1. Home
  2. event
Meetings and conferences
Austin, TX
United States of America

2012 National flood conference (NFC)

Organizer(s) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Upload your content
Venue
Hilton Austin 500 East 4th Street
Date
-

Background

The 2012 National Flood Conference (NFC) will take place at the Hilton Austin in Austin, TX, from May 6 through May 9, 2012. The conference is the major annual gathering of all the partners in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and is intended to motivate and educate various audiences about the importance of floodplain management and the benefits of flood insurance. This event gives attendees an opportunity to connect with each other and to learn through a variety of exhibits, keynote addresses, special events, workshops, and more! In addition, the event will feature a full spread of NFIP-related workshops, covering the most relevant and up-to-date topics related to the industry.

Workshop themes

• 2012 Flood Insurance Manual Changes
• Extreme Flooding and Flash Floods – Understanding the Impacts and Associated Risks
• Effects of Floodplain Management Requirements on Insurance Rating
• Understanding and Communicating Coastal Flood Risks
• FEMA’s New Levee Analysis and  Mapping Procedures

Source
http://www.nfipiservice.com/nfc2012/NFC2012_index.html

Explore further

Hazards Flood
Themes Insurance and risk transfer GIS and mapping Disaster risk management
Country and region United States of America Americas
Share this

Please note: Content is displayed as last posted by a PreventionWeb community member or editor. The views expressed therein are not necessarily those of UNDRR, PreventionWeb, or its sponsors. See our terms of use

Is this page useful?

Yes No Report an issue on this page

Thank you. If you have 2 minutes, we would benefit from additional feedback (link opens in a new window).