Centre Events 

Short Courses

In 2008 the Natural Hazards Centre will be running four two day courses (with optional field trips) focussed on understanding natural hazards, and on ways that individuals, communities, organizations and government can plan to avoid and manage the consequences of disasters.

These courses are aimed at anyone with an interest, or role, in assessing, managing or communicating the risks associated with natural hazard events including:

  • Planners
  • Emergency managers
  • Educators
  • Engineers
  • Utility and asset managers
  • Local, regional and central government policy makers

Download a handy fold-out year planner with the 2008 short course information and dates. Alternatively a copy can be requested from Julia Becker.

Upcoming courses include:

  • Understanding and managing Earthquake hazards, Wellington, 15–16 May, 2008
  • Managing Weather and Flood Hazards, Christchurch, 18–19 September, 2008
  • Planning for a Volcano Crisis, Roturua, 24-26 September, 2008
  • Understanding and Managing Landslide Hazards, Wellington, 5-7 November, 2008

Further information on each of these courses will be available on this webpage shortly or from either Julia Becker or Doug Ramsay.

The Managing Coastal Hazards course will return in 2009. A one day coastal hazard related workshop may be run in 2008. Details to follow.

Conferences

2nd Australasian Natural Hazards Management Conference (incorporating the 8th NZ Natural Hazards Management Conference).

Te Papa, Wellington 29–30 July 2008
Optional workshops on 28 and 31 July 2008

The conference will provide a forum to discuss the integration of hazard information into effective risk management, including:

  • Applying hazard information to best practice planning
  • Developing effective warning systems
  • Improved response and recovery from events
  • Creating resilient communities through integrating science into practice

Our target audience is: Emergency managers, planners, risk assessors, asset and utility managers, natural hazards researchers and scientists.

The first conference flyer can be downloaded from here. Further information is available on the conference website at: www.hazards-education.org/ahmc/2008/2008index.php

Key dates

  • Oct 2007:  Call for papers and trade displays.
  • Mar 2008:  Registration details on the web and printed final circular available.
  • 1 Apr 2008:  Deadline for abstract submissions for talks.
  • 1 May 2008: Confirmation of main conference speaking programme.
  • 28-31 July 2008: Conference and workshops.

Registration - Available from 2008

The registration fee for the conference is $385 ($440 after 1 June 2008) (inclusive of GST) per participant. 

Fulltime student registration fee is $165 ($220 after 1 June 2008) (inclusive of GST). 
Note: These fees do not include the Workshops. 

Morning and afternoon teas, lunches, social events, and the Conference Proceedings volume are included as part of the registration fee.