Special One-Day Agency to Agency Flood Risk Management Mentoring Session
One Day Agency-to-Agency Flood Risk Mentoring Session Announced
Hyatt Regency, Buffalo, New York, Tuesday, July 23, 2013
The National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies (NAFSMA) is pleased to announce a special one-day Agency to Agency Flood Risk Management Mentoring Session at the Hyatt Regency, Two Fountain Plaza, Buffalo, NY 14202. A total of six core continuing education units for Certified Floodplain Management will be available for participants in the meeting which is sponsored by NAFSMA, in cooperation with the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM), the New York State Floodplain and Stormwater Managers Association (NYSFSMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
The registration fee for the July 23 session, which includes lunch and a continental breakfast is $100. Please note that a travel stipend of $125 is available to public agency participants (one per agency).
Key topics to be covered in the one-day session include:
How NFIP Reforms as a Result of Biggert Waters 2012 will Affect Your Community
How to Reduce the Cost of Flood Insurance Through FEMA’s CRS Program
Participants Share Lessons Learned in FEMA’s Cooperating Technical Programs
Local Flood Risk Management Issues
FEMA’s Levee Analysis Mapping Program Initiative – Map Status – How to Keep Your Maps Moving
How to Prepare for Involvement in FEMA’s Great Lakes Coastal Mapping Process
Update on New York’s Coastal Erosion Maps
The Importance of Outreach and Communication in Flood Risk Management
Resilient Community Planning and Development Strategies
Update on National Stormwater Management Program Rulemaking and Issues
How the Silver Jackets Program Can Assist State and Local Flood Risk Management Efforts
Again: A travel stipend of $125 is available (one per public agency) for public agencies to assist with participant travel. Government rate rooms at $100 plus taxes are available at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo. A link for reservations is provided on the NAFSMA website.
A copy of the preliminary agenda and online registration are available by going to the NAFSMA website at http://nafsma.org/meetings-upcoming.php.
Should you have any questions please contact Susan Gilson at sgilson@nafsma.org.
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