shrug-l: Florida Hazus User Group (FLHUG) Meeting on Jan. 6th @ 3pm EST

[Ray, Jason]

For those of you who participate in FLHUG, I want to remind you that we will be having our next webinar/conference call on January 6th at 3pm EST.

Kevin Mickey, with the Polis Center and a lead instructor at the FEMA Emergency Management Institute will be joining us on the call with a presentation titled "The Georgia Initiative." See Kevin's presentation synopsis and bio below.

We will also be conducting our FLHUG Elections during the call and anyone still interested in being a part of the FLHUG Leadership team is welcome to submit their nomination. Leaders positions include Chair, Vice-Chair, and Outreach Coordinator. Please send me an email if interested. Also, if you wish to become a member of FLHUG, please join us on our LinkedIn Group page here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4310690

Meeting information:

Webinar: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/join/631811397
Phone: 1-888-670-3525; Pin: 6171416843#
Kevin Mickey's presentation and bio below:
"The Georgia Initiative": Beginning in 2011 the State of Georgia began implementing a series of Hazus-MH related initiatives that have made it an exemplary model of the benefits that can be realized by establishing a culture based on careful planning, innovation, trust and collaboration.   Successful outcomes of these initiatives to date include plans to create a statewide building inventory that will support enhanced mitigation plans; development of statewide enhanced parcels, address points and land use; research on the impacts of climate change in coastal communities; and successful funding that has supported the creation of the first Geographic Information Office for the state.  This presentation will explore the key milestones that have led Georgia to the present as well as discuss the plans that are in place to ensure continued success.   The presentation will highlight the best practices that have made Georgia successful and that could potentially be applied in other states and communities.

"Bio": Kevin Mickey is the Director of Development and Geospatial Technologies Education at The Polis Center, an applied research center at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).  He is also Adjunct Associate Faculty for the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IUPUI where he teaches graduate courses in the application of GIS for emergency management and public safety.  He has been a lead instructor since 2003 for the FEMA Emergency Management Institute where he has designed and managed development of over two dozen courses in flood, earthquake and hurricane risk assessment, disaster operations, and data management.  He has over 25 years of consulting experience.   For the past decade he has been focused on the creation of geospatial tools and workflows for managing natural hazard risk, conducting risk assessments, and developing mitigation plans for multiple communities.  He has also supported the governments of Canada and Singapore by providing recommendations on flood risk mitigation tools and strategies. Kevin currently serves as Secretary of the Multihazard Mitigation Council of the National Institute of Building Sciences Board of Direction. He also a member of the Board of Directors of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) and chaired the URISA Professional Practices Division from August 2012 to January 2015.  He also chairs the Indiana Geographic Information Council (IGIC) Education and Outreach Committee and is a past member of the IGIC Board of Directors.

We hope you can join us for the call.
Thanks,

Jason Ray, FLHUG Vice-Chair
GIS Technician
Florida Division of Emergency Management
jason.ray at em.myflorida.com<mailto:jason.ray at em.myflorida.com>
850-413-9979



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