It gives us great pleasure to announce the detailed programme for FLOODrisk 2016 is now available to download on the FLOODrisk 2016 website here. We have combined 232 presentations, 9 poster sessions, 8 special sessions, 19 keynote speakers, 2 technical tours, a welcome reception and conference dinner into 4 full days to give you the very best flood risk management experience of 2016.

The presentations have been split into one of the following sessions:

• Probability of floods and storms
• Risk evaluation and assessment
• EU Floods Directive and international basins
• Policy appraisal, investment planning and decision making tools
• Public education and engagement
• Physical, economic and environmental consequences
• Evacuation and emergency management planning
• Forecasting and warning
• Risk perception and communication
• Hazard analysis and modelling
• Residual risk and insurance
• Learning from past events
• Non-structural measures and instruments
• Disaster management and recovery
• Vulnerability and societal resilience
• Loss-of-life estimation and modelling
• Climate change
• Ethics, equity and social responsibility
• Natural and nature based solutions for flood defence
• Performance of flood defences
• Hazard and risk mapping
• Long-term protection and prevention measures
• Management and maintenance of infrastructure
• Adaptation to long term change
• Critical infrastructure and cascading impacts

The sessions will run with up to 6 in parallel at any one time with special sessions providing a more interactive approach to the topics. The parallel sessions may have up to 6 presentations at one time giving you up to 18 presentations in a day as well as keynote speeches and posters.

Keynote Speeches

To encapsulate our international theme we have brought together keynote speakers from around the world. They will share with you experiences and impacts of flooding, management of flooding and policies implemented to deal with flooding. 

Special Sessions

FLOODrisk 2016 will not be a conference of presentations alone. We have teamed up with leading FRM projects and organisations to bring you interactive sessions led by experts in the field. Each session will be run in it's own style, so for specific information please refer to our website http://floodrisk2016.net/programme/ 

Technical Tours

Once the conference has ended, and after being inspired by its numerous presentations and findings, you will not want to miss the great examples of modern day flood risk in practice that you can find in and around the host city of Lyon and the nearby city of Grenoble. FLOODrisk2016 has compiled two tours, which provide a unique chance to see French science and policy in action.

• Flood Risk Management Highlights in Grenoble - full day tour
• Flood Risk Management Highlights in Lyon - half day tour

Exhibition

There will be an exhibition hall including 39 exhibition stands of prominent worldwide FRM solutions providers (to see the full list of exhibitors, click here) where we will be taking lunches and coffee breaks.

To register for FLOODrisk 2016 you must complete the online registration process here. If you have any questions about this conference please email us at info@floodrisk2016.net.