| 7
a.m. |
Coffee
and Donuts; Late Registration (if space
is still available) |
Denius Student Center
Optional ($75 per person)
6:30
p.m.
Cocktail Hour
7:30
p.m.
CIAB Annual Awards Dinner
Invited
Speaker
Lt. Governor Toni Jennings
8:30
p.m.
Awards
Presentation
|
|
| 8
a.m. |
Opening Session
and Keynote Presentation
Speaker: NOAA or National Hurricane Forecasting Center
• Theme: Not Business as Usual—The Prognosis
for Future
Hurricane Events in Florida |
| 8:30
a.m |
Panel 1:
Planning for Response and Recovery
Speakers: Florida State Division of Emergency Management, FEMA, USA
Corps of Engineers
• Theme(s): Planning for Emergency Events
• Organization for Response and Recovery
• Roles and Responsibilities of the various government
agencies
• The response and recovery plan for 2005 events |
| 10
a.m. |
Break |
| 10:30
a.m. |
Panel
2: Contracting for Response and Recovery
Operations
Speakers: State, FEMA, Corps and County officials
Theme(s): Key topics – Debris Removal and Monitoring, Roof
Repair, Infrastructure Repair
• Types of expected contracts: debris removal, equipment,
A/E services
• Regional contracts – how they will be used in
2005
• How to employ the Florida construction industry in
response and recovery
• Contracting methodologies and how to qualify for participation
• Prequalification for contracting participation |
| Noon |
Noon
Lunch at Denius Student Center – Hartley
Room (included)
Speaker: University
President Anthony J. Catanese,
Ph.D., FAICP
Theme: University
Partnership for Disaster
Recovery |
| 2
p.m. |
Panel
3: Engineering for Damage Mitigation
Speakers: TBA from Florida Tech
Theme(s): Research findings in structural and ocean engineering;
• Insurance Institute findings
• Changes in building codes
• Wind effects on structures
• Effects of waves and storm surge
• Quantification of data from past disasters for research
and modification of building codes |
| 3:30
p.m. |
Break |
| 4
p.m. |
Panel
4: Best Practices and Lessons Learned
from the 2004 Hurricane Season
Speakers: County Public Works Officers and/or Engineers
• Theme(s): What worked well and what did not, sharing
of information by county engineers
• Clarification of assistance packages and requirements
• Distribution of information to public and response
providers
• Communication on use and sharing of resources; central
allocation network
• Streamlining the application and monitoring requirements
for Federal assistance
• Preselection of debris management sites |
| 5:30
p.m. |
Closing
Session |
