Floodplain Management Association Annual Conference

7:30 

REGISTRATION and BREAKFAST
 

8:30

 
10:30

USACE Non-Structural Methods
Integrating Multiple Funding Sources: Grant Writing Success Elements
A Plethora of NFIP Program  Changes
California Safety Assessment Program
Using HAZUS for Statewide Flood Risk Assessment

How can I Expedite my LOMR/CLOMR?

What To Say When You Lose A PAL

 LUNCH on  your own

1:30

Design of Bank Revetments and Grade Control Structures for Stream Restoration Projects
Legal Aspects of Floodplain Management: Protecting the Property Rights of All
Framing the Flood: Building Common Strategies Absent Common Ground
Implementing FEMA's Digital Vision      
Special Native American Tribal Session on Flood Management
Multi-Hazard Mitigation and CRS Floodplain Mgmt Planning: Maximize your Community's Potential
 

6:00

WELCOME RECEPTION

7:30

REGISTRATION and BREAKFAST

8:00

Welcome Address - Mayor Chuck Reed, San Jose
Keynote:  Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, CA, 16th District (invited)

PLENARY:  Legislation and Programs in Floodplain Management
  

10:30

BREAK
 

11:00-12:30

Financing Strategies in Floodplain Management
Cutting Edge Tools, Programs and Technologies
Successful Partnerships Between California Native American Tribes and Floodplain Managers
Cutting Edge Strategies in Flood Insurance Studies and Master Planning
Water Quality Management and Monitoring
Sediment Transport Analysis and Management Strategies

 
12:00 - 2:00

 
LUNCHEON:  Congressman Daniel Lungren, CA, 3^rd District (inv.)
 

2:00-3:30

Financing Strategies and Proposition 218
In-Stream Controls as a Tool in Hydromodification Mitigation
Regulatory and Policy Issues in Floodplain Management
Levees - Design for Rehabilitation
Communication Strategies and Public Involvement
Geomorphology, Erosion and Scour Analysis I
  

3:30-4:00

BREAK
 

4:00-5:30

Characterizing and Communicating Risk
Flood Risk and Land Use Planning I:  Changes to Codes and General Plans 
Levees - Maintenance and Certification
Multi-Objective Floodplain and Watershed Management I
Geomorphology, Erosion and Scour Analysis II
WORKSHOP:  HEC Update
 

5:30

RECEPTION

7:30

REGISTRATION and BREAKFAST
 

9:00-10:30

Climate Change and Floodplain Management
FEMA Grants programs update - FMA, PDM, HMGP - incl. state updates
Flood Risk and Land Use Planning II: Collaboration Efforts in Implementing California's 2007 Flood Legislation
Multi-Objective Floodplain and Watershed Management II
Cutting Edge Tools in Floodplain Modeling I
Floodway Vegetation Management
 

10:30

BREAK
 

11:00-12:30

Army Corps Program for Floodplain Management
Floodplain Resources Sustainability: Moving from Policy to Practice
Climate Change and Flooding Analysis
Collaborative Partnerships Innovative Funding and Cost Sharing
Cutting Edge Tools in Floodplain Modeling II
Floodplain and Reservoir Hydraulic Modeling
 

1:30-2:00

LUNCH on your own
 

2:00 - 3:30

Levees - Looking to the Future
Dam Safety and Flood Management
Stream and Floodplain Restoration I
Hydromodification and Low Impact Development
Cutting Edge Tools and Technologies in Flood Hazard Planning
WORKSHOP:  DFIRM 101 and Risk Communication Roundtable
 

3:30-4:00

BREAK

4:00-5:30

Sustainable Development in the Floodplain:  Tools and Applications
Legacy Towns and the New FEMA A-Zone Classification
Stream and Floodplain Restoration II
New Developments in FEMA Floodplain Mapping Programs
Flood Forecasting

 DINNER and ENTERTAINMENT

 6:30-9:00

7:30

REGISTRATION and BREAKFAST

8:30

CFM EXAM

8:30-12:30

WORKSHOP:  Dams & Floodplain Management

9:00-1:00

FIELD TRIP:  Guadalupe River Walking Tour; South San Jose hydromodification, BMPs and restoration projects - includes stop for lunch
 

9:00-10:30

Policies and Initiatives Affecting Coastal Floodplains
New Tools, Programs and Policies in Emergency Flood Response
Levees - Design, Analysis and Mapping I
Cutting Edge Products and Technologies
Hydrologic Modeling Application

10:30

BREAK
 

11:00-12:30

Advances in Hazard Assessment and Emergency Management
Floodplain Resources Sustainability: Leveraging Community-Based Organizations
Levees - Design, Analysis and Mapping II
Alluvial Fan Analysis and Technical Guidance
Innovative Approaches in Floodplain Mapping and Modeling