Disaster Recovery refers to the process, policies and procedures related to ensuring the resilience of technology infrastructure, including speedy and effective recovery / restoration of technology after a disaster or disruption. This workshop focuses on creating a sustainable IT environment within the corporate framework. Most organizations cannot survive a catastrophic failure of their IT system – learn how to protect yours. Myths and...

The Association of State Floodplain Managers invites local floodplain administrators, flood development permitting professionals, and other interested practitioners to our upcoming webinar, “After the Disaster: Mitigating Infrastructure Against Flooding Using 406 Mitigation Assistance)" on November 9 at 1:00-2:30pm Central Time. Disaster costs are increasing – as is the amount reimbursed to states through the FEMA Public Assistance...

(VAR) Vulnerability Assessments and Risk Analysis Methodologies – A variety of five qualitative and quantitative methodologies are discussed in detail. Students will learn the differences between qualitative and quantitative risk analysis. They will use a variety of methodologies by evaluating single or multiple buildings and critical infrastructure nodes. Three full days of field evaluations assessing lighting, electric systems, drinkin...

The enhancement of the stormwater mitigation masterplan involves promoting and preserving natural environments (LIDs, green infrastructure, BMPs) to take advantage of their innate properties to manage excess surface waters while providing levels of treatment as well. The concept of city resilience is incorporated into the entire picture to assess disaster risk and vulnerability by covering all facets of resilience (social, financial, infrastru...

The Association of State Floodplain Managers invites local floodplain administrators, flood development permitting professionals, and other interested practitioners to our upcoming webinar, “No Rise, No Problem! Managing Infrastructure in the Floodway" on October 12 at 11:00am-12:30pm Central Time. Does the phrase "no-rise" make you sweat? Have you ever planned a project across a floodway and felt the early pains of despair? Are you a pr...

In cooperation with the American Planning Association (APA), the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) presents the October 2017 Planning Information Exchange (PIE) webinar. PIE, is a free quarterly webinar series focusing on tools, best practices, and strategies on the role of hazard mitigation planning and its connections with other community planning and hazard risk reduction initiatives. A community may have a large number of pl...

For years, Miami Beach has experienced increased flooding, especially during King Tides. A combination of atmospheric events (rainfall, tropical storms, etc.), tidal effects, hydrological and hydrogeological characteristics, and sea level rise make the situation of the City of Miami Beach unique when compared to other coastal cities locally and regionally. For this reason, the City decided to take aggressive action by setting short, mid, and l...

(DEP) Drills & Exercise Planning and Development – Geared for those who must evaluate training plans, drills and other operational factors during extreme conditions. For three days, a series of table-top and field evaluations are designed by the students and tested. Students are exposed to armed forces style combat training type stress. Upon completion students will be able to design, development and conduct “live, virtual and...

The Association of State Floodplain Managers invites local floodplain administrators, flood development permitting professionals, and other interested practitioners to our upcoming webinar, "Structural Elevation (Raising Buildings) for Flood Hazard Mitigation: Elevation Basics" on August 30 at 1:00pm Central Time. Structural elevation is a proven method for flood hazard mitigation. Elevation reduces the risk of flooding and lowers the cost of...

Upon completing this course, participants should: Understand the limitations of the current exploration process Learn to use lineament and satellite interpretation as a way to define where to concentrate their exploration efforts How to implement QA&QC procedures to guarantee the quality of the collected data Why you should attend: We will introduce you to an effective and affordable methodology that identifies prospective targets which ar...