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Appendix: Workshop
Pages 14-17

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... This Disasters Roundtable workshop will focus on preventing flood disasters in the United States It will provide an opportunity for presenters and audience participants to discuss the nature of the nation's current vulnerability to flood disasters, the role that such factors as land use and government policy have played in this over the years, and what promising actions can be taken by various sectors and stakeholders particularly by the scientific community, government entities, civil society groups, and private sector organizations to reduce the nation's future flood losses 8:30 AM Welcome and Introductions William H Hooke, OR Chair, American Meteorological Society 8:40 AM Opening Remarks David L
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... S Army C orps of Engineers National Flood Insurance Program: Repetitive Loss Program cliff Oliver, Federal Emergency Management Agency/DHS No Adverse Impact: A Common Sense Strategy for Floodplain Management Larry Larson, Association of State Floodplain Managers 11:15 AM Q uestions and Discussion 11:35AM Lunch break (cafeteria available)
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... Geological Survey Flood Map Modernization Michael Howard, Federal Emergency Management Agency/DHS NOAA's Role in Science and Technology for Flood Loss Reduction Thomas Graziano, National Oceanic and Atmosphenc Administration 3:40 PM Questions and Discussion Session 5: Development Issues Moderator: William Hooke, American Meteorological Society 4:00 PM Long-term Development of a Watershed What determines when enough is enough? George Rogers, Texas A&M University 16
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... 4:30 PM Questions and Discussion 5:00 PM Adlourn 17
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  • meteorological society
  • federal emergency
  • disaster declarations
  • floodplain management

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  • government entities
  • william hooke
  • technical developments
  • cliff oliver

  • current vulnerability
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  • common sense

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  • government initiatives


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