Upcoming Conferences
To list your conference on this site, e-mail hazctr@colorado.edu.
These upcoming conferences and meetings may be searched by month.
February 2012
February 19-22, 2012
Remote Sensing of the Terrestrial Water Cycle
American Geophysical Union
Kona, Hawaii
Cost and Registration: $450, closes January 31
This conference will present research on the terrestrial water cycle, including precipitation, soil moisture, evapotranspiration, and groundwater and surface water storage. Topics include current challenges in terrestrial hydrology, the future of terrestrial water remote sensing, and breakout sessions on snowmelt, flood, drought, and weather and climate modeling.
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February 19-23, 2012
One Health Summit
Global Risk Forum
Davos, Switzerland
Cost and Registration: $1,224, open until filled
As part of the Global Risk Forum, this summit aims to bridge the gap between science and practice by examining public health risk management from a multihazard, multidisciplinary perspective. Topics include pandemics, food safety and security, natural hazards, resource depletion, and sustainable development.
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February 20-24, 2012
Fourth International Maar Conference
Massey University and University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Cost and Registration: $772, open until filled
This conference will share recent research on maar and cinder cone volcanoes. Topics include magmatic systems, eruptions, environmental and economic factors, community risk assessments, volcanic risk models, emergency planning, and mitigation strategies.
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February 21-24, 2012
Public Health Preparedness Summit
National Association of County and City Health Officials
Anaheim, California
Cost and Registration: $500 until January 17, open until filled
This conference will teach public health professionals how to effectively respond to and recover from public health emergencies using limited resources. Topics include radiation response, volunteer management, communications, vulnerable populations, and public health law.
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February 21-24, 2012
52nd Floodplain Management Association Conference
Floodplain Management Association
New South Wales, Australia
Cost and Registration: $1,045, open until filled
This conference examines flood management practices in a changing climate and the need to balance risk management and growth. Topics include amphibious construction as an alternative floodproofing strategy, using social media during floods, rebuilding housing after a disaster, and improving forecasting accuracy.
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February 27-29, 2012
Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Conference
Holding Company for Water and Wastewater
Cairo, Egypt
Cost and Registration: $500, open until filled
This conference will look at sustainable solutions to water scarcity, increased water demand, and competition among different water uses. Topics include potable water, sustainable wastewater treatment systems, innovative wastewater treatment technologies, desalination, and wastewater reuse.
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February 27 to March 1, 2012
Second National Flood Workshop
Weather Research Center
Houston, Texas
Cost and Registration: $300 before December 15, open until filled
This conference encourages interdisciplinary discussions about floods, technological advancements in remote data acquisition and modeling, and regulating flood mitigation and floodplain management. Topics include Tropical Storm Allison, the record March 2010 rain and flooding, and advanced flood warning systems for low water crossings. Short courses in storm surge, floodplain management, and hurricane impacts for inland communities are also available.
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February 29 through March 1, 2012
Climate Leadership Conference
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Cost and Registration: $595, open until filled
This conference will look at climate change mitigation strategies that benefit the competitiveness of organizations. Topics include setting and achieving greenhouse gas reduction goals, managing climate risk and building resiliency, educating and engaging stakeholders, creating sustainable supply chains, and leveraging clean energy opportunities.
March 2012
March 1-3, 2012
National Severe Weather Workshop
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association
Norman, Oklahoma
Cost and Registration: $90, open until filled
This conference will discuss effective risk communication strategies for weather hazards such as tornadoes and wildfires. Topics include lessons learned from past disasters, factors contributing to fatalities, community preparedness strategies, weather forecasting technology, accurate reporting, and the future of severe weather information collection.
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March 5-7, 2012
Logistics of Natural Disaster Recovery
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in New Zealand
Wellington and Christchurch, New Zealand
Cost and Registration: $1,413, open until filled
Using the 2011 Christchurch earthquake and Queensland floods as case studies, this conference will present recommendations for preparedness and response. Topics include civil defense training, early warning systems, rescue coordination, infrastructure challenges, and economic recovery planning.
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March 5-7, 2012
International Crisis and Risk Communication Conference
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
Cost and Registration: $495, open until filled
This conference will encourage international dialogue about ethics in crisis and risk communication. Topics include tourist perceptions of safety, best practices for managing a Web site during crises, business ethics of online social networking, and how to build trust among volunteers in a crisis.
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March 12-17, 2012
World Water Forum
World Water Council
Marseille, France
Cost and Registration: $888, open until filled
This conference will consider global water challenges and promote solutions through regional action. Topics include improving access to integrated sanitation services, reducing water consumption in water-scarce areas, improving the quality of water resources and ecosystems, and managing regional water distribution for food security.
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March 14-16, 2012
The GLOBE Conference
The GLOBE Foundation
Vancouver, Canada
Cost and Registration: $1,295 before February 28, open until filled
This conference looks at methods for achieving corporate sustainability and how it can ultimately enhance business performance. Topics include energy efficiency and alternative power, climate change adaptation strategies, environmental risk management, green infrastructure, waste-to-energy systems, and efficient water use.
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March 18-21, 2012
Sustainable Water Management
American Water Works Association
Portland, Oregon
Cost and Registration: $770, closes January 17
This conference will discuss potential changes to water utility regulations. Topics include water conflict management, residential water sustainability, aquifer storage and recovery, low-impact development, sustainable commercial and industrial use, and opportunities for water reuse.
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March 19-22, 2012
Sustainable Water Management
American Water Works Association
Portland, Oregon
Cost and Registration: $595 before February 17, open until filled
This conference will address sustainable water management from technical, legislative, and regulatory viewpoints with an eye toward integrating resources. Topics include low-impact development, aquifer storage and recovery, climate change impacts, drought preparedness and response, and sustainable irrigation.
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March 19-22, 2012
Analyzing Risk: Science, Assessment, and Management
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, Massachusetts
Cost and Registration: $1,595, open until filled
This program teaches participants how to conduct and interpret complex risk analyses involving chemicals, radiation, and other environmental hazards. Topics include economic approaches to social decision making, benefit-cost analysis, basic principles of toxicology, and the connections between epidemiology and environmental health research.
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March 20, 2012
Water and Environment
Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management
London, England
Cost and Registration: $297, open until filled
This conference will present innovations in sustainable water infrastructure around the world. Topics include global water security, flood management schemes, the economic value of regional water trading, and strategies for urban ecosystems.
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March 25-29, 2012
Wildland Urban Interface
International Association of Fire Chiefs
Reno, Nevada
Cost and Registration: $425, open until filled
This conference will discuss solutions to wildland-urban interface suppression, prevention, and mitigation challenges. Topics include assessing wildfire hazards, preventing accidental or intentional wildfires, and reducing wildfire risk while protecting environmental interests.
April 2012
April 10-13, 2012
2012 EERI Annual Meeting and National Earthquake Conference
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Memphis, Tennessee
Cost and Registration: $450 before March 15, open until filled
This conference will discuss lessons learned from recent and historic earthquakes. Topics include geotechnical engineering for seismic and tsunami events, lessons for today from the 1811-1812 New Madrid earthquakes, unreinforced masonry performance in recent quakes, and preparedness, response, and recovery operations. A one-day Earthquake Insight Field Trip looking at engineering designs that minimize earthquake risk will be held in conjunction with the conference.
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April 11-12, 2012
Emergency Preparedness Conference
The Joint Commission
Arlington, Virginia
Cost and Registration: $699 before March 11, closes April 6
This conference will look at how healthcare organizations can use accreditation standards to guide emergency management planning. Topics include hospital use of disaster medical assistance teams, crisis standards of care, standardization of hospital emergency codes, hurricane preparedness for inland healthcare facilities, and case studies from Joplin, Missouri, and the Vermont State Hospital.
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April 14-17, 2012
National Planning Conference
American Planning Association
Los Angeles, California
Cost and Registration: $995 before February 16, open until filled
This conference offers sessions and workshops addressing issues in urban and environmental planning, regional planning, natural hazard risk reduction, and others. Topics include urban forestry, climate change, the cost of sea level rise, urban agriculture, Los Angeles River water quality, hazard mitigation, fire management and ecological restoration, and disaster risk reduction.
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April 16-18, 2012
Australian and New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference
Australian Institute of Emergency Services, Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association, and the Association for Sustainability in Business
Brisbane, Australia
Cost and Registration: $799 before February 24, open until filled
This conference looks at a variety of issues surrounding natural and man-made hazards. Topics include postdisaster psychological health in children, the role of systems theory in disaster response, the role of insurance in promoting flood resilience, and an all-hazards information management approach to managing disasters.
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April 17-19, 2012
Hazardous Materials Transportation Conference
Coastal Region Hazardous Materials Response Organization
Richmond, California
Cost and Registration: $225 before March 15, open until filled
This conference will teach participants how to operate in a unified command system, enhance communications between public and private agencies, and build trusting work relationships. Topics include pipeline safety and security, the use of vacuum trucks at hazardous sites, maritime transportation incidents, and facts and fallacies about hazardous chemicals.
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April 22-25, 2012
Ninth International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
International Community on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
Vancouver, Canada
Cost and Registration: $650 before March 16, open until filled
This conference looks at integrative approaches to emergency management information systems. Topics include planning and risk analysis, GIS technology for crisis response, healthcare crisis management systems, social media and collaborative systems, inter-organizational exercises, and wireless connectivity management.
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April 25-27, 2012
Urban Water Conference
Wessex Institute of Technology
New Forest, United Kingdom
Cost and Registration: $1,903, open until filled
This conference looks at the design, construction, maintenance, and control of urban water systems. Topics include pollution sources, water recycling systems, water supply networks, leakage and losses, storage tanks, and industrial wastewater.
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April 30 to May 2, 2012
Coastal Cities Summit
International Ocean Institute
St. Petersburg, Florida
Cost and Registration: $395, open until filled
May 2012
May 30 through June 22, 2012
Natural Disaster Management
University of Iceland Earthquake Engineering Research Centre
Selfoss, Iceland
Cost and Registration: $2,037, open until filled
This course provides an introductory overview of the disaster cycle, and examines local, national, and international roles in disaster management. Topics include multidisciplinary disaster cycle management, risk analysis, cost-benefit analyses of mitigation projects, and contingency planning for rescue, relief, and recovery. Following completion of the course, students will be able to lead or participate in multidisciplinary disaster management projects.
July 2012
July 12-13, 2012
Fourth International Conference on Climate Change
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Cost and Registration: $400 before February 12, open until filled
This conference will examine scientific and political perspectives on climate change. Topics include climate change and disaster management, the impact of climate change on water resources, climate change education for children, climate change vulnerability related to racial and income disparities, and national mitigation strategies.
August 2012
August 26-30, 2012
International Disaster and Risk Conference
Global Risk Forum
Davos, Switzerland
Cost and Registration: $1,061, open until filled
This conference discusses integrative risk management approaches for mega-catastrophes, country risk management, environmental and ecological risk, urban risk, societal and political risk, and health risk. Topics include disaster recovery and reconstruction, ecosystem services, land use planning, and critical infrastructure protection.