National floodproofing conference V

Elevation? Wet floodproofing? Dry floodproofing? Buyout? Acquisition? Relocation? All of these nonstructural / floodproofing techniques, and the policies surrounding them, will be discussed at the 5th National Floodproofing Conference in Sacramento, California, November 28 – December 1, 2011.

The various floodproofing methods, products, techniques, programs, funding sources, and issues that have developed since the first four triennial conferences in 1999, 2002, and 2005, and 2008 will be highlighted. Exhibitors will showcase the state-of-the-art in materials, services, equipment, accessories and techniques Tuesday through Wednesday. Poster displays will demonstrate what works (and doesn't!) in terms of project application. Wednesday will feature a tour of local nonstructural and floodproofing techniques, with return to networking in the Conference Exhibit Hall.

Additional training workshops are offered on Monday. Plenty of time is planned for attendees to exchange ideas and view the exhibits, so opportunities to network will be ample, as they are at all ASFPM-sponsored conferences...

Topics

• Nonstructural Floodproofing Approaches in a Flood Risk Context: Where have we been? Where are we now? Where should we go next?
• Reconsidering the National Flood Insurance Program: The Benefits of a More Risk-Based System
• Amphibious Housing in the Netherlands and North America: Popular, Political and Permitting Issues and Challenges
• Collaboration Behind Floodplain Management Plans
• Mitigation Project Scoping, the Bridge between Mitigation Planning and Successful Mitigation Project Funding
• Reducing Flood Impacts by Improving Building Codes behind California Levees
• Using Future Condition Hydrology and Economic Analysis to Convey Risk to Community Members as Part of an Effective Outreach Program
• Pre-Standard on Flood Damage-Resistant Materials
• Construction of Flood Control Measures - National Archive Building
• Extension Mitigation Messaging in Resilience, Recovery, and Housing
• Integrating Flood Proofing into Comprehensive Resiliency Considerations of Non Profit, For Profit and Public Entities
• How is the Federal Government addressing nonstructural/floodproofing as a key element of flood risk reduction?