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Speakers / Program
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Keynote Speakers |
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Robert Runcie (United Kingdom)
Robert is the Director of Flood and Coastal Risk Management for the Environment Agency.
A Chartered Civil Engineer with over 30 years professional experience. His career has developed through Engineering Consultancy, in the UK and abroad, and for the past 20 years in senior positions in the public sector. He has been a Regional Director for the Environment Agency leading Anglian, North West and Thames Regions.
A committed champion of sustainable development Robert’s other interests and activities have led him to become a member of the ICE Policy Panel, a London Sustainable Development Commissioner and advisor to Brixton Green a Sustainable Community / Business initiative. |
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George Riedel (USA)
George Riedel joined the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) in 2005 as Deputy Executive Director, where he coordinates the Association’s financial and personnel functions and oversees conference, workshop, and publications operations. Before coming to ASFPM, George was the Mitigation Programs Manager for the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), where he was responsible for directing floodplain management programs and developing and implementing goals and objectives designed to promote efficient use of the floodplains, working closely with local communities, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Flood Insurance Program. He served as ASFPM Chair, Vice Chair and Treasurer between 1998 and 2003. He helped establish the Missouri Floodplain and Stormwater Managers Association and attain Chapter status with ASFPM. Prior to joining the floodplain section of SEMA in 1995, Riedel worked for the Office of Administration in Facilities Management in leasing and state building management and for the Division of Design and Construction. Additionally, he managed different aspects of the Hearnes Multipurpose Building for the University of Missouri at Columbia. He has an A.A. in business from Missouri Baptist College, Hannibal, MO, and B.S. in Business Administration and Economics from Culver Stockton College, Canton, MO, and is a Certified Floodplain Manager. |
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Workshops
Workshops will be held on Tuesday 23 February 2010. Attendance at the work shops is at an additional fee of $175 per person.
Managing Flood Risk with Strategic Land Use Planning
This workshop provides a snap shot of current best practice of how strategic land planning and flood risk management need to connect to achieve and maintain desirable levels of protection against the risks from flooding given the pressures faced by councils for new development on floodplains. It involves presentations on key issues that typically confront floodplain managers when engaging with the planning process. Presentations are not intended to be exhaustive but will provide a concise description of the issue and the presenters views to provide a lead-in to forum discussions.
Managing Changing Standards in Flood Risk Assessment
Australian Rainfall and Runoff – the Technical Bible for Rainfall and Runoff assessment in Australia, is being updated as are other relevant standards. The update of AR&R is likely to have impacts on design flood estimates as design rainfall estimates and patterns change along with approaches to modelling flooding and technical advice is expanded on issues such as climate change and joint probability of catchment and coastal flooding. This workshop will discuss the practical aspects of how to deal with the uncertainty arising from these potential changes in current, new and completed studies and the associated ramifications on decision making. |
