CDM Smith to Participate in the Association of State Floodplain Manager 2019 Conference

BOSTON—The Association of State Floodplain Managers will convene for the world's premier floodplain management conference on May 19-24, 2019, in Cleveland, Ohio. CDM Smith is proud to be a Gold Sponsor and will be partic­i­pat­ing with technical presen­ta­tions, moderated sessions and an exhibit booth (#308/310).

During the conference, follow @CDMSmith and our experts as they share their insights and experiences:  

Brian Caufield - @caufieldba
Frannie Bui - @FrannieBui
Garrett Skinner - @CDM_GSkin­ner
Manny Perotin - @MannyP0123

Technical Presen­ta­tions

"Using Hurricane Harvey Data to Calibrate FEMA Risk MAP Study"
10:30-Noon | A5 | Mike Hanke (w/Laura Arnold, AECOM and Jack Young, Halff)

"HMA Application Development and Review – Applying Best Practices and Lessons Learned"
1:45- 3:15 | B3 | Eric Kenney and Manny Perotin

"Stormwater Master Plan Solutions: Stream Flooding/Erosion Mitigation in the Cuyahoga River"
1:45- 3:15 | B6 | John Aldrich

Moderated Sessions

B7: Post-Disaster Tech (1:45-3:15, Michael Grasso)

Technical Presen­ta­tions

"Evaluating your FPM building design and construc­tion require­ments in a post‐disaster environment"
1:30-3:00 | E3 | Manny Perotin

"Estimating and Evaluating Spillway Capacities of Guadalupe Valley Hydro­elec­tric System Dams on Guadalupe River, Texas"
1:30-3:00 | E6 | Max Shih

"Imple­men­ta­tion of Hazard Mitigation under the Sector-Based Approach in Puerto Rico"
3:30-5:00 | F7 | Devin Schultze

Moderated Sessions

E6: Dam and Levee Systems Management (1:30-3:00, Onur Celik)

Technical Presen­ta­tions

"Enhancing Large-Scale 2D Hydraulic Models to Detailed Local Models with Floodways"
10:30-12:00 | G5 | Eli Gruber

"Flood Risk Management in Germany – The Impact of the EU-Flood Directive and Lessons Learned from the 2002 and 2013 flood"
4:00-5:30 | J2 | Klaus Piroth

"Unveiling of the FEMA Coastal Disaster Data Playbook"
4:00-5:30 | J7 | Frannie Bui (w/Nicole Metzger, Atkins)

Moderated Sessions

H7: Natural and Beneficial Function Restoration and Floodplain Management (2:00-3:30, Brian Caufield)
J2: Inter­na­tional Perspec­tives on Flood Risk Management (4:00-5:30, David Powers)