Program

Program


	Presentations will focus on flooding in the Red River Basin, including regional reports highlighting success stories, new challenges and surprises from the flood of 2009, current and in-progress projects and their success/potential for the future.


	CONFERENCE BROCHURE


	WORKSHOP - Tuesday, January 19 * No Adverse Impact * Protecting Property Rights for All * Total Water Resources Management *


	KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Edward A. Thomas Ed Thomas is a floodplain manager, disaster response and recovery specialist, and attorney. Mr. Thomas is a frequent lecturer on Emergency Management issues, especially the constitutional and legal aspects of floodplain regulations. He retired from the Department of Homeland Security-Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after nearly 35 years of public service.

	John Wheeler is a meteorologist with WDAY News in Fargo, North Dakota. Since 1985, he has experienced the different weather conditions and flooding in the Red River Valley. Mr. Wheeler will look at how the weather influenced the 2009 flood and past floods.