2016 Conference, Plenaries, Videos and Concurrent Presentations

2016 ASFPM Annual Conference - Great Lakes - Grand Partners June 19-24, 2016 Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Plenaries and Luncheons

Plenary Session 1

Welcome Address

Ingrid Wadsworth, CFM, ASFPM Deputy Director Welcome Address Video

Rebuilding 2017 – The Year of Disasters

Honorable Edward M. Emmett, Judge and presiding officer of Harris County Commissioners Court, TX Harvey Hammered Harris County! Rebuilding Texas Plenary Video 
Christy Jones, PE, Deputy Director, Security and Emergency Management Program, California DWR 2017 in CA: A Year for Floods, Fires and Other Disasters Plenary Video
Moderator: Ingrid Wadsworth, CFM, ASFPM Deputy Director


Keynote Luncheon, sponsored by PWC

Doug Plasencia, PE, CFM, ASFPM Foundation President, Moffatt & Nichol State of the ASFPM Foundation State of the ASFPM Foundation Video 
Ian Dinham, President Floodplain Management Australia The Australian Take on Flood Insurance, Climate Change & Mitigation Keynote Video 
Jesus Mulgado, U of Arizona student, ASFPM Foundation’s first recipient of the Future Leaders Scholarship Keynote Address on Scholarship Video 
Moderator: Maria Lamm, CFM, ASFPM Chair, SC DNR


Plenary Session 2

NFIP Issues and Implementation Strategies

JoAnn Jay Howard, JD, President, H2O Partners, former Federal Insurance Administrator Video 
Cheryl Small, Executive Director, National Flood Association (NFDA) Video 
Laura Lightbody, Project Director, Flood Prepared Communities, The PEW Charitable Trusts Video 
Carolyn Kousky, PhD, Director of Policy Research and Engagement, Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, Wharton School, Univ. of Pennsylvania Video 
David Maurstad, Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, FEMA Video 
Moderator: Larry Larson, PE, CFM, ASFPM Sr. Policy Advisor, Director Emeritus


FEMA Resilience Forum

FEMA Resilience Forum Video


Plenary Session 3

Making it Work:

Flood Mitigation Best Practices and Success Stories

Steve Martin, CPM, CFM, State NFIP Coordinator/State Floodplain Manager, Florida Bureau of Mitigation Plenary Presentation Video 
Kelli Sertich, AICP, CFM, Branch Manager for Policy, Planning & Coordination, Flood Control Dist. of Maricopa Cnty., AZ Plenary Presentation
Video
Roger Lindsey, PE, CFM, Stormwater Program Manager, Nashville Metro Water Services Plenary Presentation Video 
Moderator: Brian Varrella, CFM, ASFPM Vice Chair, Colorado DOT


ASFPM National Awards Luncheon

Masters of Ceremonies: Diane Brown and Jerry Robinson, PE, CFM Presentation (PPT of photos taken throughout the conference) Awards Luncheon Video


Concurrent Sessions

Concurrent Sessions – Monday

Presentation about Arid Regions Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico by Rigel Rucker

2D Floodways as presented during Monday’s Policy Discussions by Rigel Rucker


Concurrent Session A – Tuesday

A1: Real Time Modeling 
A1 – Integrating Social Vulnerability and Flood Safety Modeling by John Pritchard, PE, CFM, Wood Rodgers, Inc.
A1 – Improving the Flood Intelligence for the Sacramento River System using the California-Nevada/National Weather Service Flood Forecast Data by Chris Ferrari, PE, CFM, GEI Consultants
A1 – Real-Time Flood Forecasting in Nashville, TN using HEC-RTS by Brantley Thames, PE – TN, USACE 

A2: Large Scale Assessments of Mitigation Options 
A2 – Go, Collaborate, and Mitigate! Coordinated Solutions Floodplain Management and Risk Reduction by Caroline Cunningham, CFM, AICP, ABCP, Stantec
A2 – Hazus – More Than a Loss Estimator — Using Hazus as a tool for Drainage Master Planning by Geoff Brownell, PE, CFM, Michael Baker International
A2 – Linking Flood Risk to Resilience: A Decision Support Tool for Risk-based Resilience Investment by Ellie Graeden, PhD, Talus Analytics 

A3: Community Rating System: State and Local Initiatives 
A3 – Developing a CRS Strategy for the State of Louisiana by Monica Farris, PhD, CFM, University of New Orleans Center for Hazards Assessment, Response & Technology (UNO-CHART)
A3 – Repetitive Loss Area Planning- The Tulsa Model by Ronald Flanagan, CFM, Flanagan & Associates LLC
A3 – The Florida CRS Initiative: Providing State Support of Municipal CRS Programs by Josh Overmyer, CFM, Florida Division of Emergency Management 

A4: 2017 Hurricanes in Review 
A4 – NWS Synopsis of 2017 Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria by Victor Hom, BSCE, MSEE, PE, NOAA NWS
A4 – The Storm Surges Impacts of the 2107 Hurricane Season by Jeff Gangai, CFM, Dewberry
A4 – Still Standing?: Building Performance in the 2017 Hurricane Season by Jonathan Westcott, PE, FEMA 

A5: Factors Affecting Levee Performance 
A5 – Risk Analysis of Vegetation on Levees by Larry Roth, PE, GE, ENV SP, Arcadis U.S.
A5 – 15 Years of Development of Fragility Curves for UK Levees: Lessons Learned for the US by Ben Gouldby, Bsc. (Hons), HR Wallingford
A5 – Sandy or Clayey Levees: What it Means for Levee Resiliency by Bryan Scholl, PhD, PE, WEST Consultants 

A6: Web-Based Tools for Risk Communication 
A6 – High Tides and High Returns: How a Low Cost Communication Method Can Transform Your Information Flow by Vincent Brown, FEMA A6 – Next generation flood hazard risk communication website by Tonda Shelton, North Carolina Emergency Management
A6 – Comprehensive Flood Information at Your Fingertips by Clay Campbell, PE, CFM, Wood 

A7: Transforming the Flood Mapping Program 
A7 – FEMA’s Mapping Program – Past, Present, and Future by Vince DiCamillo, PMP, CFM, Stantec
A7 – Risk MAP Exploratory Innovation Products, Part 2 by Rick Sacbibit, PE, FEMA
A7 – One Stop Shop to Access FEMA’s Best Available Flood Risk Information by Eliza Ledwell, CFM, IBM 

A8: Dewberry Showcase
A8 – Chasing the Rain: Data Analytics Applications for the National Flood Insurance Program by Mat Mampara, PE, CFM, Dewberry
A8 – System-wide Approach to Flood Risk Management Using HEC-WAT: Amite River Watershed, Louisiana by Sam Crampton, PE, CFM, Dewberry
A8 – Climate Change and Credit – What Does the Future Hold? by John Rollins, FCAS, MAAA, Milliman
A8 – Sea Level Rise, Flooding, and Credit Rating – Virginia Beach by Whitney McNamara, CFM, Virginia Beach


Concurrent Session B – Tuesday

B1: Urban Stormwater Flooding Analysis 
B1 – The City of Austin Local Flood Risk Reduction: Prioritization, Challenges and 2D Modeling by Reem Zoun, PE, CFM, City of Austin
B1 – Identifying Flood Risk in Unmapped Urban Environments by John Covey, PE, CFM, Wood
B1 – Upper East Fork Cave Creek ADMS: Urban Flooding Identification With 2D Modeling by Justin Beeler, PE, CFM, Atkins North America 

B2: Climate Adaptation in Resilience Planning 
B2 – Critical Facilities Assessment for Southeastern Connecticut: Strategies for Flood Resilience by David Murphy, PE, CFM, Milone & MacBroom, Inc.
B2 – Integrating Adaptive Capacity Assessment into Mitigation Planning by Kristen Gelino, CFM, Tetra Tech
B2 – Rising Seas Hit Home for US Coastal Communities: Using Response Time Wisely by Shana Udvardy, CFM, Union of Concerned Scientists 

B3: International Approaches to Floodplain Management 
B3 – The Case for Tolerable Risk Guidelines to Manage Flood Risk by Jessica Ludy, CFM, Environmental Science Associates
B3 – Flood Risk and the NFIP: International Perspectives and Opportunities for the U.S. by Anna Serra-Llobet, PhD, University of California, Berkeley
B3 – Applying risk-informed floodplain management lessons from overseas in the USA by David Powers, PE, PH, D.WRE, CFM, CDM Smith

B4: Local Disaster Recovery Case Studies 
B4 – Resilient St. Vrain Project! Planning, Design and Construction to Reduce Future Flood Risk by Josh Sherman, PE, City of Longmont
B4 – Lessons Learned From 2015 Colorado City, Arizona Flash Floods by Kevin Barlow, Colorado City Fire Department
B4 – Cedar Rapids Flood Risk Management: A Case Study in Flood Disaster Recovery by Jeff Jacobs, PhD, USACE 

B5: Natural and Beneficial Floodplain Functions in Holistic Floodplain Management 
B5 – Integrated Floodplain, Wetland and Riparian Mapping: Leveraging Ecosystem Functions to Reduce Risk by Marla Stelk, Association of State Wetland Managers
B5 – Floodplain Restoration in the Upper Mississippi Basin: Connecting the dots between floodplain management and water quality by Eileen Shader, CFM, American Rivers
B5 – State of Washington Floodplain Management and Natural Beneficial Functions by David Radabaugh, CFM, AICP, Department of Ecology 

B6: Building Support for Floodplain Management 
B6 – Political Support for Local Floodplain Management Programs by Steve Samuelson, CFM, Kansas Dept. Agriculture
B6 – State and Federal Policy making: How to get involved at a local level. by Claire Jubb, AICP, CFM, Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners
B6 – Putting the Storm in Your Media Strategy by Mark Boone, CFM, Mecklenburg County 

B7: CTP Initiatives 
B7 – Performance Measures for the CTP Program – How to make them work for your mapping project by Laura Algeo, PE, FEMA
B7 – Colorado Hazard Mapping Program (CHAMP) – Lessons Learned by Thuy Patton, MPA, CFM, Colorado Water Conservation Board
B7 – Missouri PIR Counties with Risk MAP Infusion – Bootheel of Missouri by Stephen Noe, Wood 

B8: AECOM Showcase 
B8 – A Vision for the Future with a Historical Perspective by Ataul Hannan, PE, CFM, Harris County Flood Control District
B8 – Long-term Recovery State of North Carolina, Post-Matthew by Yigal Bar-Av, AECOM
B8 – Utilizing data analytics cell within the JFO (Irma and Harvey) immediately following the disaster to better inform recovery operations by Region-VI, AECOM


Concurrent Session C – Tuesday

C1: Coastal Modeling and Analysis 
C1 – Best Practices and Numerical Modeling Elements of a FEMA Coastal Flood Study by Darryl Hatheway, CFM, AECOM
C1 – Let it Rain on your mesh: Integrating Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling to Simulate Hurricane Flooding in Coastal Areas by Reinaldo Garcia, PhD, Hydronia LLC
C1 – Exploring Future Conditions Modeling and Mapping through the FEMA Florida Sea Level Rise Pilot Study by Brian Batten, Ph.D., CFM, RAMPP (Dewberry) 

C2: Local Mitigation Initiatives 
C2 – The Resilient St. Vrain Program: Collaborative Recovery from the 2013 Colorado Floods by Alan Turner, P.E., CFM, CH2M
C2 – Strategy to Implement a Flood Risk Reduction System in an Urban Environment – Rebuild by Design- Hudson River Project in Hoboken, Jersey City and Weehawken by Rahul Parab, PE, CFM, D.WRE, Dewberry
C2 – The NYC Residential Technical Assistance Pilot Program (RTAPP): Increasing Resiliece – Lowering Flood Insurance by Scott Choquette, CFM, Dewberry 

C3: Compliance and Enforcement 
C3 – No-Rise, No Problem; Managing Infrastructure in FEMA Floodways by Brian Varrella, PE, CFM, Colorado DOT
C3 – Win-Win – Base Level Engineering Data Supports Local Oil & Gas Permitting by Alan Johnson, PE, CFM, FEMA Region 6
C3 – Tracking Violation Remediation Geospatially by Bradford Hartley Jr. , GISP, CFM, Stantec 

C4: Stormwater Management in the Desert 
C4 – Green Stormwater Infrastructure Case Studies in the Southwest for Flood Mitigation by Kieran Sikdar, CFM, Watershed Management Group
C4 – Evaluation of GI/LID Benefits in the Desert Environment by John Wise, PE, CFM, EnvSP, Wise Engineering LLC
C4 – A New Perspective in Stormwater Management by Ricardo Aguirre, PE, CFM, WHC, AP, ENV SP, HELM – Holistic Engineering and Land Management 

C5: Local Levee Case Studies 
C5 – Omaha Regional Flood Risk Reduction System – A Comparison and Contrast of Scale and Function by Vicki Twerdochlib, PE, CFM, HDR C5 – FEMA and USACE Collaboration on Levee Risk Communication – City of Clarkson, Nebraska by Starr Terrell, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region VII, Risk Analysis Branch
C5 – The FCDMC has Levees? A Flood Control District’s Perspective on Levee Safety by Frank Brown, PE, CFM, Flood Control District of Maricopa County 

C6: Engaging Communities in New Ways 
C6 – Evolving to communicate risk by Dennis Dixon, CFM, Pierce County Surface Water Management
C6 – FEMA’s Customer Experience Initiative: New Tools to Enhance How Flood Risk Information is Shared by Priscilla Scruggs, FEMA
C6 – Using Technology to Increase Flood Risk Awareness by Carey Johnson, Kentucky Division of Water 

C7: Fostering Stakeholder Relationships & Ownership 
C7 – Leveraging local leadership through a timely map review process by Dane Bailey, CFM, KDA-DWR
C7 – Transparency into FEMA’s Appeal Process for the California Coastal Analysis and Mapping Project by Vince Geronimo, PE, CFM, AECOM C7 – Stakeholder Outreach and Engagement for the California Coastal Analysis and Mapping Project by Laura Adleman, AECOM 

C8: Michael Baker International Showcase 
C8 – Room for the River by Chris Tagert, PE, CFM, Michael Baker International
C8 – Regional Resilience Planning Grants Program Assistance by Craig Wenger, PE, AICP, CFM, LEED GA, Michael Baker International


Concurrent Session D – Wednesday

D1: Modeling Infrastructure in a Changing Climate 
D1 – Regulate, Litigate or Capitulate by Bryan Martindale, PE, CFM, Knight E/A
D1 – Advancements in Two-Dimensional Floodplain Modeling with SRH-2D by Scott Hogan, PE, Federal Highway Administration
D1 – Comparing Three 2D Software Packages for Modeling and Designing Highway Drainage Structures by Alex Coronel, PE, CFM, Wood 

D2: Proving Mitigation Effectiveness 
D2 – Flood Reduction Lessons Learned after Major Disasters: Mitigation Project Performance Post-Harvey and Irma by Lawrence Frank, CFM, Atkins North America
D2 – Mitigation Effectiveness Study – Beatrice, Nebraska by Laurie Bestgen, CFM, FEMA Region VII
D2 – Tearing Down Homes to Build Community Resilience – An Evaluation of the Benefits of the Nashville Home Buyout Program by Janey Camp, PhD, PE, GISP, CFM, Vanderbilt University 

D3: Higher Floodplain Management Standards 
D3 – Adopting Higher Regulatory Standards by French Wetmore, CFM, French & Associates, Ltd.
D3 – The Costs and Benefits of the CRS Program in Virginia by Mary-Carson Stiff, JD, CFM, Wetlands Watch
D3 – Providing Credible Flood Risk Data to Help Communities Implement Higher Floodplain Management Standards by Nick Shufro, FEMA 

D4: Post-Disaster Rapid Assessments 
D4 – Substantial Damage Estimation: Using Hazus-MH as a Screening Tool After Hurricane Harvey by Stephen Veith, CFM, Tetra Tech
D4 – Fast and Furious: Use of Remove Damage Assessment during Harvey, Irma, and Maria by Jane Frantz, AICP, PMP, CFM, Dewberry
D4 – Reducing Time and Cost of Substantial Damage Estimates After a Disaster; Lessons from the Hurricane Harvey Substantial Damage Task Force Analytics Cell by James Johnston, CFM, GISP, AECOM 

D5: Holistic Floodplain Management Case Studies 
D5 – Utilizing Ecosystem Services and Nature-Based Solutions in Reducing Flood Risks in Central Europe by Ranko Pudar, PMP, PE, CFM, Pudar Mitigation Consulting, Inc.
D5 – “Win-Win” Decision-Making: Using Holistic Benefit-Cost Analysis to Evaluate Floodplain Management Projects by Matt Van Deren, Earth Economics
D5 – Linking Policy and Practice: Models for State Natural Infrastructure Policy by Cat Bowler, The Nature Conservancy 

D6: Flood Warning Systems 
D6 – Building a RAFT: Advanced methods for linking forecasts and stream gages for rapid flood assessment by Becca Fricke-Croft, CFM, Atkins North America
D6 – Integration of Advanced Flood Warning Technologies by Peter Acton, PE, JE Fuller Hydrology & Geomorphology, Inc.
D6 – Floodfeed: You Won’t Believe These 3 Nomographs That Predict Your Flood Elevation! by Jim Keith, PE, CFM, Walter P Moore


Concurrent Session E – Wednesday

E1: Innovations in Analyzing H&H 
E1 – MATS-TC: Automating Time of Concentration Through Multidisciplinary Collaboration by Andrew Reicks, CFM, CDM Smith
E1 – Not Your Father’s Manning’s n: Adjusting Manning’s n values for 2D Modeling by Andrew Friend, PE, Michael Baker International
E1 – Structure-level Risk Assessment Using Monte Carlo Method Coupled with 2D Hydraulic Modeling by Siamak Esfandiary, PhD, PE, FEMA 

E2: Mitigation Techniques and Case Studies 
E2 – Steps to Elevation – International Association of Structural Movers flood hazard mitigation program by Roderick Scott, CFM, L & R Resources, LLC
E2 – Solving Repeated Flooding Problems One Structure at a Time by Tim Murphy, PE, CFM, Flood Control District of Maricopa County
E2 – Repairing the Homes that “Weren’t Supposed to Flood”: Flood-Hardy Restoration for Code Compliant Structures by Shandy Heil , CFM , LSU AgCenter 

E3: Flood Insurance: Policy and Process 
E3 – The Office of the Flood Insurance Advocate (OFIA) 2017 Annual Report by David Stearrett, CFM, FEMA
E3 – Seriously, why is my Flood Zone Determination Wrong!? Answers From an Insider. by Josh Price, CFM, GISP, MassiveCert
E3 – Private vs. Federal Flood Insurance – What to Know. What to Ask. by Bruce Bender, CFM, Bender Consulting Services, Inc. 

E4: Modeling and Mapping Re-delineations of Alluvial Fans 
E4 – Neffs Creek – Assessing the Flooding Hazards on an Urbanized Alluvial Fan by Mike Kellogg, PG, CFM, GISP, JE Fuller/Hydrology & Geomorphology, Inc.
E4 – Re-delineation for Two Alluvial Fans in Scottsdale and Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona by Shimin Li, PE, PhD, Flood Control District of Maricopa County
E4 – Desert Mountain Flood Modeling Showdown by Seungho Song, CFM, PE, CDM Smith 

E5: USACE & FEMA Working Together with Your Help to Address the Nation’s Levee Challenges 
E5 – USACE & FEMA: Working Together to Address the Nation’s Levee Challenges by Steve Fink, PE, USACE; Suzanne Vermeer, FEMA; Jim Murphy, AECOM 

E6: GIS Tools, Data, and Floods 
E6 – StreamStats: A web-based application for retrieving basin characteristics and streamflow statistics (such as the 1-percent flood) for gaged and ungaged streams. by Peter McCarthy, Hydrologist, USGS
E6 – The Workmap Geoportal: A Tall Drink of Water in a Digital Desert by Chris Doscher, GISP, CDM Smith
E6 – Using GIS to Increase Outreach and Data Accuracy for the Risk MAP program currently in the State of Missouri by Joanna Rohlf, GISP, CFM, Wood 

E7: Advances with Survey Data 
E7 – Innovative survey solutions to limited survey budgets. by Mark Seidelmann, PE, GISP, CFM, STARR II / Stantec Consulting Services Inc
E7 – NAVD88 No More: A Modernized Vertical Datum for the Future by Christine Gallagher, NOAA National Geodetic Survey
E7 – Knowledge (Data) is Power – Innovative Applications of Data to Increase Your Watershed Management Intelligence by Neal Banerjee, PE, CFM, ESP Associates, P.A. 

E8: Stormwater Management Integration Case Studies 
E8 – Resilient Mitigation Planning Leads to Jefferson Parish Green Infrastructure Implementation by Maggie Olivier, CFM, Jefferson Parish
E8 – Sauquoit Creek: A Holistic Approach to Urban Planning and Floodplain Management by Jane Nicholson, AICP, O’Brien & Gere Engineers
E8 – Assessing Potential Opportunity Areas for Developing Stormwater Management Facilities in suburban Cook County: Nothing fancy, just meat-and-potatoes GIS by Kingsley Allan, GISP, CFM, Illinois State Water Survey 

E9: New State Floodplain Management Initiatives 
E9 – Florida’s CRS/CAV Pilot Program – A Pathway to Flood Resiliency by Steven Martin, CFM, CPM, Florida Division of Emergency Management
E9 – Grid-Based Zone A BFEs: Now Streaming on a Portal Near You by Tara Lanzrath, CFM, Kansas Dept. Agriculture
E9 – The North Carolina Certified Floodplain Surveyor (CFS) Pilot Program by John Brubaker, PE, CFM, North Carolina Department of Public Safety


Concurrent Session F – Wednesday

F1: Reviewing and Understanding 2D Models for Local Officials 
F1 – Empowering Floodplain Administrators on 2D Hydraulic Modeling using HEC-RAS Case Study by Sravan Krovidi, PE, CFM, Wood
F1 – Who is Responsible for Checking Flood Models? by Rudy VanDrie, PEng, Wollongong City Council
F1 – How to Review 2D Models and what to Submit in Client Submittals by Cameron Jenkins, PE, Atkins North America 

F2: FEMA Mitigation Grants: Process and Considerations 
F2 – Lessons Learned: Mitigation Project Benefit-Cost Analyses in Riverside County, California by Hilary Kendro, AICP, CFM, Atkins North America
F2 – Lessons Learned from 2017 FMA and PDM Grant Reviews – Best Practices for Application Development by Eric Kenney, PE, CFM, CDM Smith
F2 – Improving Mitigation Implementation by Manny Perotin, PE, CFM, CDM Smith 

F3: FPM Tech 
F3 – See How We Can Predict US Disaster Activity Using Real-Time Weather Alerts by Suman Biswas, NiyamIT
F3 – Training Tomorrow’s Disaster Mitigation and Flood Insurance Workforce with Virtual Reality Technology by Patrick Heck, CSM, PwC
F3 – Drones for Flood Insurance: Can’t Keep My Drone From Getting To You by Jeremias Alvarez, PMP, CSM, PwC 

F4: Post Disaster Assistance Resource Initiatives 
F4 – Peer to Peer Local Floodplain Administrator Imbedded Project for Hurricane Harvey by Julie Grauer, CFM, FEMA
F4 – The NASA Earth Science Disasters Program: Sizing up Floods from Space by Carver Struve, AEM, ABCP, CFM, NASA
F4 – Mobile GIS for Disaster Response by Mike Schultz, CFM, GISP, CDM Smith 

F5: Dam and Levee Failure: Risk Communication and Planning 
F5 – Have You Exercised Lately? by Stephanie Gerlach, PE, Flood Control District of Maricopa County
F5 – Evacuation Planning for Extreme Events: Failure of the Cherry Creek Dam by Jeffrey Brislawn, CFM, Wood
F5 – FEMA Guidelines for Modeling and Mapping the Impact of Dams and Dam-Like Structures on FEMA Risk MAP Products by Edward Beadenkopf, PE, CFM, Atkins North America 

F6: Science Behind Communicating Risk 
F6 – Major Risks, Uncertain Outcomes: Making Ensemble Forecasts Work for Multiple Audiences by Burrell Montz, PhD, East Carolina University
F6 – Behavioral Science A-Z: Explore the myriad ingredients that influence how we see the world and the risks in it by Meg Bartow, Resilience Action Partners
F6 – Evolving Flood Risk—Community-Level Needs and Preferences for Depicting, Packaging, and Communicating Information for Adaptation by Peter Herrick, Jr., FEMA 

F7: Coastal Mapping – Future Conditions & Sea Level Rise 
F7 – Summary of Accomplishments for FEMA Region IX Open Pacific Coast and Bay Area Coastal Studies by Ed Curtis, PE, FEMA Region IX
F7 – Relating Future-Conditions Coastal Flood Hazards to Existing-Conditions FEMA Maps by Alex Trahan, PE, ESA
F7 – Case Studies in the Paradox of Static Vertical Flood Datums by Nicole Kinsman, PhD, NOAA National Geodetic Survey 

F8: Complex Stormwater Project Design 
F8 – Use of Linear Lakes in Amenitizing Floodplain Reclamation for Communities by Gabriel Novak, PE, CFM, Dowdey, Anderson, & Associates
F8 – Green Infrastructure Resiliency and Computer Modeling by Rocky Keehn, PE, CFM, D.WRE, ENV SP, LEED AP, Common Sense Water Resources Engineering, LLC
F8 – Hydromodification Design Solutions and Best Practices by Tom LaRue, PE, Advanced Drainage Systems 

F9: State Floodplain Management Policies and Projects 
F9 – LOWER THAT LEVEE standard!– The Illinois Experience by Stephen Altman, PE, CFM, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Water Resources
F9 – Communicating Technical Information to Laymen: A Kentucky Perspective by Alex VanPelt, CFM, Kentucky Division of Water
F9 – Estimating the Economic Impact of Buyouts: Loss Avoidance Study for the City of Ottawa, Illinois by Brad McVay, GISP, CFM, Illinois State Water Survey


Concurrent Session G – Thursday

G1: Modeling for Complex Situations 
G1 – Calibration of Post-Burn Hydrology and Hydraulics: Goodwin Fire, Arizona by Linda Potter, PE, CFM, Atkins North America
G1 – Hurricane Harvey Rainfall and Streamflow Frequency Analysis by Benjamin Pope, PE, AECOM
G1 – Flood Velocity Data – Benefits, Examples, and 2D Floodway Uses by Andy Bonner, PE, CFM, AECOM 

G2: Social and Cultural Considerations of Mitigation 
G2 – Equitable Buy-Out Strategies for Mitigating Flood Risk in Houston by Earthea Nance, PhD, PE, CFM, Texas Southern University
G2 – Historic Preservation and Hazard Mitigation: Always at Odds? by Deepa Srinivasan, CFM, AICP, Vision Planning and Consulting
G2 – Flood Risk Reduction in Historic Neighborhoods: A Visually Unobtrusive Approach by Elizabeth English, PhD, AM ASCE, University of Waterloo 

G3: Floodplain Management Theory & Research 
G3 – A 50,000-Year Storm…Really? by Andy Yung, PE, CFM, Walter P Moore and Associates
G3 – What is flood safety worth? Eliminate the mystery of financing risk reduction in new building. by Jennifer Gerbasi, CFM, Terrebonne Parish
G3 – What Data Science Reveals about the Value of 21st Century Floodplain Management by Rachel Sears, FEMA 

G4: Post-Wildfire Modeling, Risk Communication, and Mitigation 
G4 – After A Wildfire, Collaborating to Reduce Flood and Debris Flow Risks by Ellen Berggren, PMP, USACE
G4 – Coconino County: Pre-Fire Assessment of Post-Fire Flood and Debris Flow Risk by Joseph Loverich, PE, CFM, JE Fuller Hydrology and Geomorphology Inc.
G4 – Flood Follows Fire – Communicating the Heightened Flood Risk After a Fire by Dan Cherry, PE, CFM, Yavapai County Flood Control District 

G5: Disaster Response for Dams and Levees 
G5 – Harvey, Irma, Debbie, Maria, and Ophelia: The New Normal? by Bob Beduhn, PE, Env SP, HDR
G5 – What is a Cubit? by Andre McDonald, FBC LID #2
G5 – A Rapid Assessment of Dam Inventory – Lessons Learned from Two Category 4 Hurricanes Impacting Puerto Rico by Curtis Smith, PE, CFM, Stantec 

G6: Coastal Flood Risk Management 
G6 – Beyond elevation: exploring a holistic approach to coastal flood risk management by Jake Thickman, ASFPM
G6 – Sea Grant Programs Working Together Nationwide to Address Flooding and Assist Communities by Shannon Jarbeau, CFM, Barnstable County Cape Cod Cooperative Extension / Woods Hole Sea Grant
G6 – “Make America’s Swamps Great Again”: An Editorial Advocating for Natural Infrastructure in U.S. Infrastructure Spending by Kevin Coulton, PE, CFM, Tetra Tech 

G7: Flood Mapping Behind the Scenes 
G7 – Take a Closer Look at the Water Surface TIN by Yukun Xing, PHD, CFM, Wood
G7 – Guidance for Conducting Wave Runup and Overtopping in a Coastal Environment by Rebecca Aiken, EIT, CFM, Stantec
G7 – Map Mod Alchemy: Turning Paper into Digital Gold by Molly Cox, CFM, CDM Smith 

G8: FEMA Showcase 
G8 – FEMA HMA Grants & Updates by Kayed Lakhia, AIA, LEED AD, CFM, Mitigation Directorate
G8 – FEMA Floodplain Management Updates by Adrienne Sheldon, PE, Mitigation Directorate
G8 – FEMA Building Science Update by Jonathan Westcott, PE, CFM, Building Science Branch


Concurrent Session H – Thursday

H1: State Initiatives in Modeling 
H1 – Collaborative Pilot Study to update Flood Flow Frequencies in Big Sky Country by Steve Story, PE, CFM, MT DNRC
H1 – Kansas 2D Modeling – “All You Have to Do” is Integrate Policy with Accuracy! by Maria Neeland, PE, Wood
H1 – No Cell Left Behind: North Dakota Statewide 2D Modeling and Mapping by Brandon Banks, GISP, AECOM 

H2: Resilience: Measuring, Quantifying, Funding 
H2 – Pursuing Community Resilience Over Time by Sally McConkey, PE, CFM, D. WRE, ISWS/PRI/ Uof I
H2 – Maximizing the Value of Resilience by Stephen Bourne, PE, Atkins North America
H2 – Innovative Finance for Flood Resilience: Lessons from the Capital Markets by Samantha Medlock, CFM, Willis Towers Watson

H3: Community Rating System: Guidance for Local Administration 
H3 – The Role of the Community CRS Coordinator: For the New and For the Old by Bill Lesser, CFM, FEMA/FIMA
H3 – More Bang for your Buck: Coordinating CRS and Hazard Mitigation Planning Activities to Increase Impact by Amanda Sharma, CFM, FEMA/FIMA
H3 – City of Phoenix 5-Year Cycle Verification with NFIP CRS by Mark Fountain, PE, ENV SP, CFM, HDR 

H4: State Post-Disaster Initiatives 
H4 – How Hurricane Matthew Helped NC Think Differently About Recovery and Resilience Planning by Stacy Wright, AICP, CFM, Atkins North America
H4 – A Regional Watershed Approach to Disaster Recovery in Louisiana by Shona Gibson, PE, FEMA Region 6
H4 – Building Resilience into Flood Recovery: Lessons Learned from the Colorado EWP Program by Jeffrey Sickles, PE, CFM, Enginuity Engineering Solutions 

H5: Levee Risk Analysis 
H5 – International best practice in levee system flood risk analysis by Ben Gouldby, Bsc. (Hons), HR Wallingford
H5 – Visualizing the Flood Risk from a Levee Breach by William Zung, CFM, PMP, Stantec
H5 – May 2015 Salt Creek Flooding – Simulation vs. Reality by John Callen, PE, CFM, JEO Consulting Group, Inc. 

H6: Risk-Informed Decision Support 
H6 – The National Risk Index: A New Tool to Communicate and Interpret Community Risk by Nathan Montague, ABS Group
H6 – Risk-Informed Decision-Making Approach for Flood Risk Assessment and Management by Bin Wang, PE, CFM, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.
H6 – Relevant Targeted Flood Protective Actions for the Public by Jacqueline Snelling, FEMA 

H7: Guidance & Standards Highlights 
H7 – It Begins with Quality: Improving Trust in and Use of FEMA’s Flood Risk Products by Mary Jo Mullen, PE, PMP, Advantage Strategy Consul
H7 – Transformation Complete by Paul Rooney, FEMA
H7 – Mapping Fluvial Hazard Zones: Implementing a Statewide Program for Colorado by Katie Jagt, Watershed Science and Design 

H8: Atkins Showcase 
H8 – Forward Thinking Innovations for Risk Rating and Risk Reduction by Atkins


Concurrent Session J – Thursday

J1: New Tools and Methods for Modeling
J1 – Riding the Open Source Wave: Leveraging Innovations for Flood Risk Analysis by Seth Lawler, Dewberry
J1 – Numerical Tools and their Effects on Floodplain Mapping by Matthew Johnson, PE, CFM, HDR
J1 – Large Scale Simulation of Flood Flow Inundation Processes Using CHRE2D Model by Jennifer Duan, PE, University of Arizona 

J2: Mitigation and Resilience Planning 
J2 – Building Community Resilience Through Integrated Risk Modeling and Community Planning by Mike Robinson, CFM, AECOM
J2 – Flood Hazard Mitigation Planning for FEMA Grants – Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians by Aric Torreyson, PE, Tetra Tech
J2 – Mainstreaming Mitigation: Lessons Learned + Applied in Comprehensive Community Planning by Darrin Punchard, AICP, CFM, Punchard Consulting 

J3: Local FPM Challenges and Resources 
J3 – Clarifying Contradictions and Gaps in NFIP Regulations, FEMA Guidance, and Community Policy by Del Schwalls, PE, CFM, Schwalls Consulting LLC
J3 – Local Choices and How They Can Impact the National Flood Insurance Program by Traci Sears, CFM, Montana DNRC
J3 – Municipal Floodplain Ownership and Maintenance – How Much Can A Community Handle? by Jeff Bigby, PE, CFM, City of Broken Arrow 

J4: Challenges of Water Resources Along the Border 
J4 – Nogales Wash – Potrero Creek Conceptual Drainage Masterplan by John Hays, EIT, CFM, MOLO, Santa Cruz County
J4 – Coordination and Decision Support for International Outfall Interceptor Breach in Nogales Wash by Erin Boyle, NOAA National Weather Service
J4 – Border Mitigation – Flood Mitigation for Binational Flood Hazards by Alejandro Riano, PE, CFM, Michael Baker International 

J5: Dam and Levee Breach Modeling 
J5 – Is Detailed 2D Modelling of Dam Breach Inundation Worth the Expense? by Hussein Hussein, PE, CFM, Flood Control District of Maricopa County
J5 – Real-Time Dam Fill Time and Outflow Prediction Software by Carlos Carriaga, PhD, PE, CFM, Flood Control District of Maricopa County
J5 – What Levee Risk? Simplified Levee Breach Analysis for Non-Accredited FEMA Levees by Brent Travis, PhD, PE, WEST Consultants 

J6: Risk MAP 
J6 – Smart Scoping with Community Engagement and Base Level Engineering by Ferrin Affleck, PE, CFM, Atkins/STARR II
J6 – Convergence of Discovery and Resilience Meetings, a path to Mitigation Actions by Scott Schelling, PMP, MBA, Michael Baker International
J6 – Innovations on Changes Since Last FIRM toolset by Vikram Shrivastava, PE, PMP, D.WRE, CFM, Atkins North America 

J7: Mapping Toolbox Innovations and Applications 
J7 – FEMA’s CNMS Database – More Than Metrics: Hurricane Harvey Disaster Response by Tammie Tucker, PE, CFM, AECOM
J7 – Texas Water Development Board Cooperating Technical Partner –Statewide Prioritization Tool by Cindy Engelhardt, PE, CFM, Halff Associates, Inc.
J7 – Leveraging Coastal Data: The Development of a Coastal MultiFrequency Geospatial Data Catalog by Chris MacDougall, CFM, AECOM 

J8: Local Assessments for Prioritizing Stormwater Management Options 
J8 – Too Many Projects, Not Enough Money: Practical Solutions to Optimize Limited Funding by Scott Hubley, PE, CFM, Freese and Nichols, Inc.
J8 – Flood Mitigation Plan: Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) to Implementation by Greg Lubeck, PE, CFM, Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
J8 – Developing a Comprehensive Stormwater Infrastructure Master Plan to Meet Multiple Objectives by Drew Beck, PE, CFM, Matrix Design Group