Boxes B.1 and B.2 are the open session meeting agendas for the Committee on Dam and Levee Safety and Community Resilience. Committee members gathered data through presentations from numerous individuals who represent various sectors within the dam and levee industry. Presenters addressed issues such as the regulations, guidance, standards, historical dam and levee performance, and current safety practice for committee members.
Box B.1
Meeting 1 Agenda—Thursday, March 10, 2011
(Conference Center, Washington, D.C.)
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9:00 a.m. |
Welcome, introductions, Dr. John Boland, Committee Chair |
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9:05 |
Sponsor expectations, Dr. Sandra Knight, Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, FEMA |
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9:30 |
Break |
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9:45 |
Panel discussion—Why do we need this study? |
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Mr. James Gallagher, Jr., New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services |
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Ms. Yazmin Seda-Sanabria, USACE Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Program |
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Mr. Steve Verigin, GEI Consultants |
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11:45 a.m. |
Working lunch—Continuation of Discussion |
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12:30 p.m. |
End open session |
Box B.2
Meeting 2 Agenda—Thursday, May 5, 2011
(Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, Irvine, CA)
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9:00 a.m. |
Welcome, John Boland, Committee Chair |
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Introductions, brief discussion of session goals |
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Speakers |
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Mr. Kurt Rinehart, P.E., Miami (Ohio) Conservancy District |
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Dr. Dennis Mileti, Department of Sociology, University of Colorado |
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Mr. Ricardo Pineda, P.E., California Department of Water Resources |
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Noon |
Working Lunch |
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1:00 p.m. |
End of Open Session |
