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Every year, the Virginia Floodplain Management Association (VFMA) offers fall workshops. These workshops are a one-day event that includes presentations on regional flood-related topics. Traditionally, VFMA has hosted two fall workshops in October. However, beginning this year, VFMA will now offer a third workshop in the western part of the state!
Registration Options Available*
*All registrations include a VFMA Membership for 2019, breakfast, lunch, & refreshments
2018 VFMA Floodplain Management Workshop
Southwest Virginia
Claytor Lake State Park | Water’s Edge Meeting Facility
6620 Ben H. Bolen Drive
Dublin, VA 24084
Thursday, September 27
9:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
AGENDA
Time |
Presentation/Topic |
Speaker(s) |
8:30 a.m. |
Registration (Provide a Business Card for the Door Prize Drawings!) |
|
9:30 a.m. |
Welcome and Introductions |
Kristin Owen, AICP, CFM VFMA Workshop Chair |
9:45 a.m. |
Hazard Mitigation Grants |
VDEM Staff |
10:30 a.m. |
Benefit Cost Analysis for Grant Applications |
Shane Parson, PhD, PE, CFM AECOM |
11:00 a.m. |
Break (Refreshments and Breakfast Treats Provided) – Door Prize Drawing |
|
11:15 a.m. |
How LiDAR data is Changing the State of Practice in Hydrology & Hydraulic |
Bert Wycoff, PE, CFM Bridge & Stream Engineering, Inc. |
11:45 a.m. |
Using LiDAR for Floodplain Modeling |
Peter Sforza & Brandon Herndon, CFM Virginia Tech, Center for Geospatial Information Technology |
12:30 p.m. |
Lunch (Provided) – Door Prize Drawing |
|
1:45 p.m. |
DCR/FEMA Updates |
VA DCR Staff |
2:15 p.m. |
2015 VA Building Codes – Flood Sections |
Ken Somerset, CBO, CZA, CFM City of Poquoson Building Official |
3:00 p.m. |
Open Discussion – VFMA Support |
VFMA Workshop Committee |
3:30 p.m. |
Closing Remarks |
Kristin Owen, AICP, CFM VFMA Workshop Chair |
Certificates of Attendance will be presented to workshop participants at the end of the workshop. |
This workshop has been pre-approved by ASFPM for 4.5 CECs for Certified Floodplain Managers.