The NHWC 2009 Conference & Exposition is the largest in the United States devoted specifically to real-time hydrologic warning systems, and how this technology assists local officials with storm readiness, drought prepared-ness, emergency response, and disaster recovery. The theme for this conference is “Exploring New Hydrologic Warning Frontiers” — providing a Western-type setting to focus on theongoing development of partnerships between real-time hydro-logic warning system operators, public and private forecasters,equipment providers, consultants, news media, and emergencymanagement officials.
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Conference Highlights:
NEW FOR 2009 —training/testing for the ASFPM Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) exam at the conference (separate fee for the exam). Current CFM's can earn 12 continuing education credits by attending.
NEW FOR 2009 —training/testing for Hydrologist Certification through the American Institute of Hydrology.
An exceptional slate of invited speakers, including
- Mr. Steven Stockton, Director of Civil Works, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Mr. Bill Read, Director of the NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center,
- Mr. Duane Smith, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board and Chairman of the Western States Water Council
- Colorado State Supreme Court Justice Greg Hobbs
- Mr. Jack Riessen of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Mr. Jack Hayes, Director of NWS
A wide range of technical sessions to assist water managers whose communities are just getting started with hydrologic warning systems, floodplain management and water conservation or those with advanced needs.
Diverse training opportunities with workshops on drought mitigation, severe storm prediction, instrumentation operation, and more.
An opportunity to see and discuss the latest hydrologic warning equipment, products, and services.
The National Environmental Satellite Data Information Services (NESDIS) Satellite Telemetry Interagency Working Group (STIWG) will again meet concurrently with the conference. The STIWG is a meeting of all interested GOES Data Collection System (DCS) users with the GOES DCS management and technical staff, for the purpose of sharing information and solving common problems.
