Roundtable Workshops

ROUNDTABLE WORKSHOP 19:
PROTECTING LIVES AND PROPERTY AT OUR COASTLINES

Wednesday, March 28, 2007 (9:00 am - 4:30 pm)

Keck Center - Room 100
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001

Objective:
To discuss the increasing vulnerability of coastal residents and visitors to coastal hazards. The workshop will serve to inform stakeholders at all levels about the science and uncertainties associated with coastal vulnerability, its societal drivers, economic impacts, and how communities and the nation are preparing for the challenges involved. Issues to be addressed include consequences resulting from coastal population and land use changes, and the development of strategies to cope with the growing risks from weather-related and other types of coastal hazards.

Final Agenda (As of March 22, 2007)

9:00 am Welcome and Introductions
William H. Hooke, American Meteorological Society,
and Chair, Disasters Roundtable

9:10 am SESSION I: Drivers of Social Change at the Coastlines

• Susan Cutter, University of South Carolina Download Presentation
• Laurie Johnson, Risk Management Consultant Download Presentation
• Debra Hernandez, Hernandez and Company Download Presentation

Moderator: David Simpson, University of Louisville

9:40 am DISCUSSION

10:00 am SESSION II: Coastal Hazard Impacts and Nationwide Economic Ripples

• Judith Kildow, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Download Presentation
• Harvey Ryland, Institute for Business and Home Safety Download Presentation
• Carl Hedde, Munich Re America, Inc. Download Presentation
• Gavin Smith, Mississippi Alternative Housing Program Download Presentation

Moderator: Margaret Davidson, NOAA

11:30 am DISCUSSION

12:00 pm LUNCH (Cafeteria available on the 3rd floor)

1:00 pm SESSION III: Life and Commerce Where the Land Meets the Sea

• D. James Baker, former NOAA Administrator Download Presentation
• Paul L. Kelly, former Senior Vice President, Rowan Companies, Inc. Download Presentation
• Anthony Knap, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Studies Download Presentation
• Ana Puszkin-Chevlin, Florida Atlantic University Download Presentation

Moderator: Michael H. Freilich, NASA

2:10 pm DISCUSSION

2:30 pm SESSION IV: Federal, State and Local Response Plans for Coastal Hazards

• Michael Buckley, FEMA/DHS Download Presentation
• Zoe Johnson, Maryland Coastal Program Download Presentation
• Debra Hernandez, Hernandez and Company Download Presentation

Moderator: Ronald Eguchi, ImageCat Inc.

4:00 pm DISCUSSION

4:25 pm CLOSING REMARKS
William H. Hooke

4:30 pm Adjourn

This event is free and open to the public. Registration is now closed, but all are welcome to attend. Updated Thursday, March 22, 2007 12:30 pm