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SPECIAL PRE-CONFERENCE EDITION It's less than two weeks until more than 400 FRM professionals come together at the 2018 FMA National Conference at Gold Coast. Are you excited? We are! So excited we decided to put together a special Pre-Conference Edition Flyer (which we have never done before) to make sure
you know what’s happening in that jam-packed flood-themed week.
Here’s how the week is going to go (come and travel into the future)…
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Want to start the Conference Week off right? How about an afternoon Seminar? Join the Monday
afternoon Seminars on offer from HDR Engineering. The Seminars cost $75 per person, per seminar, and offer two topics (or you could do both): HEC RAS 2D – New Features and Validation Testing OR High Resolution, Gauge Adjusted Radar Rainfall: The Next Level of Modeling Storm Runoff.
(Did you know that in order to expand the content of the Radar Rainfall seminar, Brian Jackson from WaterTech will join the presentation team. Brian will provide specific guidance on
WaterTech's HydroNET/RainWatch program.) Were you looking forward to learning more
about Geomorphology from Professor Jacky Croke? Unfortunately due to unforseen circumstances, the scheduled Palaeoflood Courses have been canceled for Monday, but we are looking at holding them later in the year.
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Today is the unofficial beginning of the FMA National Conference, and the day for Pre-Conference Workshops. This year the Workshops on offer are: Interaction of Catchment Flooding with Coastal Processes OR Community Engagement in the Floodplain Management Process. The Workshops run all day from 9-5 and cost $190 per workshop.
You will notice many trade exhibitors moving in their displays and getting ready for the Welcome Reception taking place that evening. We will be welcoming you, won’t we?
FMA President Ian Dinham will greet the 2018 delegates to the stunning Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, and toast to an exciting, informative week of flood risk management! Take the time to network with your fellow flood risk professionals and catch up with old friends while nibbling on delicious canapés and sipping on refreshing drinks.
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From 7.30am you can visit the Registration desk and pick up your Conference satchel that is full of goodies including a new FMA Conference Cap (make sure you ask about the free G:Link Light Rail Pass if you need help with travel to and from the venue). Sit down and take inventory of all the free
stuff in your Conference satchel and flip through your Program Book, circling the presentations and posters you don’t want to miss.
Next, stop by the coffee cart, sponsored by Burchill’s Engineering, to get you geared up for the
Conference’s Official Opening at 8.35am, which includes a Welcome from Mayor Clr Tom Tate (City of Gold Coast), an address from LGAQ, and a video presentation from the Hon Angus Taylor MP.
The first keynote of the Conference is from Jillian
Edwards, Director National Resilience Taskforce, Department of Home Affairs. As a strategist, Jillian has over 30 years of experience in the emergency management sector, during which time she has played a lead role in shaping and strengthening capability and capacity to address natural hazard risk, not only in Australia but with our Pacific neighbours. Jillian’s presentation will run from 9.20am until 10am, when we break for morning tea.
To set the tone for our National Conference, we have a quick session from our State and Territory representatives on offer, that will give you a snapshot of all the key flood points from all corners of the country.
Later in the day, the field trips will depart (two short and one long). Haven’t booked a field trip yet? Make sure you get in now, as there are limited
spaces available.
Think the day is over after that? Think again. It’s time for the high-point of the Conference – the Casual Dinner being held at Level 77, SkyPoint Observation Deck (thanks to sponsor WMAWater).
You’ve never seen the Gold Coast like this before – 360 degree views of the city lights and surf beyond. Mingle with your colleagues and get into the free food and drinks, talking about your favourite sessions of the day. Or making predictions on who will win the FMA Excellence Awards tomorrow evening…
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Today there is an exclusive Councillor’s Choice meeting. Councillor’s Choice runs from 9am in Meeting Room 7
and provides the opportunity for Councillors to raise and discuss issues of importance to Local Government. During morning tea, take a stroll around the poster displays and listen to some presentations from fellow delegates. To go into the draw to win a 2019 Pre-Conference Workshop Registration, make sure you visit at least 6 poster presentations and have your ‘Frequent Visitor’ card stamped. Brendan Moon, CEO of Queensland Reconstruction Authority will be taking the
stage at 10.40am to discuss Resilient Queensland – Delivering on the Queensland Strategy for Disaster Resilience. Brendan has helped improve the resilience of Queensland’s infrastructure having managed the joint Commonwealth-State $80 million Betterment Fund following natural disasters in 2013 and the delivery of the $20 million Betterment Fund that was established following Tropical Cyclone Marcia last year. After afternoon tea, visit the FMA AGM, or the ARR16 Workshop. Both are
on offer from 3.45pm, but we ask that all FMA Members make the effort to attend the AGM (we need your input on where we should hold our 2020 FMA Conference…) Tonight is the night; the biggest night of the Conference. Not only is it the Conference Gala Dinner, with exquisite food served by smartly dressed wait staff (sponsored by Royal HaskoningDHV), tonight is the presentation of the 2018 FMA Excellence Awards. Who will be named the FMA Allan Ezzy Flood Risk Manager of the Year? Which Project will be awarded the FMA
NRMA Insurance Flood Risk Management Project of the Year trophy and the coveted $10,000 prize?
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It’s the last day - can you believe the week has gone so quickly? You’re thinking ‘I’m so glad I came, I’ve got to make sure I come back next year’.
Time for the last keynote of the Conference, from Mara Bun, Chair of the Board of Gold Coast Waterways Authority. Mara is a member of Seqwater’s Independent Review Panel supporting development of South East Queensland’s 30-year water security plan, and has developed award winning flood/bushfire/storm surge resilience platforms including hardenup.org, builditbackgreen.org and witnesskingtides.org. Mara will be discussing When the Ocean Meets the River – Coastal Flood Exposure and it’s not to be
missed.
Now the Conference is coming to a close, have you had a chance the visit all of the trade exhibitors? Have you had a chat about their new innovative technologies or hardware? Taken a handful of their free candy or
pens? Make sure you get your Trade Passport signed at each booth, return it to the Registration Desk and you’re in the draw to win a prize!
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We hope you’ve enjoyed a stroll into the future – into a glimpse of what the Conference could be like for you. We at
FMA have a feeling that this year is going to be a record year for the FMA National Conference, and by far the best one we have ever held. We hope you'll join us for the biggest flood event in your calendar for 2018. Even if you can’t make it for the whole week, come for a day or two, or maybe a Pre-Conference Workshop or Seminar.
And don’t forget to polish off your presentation skills - maybe you could be the winner of the prestigious Harold Sternbeck Medal. You could wear it on the plane
home…
See you at the GOLD
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P.S. – if you aren’t able to make it to the HEC-RAS Seminar on Monday, ICEWARM is holding workshops in Sydney from
4-8 June, with presenters Mark Forest (HDR Engineering), Krey Price (Surface Water Solutions) and Robert Keller (Monash University).
You can choose from 3 options in this HEC-RAS
training: 2-day (Mon-Tues) 1D only | 3-day (Wed-Fri) 2D only | 5-day (Mon-Fri) 1D + 2D
If you’re an FMA Member, you can get a 10% discount - visit the ICEWARM website for more. P.P.S. 2017 Conference Papers are now available publicly at the FMA website. |
For all your Conference info, visit floodplainconference.com
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