2009 National Hurricane Conference

April 6-April 10 |Austin Convention Center|Austin, TX

The nation's forum for education and professional training in hurricane preparedness!

 

2008 National Hurricane Conference * 11 CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS *  Thursday, April 3, 2008
The Rosen Centre Hotel * Orlando, Florida

 

1

8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

2

10:30 a.m. to 12 noon

3

1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

4

3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

 

A

Meteorology

Hurricane Forecasting

 

Meteorology

Tropical Cyclone Hazards

 

Meteorology

Hurricane Products

 

Meteorology

The Future of Hurricane Forecasting

 

 

B

 

Engineering

Roofing for High Winds

Engineering

New Research on Wind Loads and Effects on Buildings

Engineering

Hurricane Mitigation: Products, Standards, and Incentives

Engineering

Codes and Standards

 

 

C

 

Evacuation

Planning for People Needing Evacuation Assistance

Evacuation

Accommodating Pets in Evacuations

Evacuation

Who Needs to Evacuate for Wind?

 

Evacuation

Technologies and Tools to Enhance Evacuation Planning

 

D

 

Fire/EMS

Is He Really a firefighter?

Fire/EMS

Law Enforcement Integration

 into US&R teams

 

Fire/EMS

State US&R Development

and Deployment

Health Care/Special Needs

Hospital Evacuation: Medical Institution Evacuation Plan

 

 

E

Health Care/Special Needs

“SAFE CENTERS":  Here they come....to save the Day

 

Law Enforcement

“Self-Sufficient” What does it mean during deployments under Mutual Aid?

 

Health Care/Special Needs

Enhancing Access and Use of Disaster behavioral Health Services

Law Enforcement

Critical Incident Stress Management and Disasters

 

 

F

Insurance

The Gathering, Assessment and Sharing of Information  and

Other Resources:

Practical Applications and Examples

 

Insurance

Wind versus Water Damage Coverage – An Update

Private Industry

Restoration of Essential Process Functions

Private Industry

Services Provided by Private Weather Forecasters

 

G

 

Mitigation

The Proposal to Create a Community Building Code Administration Grant (ICC)

Mitigation

Revisions and Updates to FEMA Design and Construction Guidance for Community Shelters (FEMA 361) and Residential; Safe Rooms (FEMA 320)

Mitigation

HURREVAC Update to VB.net – Update & Overview

Public Awareness/Media

Hurricane Education And The Zen Of Communications

 

H

Public Awareness/Media

Media Hype: Is It Fact Or Fiction?

Public Awareness/Media

Overcoming The Public Outreach Challenges Of Special Needs

Utilities

Electric Power Preparedness and Response Plans, National, State,

and Local

Utilities

Utility Helping Utilities – Mutual Aid and Interaction Within Response Disciplines

 

 

I

Recovery

Assessment of Temporary Housing Alternatives by FEMA and Joint Housing Solutions Group

 

Recovery

Evacuation and Sudden Relocation of a Major Portion of the Population Following a Catastrophic

 Disaster Event

Recovery

Voluntary Agency Coordination and the Rebuilding Experience

 

Recovery

Cash-Flow Challenges In Hurricane-Affected Communities: Tax-Base Down, Expenses Through The Roof

 

J

 

Response

Packaging Response Resources

Response

Katrina:  What is the Status of Response Capabilities in Mississippi Two Years Later

Response

Emergency Operations Centers of the 21st Century

Response

Non-Landfalling systems and the Challenges of Response

K

 

Sheltering/Mass Care

Mass Care Standards of Care: Collaborative Benchmarking

 

 

Sheltering/Mass Care

How States can Request Mass Care Assistance from the Federal Government

Sheltering/Mass Care

Disaster Food Assistance: An Overview of USDA's Food and
Nutrition Service Programs

Sheltering/Mass Care

Children and Disaster

 

 

 

 

 

 

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