Restoration 2007: Post-Disaster Recovery
May 2-4, 2007
New Orleans, LA
Restoration 2007 is the second annual national conference and trade show on post-disaster recovery and reconstruction. This event features outcome-driven educational, skill-building and training sessions, a solutions-oriented exhibit hall, and exceptional networking opportunities. This forum is exclusively focused on connecting you to the resources, strategies, policies, practices and connections that will be valuable for your community's disaster preparedness, mitigation, and recovery planning and implementation.
Key topics and networking connections for this year's conference includes activity in the following areas:
* Leadership and Creativity-capacity building; mutual aid arrangements; public-private partnerships; leadership and strategic decision making; effective communication approaches
* Economic and Community Redevelopment-business retention and job recovery; small business support; tourism; affordable housing; family issues; vulnerable populations; infrastructure and utility systems
* Public and Private Sector Financing-federal and state resources; innovative financing and reinvestment vehicles; insurance options and trends; private sector investment and resources
* Mitigation and Preparation-physical structures; environmental restoration; organizational training and continuity of operations; codes and covenants; public safety and health; remediation strategies
* Information and Communication Technologies-information technologies; GIS and GPS; interoperability; wireless communications
This conference focuses on how to keep the momentum going, and helps links communities together for mutual support. Restoration 2007 goes beyond the typical classroom instruction on emergency management and planning. Special interactive work groups will meet throughout the conference to create new approaches and constructively critique old ones; develop position papers; jump start networking opportunities among participants, and provide a number of traditional educational sessions on cutting-edge and other important topics.
For more information, visit Restoration 2007 or the International City/County Management Association.
