Flood Aware EU Project Final Conference

Events - Public

Starting 22 May 2013 - 14:00 through to 22 May 2013 - 19:01

On 22 May Flood Aware will organise its final conference in Ilminster, Somerset County UK. Barry van 't Padje, expert on crisis management and self relience, is our key note speaker. During two workshops attendees will gain experience in interacting with the public and will learn to get the public interested in our main topic flood awareness and to get them into action.

For more information on the Flood Aware project visit www.flood-aware.com

Please reply to Steve Webster, Flood Risk Manager, Somerset County Council (swebster@somerset.gov.uk)

 
Programme of Events
 
13h00 Welcome Flood Aware
Mr. Barry James
Somerset County Council

13h10 Flood Aware Project Aims and Objectives
Mr. Geoff Mackett
Somerset County Council

13h25 Presentations of the project results:
Ms Hanneke Blok, Province of Zeeland; Ms Rose Lloyd, Somerset County Council; Ms Charlotte Devriendt ,Agency for Maritime and Coastal Services - Coastal Division

13h45 Keynote Speaker – Mr Barry van 't Padje
Expert on crisis management and the role of self-reliance, Fire Department Amsterdam - Amstelland,

14h30-15h00
Coffee break

15h00 Workshop
Workshop 1: "From Attention to Action"
Mr Jeroen van 't Leven
Creative director, Life Design – graphic design and advertising

Workshop 2: “The sensitive directing of community resilience”
Mr Dick Fundter, HZ University of Applied Sciences; Mr M. Matthijsse, Safety Region Zeeland

16h30 Presentation Make use of the symantic FloodWiki
Mr Dick Fundter
Lecturer Water safety and governance, HZ University of Applied Sciences

16h45 Questions/Discussion

17h00-18h00 Social drinks

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