2007 CONFERENCE - Call for Abstracts

You are invited to submit your paper abstracts to the 11th Annual Conference of the Indiana Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management, Inc. (INAFSM).  This year’s conference will be held at the  Potawatomi Inn and Conference Center, Angola, Indiana.  The agenda will be developed around 3 areas of interest:

  1. The Basics on floodplains, construction in a floodway, insurance and the NFIP, LOMA/LOMR, elevation certificates, floodproofing, etc.
  2. Projects illustrating best management practices, technical/design innovations, mitigation, flood disaster response,  Phase II implementation,MS4.
  3. Resources and Regulations from IDNR, IDEM, SEMA, FEMA, EPA, Army Corps, GIS, GPS, etc
  4. Stormwater Quality and Quantity Issues.

              
Topics of interest for this year’s conference include:

  • Floodplain/Drainage Management Policies
  • Construction & Design Techniques
  • Flood Insurance, CRS, CAV’s
  • Bank Stabilization and Erosion Control
  • Stormwater  Quality and Quantity Issues
  • Low Impact Development
  • Hazus
  • Floodplain/Stormwater Projects & Case Studies
  • Phase II compliance/implementation
  • Disaster Response & Recovery
  • Planning Initiatives – All Hazards, Watershed, etc.
  • IDEM – MS4  Program
  • Illicit Discharge
  • Stormwater – BMP’s

Abstract Format

Abstracts should be submitted in copy-ready format with the following information:
            - Title 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

All abstracts along with authors’ biographic information and potential date conflicts should be directed to:
            Steve Fuchs
            INAFSM Vice Chair and 2006 Conference Chair
            1 N.W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
            Evansville, Indiana  47708
            Phone:  (812) 436-7867
            FAX:  (812) 436-7869
            E-mail (preferred)sfuchs@buildevansville.com

Deadlines

            By July 15, 2007            -   Deadline for abstract submissions
            By July 31, 2007            -   Notification of abstract acceptance & presentation date and time 

E-mail us at:
conf@inafsm.net


 

 

 

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