Industry experts to headline June 2009 NDRExpo’s debut conference program
ATLANTA, GA — National disaster recovery and
reconstruction experts headline the first National Disaster
Reconstruction Expo’s (NDRExpo) conference program. The NDRExpo was
developed to unite the numerous vertical markets associated with
disaster preparation, response, recovery and rebuilding. The conference
program reflects this diversity with a robust line-up of industry
experts. NDRExpo launches June 17-18, 2009 at the Morial New Orleans
Convention Center.
“Our conference agenda reflects the level of knowledge and
expertise that we are dedicated to providing our participants,” said
Jimmy Mouton, president of Imago Trade Shows, the producer of the
NDRExpo. “NDRExpo is the only trade show offering such valuable
information to the professionals of this industry.” Keynote address
FEMA’s assistant administrator of mitigation is scheduled
to provide the NDRExpo’s keynote address. As part of the agency’s
National Mitigation Directorate, the administrator manages the National
Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and programs designed to reduce future
natural disaster related losses. The keynote address will focus on how,
through the national mitigation directorate, FEMA seeks to break the
cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction and repeated damage. General sessions
AidMatrix Foundation’s president and CEO, and former
Wisconsin governor, Scott McCallum is scheduled to lead Wednesday’s
general session. AidMatrix Foundation is a nonprofit that uses advanced
information technology to create efficiencies between donors and those
in need, managing $1.5 billion annually with operations in six
continents to 35,000 nonprofits. Recently employing systems for
flooding in India and Honduras and fires in California, the AidMatrix
disaster relief network covers 75 percent of the U.S. population though
FEMA, in addition to its global reach.
General session speakers scheduled for Thursday include
Col. Alvin B. “Al” Lee, the New Orleans district’s 60th commander and
district engineer, and the Restoration Industry Association’s (RIA)
executive director, Don Manger and development adviser &
facilitator, G. Pete Consigli, CR, WLS.
Lee’s session will explore his experience in the New
Orleans district’s jurisdiction which includes 2,800 miles of navigable
waterways, 1,300 miles of levees and floodwalls, eleven navigation
locks, six major flood control structures, and other projects to create
and protect coastal wetlands.
Having ushered the Restoration Industry Association
through recent transformations, Manger and Consigli will share their
experiences and RIA’s role within the industry. RIA is a professional
association comprising more than 1,300 member organizations,
representing over 20,000 cleaning and restoration professionals.
A full conference schedule and additional information can
be found at www.NDRExpo.com. Conference papers may be submitted until
Jan. 31, 2009.
