Hutchinson to host KS Association for Floodplain Management Conference
HUTCHINSON, Kansas (July 30, 2012) - The Kansas Association for Floodplain Management (KAFM) will hold their 9th Annual Floodplain Managers Conference in Hutchinson on September 5th and 6th, 2012 at the Ramada Hotel and Conference Center located at 1400 N. Lorraine St. Conference topics and hotel information are available at www.ekafm.org.
The purpose
of the association is to promote the common interest in flood damage abatement,
to enhance cooperation and to exchange information among the various related
private organizations, individuals, local, state and federal agencies to encourage
appropriate and effective approaches to managing the state’s floodplains, and
to educate the public about floodplain management.
KAFM recently
became the 32nd Chapter of the Association of State Floodplain
Managers (ASFPM), a national organization of professionals involved in
floodplain management, flood hazard mitigation, flood preparedness, and the
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
KAFM is honored to welcome Mr. Chad Berginnis, CFM, Executive Director
of ASFPM as our keynote speaker at this year’s conference.
If your
business is interested in becoming an exhibitor or to register for the
conference, please visit www.ekafm.org and click on the link, one-day or
two-day registration options are available. On Wednesday, September 5, KAFM will wrap up
the first day with an evening at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center. From 6-8:00 p.m. attendees will enjoy a
catered dinner, have the opportunity to tour the Hall of Space Museum and watch
the IMAX movie “Tornado Alley.”
For further
information regarding registration or becoming an exhibitor at the annual
conference, contact Mark Vonachen, CFM, Reno County Planner/KAFM Secretary at
(620) 694-2978 or mark.vonachen@renogov.org or Jon Bristor, CFM, Sumner County
Floodplain Administrator/KAFM Treasurer at 620-326-2207 or jbristor@co.sumner.ks.us