2008 National Hurricane Conference
Opening General Session
April 2, 2008

12:55 p.m.

Welcome

Max Mayfield, Chair

1:00 p.m.

Overview of the 2007 National Hurricane Season

Bill Read, Director, National Hurricane Center , Miami , FL

1:45 p.m.

Building Stronger Hurricane Emergency Management through Engaged Partnerships: the FEMA Perspective

R. David Paulison, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency , Washington , DC

2:30 p.m.

Florida Catastrophic Planning

Craig Fugate, Director, Florida Division of Emergency Management, Tallahassee , FL

3:00 p.m.

Coffee Break

3:30 p.m.

Red Cross and Emergency Management – New Challenges and New Opportunities

Joe Becker, Senior Vice President for Disaster Services, American Red Cross, Washington , DC

4:00 p.m.

Managing Flood Risk in Riverine and Coastal Environments

Lieutenant General Robert L. Van Antwerp, Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington , DC

4:30 p.m.

Impacts of Category 5 Hurricanes Dean and Felix

Dr. Lixion Avila, Hurricane Specialist, National Hurricane Center , Miami , FL