Coastal Cities Natural Disasters - Sydney

Tuesday 20 & Wednesday 21 February 2007 The Hilton Sydney Hotel, 488 George Street Sydney NSW

Communique’s Coastal Cities Natural Disasters 1.5 day conference was designed to bring together stakeholders from a broad spectrum of natural disaster management to examine critical issues facing coastal communities. Discussion of the latest initiatives to strengthen community response and maximise business recovery and economic strength following a natural disaster is a central theme to the conference.

For more information contact:
Rebecca Davidson, Communique Australasia Pty Limited
rdavidson@conferenceworld.com.au
Telephone: +61 2 9233 3556 Fax: +61 2 9233 6889

 

Day One - Tuesday 20 February 2007
	PREDICTING UNPREDICTABLE NATURAL COASTAL DISTASERS Dr John Schneider, Group Leader, Risk Research Group, Geoscience Australia Schneider powerpoint - unavailable
	WIND AND BUILDING DAMAGE ISSUES FOR COASTAL CITIES – UNDERSTANDING THE CRITICAL COMPONENTS Professor Geoff Boughton, Director, TimberED Services Boughton paper
	STORM SURGE RISK – VULNERABILITIES FACING QUEENSLAND COASTAL COMMUNITIES Bruce Harper, Managing Director, Systems Engineering Australia Consultant, Catastrophe Management, Willis RE Australia Harper powerpoint
	HAIL STORM – ONE OF THE COSTLIEST NATURAL HAZARDS Roy Leigh, Risk Scientist, Risk Frontiers Leigh paper
	IMPORTANCE OF STRUCTURAL RISK MITIGATING METHODS Sarah Sinclair, Senior Consultant, Sinclair Knight Merz Chris Carboon Senior Maritime Engineer, Sinclair Knight Merz Carboon/Sinclair powerpoint Carboon/Sinclair paper
	FLOOD MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES IN THE GOLD COAST Khondker Rahman, Executive Coordinator Environment and Infrastructure, Gold Coast City Council Rahman powerpoint
	GOVERNMENT PLANNING AND RESPONSE – THE STATE GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE Trevor White, Director of Operations, Victoria State Emergency Service White powerpoint White paper
	GOLD COAST CITY COUNCIL – A CASE STUDY ON EMERGENCY PLANNING Nik Van’t Hof, Executive Coordinator Disaster Management, Gold Coast City Council Van’t Hof powerpoint
	COASTAL FLOODING: HOW TO MANAGE THE DAMAGE – THE NEW ZEALAND EXPERIENCE Dr Graeme M Smart, PhD, Senior Scientist, New Zealand National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Due to copyright regulations Dr Smart’s power point presentation is not available for public viewing.
	Day Two - Wednesday 21 February 2007
	THE IMPORTANCE OF METEOROLOGICAL FORECASTS AS EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS Jim Davidson, Regional Director (Queensland), Australian Bureau of Meteorology Mike Bergin, Manager, Weather Services, Australian Bureau of Meteorology Bergin powerpoint - unavailable Davidson paper
	THE INSURER’S PLAN, ACTION AND RESPONSE TO NATURAL DISASTERS Wayne Goodall, Claims Manager for Australasia, EIG-Ansvar Limited Goodall powerpoint Goodall paper
	LOSS ASSESSMENT – THE ADJUSTER’S POSITION Ian Lavin, AIINZ (Fellow) ACLA, CIP, Director, McLarens Young (Qld) P/L, Catastrophe Manager Australia, McLarens Young International Lavin powerpoint Lavin paper
	BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY IN VULNERABLE COASTAL REGIONS Steven Molino, Principal, Molino Stewart Pty Ltd Molino powerpoint Molino paper
	BANKING MEASURES IN DEALING WITH EXCEPTIONAL SITUATIONS Lawrence Cox, Head of Business Continuity and Crisis Management, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
	COASTAL PLANNING – THE CHALLENGES AHEAD Jennie Minifie, Manager, Planning and Strategy, Manly Council Minifie powerpoint Minifie paper

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