Webinar announcement for tomorrow, courtesy of EMForum.org:
Building the Foundation for Hazard and Climate Resilient Coastal Communities
July 28, 2010, 12:00 Noon EasternEMForum.org is pleased to host a one hour presentation and interactive discussion Wednesday, July 28, 2010, beginning at 12:00 Noon Eastern time (please convert to your local time). Our, »read moreTags: events, training & outreach
Curious about the projected effects of the oil spill on the region? The Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies is hosting an event in Corpus Christi on Friday. Not in Texas (or too far from Corpus Christi)? You can also watch the event on your computer. From their press release:
Scientists with the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico, »read moreTags: events, hazard identification, oil spill, training & outreach
To help inform and engage coastal communities on coastal climate preparedness, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability USA will be hosting a monthly webinar series focused on all issues surrounding coastal climate adaptation in the Southeast U.S.
This month’s webinar will be on February 25th from 12 – 1 , »read moreTags: events
This just across our desks:
"The challenge of living with water is one shared by cities and communities around the world. Nowhere is this more true than in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region, where people live with a daily awareness of the threat, and opportunity, of water. Please join us at the Building Resilience Workshop, to be held February, »read moreTags: events
Just announced: the 2010 Coastal Resilience Symposium will be held at Rice University (Houston) on May 26th. From the event's new webpage:
"Hurricane Ike was not the "Big One" for the Houston area, but it gave us a much clearer picture of what we might expect should a large hurricane make landfall to our southwest.
How well would we be able to recover?, »read moreTags: events
A friend just passed this announcement our way:
The DHS Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives would like to connect you to some of our colleagues in FEMA and share information on specific grant programs to strengthen your resilience against hazards. The call will provide an overview of four programs:
Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI), »read moreTags: events, funding & assistance
The folks over at the Southeast Stormwater Association have set the date and location of their annual conference: October 6-8 at the Beau Rivage in Biloxi.
According to the event's webpage, the organizers aim to "bring quality training to stormwater professionals," specifically targeting local, state and federal government administrators and regulators;, »read moreTags: events
We've started pulling together a calendar for the site that will list events we think would be useful for our readers across the network. It's not much yet -- little more than a list of events we've heard about recently -- but we've got big plans.
Once we get it populated we'll make it look and function much better, but for now, we need your help: Please, »read moreTags: events
This from the fine folks at the Coastal States Organization:
"On January 5 there will be a GIS training for coastal resource professionals in Mobile, Alabama on the Habitat Priority Planner. The tool is a geographic information system (GIS)-based tool used to make decisions about land use, conservation, and restoration. Different scenarios can be quickly, »read more
[caption id="attachment_2004" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Photo: thomasroche"][/caption]From our friends at the Gulf of Mexico News:
The Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Legal Program will sponsor “Post-Katrina Insurance Developments and Other Legal Issues,” a continuing legal education (CLE) seminar for Mississippi attorneys and other, »read more
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