Tropical Cyclones/Hurricanes and Climate Change Forum
19/06/09 12:22 Filed in: Conference
| Virtual
At
the forum -
Hurricane Science for Safety Leadership Forum:
Safe Homes For All -
we’ve aligned some strange bedfellows to come
together to discuss these land use, environmental
and social challenges. Panelists include
environmentalists, government officials, free
market thinkers, and insurance
representatives. We anticipate lively, yet
constructive discussions focused on solutions based
strategies to natural disaster risk mitigation and
how best to balance the needs of communities with
the protection of sensitive ecosystems (and
hopefully some great angles for your blog posts).
The topics are quite timely as we’ve just entered
the Atlantic hurricane season and many important
environmental and social challenges need to be
addressed by the nation.
Here
are just some of the topics that will be discussed
at next week’s
Hurricane Science for Safety Leadership
Forum:
· Realities of Climate Change: Repercussions of Extreme Weather on Low-income Communities
· Housing: Innovative and Affordable Mitigation Solutions for Low-income Populations
· Housing at Risk: Lessons Learned from Extreme Weather Events
· Evacuation Effectiveness: Meeting the Unique Challenges of Low-income Families
· Mainstreaming Communications: Reaching all Americans Exposed to Weather Perils
We’ll be launching a virtual digital newsroom built specifically for environmental bloggers, and we hope you’ll find it useful. It will be updated continuously with new content (video, slides, audio, handouts) coming online during each session at the forum. We will have the URL and the RSS feed available for you shortly.
We appreciate any coverage you’re able to give us on your blog. Our goal is to provide you with the content and access you need to cover the event in a convenient and timely manner. We are also available to schedule phone interviews with any forum presenters that interest you.
If you have any questions, would like to attend in person, or need additional information or assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me directly.
Below you will find the agenda for the forum. More info about the event can be found here : www.mitigationleadership.com
Best,
Ethan Kendrick, Hynes Communications
AGENDA
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
7:30am - 9:00am Registration
8:00am - 9:00am Breakfast available
9:00am - 9:15am Welcoming Remarks
9:15am - 10:30am
Realities of Climate Change: Repercussions of Extreme Weather on Low-income Communities
Moderator:
John Kostyack, National Wildlife Federation
Panelists:
Jerome Ringo, Apollo Alliance
Andrew Fahlund, American Rivers
Charles Allen, Lower Ninth Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement & Development
Ghebre Selassie Mehreteab, National Housing Preservation Foundation
It is widely recognized that climate change is affecting extreme weather patterns. This session will provide a solid set of facts about global warming and discuss historical, current and future trends. Climate change is not just a coastal community problem – extreme weather affects us all.
10:30am - 11:30am
Housing: Innovative and Affordable Mitigation Solutions for Low-income Populations
Moderator:
Julie Rochman, Institute for Business and Home Safety
Panelists:
Craig Tillman, WeatherPredict Consulting Inc.
Bill Stallworth, Hope Community Development Agency
Miles Anderson, Florida Emergency Management Agency
Cost-effective and proven home mitigation programs and technologies really do exist. This panel will present the latest options available for safeguarding all homes.
11:30am – 12:00pm
Guest Speaker - Congressman Bennie Thompson, Chairman, Homeland Security Committee
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Housing at Risk: Lessons Learned from Extreme Weather Events
Moderator:
Bill Kelly, Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future
Panelists:
Lisa Blackwell, National Multi Housing Council
Denise Muha, National Leased Housing Association
Michelle Whetten, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.
The recent wave of natural disasters have reminded us that greater attention needs to be paid to how multifamily housing stock is affected by hurricanes and floods, and the role the federal government can play to assist tenants, developers, and owners in terms of loss mitigation. Panelists will share past experiences and lessons learned to show how we can work together to create safer, affordable and effective housing solutions to prepare for future emergencies.
1:00pm - 2:15pm
Luncheon with Guest Speaker: Telling Serious Stories
Joe Tankersley, Imagineer, Walt Disney World Resort
What we have learned from Innoventions at Epcot® about communicating important messages to the
general public in a way that is entertaining, enlightening and empowering.
2:15pm - 3:15pm
Evacuation Effectiveness: Meeting the Unique Challenges of Low-income Families
Moderator:
Debra Ballen, Institute for Business and Home Safety
Panelists:
Jay Baker, Florida State University
Walter Peacock, Texas A & M University
What perceptions do low income families and other vulnerable populations have about evacuation? What
impediments to evacuation do these individuals now face? How can we make it more feasible for them to shelter in place, and how can we motivate them to evacuate to safety?
3:15pm - 4:30pm
Mainstreaming Communications: Reaching all Americans Exposed to Weather Perils
Moderator:
Leslie Chapman Henderson, Federal Alliance for Safe Homes
Panelists:
Peter Mitchell, Salter Mitchell
Tami Torres, My Safe Florida Home
This panel will discuss issues, roadblocks and strategies for delivering compelling information to the general
public about safer and sustainable homes built to provide protection during disasters of all kinds. Presenters will focus on the successful ways to gain homeowner involvement in advancing disaster mitigation through behavior change and social marketing.
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Word from the Hill: Latest Intelligence and Analysis from Congressional Staff– Q&A Session
Moderator:
Jennifer Fogel-Bublick, McBee Strategies
Panelists:
Jim Johnson, Senate Banking Committee, (Minority Staff)
Brian Martin, Office of Representative Gene Taylor, Mississippi
Eric Thompson, House Financial Services Committee, (Minority Staff)
5:30pm – 5:45pm
Closing Remarks
5:45pm – 6:00pm
Break
6:00pm – 7:30pm
Delegates’ Open Mic Session & Dinner
Moderator: Howard Kunreuther, Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center
· Realities of Climate Change: Repercussions of Extreme Weather on Low-income Communities
· Housing: Innovative and Affordable Mitigation Solutions for Low-income Populations
· Housing at Risk: Lessons Learned from Extreme Weather Events
· Evacuation Effectiveness: Meeting the Unique Challenges of Low-income Families
· Mainstreaming Communications: Reaching all Americans Exposed to Weather Perils
We’ll be launching a virtual digital newsroom built specifically for environmental bloggers, and we hope you’ll find it useful. It will be updated continuously with new content (video, slides, audio, handouts) coming online during each session at the forum. We will have the URL and the RSS feed available for you shortly.
We appreciate any coverage you’re able to give us on your blog. Our goal is to provide you with the content and access you need to cover the event in a convenient and timely manner. We are also available to schedule phone interviews with any forum presenters that interest you.
If you have any questions, would like to attend in person, or need additional information or assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me directly.
Below you will find the agenda for the forum. More info about the event can be found here : www.mitigationleadership.com
Best,
Ethan Kendrick, Hynes Communications
AGENDA
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
7:30am - 9:00am Registration
8:00am - 9:00am Breakfast available
9:00am - 9:15am Welcoming Remarks
9:15am - 10:30am
Realities of Climate Change: Repercussions of Extreme Weather on Low-income Communities
Moderator:
John Kostyack, National Wildlife Federation
Panelists:
Jerome Ringo, Apollo Alliance
Andrew Fahlund, American Rivers
Charles Allen, Lower Ninth Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement & Development
Ghebre Selassie Mehreteab, National Housing Preservation Foundation
It is widely recognized that climate change is affecting extreme weather patterns. This session will provide a solid set of facts about global warming and discuss historical, current and future trends. Climate change is not just a coastal community problem – extreme weather affects us all.
10:30am - 11:30am
Housing: Innovative and Affordable Mitigation Solutions for Low-income Populations
Moderator:
Julie Rochman, Institute for Business and Home Safety
Panelists:
Craig Tillman, WeatherPredict Consulting Inc.
Bill Stallworth, Hope Community Development Agency
Miles Anderson, Florida Emergency Management Agency
Cost-effective and proven home mitigation programs and technologies really do exist. This panel will present the latest options available for safeguarding all homes.
11:30am – 12:00pm
Guest Speaker - Congressman Bennie Thompson, Chairman, Homeland Security Committee
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Housing at Risk: Lessons Learned from Extreme Weather Events
Moderator:
Bill Kelly, Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future
Panelists:
Lisa Blackwell, National Multi Housing Council
Denise Muha, National Leased Housing Association
Michelle Whetten, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.
The recent wave of natural disasters have reminded us that greater attention needs to be paid to how multifamily housing stock is affected by hurricanes and floods, and the role the federal government can play to assist tenants, developers, and owners in terms of loss mitigation. Panelists will share past experiences and lessons learned to show how we can work together to create safer, affordable and effective housing solutions to prepare for future emergencies.
1:00pm - 2:15pm
Luncheon with Guest Speaker: Telling Serious Stories
Joe Tankersley, Imagineer, Walt Disney World Resort
What we have learned from Innoventions at Epcot® about communicating important messages to the
general public in a way that is entertaining, enlightening and empowering.
2:15pm - 3:15pm
Evacuation Effectiveness: Meeting the Unique Challenges of Low-income Families
Moderator:
Debra Ballen, Institute for Business and Home Safety
Panelists:
Jay Baker, Florida State University
Walter Peacock, Texas A & M University
What perceptions do low income families and other vulnerable populations have about evacuation? What
impediments to evacuation do these individuals now face? How can we make it more feasible for them to shelter in place, and how can we motivate them to evacuate to safety?
3:15pm - 4:30pm
Mainstreaming Communications: Reaching all Americans Exposed to Weather Perils
Moderator:
Leslie Chapman Henderson, Federal Alliance for Safe Homes
Panelists:
Peter Mitchell, Salter Mitchell
Tami Torres, My Safe Florida Home
This panel will discuss issues, roadblocks and strategies for delivering compelling information to the general
public about safer and sustainable homes built to provide protection during disasters of all kinds. Presenters will focus on the successful ways to gain homeowner involvement in advancing disaster mitigation through behavior change and social marketing.
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Word from the Hill: Latest Intelligence and Analysis from Congressional Staff– Q&A Session
Moderator:
Jennifer Fogel-Bublick, McBee Strategies
Panelists:
Jim Johnson, Senate Banking Committee, (Minority Staff)
Brian Martin, Office of Representative Gene Taylor, Mississippi
Eric Thompson, House Financial Services Committee, (Minority Staff)
5:30pm – 5:45pm
Closing Remarks
5:45pm – 6:00pm
Break
6:00pm – 7:30pm
Delegates’ Open Mic Session & Dinner
Moderator: Howard Kunreuther, Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center
