East End Conference: Long Range Resilience and Recovery Planning for Coastal Communities

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East End Conference: Long Range Resilience and Recovery Planning for Coastal Communities

June 16, 2013 by Ela

The Long Island Section is hosting the Annual East End Conference in Riverhead.

Recent experiences highlighted the need for long range planning for community resilience in coastal communities. The session will cover regional as well as National and International lessons learned, with spotlight on Netherlands and their techniques and tools used for raising sea levels and coastal flooding management. The presentations and panel discussion moderated by Dave Genaway will provide an overview of the best coastal resilience management practices, from recommendations by FEMA to those used by International coastal communities.

When: June 27th, 2:45 PM- 7:30 PM

2:45 PM- Registration starts, coffee served, networking

3:15 PM : Welcome

3:30-5:30 PM: First Session Presentations and Panel Discussion

5:30-6:00 PM: Dinner Served

6:00- 7:30 PM: Second Session Presentations

Where: SCCC Culinary Arts and Hospitality Center at 20 East Main Street in Riverhead

Guest speaker:

Sean Walter, Supervisor, Town of Riverhead

Moderator:

Dave Genaway, AICP, Town of Islip Planning Commissioner

Speakers:

Dorian Dale, LEED AP, Director of Sustainability and Chief Recovery Officer, Suffolk County

Christine Thompson, President, Humanity Road, Inc

Bryan Starr, Community Planning and Capacity Building, Hurricane Sandy, FEMA-4085-DR-NY

David Berg, AICP, LEED, Associate, Cameron Engineering & Associates

3 CM Credits Available.

REGISTER TODAY:

Paypal or credit card payment available below: APA members (also municipal & non-profit): $20, Non-APA $25, Students $15. Payment at door: $30. If using payment by check: please mail checks payable to “Long Island Section” to Kathy Eiseman (NP&V, 572 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY 11747)

SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE: Gold Sponsor: $250, Silver Sponsor: $100, Bronze Sponsor $50

To sponsor this event, please send information (company logo and a company profile paragraph for Platinum and Gold levels) to keiseman@nelsonpopevoorhis.com and mail a check payable to “LI Section” to: APA – LI Section, c/o Kathryn Eiseman, Treasurer, Nelson, Pope & Voorhis, LLC, 572 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY 11747

Or- pay for sponsorship now by credit card or PayPal, by clicking to link below: