Symposium on Flooding Adaptation: Full Schedule

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Attendee Arrival & Registration – Poster Presenter & Sponsor Display Move-In

Monday October 28, 2024 4:00pm - 6:00pm EDT

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Monday October 28, 2024 4:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
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7:00am EDT

Coffee Service in Poster & Sponsor Display Area

Tuesday October 29, 2024 7:00am - 8:30am EDT

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Tuesday October 29, 2024 7:00am - 8:30am EDT
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7:00am EDT

Registration Open

Tuesday October 29, 2024 7:00am - 5:00pm EDT

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Tuesday October 29, 2024 7:00am - 5:00pm EDT
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8:30am EDT

Welcome from the Organizers

Tuesday October 29, 2024 8:30am - 8:40am EDT

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Speakers

Sherry Larkin

Director, Florida Sea Grant

Tuesday October 29, 2024 8:30am - 8:40am EDT
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8:40am EDT

A Wake-Up Call: How Hurricane Ian's Flooding Revealed Kissimmee's Need for Climate and Resiliency Planning

Tuesday October 29, 2024 8:40am - 9:00am EDT

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Speakers

Mike Steigerwald

City Manager of Kissimmee

Tuesday October 29, 2024 8:40am - 9:00am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Icebreaker/Intention-Setting Activity

Tuesday October 29, 2024 9:00am - 9:30am EDT

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Tuesday October 29, 2024 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Opening Keynote Presentation: Adapting Florida for the Future - Putting Resilience Into Action Statewide

Tuesday October 29, 2024 9:30am - 10:00am EDT

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Speakers

Wesley R. Brooks

Statewide Office of Resilience - State of Florida

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Wesley R. Brooks, Chief Resilience Officer for the State of Florida, will deliver the keynote address during the opening plenary at the Symposium on Flooding Adaptation: Spotlighting Solutions for Florida on Tuesday, October 29.Born and raised in... Read More →

Tuesday October 29, 2024 9:30am - 10:00am EDT
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10:00am EDT

Refreshment Break & Networking in Poster Display Area

Tuesday October 29, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am EDT

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Tuesday October 29, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
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10:30am EDT

General Session: Resilient Cities - Assessing Vulnerability for Adaptation

Tuesday October 29, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT

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Tuesday October 29, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
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10:31am EDT

Resilient Jacksonville: An Interdisciplinary Strategy for a Resilient Future

Tuesday October 29, 2024 10:31am - 10:50am EDT

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Speakers

Jennifer Hinton

City of Jacksonville

Tuesday October 29, 2024 10:31am - 10:50am EDT
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10:50am EDT

Florida Resilient Cities: Developing Community-University Partnerships to Advance Climate Adaptation Initiatives

Tuesday October 29, 2024 10:50am - 11:10am EDT

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Speakers

Andrea Galinski

Assistant Professor, University of Florida

Andrea is an Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture at University of Florida Department of Landscape Architecture. She is also a research affiliate with the UF Shimberg Center for Housing Studies and Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience (FIBER). Andrea’s research... Read More →

Christian Calle Figueroa

Urban Designer and Assistant Scholar, University of Florida

Christian Calle is an urban designer and assistant scholar at the FIBER University of Florida. With advanced degrees from ETH Zurich, he has worked globally on urban issues, including the re-urbanization of favelas in Brazil, inward development strategies for cities in Switzerland... Read More →

Tuesday October 29, 2024 10:50am - 11:10am EDT
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11:10am EDT

Preparing Port Canaveral for 2070: The Port Canaveral Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Plan

Tuesday October 29, 2024 11:10am - 11:30am EDT

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Speakers

Alec Rodriguez

Resilient Water Resources Engineer, Jacobs

Jason Bird

William Crowe

Bill Crowe is the Vice President of Engineering, Construction, and Facilities at Port Canaveral. Jason Bird is the U.S. East Regional Market Solutions Lead for Resilience at Jacobs. Alec Rodriguez is a resilient water resources engineer at Jacobs.

Tuesday October 29, 2024 11:10am - 11:30am EDT
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11:30am EDT

Group Q&A / Speaker Panel

Tuesday October 29, 2024 11:30am - 12:00pm EDT

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Tuesday October 29, 2024 11:30am - 12:00pm EDT
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12:00pm EDT

Group Luncheon & Networking

Tuesday October 29, 2024 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT

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Tuesday October 29, 2024 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
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1:30pm EDT

General Session: Housing and Building Adaptation - Risk Mitigation for Property Owners

Tuesday October 29, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm EDT

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Moderators

Jeff Carney

UF School of Architecture, and UF Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience (FIBER)

Tuesday October 29, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
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1:31pm EDT

Climate Risks and Benefits of Building Above the Code

Tuesday October 29, 2024 1:31pm - 1:50pm EDT

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Speakers

CJ Reynolds

Florida Housing Coalition

Tuesday October 29, 2024 1:31pm - 1:50pm EDT
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1:50pm EDT

House Relocation: A Flooding Adaption Strategy for Florida’s Coastal Communities

Tuesday October 29, 2024 1:50pm - 2:10pm EDT

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Speakers

Sarah Gamble

Assistant Professor | Architect, University of Florida

Sarah Gamble is a licensed architect and Assistant Professor at the UF School of Architecture. Gamble’s experience includes design/advocacy for affordable housing, disaster recovery, downtown development, and more. Her academic research explores the methods and tools architects... Read More →

Emily Garnica

Tuesday October 29, 2024 1:50pm - 2:10pm EDT
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2:10pm EDT

The New ASTM Property Resilience Assessment Guides Risk Mitigation Investments in Florida

Tuesday October 29, 2024 2:10pm - 2:30pm EDT

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Speakers

Albert Slap

President, RiskFootprint

Albert Slap is the President of RiskFootprint(tm), a leading flood, natural hazard, extreme weather and climate change impact assessment company. Prior to founding RiskFootprint, Mr. Slap was nationally-recognized environmental lawyer and law professor. In 2014, Mr. Slap was awarded... Read More →

Alan Scott

Tuesday October 29, 2024 2:10pm - 2:30pm EDT
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2:30pm EDT

Group Q&A / Speaker Panel

Tuesday October 29, 2024 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT

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Tuesday October 29, 2024 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
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3:00pm EDT

Beverage Break & Networking in Poster Display Area

Tuesday October 29, 2024 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

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Tuesday October 29, 2024 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
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3:30pm EDT

General Session: Reflections on Resilience - How Florida is Institutionalizing a Solutions-oriented Approach

Tuesday October 29, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm EDT

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Governance challenges remain a significant and underappreciated hurdle to planning and implementing effective resilience measures. This panel explores how Florida has emerged as a national leader, including through efforts to institutionalize a flexible and enduring framework for the future resilience needs and prosperity of its communities.

Moderators

Kate Wesner

Florida Director, American Flood Coalition

Speakers

Mark C. Rains

Chief Science Officer, Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Thomas K. Frazer

Executive Director, Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation

Wesley R. Brooks

Statewide Office of Resilience - State of Florida

Tuesday October 29, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
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5:00pm EDT

Networking Social and Tools Café

Tuesday October 29, 2024 5:00pm - 7:00pm EDT

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Tuesday October 29, 2024 5:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
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7:30am EDT

Coffee Service in Poster & Sponsor Display Area

Wednesday October 30, 2024 7:30am - 8:30am EDT

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Wednesday October 30, 2024 7:30am - 8:30am EDT
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7:30am EDT

Registration Open

Wednesday October 30, 2024 7:30am - 5:00pm EDT

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Wednesday October 30, 2024 7:30am - 5:00pm EDT
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8:30am EDT

General Session: Flood-Smart Land Use Planning

Wednesday October 30, 2024 8:30am - 10:00am EDT

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Speakers

Jason Evans

Executive Director and Professor, Stetson University

Jason Evans is Professor of Environmental Science and Studies and Executive Director of the Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience at Stetson University. A systems ecologist by training, Evans's current research mostly focuses on municipal flooding adaptation. He is also... Read More →

Wednesday October 30, 2024 8:30am - 10:00am EDT
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8:31am EDT

Regional Planning Councils Assist Inland Communities with Vulnerability Assessments and Adaptation Planning

Wednesday October 30, 2024 8:31am - 8:50am EDT

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Speakers

Fara Ilami

Resiliency Manager, Northeast Florida Regional Council

Fara Ilami is the Regional Resiliency Manager for the Northeast Florida Regional Council. She established Resilient First Coast and orchestrated its Regional Resiliency Action Plan. Fara has over 10 years of experience applying scientific principles to real-world problems. Fara has... Read More →

Brenda Defoe-Surprenant

Curtis Knowles

Wednesday October 30, 2024 8:31am - 8:50am EDT
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8:50am EDT

Data-Driven Spatial Planning for Coastal Flood Adaptation of Social Infrastructure

Wednesday October 30, 2024 8:50am - 9:10am EDT

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Speakers

Yan Wang

Assistant Professor, University of Florida

Dr. Wang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, a founding faculty member of Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience. Her research primarily focuses on urban resilience with a strong emphasis on human dynamics... Read More →

Ziyi Guo

University of Florida

Wednesday October 30, 2024 8:50am - 9:10am EDT
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9:10am EDT

Gulf South Studio | Innovating Community-Based Design and Planning Approaches in Lee County

Wednesday October 30, 2024 9:10am - 9:30am EDT

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Speakers

Andrea Galinski

Assistant Professor, University of Florida

Wednesday October 30, 2024 9:10am - 9:30am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Group Q&A / Speaker Panel

Wednesday October 30, 2024 9:30am - 10:00am EDT

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Wednesday October 30, 2024 9:30am - 10:00am EDT
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10:00am EDT

Beverage Break & Networking in Poster Display Area

Wednesday October 30, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am EDT

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Wednesday October 30, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
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10:30am EDT

General Session: Adaptive Watershed Management

Wednesday October 30, 2024 10:30am - 12:30pm EDT

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Moderators

Eban Bean

UF Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Wednesday October 30, 2024 10:30am - 12:30pm EDT
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10:31am EDT

City of Panama City: Robinson Bayou Drainage Basin

Wednesday October 30, 2024 10:31am - 10:50am EDT

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Speakers

Jennifer Aldridge

Disaster Recovery Project Manager, Panama City Government

Bryant King

Wednesday October 30, 2024 10:31am - 10:50am EDT
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10:50am EDT

Smart Watersheds: Changing the Way We Think About Water Management

Wednesday October 30, 2024 10:50am - 11:10am EDT

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Speakers

Jeff M. Littlejohn, P.E.

National Stormwater Trust®

Wednesday October 30, 2024 10:50am - 11:10am EDT
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11:10am EDT

Siting for Future Seas: Examples of Stormwater Pump Station Siting to Prepare for Future Drainage System Adaptation

Wednesday October 30, 2024 11:10am - 11:30am EDT

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Speakers

Alexander Miller

Water Resources Engineer, HDR Inc.

Alex Miller is a water resources engineer consultant with over 9 years of experience. He received his BS and MS in Civil Engineering at the University of South Florida and has published research in the field of flood exposure estimation.

Wednesday October 30, 2024 11:10am - 11:30am EDT
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11:30am EDT

Flooding Adaptation in South Florida: Building Community Resiliency and Reducing Flood Risks Through Structural and Nonstructural Strategies

Wednesday October 30, 2024 11:30am - 11:50am EDT

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Speakers

Ana Carolina Maran

South Florida Water Management District

Wednesday October 30, 2024 11:30am - 11:50am EDT
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11:50am EDT

Group Q&A / Speaker Panel

Wednesday October 30, 2024 11:50am - 12:30pm EDT

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Wednesday October 30, 2024 11:50am - 12:30pm EDT
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12:30pm EDT

Group Luncheon & Networking

Wednesday October 30, 2024 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT

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Wednesday October 30, 2024 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
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1:30pm EDT

General Session: Resilience Planning

Wednesday October 30, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm EDT

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Moderators

Jules Bruck

UF School of Landscape Architecture and Planning, and UF Department of Landscape Architecture

Wednesday October 30, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
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1:31pm EDT

Future Development and Water Quality for the Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program

Wednesday October 30, 2024 1:31pm - 1:50pm EDT

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Speakers

Dan Farrah

Development & Land Use Analyst, UF Center for Landscape Conservation Planning

Tricia Kyzar

Wednesday October 30, 2024 1:31pm - 1:50pm EDT
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1:50pm EDT

Building Resilience to Coastal Flooding Through Living Shorelines: Lessons from the Resilient Pasco Project

Wednesday October 30, 2024 1:50pm - 2:10pm EDT

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Speakers

Sean Lahav and Drew Sanders

Wednesday October 30, 2024 1:50pm - 2:10pm EDT
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2:10pm EDT

Outfitting the Florida Panhandle in Community Water Level Sensors

Wednesday October 30, 2024 2:10pm - 2:30pm EDT

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Speakers

Laura Tiu

Doctor, Florida Sea Grant

Laura is a Marine Science Extension Agent with UF IFAS/Florida Sea Grant serving in Walton County. Her signature programs include offshore aquaculture, aquaponics, micro-plastic and marine debris awareness, coastal flooding and resilience, and a series of environmental awareness eco-tours... Read More →

Wednesday October 30, 2024 2:10pm - 2:30pm EDT
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2:30pm EDT

Group Q&A / Speaker Panel

Wednesday October 30, 2024 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT

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Wednesday October 30, 2024 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
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3:00pm EDT

Beverage Break & Networking in Poster Display Area

Wednesday October 30, 2024 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

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Wednesday October 30, 2024 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
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3:30pm EDT

General Session: Engaging Communities in Adaptation Efforts

Wednesday October 30, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm EDT

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Moderators

Savanna Barry

Florida Sea Grant

Wednesday October 30, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
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3:31pm EDT

Flood Adaptation Through Urban Green Stormwater Infrastructure: The City of Cape Canaveral’s 'Smart Rain Garden' Project

Wednesday October 30, 2024 3:31pm - 3:50pm EDT

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Speakers

Jason Evans

Executive Director and Professor, Stetson University

Alexis Miller

City of Cape Canaveral

Brenda Defoe-Surprenant

Wednesday October 30, 2024 3:31pm - 3:50pm EDT
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3:50pm EDT

Cedar Key ShOREs – a Model for Co-Designing Nature-Based Solutions in a Small Coastal Town

Wednesday October 30, 2024 3:50pm - 4:10pm EDT

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Speakers

Jason von Meding

Doctor, University of Florida

Jason von Meding is an architect turned disaster researcher who studies how injustice and inequality create uneven and discriminatory disaster risk in society, and how local collaborative work can affect change. He is an Associate Professor at the University of Florida and Executive... Read More →

Amer Abukhalaf

Clemson University

Poster Abstract Title"Studying the Influence of Housing Conditions on Hurricane and Flooding Evacuation Intentions in Florida"

Wednesday October 30, 2024 3:50pm - 4:10pm EDT
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4:10pm EDT

Promoting Community Resilience to Natural Hazards through Governance, Education, and Technical Assistance

Wednesday October 30, 2024 4:10pm - 4:30pm EDT

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Speakers

Holly Abeels

Brevard County Extension Agent, Florida Sea Grant

Holly hails from New Hampshire but has lived in Florida since 2007 when she moved to pursue a M.S. in Environmental Science at Florida Gulf Coast University. Before that she worked at the University of New Hampshire in a benthic ecology laboratory doing taxonomy of benthic invertebrates... Read More →

Wednesday October 30, 2024 4:10pm - 4:30pm EDT
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4:30pm EDT

Group Q&A / Speaker Panel

Wednesday October 30, 2024 4:30pm - 5:00pm EDT

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Wednesday October 30, 2024 4:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
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5:00pm EDT

Poster Session, Tools Café, and Book Signing

Wednesday October 30, 2024 5:00pm - 7:00pm EDT

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Wednesday October 30, 2024 5:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
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7:30am EDT

Coffee Service in Poster & Sponsor Display Area

Thursday October 31, 2024 7:30am - 8:30am EDT

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Thursday October 31, 2024 7:30am - 8:30am EDT
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7:30am EDT

Registration Open

Thursday October 31, 2024 7:30am - 10:15am EDT

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Thursday October 31, 2024 7:30am - 10:15am EDT
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8:30am EDT

General Session: Decision Support Tools for Flooding Adaptation

Thursday October 31, 2024 8:30am - 10:00am EDT

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Speakers

Fara Ilami

Resiliency Manager, Northeast Florida Regional Council

Thursday October 31, 2024 8:30am - 10:00am EDT
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8:31am EDT

Wetland Evaluation Tool (WET): Driving Wetland Restoration in the Central Florida Water Initiative Area

Thursday October 31, 2024 8:31am - 8:50am EDT

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Speakers

Danielle Ivey

Wetlands Restoration Specialist, Audubon Florida

Danielle Ivey is a Wetlands Restoration Specialist with Audubon Florida. She received her Bachelor’s Degree for Rollins College and is pursuing her Master’s Certificate in Ecological Restoration from the University of Florida. She is interested in find ways to work with landowners... Read More →

Paul Gray

Thursday October 31, 2024 8:31am - 8:50am EDT
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8:50am EDT

Mainstreaming Environment and Equity in Resilient Infrastructure Assessment (MEERIA): An Alternative Valuation Methodology

Thursday October 31, 2024 8:50am - 9:10am EDT

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Speakers

Meenakshi Chabba

Doctor, The Everglades Foundation

Meenakshi Chabba merges advanced knowledge of Everglades ecosystem science, ecosystem services valuation, and resilience planning for the natural and built environment in South Florida. She applies that knowledge to tracking and understanding how decision-making focused on the Everglades... Read More →

Thursday October 31, 2024 8:50am - 9:10am EDT
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9:10am EDT

Shelter From the Storm(s): The Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) and the No Adverse Impacts (NAI) Legal Guide

Thursday October 31, 2024 9:10am - 9:30am EDT

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Speakers

Gerald Murphy

State Specialized Program Agent - Flood Resilient Communities, UF/IFAS

Jerry is a certified floodplain manager, certified urban and regional planner, and legal scholar. Jerry works with local governments through applied research to craft planning approaches and strategies to address climate change, extreme weather, sea-level rise, and the other challenges... Read More →

Thursday October 31, 2024 9:10am - 9:30am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Group Q&A / Speaker Panel

Thursday October 31, 2024 9:30am - 10:00am EDT

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Thursday October 31, 2024 9:30am - 10:00am EDT
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10:00am EDT

Beverage Break & Networking in Poster Display Area

Thursday October 31, 2024 10:00am - 10:15am EDT

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Thursday October 31, 2024 10:00am - 10:15am EDT
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10:15am EDT

General Session: Funding Flooding Adaptation

Thursday October 31, 2024 10:15am - 11:05am EDT

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Moderators

Michael Dexter

Southeast Sustainability Directors Network

Catherine Mercier-Baggett

Director, Federal Technical Assistance, Southeast Sustainability Directors Network

Catherine joined SSDN’s team in February 2024 as Director of Federal Technical Assistance, providing support to EPA Region 4 communities with grant applications. Environmental sustainability is the throughline in Catherine’s career and education. She is a certified urban planner... Read More →

Thursday October 31, 2024 10:15am - 11:05am EDT
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10:15am EDT

Panel Session: Lessons Learned from Local Governments and Resources from the Environmental Finance Center - Strategies for Accessing Federal and State Funding for Flooding Adaptation

Thursday October 31, 2024 10:15am - 11:05am EDT

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Speakers

Alison Higgins

Sustainability Coordinator, City of Key West

Megan Houston

Chief Resilience Officer, Palm Beach County Office of Resilience

Megan Houston is committed to implementing resilient policies, programs, and practices in Palm Beach County (PBC). As the Chief Resilience Officer, Megan oversees the County's climate mitigation, climate adaptation, and sustainable development strategies. She has a broad background... Read More →

Thursday October 31, 2024 10:15am - 11:05am EDT
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11:05am EDT

Closing Keynote Presentation: Salty Urbanism - How to Address Sea Level Rise and Climate Change in Urban Areas of the Coastal Zone

Thursday October 31, 2024 11:05am - 11:50am EDT

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Speakers

Jeffrey Huber

Thursday October 31, 2024 11:05am - 11:50am EDT
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11:50am EDT

Closing Remarks

Thursday October 31, 2024 11:50am - 12:00pm EDT

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Thursday October 31, 2024 11:50am - 12:00pm EDT
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12:00pm EDT

Conference Concludes (Poster & Sponsor Display Removal)

Thursday October 31, 2024 12:00pm - 12:00pm EDT

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Thursday October 31, 2024 12:00pm - 12:00pm EDT
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