Hurricane risk mitigation leadership forum series

Explore the significant lessons learnt in Texas (USA) from Hurricane Ike, and the scientific and public policy issues behind disaster safety from eminent speakers and experts in the field

Agenda

Monday, June 28th, 2010:
- 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Registration
- 2:15 pm – 3:30 pm Examining the Hazards
--Analyze and understand the different natural threats to Texas including wildfires, hail, flooding and tornadoes.
- 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Keynote Address
- 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm Affordable Housing Public Polices and Building Codes
-- Take a look at mitigation issues that affect low income residents living in affordable housing.
- 5:15 pm – 5:30 pm FEMA’s Mitigation Assessment Team – Lessons Learned from Hurricane Ike

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
- 8:30am - 9:45 am Mitigation Success Stories
-- Hear about organizations making a positive impact and learn how their mitigation efforts turned into success stories.
- 9:45 am – 11:00 am Mitigation at Work in the Business Community
-- Community resilience depends on local business recovery from disasters large and small. Experts who’ve ‘been there’ will talk about the importance of effective business continuity planning and of public/private partnerships for preparedness.
- 11:00 am – 11:30 am Keynote Address
- 11:30 am – 12:45 pm Marketing Mitigation through Mass Appeal
-- Hear from successful awareness campaign managers how to make the biggest impact to the largest audience when you’re short on
resources.
- 12:45 pm – 1:30 pm Focus on Texas: Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA)
-- Examine TWIA’s role in mitigation in Texas and the challenges it faces.

For further information please the organizers at [email protected]