Conference organizers seek presentation submissions on innovation and programs advancing disaster resilience policy, practice, science, and engineering.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Jan. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the nonprofit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) invites experts to submit presentations for consideration by the National Disaster Resilience Conference (NDRC24) committee. Set to take place from November 20 to 22, 2024, in Clearwater Beach, Florida, the conference seeks to explore innovative approaches and programs that drive advancements in resilience policy, practice, science, and engineering.
"NDRC24 serves as a dynamic platform for industry leaders to share groundbreaking insights that will shape the future of disaster safety and recovery," said FLASH President and CEO Leslie Chapman-Henderson. "We invite professionals from resilience-focused organizations to contribute their expertise and experiences to foster a resilient and safer future for homeowners and communities."
NDRC24 features keynote presentations, discussion panels, spotlight topics, and stories of resilience that will help create more resilient buildings and disaster-resilient communities in the face of earthquakes, floods, hail, hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes, wildfires, and other natural hazards.
Call for Presentations: Principal Focus Areas
Presentation submissions will be accepted online through Friday, March 29, 2024.
To view a recap of NDRC23, click here.
For more than two decades, NDRC conferences have featured presentations from a range of organizations and businesses, including ABC News, Applied Technology Council, Disaster-Smart Consulting, Inc., FEMA, FLASH, FOX Weather, Global Protection Products, LLC, Huber Engineered Woods, IEM, Insurance Information Institute, International Code Council, ISO-Verisk Analytics, Lowe's, Mennonite Disaster Service, MIT, MyRadar, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, National Fire Protection Agency, National Hurricane Center, National Institute of Building Sciences, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Renew Financial, Simpson Strong-Tie, Southern California Earthquake Center, State Farm, The Weather Channel, Texas General Land Office, University of Florida, USAA, U.S. Resiliency Council, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Small Business Administration, Wildfire Defense Systems, Inc., and more.
For more information or to submit an abstract, visit the National Disaster Resilience Conference website or email info@flash.org.
About FLASH
The nonprofit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) is the country's leading consumer advocate for strengthening homes and safeguarding families from disasters. The FLASH partnership includes more than 100 innovative and diverse organizations that share a vision of making America a more disaster-resilient nation, including FEMA, Florida Division of Emergency Management, Huber Engineered Woods, International Code Council, ISO - Verisk Analytics, MyRadar, National Weather Service, Renew Financial, Simpson Strong-Tie, State Farm, and USAA. In 2008, FLASH and Disney opened the interactive weather experience StormStruck: A Tale of Two Homes in Lake Buena Vista, FL. FLASH's signature program No Code. No Confidence. - Inspect2Protect.org provides consumers with a one-of-a-kind building code transparency tool to easily identify their community's building code. Learn more about FLASH and access free consumer resources by visiting www.flash.org and www.Inspect2Protect.org, calling toll-free (877) 221- SAFE (7233), following @federalalliance on Twitter, and Facebook.com/federalalliance.
SOURCE Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)