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The Conference

The 52nd Floodplain Management Association Conference (formerly known as the Floodplain Management Authorities Conference) is being held at the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club, Batemans Bay from 21 - 24 February 2012.

The theme for this year’s conference: Riding the Flood of Change - turning risk into opportunity.

The conference attracts attendees from across Australia and overseas who work in or are interested in floodplain management and related fields.  The 2011 conference attracted over 220 practitioners -   including Commonwealth, State and Local Government representatives, research and education organisations as well as consultants, engineers, land-use planners, equipment suppliers and community volunteer organisations.

The 2012 Floodplain Management Association Conference comprises outstanding keynote speakers, plenary sessions, concurrent sessions, field trips (addressing some of the local floodplain issues) and networking events. There will also be pre-conference workshops aimed at technical and non-technical participants on the Tuesday.

About The Floodplain Management Association (FMA)

The Floodplain Management Association (formerly the Floodplain Management Authorities) was established to promote sound and responsible floodplain management, and to make representations on behalf of Local Government at State and Federal levels. The FMA is accepted by government agencies as representing the interests of NSW floodplain communities and those authorities responsible for managing the floodplains to reduce future flood losses. The FMA holds its Annual General Meeting at the conference (an alternative workshop is offered for non-members), and Quarterly Meetings are held each May, August and November.

The Flood Mitigation Authorities as the  FMA was originally known held its first conference in 1961, and now  includes more than 90 member organisations.

Website: www.floods.org.au