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Resilient Virginia

July 6, 2017 By Editor


2017 Conference

register for resilience now!register for resilience now!July 7 deadline! 2017 Resilient Virginia Conference Early Registration

Take action to join colleagues from local and state government, emergency management, business, the military, and education to learn, network, and gain insights into innovative resiliency initiatives and resources.

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You’ll be inspired by state and local resiliency leaders.
  • Virginia’s resiliency initiatives — Port risk assessments, communications interoperability, and more;
  • Extensive recovery and resiliency lessons learned from Louisiana and Colorado;
  • How Hampton Roads and coastal communities are tackling sea level rise, flooding, and infrastructure challenges;
  • Urban initiatives that address stormwater and reducing their carbon footprint; and
  • Rural initiatives to plan for disasters such as wildfires.

If you are a business, whether urban or rural, you’ll gain understanding about:
  • The financial rationale for including resiliency in your risk management plan;
  • How climate variability affects productivity and economics of farms and forest management;
  • Entrepreneurial opportunities focused on demand for new technologies to address environmental challenges and security risks; and
  • Protecting our food-producing lands and bringing new economic opportunities to rural areas.

Take away these valuable resources:
  • How to start up resiliency planning using NIST’s “Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems”;
  • What is the 100 Resilient Cities planning process that has set Norfolk on a successful path of living with water;
  • A Resiliency Planning Checklist from Resilient Virginia, VML, and VACO; and
  • The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 22301 Business Continuity Management Systems Standard.

Take action to become a resiliency leader in your community. Come to learn and network, leave with your own resiliency toolkit!

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We appreciate the support of our Sponsors!

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Resilient Virginia

Resilient Virginia’s mission is to accelerate community resiliency planning across the diverse geographic regions of the Commonwealth. Our website and activities provide resources to inform, educate, and activate communities to develop their own resiliency initiatives. Contact: Annette Osso, Managing Director, Resilient Virginia (osso@resilientvirginia.org, 703-486-2966). Website: resilientvirginia.org.

 

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