NEWSROOM
Gulf
Coast Floods Recovery: MISSION MITIGATION
Intercontinental
Hotel in New Orleans, LA
April 9-12, 2007
This training
workshop will identify mitigation measures Gulf Coast states and
communities can undertake to minimize future damages as they cope
with recovery and reconstruction. The speakers and facilitators
are experienced practitioners who have successes to share from
working with
multiple programs and entities through the years.
The target
audience is flood hazard management staff at all levels of government
and decision makers in flooded communities. Topics will include
flood mitigation planning and program options, funding sources,
construction standards, lessons learned, success stories, insurance
issues, recovery mapping, grant applications, coastal challenges
and legal implications. Attendees also will be able to participate
in group discussions.
The workshop
will be held noon Tuesday, April 10, through noon Thursday, April
12, with special training classes on Monday afternoon and Tuesday
morning, plus a "mobile class" (field tour) on Tuesday
morning.
Registration
forms will be posted at www.floods.org
by Feb. 1. Scholarships for registration and travel expense are
available to local community officials in the Gulf Coast states.
Hotel reservations
may be made now by calling the Intercontinental Hotel at 504/525-5566,
be sure to mention "Mission Mitigation" to receive the
conference rate of $148. For more information, contact Diane Brown
at diane@floods.org or at
608/274-0123.
HOST:
The Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM)
SPONSOR:
FEMA Transitional Recovery Offices in the Gulf Coast States
COOPERATING
PARTIES: State Chapter floodplain management associations
and the NFIP State Coordinators in LA, MS, AL, FL, TX; Univ. of
New Orleans, Center for Hazard Assessment, Response and Technology;
NOAA - Coastal Services Center and Sea Grant.
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