Concurrent Sessions for Afternoon on April 24, 2007

Concurrent Sessions        1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

  include coffee break around (2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.) and
  closing session from (3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.)

Session #1: Mapping RI’s Flood Risk: RI Mapping and Modernization Program
  Moderator – Ron Miner, CDM

 • How the National Flood Risk was Established and Applied to the RI Mapping Budget
      Brent McCarthy, Watershed Concepts
 • Overview of the RI MapMod Program
      Carissa Lord, RINFIP
 • Your Community’s New FIRMS: How to Get Ready
      Nancy Hess, Dept. of Statewide Planning

Session #2: Coastal Flood Issues in Rhode Island
  Moderator – Pam Rubinoff, URI

 • Global Warming & the Impact of Sea Level Rise on Rhode Island
      John King, URI
 • Coastal Erosion in RI: A Progress Report
      Dr. Jon Boothroyd, State Coastal Geologist)
 • Permitting and Setbacks in the Coastal Zone
      Janet Freedman, CRMC

Session #3: Better Building Standards and Insuring for Risk
  Moderator– Erik Skadberg, City of East Providence

 • Upcoming Flood Season – an Unofficial Hurricane Forecast
      David Vallee, National Weather Service
 • Structural vs. Non-Structural Flood Impacts from Hurricane Katrina in the New Orleans Area
      John Squerciati, Dewberry
 • RI Building Code; The Need For Higher Regulatory Standards
      David Odeh, Odeh Engineering
 • Property Insurance in the Ocean State: Challenges and Issues
      Sandy Parillo & Dennis Charland, Governors Insurance Council

Closing Session       3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
 • Ballot Results
 • Next Steps