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Hosted By: Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve   Contact: Anita Grove. DEP. Anita.Grove@dep.state.fl.us  Agenda: Coastal communities increasingly realize the need for adaptation strategies, but many are unsure where to begin. This intensive and interactive course provides individuals with a thorough grounding and practical skills for incorporating adaptation strategies into planning processes. Time in class is provided to practice applying what you learn, and opportunities for local collaboration and next steps are emphasized through discussion, participant activities, and local speakers and…

Contact: Sarah Chason, sarah@flash.org Agenda: The 2018 National Disaster Resilience Conference that will bring together the nation›s foremost voices in the disaster safety and resilience movement on November 7-9 in Clearwater Beach, FL. Keynote presentations, discussion panels, and spotlight topics will focus on the latest in science, policy, and practice to create more resilient buildings and disaster-resilient communities in the face of earthquakes, floods, hail, hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes, and wildfires, as well as human-caused disasters.

Contact:Sarah Chason, sarah@flash.org   Agenda:The 2018 National Disaster Resilience Conference that will bring together the nation›s foremost voices in the disaster safety and resilience movement on November 7-9 in Clearwater Beach, FL. Keynote presentations, discussion panels, and spotlight topics will focus on the latest in science, policy, and practice to create more resilient buildings and disaster-resilient communities in the face of earthquakes, floods, hail, hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes, and wildfires, as well as human-caused disasters.   Link: http://flash.org/nationaldisasterresilienceconference/#callfor

Hosted By: UF College of Journalism and Communications   Date/Time: Nov. 7, 2018. 5:00 to 8:00 PM   Location: Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Rd. Gainesville, FL 32611   Contact:  https://www.jou.ufl.edu/home/about/contact-us/   Agenda: Join us Wednesday evening, November 7th, for this year's 4th Annual Climate Communications Summit, built around the timely topic of weather and climate change. The Forecast Calls for Change: Telling the Story of Climate Science Through Weather, is scheduled for the Harn Museum of Art from 5 to 8 p.m. Nov.…

Location: The Preservation Foundation Contact: eturnquist@palmbeachpreservation.org (591) 832-0731, ext. 111 Agenda: For the 2018-2019 season, The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach will focus five of its seasonal lectures on understanding the impacts of sea-level rise to the cultural landscape. National and local experts will focus on how changing water levels will directly transform the way we interact with the built environment. For the historic properties workshop, local experts will discuss changes in floodplain elevations in Palm Beach, and successful ways…

Hosted By: Clean Gulf Contact: Jill Dean /jdean@accessintel.com/713-343-1880 Cassie Davie / cdavie@accessintel.com /713-343-1891 Agenda: The CLEAN GULF Conference & Exhibition is the premier event for industry and government to come together and discuss planning and preparedness issues for oil and hazardous materials spills. The main focus of the conference sessions are case studies, best practices and lessons-learned, and the exhibit hall is filled with products and services for prevention and response.  Link: http://2018.cleangulf.org/

  Registration Deadline: October 26, 2018.  Contact: Carolyn Cox. (352) 392-1864 ext. 255. crcox@ufl.edu Agenda: The workshop will focus on adaptation practices that increase resilience to hurricanes in nurseries, horticulture, row crop, livestock, and grazing lands. Workshop participants will learn about hurricane impacts on the different commodities and management practices to reduce risk. Participants will also have an opportunity to share their own experiences and lessons learned from previous hurricanes during organized group discussions.  Products from the workshop will include:…