Just announced: the 2010 Coastal Resilience Symposium will be held at Rice University (Houston) on May 26th. From the event’s new webpage:
“Hurricane Ike was not the “Big One” for the Houston area, but it gave us a much clearer picture of what we might expect should a large hurricane make landfall to our southwest.
How well would we be able to recover? Much of the new growth in the Houston region will be in low-lying areas most in danger should a hurricane hit our “sweet spot”.
What should we do before the “big one” strikes? Is a massive Ike Dike the answer? What role should non-structural practices, such as planning and insurance reform, play?
This symposium gathers regional, national, and international experts to help us begin an important dialogue on how to build a more resilient Houston region.”
You can download the agenda here. (.doc)
We’ve added this event to the in-development StormSmart Coasts Calendar.