2011 Annual Conference
September 14-16, 2011 --- Pokagon State Park
2011 Conference Abstracts & Speaker Bios
Call for Abstracts
You are invited to submit your paper abstracts to the 15th Annual Conference of the Indiana Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management, Inc. (INAFSM) The agenda will be developed around general areas of interest regarding Stormwater and Floodplain Management. The exact topics have not been finalized, but if you would like to submit something early, please feel free. For your reference, some of the topics presented and requested at previoius conferences include:
- Floodplain/Drainage Management Policies
- Successful Acquisition Programs
- Flood Insurance, CRS, CAV’s (Community Perspective)
- Bank Stabilization and Erosion Control
- Stormwater Quality and Quantity Issues
- Low Impact Development
- Floodplain/Stormwater Legal Issues
- HEC RAS Case Studies
- Floodproofing Case Studies
- Green Building
- Floodplain/Stormwater Projects & Case Studies
- Phase II compliance/implementation
- Disaster Response & Recovery, Case Study
- Planning Initiatives – Pre-Disaster Work, All Hazards, Watershed, etc.
- IDEM – MS4 Program
- Illicit Discharge
- Stormwater – BMP’s
- Dams and Levees Issues
- Geothermal Energy & impact to floodplain
Abstract Format
Abstracts should be submitted electronically, in copy-ready Microsoft Word format with the following information:
- Tiitle of Presentation, author(s)/presenter(s) and affiliation(s)
- Address, Telephone, FAX, e-mail
- Description of Project/Topic
- Length should not exceed 500 words
Abstract Submission
Please note that by submitting an abstract, you are allowing INAFSM to post this abstract and your conference presentation to the website. All abstracts along with authors’ biographic information and potential date conflicts should be sent to:
Daryl Helfert, PE, CFM
Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd.
100 NW 2nd Streeet
Evansville, IN 47708
812.422.6568
vicechair@inafsm.net
Deadlines for Submission
Deadline for Abstract Submission: May 27, 2011
Notification of abstract acceptance & presentation date and time: July 1, 2011