annual conference brings together professionals in the insurance industry, emergency management, government agencies, and academic institutions to discuss the developments in natural hazards mitigation.
info@ibhs.org
www.disastersafety.org/conference
IAEM 56th Annual Conference and EMEX 2008: Putting a New Spin on Emergency Management— Kansas City ( Overland Park), Kansas: November 15-20, 2008. The IAEM Annual Conference provides a forum for current trends and topics, information about the most recent tools and technology in emergency management and homeland security, and advances IAEM committee work. Sessions encourage stakeholders at all levels of government, the private sector, public health, and related professions to exchange ideas on collaborating to protect lives and property from disaster. Emergency managers, homeland security officials, first response coordinators, private industry risk managers and contingency planners are encouraged to attend.
info@iaem.com
www.iaem.com/events/annual/intro.htm
American Water Resources Association Annual Meeting—New Orleans, Louisiana: November 15-20, 2008. This annual conference offers a forum for the water resources community to discuss the multidisciplinary aspects of water resources and improve the communitywide understanding of the importance of water issues facing the region, the nation, and the world. The conference includes poster sessions, plenary panels, field trips, and networking events. Student participation activities are also planned.
victorpr@cdm.com
www.awra.org
Coastal Cities Summit 2008: Values and Vulnerabilities— St. Petersburg, Florida: November 17-20, 2008. The International Ocean Institute’s Coastal Cities Summit aims to bring together public officials, nongovernmental organizations, citizens, and natural and social scientists to consider the values and vulnerabilities of coastal regions around the globe. This summit will discuss environmental, social, economic, and public policy challenges faced by coastal communities and produce viable solutions. Topics to be discussed are climate change, sea level rise, maritime security needs associated with increase sea transportation, and extreme events such as tropical storms and tsunamis.
mara@ioiusa.usf.edu
www.coastalcities.org
The Emergency Services Show 2008— Stoneleigh Park, Coventry, England: November 19-20, 2008. An effective response to civil emergencies ranging from terrorist attacks to floods, fires and road traffic accidents relies on a close working relationship between industry services and organizations. Now in its third year, the Emergency Services Show is the definitive event for promoting multi-agency collaboration in UK emergency services. The 2008 event combines an extensive industry exhibition with a comprehensive conference.
alison@mconieagency.com
http://www.theemergencyservicesshow2008.com/index.lasso
Fourth EGU Alexander von Humboldt International Conference : The Andes: Challenge for Geosciences—Santiago, Chile: November 24-28, 2008.The aim of this interdisciplinary and international EGU 4th Humboldt Conference is to bring researchers from diverse specializations together, and thus catalyze more comprehensive interdisciplinary research towards a better understanding of the complexity of the Andes system. Scientists from all geosciences fields carrying out research related to the Andes are invited to contribute to this interdisciplinary conference. The conference general topics and interdisciplinary themes include: cryosphere and hydrology, climate and its variability and climate change, and tectonics and geodynamics. Interdisciplinary themes include, but are not limited to climate-tectonics-surface processes; water resources in future climate scenarios; the impact of subduction on tectonics, volcanism, and atmospheric chemistry; sustainable, environmentally friendly utilization of natural resources; and coping with incomplete data in geosciences.
www.dgf.uchile.cl/~rgarreau/EGU-Andes/
Seventh General Assembly of the Asian Seismological Commission and Seismological Society of Japan, 2008 Fall Meeting— Tskuba, Japan: November 24-27, 2008. The main theme for this year’s conference is “Sharing of Up-to-date Science and Technology to Reduce Earthquakes Disaster in Asia.” The goal is to bridge science and technology, research and application, domestic efforts and international collaboration, and the Asia Pacific region with the world. asc2008@tokyo.email.ne.jp
www.soc.nii.ac.jp/ssj/asc-ssj2008/Back to Top
December 2008
The Pacific Coast Fire Conference: Changing Fire Regimes, Goals and Ecosystems— San Diego, California: December 1-4, 2008. Fire and fuel managers, planners, implementers, resource specialists, fire ecologists, decision makers, researchers, students, and fire fighters should plan to attend this conference providing a timely forum for the exchange of information on the ecology and management of fire. The conference will focus on adapted and affected ecosystems along the U.S. Pacific Coast, Canada and Mexico in a time of changing climate and rapid population growth and feature opening and closing plenary sessions related to the theme. E-mail kmurphy@fs.fed.us or visit http://www.humboldt.edu/pcfire/ for more information.
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting— San Francisco, California: December 15-19, 2008. The American Geophysical Union Fall meeting provides an opportunity for researchers, teachers, students, and consultants to present and review the latest issues in earth and space sciences. Companies, publishers, government agencies, educational institutions, research facilities, scientific societies, and others will exhibit the latest in geophysical instruments, equipment, software, books and journals, minerals, fossils, and scientific programs at the meeting. The 2008 Fall Meeting is expected to draw 15,000 attendees.
fm-help@agu.org
www.agu.org/meetings/fm08/
January 2009
Eighth Annual New Partners for Smart Growth: Building safe, Healthy, and Livable Communities— Albuquerque, New Mexico: January 22-24, 2009. This conference offers a variety of cross-disciplinary participants and speakers to share experiences, insights, tools, and strategies encouraging smart growth and implementation. Topics covered will be the latest in smart growth, including research, cutting-edge implementation tools and techniques, best practices, model projects, policies and codes, coordinated networking activities, interactive learning experiences, and new partners. This event offers opportunities to network and coordinate with peers and practitioners from many different disciplines. E-mail nnichols@lgc.org or visit http://www.newpartners.org/index.html.
February 2009
The World Conference of Humanitarian Studies — Groningen, Netherlands: February 4-5, 2009. This conference seeks to provide a venue for scholarly understanding of humanitarian crises through dialogue with policymakers and implementing agencies. The conference will be a meeting ground for academics and practitioners concerned with humanitarian issues, allowing them to take stock of the current theory, debates, and humanitarian studies and reflect on existing practice opportunities for improvement.
info@humanitarianstudies2009.org
http://www.humanitarianstudies2009.org
International Erosion Control Association Environmental Connection ‘09 — Reno Nevada: February 10-12, 2009. This annual IECA Conference will provide peer-reviewed education; tracks on stormwater management, beach and shoreline stabilization, and wetlands technology, and related products and technology.
http://www.ieca.org/conference/annual/ec.asp
March 2009
2009 ASPA Annual Conference: Governance in the Midst of Diversity, Bridging Opportunity and Challenge — Miami, Florida: March 20-24, 2009. This conference will explore and develop innovative practices for public administration to address the growing diversity of communities around the country. It emphasizes the importance of context and culture on sustainability of innovations and ASPA’s role in supporting global public administration from a U.S. perspective. This conference seeks to provide a platform on which to build a new knowledge base helping to inform public administration practice and theory in the midst of diversity. For more information http://www.aspanet.org/scriptcontent/index_aspaconference.cfm or e-mail info@aspanet.org.
April 2009
2009 National Hurricane Conference— Austin, Texas: April 6-10, 2009. The goal of the National Hurricane Conference is to improve hurricane preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation; saving lives and property in the United States and tropical islands of the Caribbean and Pacific. In addition, the conference serves as a national forum for federal, state and local officials to exchange ideas and recommend new policies to improve emergency management. To accomplish these goals, the annual conference emphasizes lessons learned from hurricane strikes; state-of-the-art programs worthy of emulation; new ideas being tested or considered; information about new and ongoing assistance programs; and the ABC's of hurricane preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation. Conference information can be found at http://www.hurricanemeeting.com/ or by e-mailing mail@hurricanemeeting.com.